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Originally Posted by skinsfan69
I know everyone wants to give Parcells all the credit but they got very lucky when the Jets cut Pennington. He fell right in their lap.If not for Pennington they'd have Chad Henne playing.
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Bingo. The Jets really put the pieces in place for failure last year when they scapegoated Pennington at midseason for what was ailing their team. He was, at the time, 31 years old and the most accurate passer in NFL history, and they decided that he was neither the long-term, nor short-term future.
Given what we know now about the relative qualities of the AFC West and NFC West, it's not at all surprising that the Dolphins, Pats, and Jets managed to combine for 31 victories this year. What is surprising is that out of all the teams in the AFC East, it's the Dolphins who had the best defense this year. While their defense wasn't even as good as our defense, IMO, after it was last in the league in most categories last year, it's certainly surprising that Parcells has it at 'mediocre' in only one season.