Brad Smith left the game seeing stars last week after he was the recipient of this vicious hit by 49ers LB Patrick Willis…
Man, that was some hit. Which is why I was a bit surprised to read on NJ.com today that not only was Brad able to walk in a straight line, but he was well enough to promote a youth health program called What Moves U. Good guy that Brad Smith. It is actually refreshing to see a positive story about the Jets written this week even if it has absolutely nothing to do with their play on the field.
As I watch the Jets games each week I scribble down notes. On a day like today those notes are written sloppy and in some spots the papers are torn. Here is the translation of some of the notes I took today while watching the debacle at Candlestick.
The Jets pass rush again was nonexistent. Shaun Hill - who consistently took 13 step drops the entire game - had all day to throw and subsequently looked like Dan Marino. If the Jets rushed more than 4 players a handful of times today I would be shocked. The defensive coaches came into this game with a plan that was proved to be flawed on many levels in the first half, why didn’t they make any in-game adjustments to rectify the problems they were having putting pressure on Hill? After Gore went down they should have known the Niners would resort to airing the ball out. I am going to have nightmares of Issac Bruce, Bryant Johnson and the tight ends of the 49ers running those extremely long to develop crossing patterns while the three Jets pass rushers are being double teamed.
