The Sparanos

As a Patriots' fan, now may not be the best time to poke fun at the Jets' offense. Brady and the other Pats' starters haven't looked too sharp yet. But they have scored touchdowns. As have the Pats' second and third units. Several touchdowns. Through three preseason games in New York however, the revamped, Wildcat, smash-mouth, explosive, scary offense that new coordinator Tony Sparano has brought with him has produced exactly zero touchdowns. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

When asked about the lack of production, Sparano answered in his usual style. "We want touchdowns, not field goals," he growled. "Make sure you put that in the headlines."

Touchdowns. Got it. That should make all Jets fans feel better.

Sparano and Rex Ryan together would make for great reality TV. If the NFL Network started a "T Rex" show chronicling the weekly curse-fests, meltdowns, comedy acts, and chaos that these two coaches are almost sure to provide I would be a regular viewer. Who wouldn't? The Jets will have a good defense. Not great. But good. It's the offense that will decide whether Gang Green can get back to the playoffs. An offense that has yet to score a touchdown.

"Starting" QB Mark Sanchez had led the offense on fifteen possessions -- a decent test sample -- and has not been able to lead the Jets into the endzone. Not once. But overall he has looked good from what I've seen. I think Sanchez could have a very good season. I thought the Jets thought that too when they gave him a big contract extension. But then a few weeks later they traded for "back-up" quarterback Tim Tebow.

Ah, Tim Tebow. He too has led the offense for 15 possessions and he too has no touchdowns. But the talk out of New York is still all about him. The back-up. Soon to be the subject of an episode of "A Football Life" on the NFL Network. Tebow is quite a story and a guy I rooted for in college and with Denver. Now he's a Jet. I can't root for him anymore. Skinny Rex says Tebow's going to give the offense a dangerous dynamic that it didn't have last year. It just might work. As long as he doesn't throw the ball...