The Dolphins forge ahead after their bye week to start the Matt Moore era, which sounds a lot like the “pre-Andrew Luck era”.  Chad Henne is lost for the season, but to be honest, he led the team to an 0-4 record, so it’s not like Moore is going to be a dramatic drop off.  In fact, if Moore manages to eke out a win here and there, it will be an improvement over what Henne showed during the first quarter of this season.

The Jets on the other hand return home after losing three straight road games, with things getting so bad that even Rex Ryan appears to be at a loss for words.  With a return to the “Ground and Pound” philosophy, the Jets actually played the Patriots rather tough, and at least didn’t get rolled like they did against the Ravens the week before.  With the passing game scaled back considerably, Mark Sanchez actually looked more in control and competent; which is not great when your highly prized “Sanchize” quarterback has to be reduced to the role of game manager just so your team doesn’t self-destruct every week.

For the Dolphins to have a shot against the Jets, they’ll need to take advantage of the suddenly vulnerable Jets rush defense and get Daniel Thomas on track.  If Thomas is limited by his lingering hamstring injury though, the Dolphins won’t be able to get a running game going because they’d have to rely on Reggie Bush.  And as we all know, that is never a good thing… the only thing you can count on Reggie Bush doing is being far more hype than substance.
The Jets should cruise to this victory, as Sanchez probably will not be forced to pass too much (a good thing), and the Jets should be able to rely on Shonn Greene’s running to close out the second half.  If the Dolphins fall behind, that will play right into the hands of the Jets defense; they’re at their best when they can reduce a team to being a one-dimensional attack, playing right into the strength of the Jets’ defense, its secondary.

Good Start:  RB Shonn Greene, WR Santonio Holmes, TE Dustin Keller
Middle of the Road:  RB Daniel Thomas, WR Brandon Marshall, WR Devone Bess, QB Mark Sanchez, WR Plaxico Burress
Bad Start:  QB Matt Moore, RB Reggie Bush, WR Brian Hartline, RB Ladainian Tomlinson

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