E-Boland & Gang Green

By Tom Rock

Looks like the rain has stopped for gametime. Mike and Mr. C had a nice BBQ going in 5B before the game and the rainclouds parted for them. Nice steaks and some knishes on the hibachi. I'm sure they were happy about no drizzle on their Q, but they were probably hoping for some elements to help slow down Peyton's Pace.

Inactives for the game against the Colts: RB Derrick Blaylock, CB David Barrett, LB Anthony Schlegel, C Trey Teague, TE Zach Hilton, DT C.J. Mosley and LB Ryan Riddle. Kellen Clemens will be the third quarterback.

Pete Kendall will start at guard, as anticipated all week. The surprise is the Barrett loss. David has played well and was listed as questionable during the week. The Jets could probably use as many bodies in the secondary as possible. It means Justin Miller gets the start at cornerback, a job he lost heading into last week. Miller is one of those players who has tremendous ability but has not yet translated that into tremendous play. He’s still young – he came out of Clemson a year early, remember, so this should have been his rookie year. Maybe today is the day his potential meets his play. The Jets will certainly need it against the Colts passing game.

FB James Hodgins is active and Kevan Barlow will start at RB for the Jets.

For the Colts, the big inactives are K Adam Vinetieri, S Bob Sanders, CB Nick Harper, and WR Brandon Stokley. Dan Klecko is also inactive, ruining a nice storyline about him growing up in the Meadowlands with Dad thumping opponents for the Jets. I know, all the bad stuff always happens to me!