Jets’ Fitzpatrick ‘definitely optimistic’ about playing

However the one thing they have in common going for them is that both are solid defensively, which is why I think this game bucks the trends and finishes under the total. They’re both starting quarterbacks who appear to be simply keeping the seat warm for someone else.

The Jets and Rams have played two overtime games, most recently on January 2, 2005, when the Rams eked out a 32-29 win that left the Jets reliant on help from the Buffalo Bills – who lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers – to back into the playoffs as a wild-card team. There were chants by LA Rams fans of, “We Want Goff!”

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Case Keenum (17) rushes against the Carolina Panthers during a NFL football game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. “It’s not easy, but you’ve just got to block out the noise”. “It’s going to be exciting to see”.

Coach Jeff Fisher said Higbee “needs to play better” but that he was improving.

As for Keenum, as long as Fisher believes he gives the Rams the best chance to win, the job is his. The feeling was, they didn’t care who the quarterback was, we were gonna win.

“I don’t really blame the fans for chanting – it’s justified because they want more production”, Ferragamo said. They’re very, very talented.

While Los Angeles has a struggling offense, its outstanding defense is now ranked eighth overall.

“Part of it is we’ve got to do better on first and second down, and stay on the field, and sustain some drives”, Boras said.

It seemed that the franchise, which has not made the playoffs since the 2004 season while playing in St. Louis, was ready for a fresh start with a talented young passer at the helm. His team is 3-6 and Fitzpatrick leads the National Football League in interceptions (13), INTs in the red zone (five) and has the lowest completion percentage among starting quarterbacks (56.5). With Geno Smith also out, the Jets’ 2015 4 round draft pick, Bryce Petty, will get the start. Fitzpatrick could be a sitting duck for a speedy and exotic defense that features the likes of defensive tackles Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers and defensive ends William Hayes and Robert Quinn, to go with the fleet Alec Ogletree and converted safety Mark Barron at linebacker. “We’re going to play it by ear, play it as it comes”. Just trusting my protection and stepping up when I need to. I understand it. But, it’s not just Fitz’s fault. The ground game was ineffective on both sides, however it was Rams running back Todd Gurley that racked up a game-high 48 yards on 12 carries.

Both Forte and Gurley are incredible dual-threat options, so it’s important for both offenses to feature their star running back.

Over the past three games, the 22-year-old has received a combined 41 carries, with only five of those coming in the fourth quarter. “I haven’t done a good job”, he said.

“As a matter of fact I do coach my own guys and I’m proud of the team that I coach”, Ryan responded on a conference call on Tuesday.

O-LINE MAKEOVER: The Jets are heading into this game with just two players on their offensive line starting at the same spot they were at in Week 1. Mangold has missed two games and remains in a walking boot. He’ll be replaced again by Wesley Johnson. Nose tackle Linval Joseph (shoulder) was also held out of practice with a new injury.

Nelson Spruce is now suffering from a different injury than the one that kept him sidelined for the first half of his rookie season. That leaves only left guard James Carpenter and right guard Brian Winters as the constants.

The NFL is a copycat league, and in many ways – good and bad – the Rams and New York Jets are essentially photocopies of each other.

That he hasn’t is probably a good indication Fisher knows he’ll be back in 2017. After a promising 3-1 start to the season, the team has now lost four straight games, and the last three in a row have been by a touchdown margin or less. Gurley has no 100-yard rushing games this season.