Jets vs. Steelers ... An Afterthought #TheShift #NFL #Sports

Sometimes as a sports fan you have to lick your wounds and move on...such was the case for me as a Jet fan last night as I watched the Jets lose a second consecutive AFC Conference Championship last night in frigid Pittsburgh. So before I go any further I would like to tip my hat to the Steelers and their organization on a job well done. The way I saw the game the Jets had their chances to win this game even though they were non-existent in the first half. Our defense had no answer for Mendenhall...that 1st 9 minute plus drive by the Steelers literally had our defense asking each other questions on the field in regards to coverage. If you hadn't seen this game and you picked up a newspaper and looked at Roethlisburgers' numbers you would have thought the Steelers lost the football game. The strip-fumble on Sanchez near the end of the first half was a dagger to be sure. Our special teams were also nowhere to be found. When your safeties lead your team in tackles you know damn well your linebackers were exposed. To be quite honest with you I was following the game both on Facebook and Twitter...and on the Twitter side I found out who the true Jet fans were...let's just say alot of folks were ready to snap off their tv's at the end of the first half. But this game WAS a game of 2 halves in every sense of the word. I have to give credit to Coach Ryan and his staff for making the necessary adjustments at halftime to get this team back in the game...the Steelers didn't score a solitary point in the 2nd half. But enter the 2nd dagger...after a splendid time consuming drive that got the Jets to the Pittsburgh 2. First and goal...and we couldn't do it...that was the moment that could have helped send us to Dallas...after all the talk...all the hype...the Steelers D zip-locked LT. But the safety that came immediately after gave us hope. 24-12...and a TD to Cochery took it to 24-19...could it happen? Everything was in place for another storybook comeback win. But it just wasn't meant to be...we never got the stop we needed to get the ball back...and to add insult to injury a rookie reciever put us to bed with a fantastic catch. Our DB's had shut down some of the biggest names in football all year...but we lost track of one Antonio Brown. Believe me...I was smellin' a 26-24 Jets victory...but it just wasn't meant to be. I am VERY VERY proud of this team and this franchise...the last 2 years have been a whirlwind for me as a fan...I've been one since I was 8 years old. I saw the only Super Bowl the Jets ever won...and it's my hope I'll see another in my lifetime. It will be interesting to see how this loss effects this team...this was supposed to be the year.