Who To Root for this Weekend?

So, your a Jets fan and its the bye week.. what do you do? 

The Dolphins/Patriots matchup provides an excellent AFC East battle to watch on Sunday afternoon.  However, how do you evaluate who to root for as a Jets fan?  Here is my analysis.  ROOT FOR THE DOLPHINS.  After halfway through the season there is no reason to give up on the division just yet.  With a loss this weekend to the Dolphins the Patriots will have a 5-3 record and will be playing the Colts in a very tough game.  This could put the Patriots at 5-4 going into the Jets game.

Now, the Jets have the bye this week and play the Jaguars next week in a game where the Jets should be favored.  If the Jets can beat the Jaguars they have the potential of going into the New England game for the division lead.

So, as you sit down and watch football this weekend and are puzzled on who to root for in this AFC East matchup.  Put your hatred aside and root for the Dolphins.  The main goal for the season is winning the division.  You can't give up on that goal after 8 games and focus on the wild card; I don't care how good the Patriots are playing.

I will have more commentary in an "Around the NFL" section on Sunday.  Enjoy the games and the week off Jets fans.