The fourth pre-season game in the NFL is traditionally known to the fans as the least important one. It's the one in which late round rookies and some veterans compete for the various back up spots on the team. Thursday's Jets-Eagles game however is shaping up to be not your typical fourth pre-season game. For the Jets it will be the status quo in terms of starter playing time, one drive if any time at all for Mark Sanchez and the crew. Keep in mind that Hurricane Irene set their game with the Giants all the way back to Monday night meaning the starters would be playing on just two full days rest. The real intrigue in this game rests on the Eagles sideline where Andy Reid and his crew are still trying to get ready for the regular season. On the offensive side of the ball revievers Jeremy Maclin and Steve Smith have yet to get any substantial time on the field while both still say they will be ready for game one next week. Offensive line issues are still prevelant, stop me if you've heard this before, with positions and personel changing almost daily with almost no time to work it all out. On the other side of the ball we have a defense that has seemed very jeckel and hyde so far this pre-season with good preformances against the Ravens and the Browns but a terrible game against the Steelers. While they will be playing against back up offenses it is still necessary for the first team to get the work in so they can become more comfortable with the new Juan Castillo defense for the regular season. Trust me, I would never ever ever EVER reccomend watching pre-season football especially week 4 of the pre-season, but if you have nothing better to do on Thursday night then give this game a look.
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