Hopper On: Why the Jets are Hot

We all know that the New York Jets are on fire right now, but just why are they so good? This may shock you, but it's not Brett Favre.

The New York Jets are a football team. It's not just one guy like some may think, but many people coming together to become a football team. The offensive line is working well, opening up the running game. The running game is working well, opening up the passing game. When the passing game opens up, it allows the quarterback, in this case Favre, to throw the ball well. And then, the receivers have to be on the other end ready to make the catch. And if you ask me, it's the receivers, not Favre, that make Favre look so good.

Laverenues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery are making spectacular plays on the other end of the ball. Throw in a steady dose of Dustin Keller, Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, and Chansi Stuckey, and these guys could send Dan Orlovsky to Hawaii.

But it's not just the offense. Kris Jenkins and the Jets defense have been phenomenal. Abram Elam has come up big in the secondary, and the rest of the defense has been absolutely stout. Then there's the special teams. Let me tell you something: Leon Washington(mentioned above) is an absolute beast on kick/punt returns. He has good speed, good agility, and he's pretty good out of the backfield too.

So you see, Brett Favre is not why the Jets are so successful, as the media might think, and Tony Kornheiser will probably give you an earful of it tonight on Monday Night Football, especially since the Packers are playing. The real reason that the Jets are playing well? They are an all-around football team.

Hopper On: is an opinionated column by the writer