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(SportsNetwork. Air Force 1 Canada Sale .com) - As if things could get worse for the New York Jets. Not only are Rex Ryan and Co. already irrelevant in the standings at the seasons halfway point and in the middle of one of their semi-annual quarterback controversies, theyll visit a Kansas City Chiefs team this Sunday that seems ideally suited to whatever they might arrive with. Backup signal-caller Michael Vick makes his first start since his days with the Philadelphia Eagles against the leagues top-rated pass defense, third overall defense and third overall scoring defense. Kansas City enters the weekend having won two straight games, defeating San Diego and St. Louis while allowing just 451 total yards. The Chiefs registered seven sacks in a point 27-point home defeat of the Rams on Sunday, and the Jets arrive toting a league-worst turnover margin (minus-15) and No. 28 rankings in both total offense (319.4 yards per week) and scoring offense (18 points per week). New York will gets its first full-game look at the tandem of Vick and Percy Harvin, who caught three passes and carried four times in a 20-point loss to Buffalo last week, but that wont be of significant help to a battered defensive unit thats allowed 30.6 points per week in a seven-game losing slide. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith sprained his right shoulder against the Rams, but stayed in and finished with 226 pass yards. He sustained no structural damage and is probable for the weekend. Hes upbeat about it and we did all of the precautionary things looking at it, Kansas City coach Andy Reid said, so just need a little time to get the soreness out of there. His load is lightened thanks to the presence of the running duo of Jamaal Charles and Knile Davis, who combined for 122 yards and three scores against St. Louis. The Chiefs are best in the AFC with 140.7 ground yards per game, though stopping the run is one of things the Jets do with some success - surrendering 85.4 yards per game and 3.3 yards per attempt. In his last six games, Charles has averaged five yards per game and scored six times. Still, its no understatement to suggest the headline-grabbing matchup is elsewhere. As fate would have it, Vicks return to the starting lineup comes against the very same man - Reid - who famously gave him a second chance with the Eagles in 2009, following a two-year prison stint. In three subsequent seasons with Philadelphia, he had 8,683 yards with 51 touchdowns, 30 interceptions and a 6.7-yard per-carry average - including a comeback player of the year nod in 2010. He maintained his starting role under Reid until the coach was fired following a 4-12 season in 2012. I love Andy Reid for the man that he is, said Vick, whose last start came in Week 8 last season. As far as the football game, football is football. I just want to go out there and do whats best for the team and hopefully try to get a win. Its kind of ironic. Would I have wanted it that way? Honestly, no. A loss for the Jets would yield their first eight-game skid since the first half of 1996s 1-15 debacle. I liked him better when he was in my world with the same helmet and team because hes a good football player, Reid said. Vick relieved embattled starter Geno Smith in the loss to the Bills after the youngster threw three interceptions in the first quarter. The older man wasnt exactly spectacular while completing 18 of 36 passes for 153 yards and an interception - in addition to 69 rushing yards - but he gets the lesser-of- two-evils vote from equally embattled coach Rex Ryan. To say Ryans job security is non-existent would be an understatement. My focus is just on Kansas City and trying to find a way to get a win, he said. Thats why this decision was made. Vick also relieved Smith in a Week 5 loss to San Diego and was 8-for-19 for 47 yards, then conceded afterward that hed been unprepared to play. Its a great opportunity, he said. Any time you get named to be the starter, in any profession, in professional sports, its a great thing. You have to relish it, but also at the same time take it extremely serious and understand whats at stake and what needs to be done. WHAT TO WATCH FOR Hey, Dont I Know You? Not only is Vicks meeting with his former coach an opportunity for two old friends to get together, it also provides a chance for the ex-Eagles boss to share an extensive dossier of QB-centric knowledge with his current staff - which, ironically, includes former Jets assistant Bob Sutton, now the Chiefs defensive coordinator. Of note, Vick lost two fumbles and was picked off once in the relief stint against Buffalo. Can Anyone Here Run This Ball? For all their faults, the Jets may have a fertile matchup on the ground against a Chiefs defense thats surrendered 4.7 yards per attempt. That obviously could mean more opportunities for Harvin as he grows more accustomed to the offense. On the flip side, Charles has 340 in his last three games but faces a stout task in the New York rush defense that gave up only 67 ground yards last week. OVERALL ANALYSIS Maybe Ryan will give the speech of his life and rev a 1-7 team. Maybe seeing Reid again will convince Vick that its 2010. And maybe the Jets will bottle up Charles enough to keep Kansas City in check. Or, maybe the 20-point loss to Buffalo and Vicks less-than-stellar play in two previous auditions are indicative of a franchise whose disarray surface is just being scratched. Three words: Assume the latter. Sports Network predicted outcome: Chiefs 27, Jets 10 Cheap Air Force 1 Canada .Impact president Joey Saputo confirmed Thursday that he is part of a group of investors whose offer to buy the 105-year-old Italian club was accepted by the teams board of directors. Cheap Air Force 1 Shoes Wholesale .com) - The disappointing Ottawa Senators hope to record consecutive wins for the first time since early November, as they visit the Boston Bruins on Friday for the opener of a home-and-home series.MINNEAPOLIS – When R.A. ickey takes the mound on Thursday afternoon at Target Field, the forecast temperature of one Celsius will test a man who throws a unique pitch, the knuckleball, which is better suited to climate-controlled, humid conditions. Dickey insists hell be ready. “It would be the same challenge that I would have if I was pitching conventionally and just trying to get my body warm and going,” said Dickey. “As far as the conditions, cold isnt necessarily an enemy to the pitch. If Im throwing a good one it shouldnt matter.” The Blue Jays are armed with an eight-man bullpen, which include long options J.A. Happ, Todd Redmond and Esmil Rogers. Thanks to an off-day Monday and Wednesdays postponement, its all hands on deck should Dickey struggle. “Well know early on, I can guarantee you that,” said manager John Gibbons of whether Dickeys on his game. “Were fine down in the ‘pen so if we have to yank him, if hes not effective at all, weve got plenty of guys down there.” Dickey has gone bad start, good start, bad start over his first three outings. Hes gotten the decision in each, posting a 1-2 record and a 5.30 ERA in the early going. His walk total, which plummeted in the second half of last season compared to the first, has crept back up to 4.8 per nine innings pitched. Hell do his best to keep his body warm, specifically his fingertips because theyre crucial to the knuckleballs grip, as the game goes on. “Whatever thats going to be,” said Dickey. “Ride the bike a little bit in-between innings, come in (the clubhouse,) heating pack, whatever. We have plenty of stuff to keep us warm in-between innings. Well see.” The Blue Jays need a split of the doubleheader to secure a third-consecutive series victory. They took two of three from the Astros last week and two of three from the Orioles in Baltimore over the weekend. LINDS BACK TROUBLE IS BACK Adam Lind wouldnt, or couldnt, predict whether the lower back stiffness he suffered on Tuesday night will land him on the disabled list. “Were just going to try to do wwhat we can to get me on the field as soon as we can,” said Lind. Authentic Nike Air Force 1 Wholesale. . “We cant let it drag on,” said Gibbons. “Hopefully we can get through a couple of days without him. Were playing pretty good right now. We need him. Hes been a big contributor but its day to day.” Linds back seized in the fourth inning of Tuesday nights win as he was running to second base following a walk. He stayed in the game, singling and scoring in the sixth, before being lifted for pinch-hitter Josh Thole in the seventh. He was limping in the clubhouse after the game. It was a struggle to put on his shoes. Since then, Lind has made progress. “A lot,” he said. “Im functionable so hopefully have a good day of treatment all day today, just continue to try to get healthy and hopefully by the weekend Ill be ready to play.” The worst time of day is when Lind wakes up. His back spasms; he begins to move around and it loosens up somewhat. “Thats probably something thats going to linger with him for the rest of his career, I would think,” said Gibbons. “Those backs can be … so there can be times you need to give him a break if he flares up so you can calm it down. Hopefully it doesnt get any worse.” JANSSEN SUFFERS SETBACK Casey Janssen wont throw for the next two or three days with his minor league rehabilitation assignment halted as he tries to work his way back from an abdominal strain. “Its just not right,” said Gibbons. “Its not like its a lot worse but he doesnt feel quite comfortable enough yet to start cutting it loose.” Janssen pitched a scoreless inning for Single-A Dunedin on Tuesday night, allowing a hit and striking out a batter. GOSE RECALLED The Blue Jays recalled Anthony Gose for the second game of the doubleheader, when both clubs are allowed to carry a 26th player on the active roster. NIGHTCAP PITCHING MATC-HUP The Blue Jays will send right-hander Dustin McGowan (1-1, 4.00) to the mound tonight against Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey (0-2, 7.84). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 EDT. ' ' '