Jets' 2010 midseason report card

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It's not often a 6-2 team gets labeled an enigma, but the New York Jets are just that. Are they lucky or opportunistic? Is their ability to win ugly a sign of maturity and resourcefulness or is it a warning flare of impending collapse?

That's a tough one to answer because there is plenty of evidence to support both sides. They're 5-2 when it's a one-possession game after three quarters (margin, eight points or less), suggesting all the right things -- mental toughness, proper conditioning, smart coaching and clutch playmaking.

But this is also a team that has 14 fumbles, ranks 28th in penalties and misuses its timeouts, sloppy stuff that championship-caliber teams don't do. You could make the argument the Jets are two plays away from being 4-4. (Thank you, Jim Schwartz and Renaldo Hill.)

In the end, the bottom line is the record, and the Jets reached their midpoint tied for the best mark in the NFL. If you're a half-full Jets fan (are there any out there?), this is what you should be thinking: Compile wins now, improve later.

In other words, the Jets have positioned themselves for a high seed in the playoffs while recognizing they still have the room -- and the time -- to start a late-season peak toward January football.

"The best is yet to come," Darrelle Revis said.