Resolve Shown vs. Pats, Needed in the Division
Posted by on September 20, 2010 – 5:31 pmTwo elements of Sunday’s 28-14 victory over the Patriots linger on.
One is the way the Jets achieved the win. The first 17 minutes in particular and most of the first half in general was no walk in the park. But first the Jets offense and then the defense dug in their heels, said “enough” and proceeded to take the game back from the Pats.
Only a few Jets after the game said this one tasted all the sweeter because it was the Patriots. Most stayed with the theme that this was important only because it was a game in the division.
And that was Rex Ryan’s take at this afternoon’s news conference as well, although he paid tribute again to New England and Tom Brady as a worthy opponent.
“We played a great football team,” the head coach said. “And Brady, this was an amazing stat somebody said, that this is the first game in his career against the Jets that he threw two interceptions in a game. That’s amazing because he’s played the Jets a bunch. That was pretty impressive by our defense and tells you the kind of quarterback Brady is.”
That stat is correct. TB had never thrown more than one pick in any of his previous 17 games vs. the Green & White. Then he threw two in a four-pass span of the second half. Stated another way, Brady threw seven INTs in his first 554 passes against the Jets, then two in his last 11 passes.
Further, the Jason Taylor strip sack was only the third fumble Brady has lost against the Jets and the first since 2006. And the three takeaways are the first by the Jets against New England since 1996.
All of which is further evidence that even though each game with the Pats remains a struggle — “The fact that we won by 14 doesn’t say how close that game was,” said Rex — the New England hex at the Meadowlands has been broken. Not that the Jets don’t need to be eternally vigilant, but after eight home losses in a row to their rivals, they needed to end that drought, and in the last two years under Ryan they’ve done that.
Which brings me to Element No. 2. Last year as we know, the Jets opened their AFC East schedule with the 16-9 win over the Patriots, yet they finished 2-4 in the division. This year they’ve stated one of their interlocking goals is to get a home playoff game or two. The best way to do that is to win the division, and the worst way to win a division title is to go 2-4 in division games — no division titlist since the 2002 realignment has gone 2-4 in its division, and only three teams have gone 3-3.
“The way we do our math, and it’s not every-day math, is that I always look at these division games as that they count as a game and a half,” Ryan said. “And we kind of look this way at the game at Miami, that it either puts us up by a half game or puts us down by 2½ games. This is a big game, no doubt about it. We need a win against them.”
And that mantra will be repeated next week as Rex and the Jets prepare for their trip to Buffalo. This will be an early test of the Jets’ resolve to win the East. If that resolve is as strong as the spine they showed in taking Sunday’s game back from the Patriots, they’ll be OK.
Rex Cetera
Ryan went through his injury list. Nick Gallo will have a story on Revis’ hammy up on newyorkjets.com soon, but the short version is that Revis thinks he might have to miss a game or two and the coach wasn’t sure, although he stated, “We’ve got to be smart here. We’ll do what’s in the best interests of our team.” As for the injuries to Jason Taylor (elbow) and Nick Mangold (shoulder), “I feel pretty good about” those situations.
Ryan’s great take on LaDainian Tomlinson’s fourth-and-inches leap to put the final nail in the Patriots’ coffin with 2:44 to play: “I’ve seen LT do it to me a couple of times. That’s hard to stop. He can take it over the top or go down below. He’s just a super short-yardage back. What’s he got, 150 touchdowns? He can find a way to get that yard. Very few guys can take it underneath with their feet on the ground, over the top, or bounce it. He can do all those things.”
Rex declared “there’s no bigger fan of Braylon than I am” but said he withheld a gameball from Edwards because of the wideout’s penalty for taunting CB Darius Butler after his 10-yard TD catch in the second quarter. “Two weeks in a row we’re kicking off from our 15. When you get a safety, that’s usually a nine-point play and you’re kicking off from your 20. I appreciate how passionate he is and all that kind of stuff, but you don’t want to be selfish. That’s something that needed to be addressed and we did address it.”
The Jets’ turnover margin is now at plus-5, second in the NFL behind Pittsburgh’s plus-6 and the first time the Jets have been as high as plus-5 since Week 3 of the 2006 season.
Another measure of how the Jets took back Sunday’s game: They started with a 1:02 first-quarter time of possession — their second-worst TOP in any quarter in the last 25 seasons. Then they put together 31:30 possession time the rest of the way, their most in the final three quarters of a game since the 2002 playoff rout of Indianapolis (33:09).
Inside Sione, Brodney
“Inside the Jets” broadcasts live tonight from the Grasshopper in Morristown at 7 p.m. Bob Wischusen hosts and this week’s player guests are DT Sione Pouha and S Brodney Pool. Come down and show your support, but if you can’t make it, you can listen live on 1050 ESPN New York and on 1050espnnewyork.com.
Tags: Braylon Edwards, Brodney Pool, New England Patriots, Rex Ryan, Sione Pouha, Tom Brady
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By TONY GARCIA on Sep 20, 2010 | Reply
JET FAN SINCE 1968, were 1-1 next two games our divission opponents play well things will take care of themselves.said before 2-2 after first four games will take that. sanchez played well LT hasbeen reborn defense played well.
we match up well against miami they our well coached do underestimate dolphins. go jets.
By IRA on Sep 20, 2010 | Reply
Randy,
Good numbers as always. That 4th and 1 to end the game was the same play the Jets ran at Cortland in the heavy rain the 1st week of camp. I even think LT had more hang time with his jump yesterday than back then. What a p/u he was. Yeah 2 picks on back to back possesions of Brady felt real good.
As Randy wrote the TOP as amazing. Can’t believe the Pats had the ball for only 13 min for the rest of the game after the 1st QT.
OK now lets get ready for pay back time and beat the Fish. This is going to be a more physical game then either of the first two. Miami’s O-lne and D-line are both on of the top in the NFL. Its going to be a great challenge and the Jets are the team ready now to give the Fish their first loss of the year.
GO JETS!!!!!
By Mechanic Mike on Sep 20, 2010 | Reply
Let Revis sit for 2 weeks. And when he returns, with Santonio Holmes, we’ll be unstoppable. In the interim, work on getting Haynesworth (if he wants to be with a winner).
By jet80 on Sep 20, 2010 | Reply
What a great win!more happy with this win against a divisional juggernaut then the win i wanted against the ravens.Schotty might just have saved his job with this one.MS was in tune and happy with the new play calling.please keep it up! LT looks awesome and Keller finally shining.Very impressive showing from D without Revis,Pool has to be a better fit more so then E Smith who i love but is very inconsistant.If Clowney still cant make a difference and Mcnight who will be deactivated every game why not keep Woodhead on the team Schotty just wouldnt give him the ball in the right spots,still no screens?does anyone know why?Pats have no spot for him and will just use for info,hope we get him back!
By dougmc on Sep 20, 2010 | Reply
The physical dominance in the line-play has been seen for awhile now, even with lose of Jenks and Faneca.The turnover ratio is great as welll as the special teams in giving us terrrific field position. Now that the offense looked good we need to dominate in all three phases of the game.
Protect Sanchez and we put on a show Sunday night. Not to take anything away from starting 2-0 but Dolphins are playing above their heads and could have lost both of those games.
Ravens have what many believe to be a superbowl team and once again, we should have beaten them. Most people believed the Pats are still better than us.. Now we face the Fins and need go 2-0 in division to get this season started right. Get this party started quickly___Right!
Let’s Kick Their Tails !!! J—E—T—S—JETSJETSJETS !!!
By Christopher on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
I still view this next game with Miami a must win because of the Baltimore loss. We cannot go down 2 1/2 games down in the division. Sure we could bounce back, but you normally do not win divisions by hoping you win a few and another team loses a few. The schedule only gets harder after the bye…its important we get off to good start.
I firmly believe the Jets are a better team than Miami, but they have had our number since they got Chad. He too knows Shotty’s offense. Ahh…If only we never traded for Favre and CP was our mentor/backup.
Nobody really mentioned the Sanchez injury. Although he played through it, and excelled, it is concerning. Is he going to make it through the whole season?
By IRA on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
I think AC will be fine this week vs Marshall. Here though are some #’s Marshall had vs the Chargers. 2007- 7-72-0 and 6 -75 -0, 2008 18-166-1 and 6 -55-0 and 2009- 5-49-0 and 3-26 -0. Not sure if Jammer was on Marshall or AC. But he was held in check except for that 1 monster game in 2008. Glad to read that AC stepped up in the locker room this past game and acted like a leader. The Jets secondary will be fine and in a weird way its almost good that they got all camp to practice without Revis since he will have to rest until he is 100% healthy. Thats why i thought Wilson actually benefited the most when he had to take so many reps as a starting CB instead of playing nickel. Guess Coleman gets the nod over Lowery this week to start at nickel.
By lawrence biviano on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Resolve? Absolutely. From everyone excepting Braylon. In such a huge game as this one, he needs to know that there is no place for that kind of stuff (taunting). He knows that’s a 15 yd. penalty in this league, and put his team in jeopardy. Being excited about a catch is one thing, being abusive is another. From what I’ve read (thanks Randy), Rex has already addressed this. There’s no place for it here.
By IRA on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Sure LC is on the way back right now. Some people just don’t get it.What a shame.
By GaryC on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
sit revis these next two weeks,neither dolphins or bills have prolific passing attacks and I see both trying to establish run. Jets should dress kroul and green for added depth along line against dolphins because of the heat and humidity they may encounter.
By Anthony on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Braylon Edwards just got a DUI/DWI, Really Braylon? We needed you this weekend.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Come on Edwards,wasn’t he Franchized this year? I think he is getting like 6Mill for the year. If you’re gonna drink, can’t you afford to pay someone to drive your car!
By mark from Rochester on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Well, smart move by Patriots. They signed Woodhead. Another Welker on their team and I’m sure he will be drilled for Jet offensive information. He will get a chance to shine with Brady and the Patriots. I hope letting him go doesn’t become a bigger mistake.
By Tom Spicer on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Braylon what where you thinking a 5 or 6 mil per year you could get car service?
By Tom Spicer on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
The radio is saying Braylon is going to get a 4 weeks ban. This is exactly what we did not need.
By Jets Fan Since '64 Tom on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Randy, do you know what the precedent is with respect to players being banned for drinking and driving? It’s a serious offense, of course, but I don’t recall any player getting a 4-game suspension within the same season such as Spicer says he heard suggested on the radio. I’m a big fan of Edwards’ play and his growing leadership role on the field. But I have a bad feeling that the powers-that-be will remember this one at contract time in ’11 if he misses that many games because of something as careless as this.
By Mike Jet Vet on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
This is why owners are going to lock these spoiled greedy brats out in 2011 and rightfully so millions upon millions and can’t even obey simple rules they the players need reality checks and we must draw the line somewhere be4 the patients are running the asylum … Yes I know all the morons will blame the owners for not turning over the keys to their homes office cars bank accounts fans 401ks life savings mortgage our homes in going to games not the fact we already have one good receiver on a 4 game suspension for breaking the law … Then add insult to injury after their blackmail is paid their production drops and attitudes run wild and believe they are invincible.. I love football and will bleed without it but enough is enough time to put these spoiled rotten brats who BTW don’t even know the value or how to handle money in their place ..What a disgrace to all the greats who paved the way for these GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I can’t say or I will be banned to at the very least censored
By IRA on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
The Jets will deal with it the right way. Tom of course this is not what they need but thank God nobody got hurt. Thats really what counts. Rex needs to sit him down this week and maybe two and then let the league handle it. He must handle this the right way and will to send the right message to the team and the league besides all the young kids who follow this team and look up to these guys.
By 37 year fan on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Man , ..Braylon we need you ….I am sticking by Braylon ,..everyone makes a mistake ….And everyone is going to come down on him ….Pull it together man …… it’s tough to hear we won’t have our emotional leader in there because of a suspension….It’s going to be a media frenzy
By 37 year fan on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
THIS HURTS ….After the one of the best games in the last 10 years …..This hurts …..
By 37 year fan on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Rex you need to have a heart to heart meeting …. These guys need some Fatherly advise on living life .
By 37 year fan on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
One of our own sons is in trouble , and in this familly we pull together and try and help him ….
By GaryC on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Surprise, Surprise, Edwards in trouble. You bring in these living on the edge guys what do you expect.Maybe Jack Nicholson can direct this cuckoos nest.
By Alex.G on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
This is exactly what we did not need!!! the Fins are gonna play us to the wire even with Revis and Edward’s and now with both of them out it is not Good.This is becoming a Sad situation, I mean so much good press in the begining then hardknocks and then it turned on us. Rex signing the bus making Superbowl predictions, Revis holding out coming in Rusty and now hurt Now the Jets are being accused of foul play on a female reporter (bogus but news worthy) then the Revis news out for 2 weeks, and then his pal Braylon drinking and driving. COMON MAN is this imploding they talk off happening slowly before our eyes,not to mention losing big Jenks. Pace broken foot won’t be 100% Sunday it’s not good news to hear before REALLY BIG DIVISION GAME!!!!
By Troy on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
I dont see the Team doing anything to Braylon , considering the league is going to hammer him(but only after the legal trials are over) ,which could be what next March ,so I dont see why he wouldn’t be out there this week and the weeks to come ,this isn’t the NCAA, Braylon will be punished cause he’s now not going to get the big $$$ contract from the NYJ or anyone else now for that matter because he probably will be seeing an 4-6 game suspension to start 2011 season, Ronnie Brown got one of these early this year He hasnt had to sit down a second of a game ,so why should Braylon have too, along with the 2-3 other arrest our hated rivals in Miami had this year..I thought I read that unless Braylon himself says suspend me know the NFL cant until the final process in the courts have occurred,thats not going to be anytime soon…
By Mike Jet Vet on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
37 year fan you really don’t have a clue do you ? heart to heart everyone makes a mistake give me a break .. I’d agreed if this was his 1st run in with the law .. maybe pay him more money I mean he did have one or two good games since he arrived 3 seasons ago
By Alex.G on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
I say this in all sincerity, it’s only week 2 but I am really tired of the Jets News and negative press.and all the hoopla, sourounding them.it has become a point that if I wear Jets gear anywhere to the Gym, the Store someone has something to say.to the point I am finding my self deciding on should I or should’nt wear it.and thats Bad!!!
By Jets Fan Since '64 Tom on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Troy, thanks for your input, what struck me about the suspension talk from Spicer is that I don’t recall anyone getting suspended within the same season that an offense was committed unless he was jailed and unable to play, obviously, as I recall happened with Burress. I think it would be in bad taste to comment too much at this time about what Edwards did and what it may say about him and players today. I’ll let Rex and the Jets deal with that. I will say, Alex G., that part of my whole objection to some of Rex’s talk and “Hard Knocks” is that it put the emphasis largely on talk over action. As a very great man once told me, the whole idea is to be known only for your work. (In my own field, I never shoot from the hip in public like I do anonymously on this site.) Anyway, if Edwards is suspended, I guess that means bringing back Coles for a few games, though I’d get Allison instead, he’s much more likely to get past defenders. Though I have to admit it would be interesting to see what Sanchez could do with J-Co and Coles, the same starters that Favre had.
By Mike Jet Vet on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
IRA …BAH BAH BAH how about saying hes a grown man and should know better hes taking a very big risk in drinking and driving my grandson knows this what if he injured someones family or worst Rex shouldn’t have to deal with it none of us should do you realize your boedering on aiding and abetting felons
By Frank on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Braylon has been acting a lot like Plaxico lately with his ridiculous actions on the field the last 2 weeks and surprise…surprise it transformed to his personal life. Rex better get control of his team.
My hats off the Sanchise 21 games later finally arrived!…no excuse to regress from here.
Jason Taylor welcome to New York.
LT you are the Jets MVP so far if for nothing else your inspiration is phenomenal. S. Greene who?
Revis you can take a seat. Everyone had to see this coming with the holdout. Just like the Jenkins injury the D played better without him proving time and again this is a team sport more than any other. Crow turned into superman after halftime and the coaching staff actually coached and called a great second half game plan.
Weatherford has been terrific.
Folk has the ugliest field goals in the NFL every kick is a heart attack…just inside the uprights.
Need to exorcise the Phins demons this week. This is going to be an ugly game. We must win the division this year 4-2 is the goal. 5-1 would be great and a ticket to the playoffs.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Just when I was about to say,Hey Namath, leave the Guy alone! But then again Namath should’nt comment on this episode anyway!
By IRA on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Not sure about the rules but heard if the Jets do suspend him for one game now the league will accept that and that would be it. The jets let the league handle Ellis’ mistake back in 08 and he played in the last 2 games of the season. This however will be different i feel. Once again the most important thing is no one got hurt and hope Edwards learns from this mistake.
By Frank on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
If I got a dwi I would still have to go to work the next day. He should agree to a fine by the jets, let the court system impose its will, and show up humbled on sunday.
By Gmany3k on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
0.016 wow such a huge number . Maybe he was way more intoxicated at 2am but waited until he felt he was sober enough to drive by 5am. he was pulled over for tinted windows I wonder what that number was? My point here is over enforcement is the order of the day. The police are looking to up their revenue .
The Jets originzation might as well install a nice bar and grill at the Facility with hotel accomdations so young men can enjoy their youth with out the gazstopo breathing down their necks . better for the Players and better for the fans and the public at large.why a double standard ?
By Gmany3k on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
oh yeah great game it was a bit hard to watch because it was a slow victory.
like a small tidal wave . Expecting a hard fought game with Miami. Chad Henne is 2 steps down from Brady a plus for our defense . there won’t be any ST TD’s this year to steal the games like last yr. we need our O line to dominate starting Now. a must.
By Christopher on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
I can already hear Keyshawn saying CMON MAN. Braylon, what were you doing drunk @ 5am? We need you man, and these selfish acts sure aren’t going to land you a long term contract. Rex, you need to put a stop to this right away. Obviously your “talk” with Braylon didn’t hit home. As much as we need him, as big as this game is, I believe Rex has to bench Braylon for this game.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Jets should BENCH Edwards this week, that would shut everybody up.Sign Coles,bring Cumberland and run Shon Green right down Miami’s throat. With our D,we only need about 13 points anyway.Marshal is only as good as his QB and him and Henne are not as potent as Brady and Moss.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Hey Randy,can someone please remind Gholston that his College Highlight film is pretty much all against Long and Henne and that if he only shows up for them twice a year it would be good enough in my eyes to justify his roster spot!
By scjoe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Not only do I think you suspend Edwards but you don’t resign him next year either. I say that because he just can not be counted on for the long haul. Between the dropsies and his off the field issues I believe you go in a different direction (Jackson of S.D.?) I don’t know when the suspension will come, but it will, and that hurts the team, you don’t need that. As for Miami? I think once again the selfish Revis holdout may come back to bite us, do not underestimate the Henne to Marshall combination (remember Flacco to Boldin) I think Cro would have been a real good fit with Hartline, but thanks to Revis he will have to be on Marshall the entire game.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Miami squeeked past the BILLS and beat an out of shape 40 year old QB with no receivers.Their Super Defense contained Edwards(who just lost his starting job) and although they were able to stop Bernard BERRIAN (really?) they had no answer for the run.If we can score 9 points on Baltimore with that scared gameplan, I think we should have no problem helping Parcells walk out the door!
By Clarke W. Griswald on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Braylon better be there, we’re pretty shallow in terms of large fast recievers. We should get V.Jack and Haynesworth
By 37 year fan on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Mike jet vet – What are you talking about ? ?? …. 3 good games ?? …. He’s a top notch reciever …. And yeah everyone makes mistakes ….Except you .. you’ve made none ever, ..right ? And I think he was coming home from an Underpriveledged Childrens’ Foundation dinner …. So He’s NOT THE DEVIL .
By 37 year fan on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Mike ,..And the other incident in Cleveland was a fight … Do you mean to tell me you never got into a fight growing up ? He’s a good guy , he just needs some guidance .
By Mike Jet Vet on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
I said and will repeat my blog of about 3 weeks ago I rather have L-coles then B-E any day a true pro he has guts good hands still can break one he’ll take it over the middle and has won multiple games for us without bringing attention to himself how many does B-E have I can’t think of any …let me close by saying B-E makes 5-6 million we can get more production for around a mill from Coles who BTW in my opinion has proved so much more then B-E ever has .. I will not be that guy who slanders a certain few who didn’t want Coles and now hoping he returns to save our butts
By Jets Fan Since '64 Tom on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
uncle joe, I’m still waiting for this year’s food line-ups and I always look forward to everything you have to say. But you gotta stop with that “With our D we only need 13 points anyway” stuff. First of all, Miami did fine against our D twice last year. Second of all, it’s an unrealistic attitude, the teams you’re gonna have to beat to get anywhere near the Super Bowl can rack up a lot of points against any D, that’s why they’re in the Super Bowl. We seem to have just gotten Rex and Schotty awakened to the reality of what an offense has to attempt and achieve in this league, let’s not go back to “Same Old Jets” thinking about how the D can win it for us now. scjoe, I love Jackson as a player but the fact that he has the same agents as Revis is enough reason for me to steer clear of him.
By GaryC on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
it amazes me how people look the other way on a players transgressions when he is part of your team.It is ridiculous to think that none of these players made comments or hoots when that lady reporter walked by.Just because they wear your teams uniform doesn’t mean their immune to ridicule.Maybe it is todays liberal society.when the leader of your team can’t control his emotions what can you expect from the players.I guess after 40 years of not having a super bowl I guess their are no guidelines to stupid behavior.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
How bout Pouha leading the team in tackles last week,and BT is a BEAST stepping in for Pace.If we sit Edwards and we need a tall,speedy athletic Wideout, I think Cromarti’s skillset can rival 90percent of wideouts in the league! Or do we bring Patrick Turner to the game and let him do the coin toss with JASON TAYLOR!!!! UNCLE JOE IS FIRED UP FOR THIS ONE BABY!!!
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
My Beautiful Little GodDaughter’s Christening is Sunday.Party is 4 To 8,15 minutes from my house.I will have 5 minutes to spare for a nice ice cold beer primer!!!Sunday will be a GREAT DAY!!!
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Hey Alex G,you should be ashamed of yourself for that comment. Why don’t you switch to the Giants, you could probably get their apparel at 50 percent off right now!
By Troy on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
IF only Buffalo was this week and not next…This was the game I wanted the most this year on the schedule after losing on the last play of the game and the flukish 3td’s they scored in the 2nd game ….but if we have to go in there without (Jenks we know) Revis , J.Taylor,, C.Pace, Edwards,…….not to mention the guys that got banged up Vs NE ,like Brad smith ,Eric Smith , Mangold , we are a little thin going into a game Vs a team that’s healthy outside of Odrick at De,and as if not more physical than Baltimore ,in that humidity as well ,this is setting up for a huge disappointment from a injury stand point and Edwards distraction ,I guess we’ll have to wait and see what things look like friday ,but right now it doesnt look good and being possibly down 3 games to the Fish isnt either this early
By Row on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Love the win vs the Pats, this might come in handy at playoff time. I still think the safety play stinks. Take a note on the Revis slight burn. Moss should have gotten lit up in the end zone by a safety. We need to go out and find a safety who will lay someone out. Where is Roy Williams? Our blitz schemes also stink, I think we can do a better job without bringing the house. (not to mention a safety) Stop it with the Coles talk. He will bail on balls, he will not help Sanchez out. I want to mention Cotchery looks terrible. There is no seperation, he was thrown to like 10 times, caught a wide open TD pass, can’t remember any more.
By uncle joe on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Hey Tom 64,the Miami games last year were a fluke,Ginn beat us! The best Offense last year was New Orleans and I could be wrong but OUR D only gave up 10 points when we played them,in their house! Defense won last years SuperBowl and I think Saints ran alot in that Bowl too. The recipe is Run,demoralize the other team’s D,keep their O off the field and when they come on the field,beat them up.Thanks for the shout out though,and right back at ya,Buddy!
By Tom Spicer on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Hey I was only repeating what I heard on the radio Boomer said he would be out like 4 games.
By Jets Fan Since '64 Tom on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
It’s a strange day in Jetland when I agree more with Row than uncle joe but here goes: Row, I notice the problems at S, too. Leonhard’s a great tackler but if he drops one more sure INT I’m gonna scream and it seems bigger WRs and TDs give him fits. I also notice how slow J-Co looks this year and how he’s not getting open, maybe he’ll pick it up but he doesn’t look like himself. And while I could live with Coles in an emergency like an Edwards suspension, he’s way past his prime, give Clowney and Allison their shots once and for all. uncle joe, good on you and your god daughter and yeah, there was a flukish aspect to those MIA losses. But this “run and keep the other team’s O off the field” thing is history, one of the things that Sunday showed is that you have to keep scoring so that the Bradys and such can’t just throw two quick TDs and bury you. And you can’t put so much pressure on the D in close games every week, you have to actually dominate once in awhile. Thanks for clarifying, Spicer. I wonder if Boomer meant next season or now, ESPN says there’s no automatic suspension for a first DUI.
By Jets Fan Since '64 Tom on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
P.S. uncle joe, Brees was, what, like 33 for 37 in the Super Bowl? That’s what won the game and that’s what’s increasingly happening at the championship level, like the year before when it looked like Warner had pulled it out with the long TD pass to Fitzgerald but Roethlisberger came back on the game-winning drive, throwing a lot of passes to some guy named Holmes. Even the year before the game was won because Eli brought the Giants back with the pass when they needed him to.
By wayne on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
Some geniuses on this site would love to make this out to be all the players fault. They should try to get every penny they can. they should just take whatever crumb the owner throw on the table. The owners are getting what they want, fans are getting their fill….why does anyone have a problem in our society with anyone making every penny they can?…..Is that the the green eyed monster I ‘m hearing? A MAN(THIS MIGHT OFFEND SOME, OR WOMAN) IS WORTH WHAT THE MARKET IS WILLING TO PAY THEM…..DEAL WITH IT.
By Mike Jet Vet on Sep 21, 2010 | Reply
guess I shouldn’t have judged without facts right 37 year fan B-E must be the most unlucky up standing person living on the planet from what your leading us to believe B-E was caught his 1st time on every law he broke ..your right he is a good boy sorry
By Mr.Green on Sep 22, 2010 | Reply
Before everyone passes judgement, think. How many of you have friends or family who have had a DUI ? Have you criticized them as much as you are criticizing Edwards. How about your children, bothers, sisters or parents. Are you calling for their heads. Have you gotten into a car driven by a convicted DUI individual ? THINK
By Jets Fan Since '64 Tom on Sep 22, 2010 | Reply
Bravo, Mr. Green, I’m tired of watching thuggish Raider fans destroy sports bars up and down the block and then point fingers when some player on another team messes up in some way. Pardon me for framing this hypocrisy in terms of Raider fans, but out here in L.A. they’re a liability, ready to start a fight over just about any play, including one that puts points on the board for their team. The troublemakers aren’t just on NFL teams but also among the folks watching them.