Published on: 28th December, 2009
For the second consecutive season, the New York Jets assumed the role of roadblock on the path to perfection, effectively dropping the Indianapolis Colts to 14-1 yesterday with a 29-15 victory in Lucas Oil Stadium. In November 2008, Gang Green handed the Tennessee Titans their first loss after a 10-0 start to ...Published on: 30th November, 2009
"I shall be telling this with a sigh..." -- Robert Frost, 1920. New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes sent a message on Sunday that didn't take 140 characters or fewer against the Carolina Panthers. The avid tweeter delivered a two-interception performance to stamp a final exclamation point on a tumultuous week that started with a demotion. Jets coach ...Published on: 23rd October, 2009
The New York Jets (3-3) ascended quickly during the first three weeks of the 2009 season, only to course directly into the most turbulent of skies. With three disappointing losses to contrast against their three impressive wins, Gang Green is searching for a break of light in the Bay Area's treacherous black hole when they face the Oakland Raiders (2-4). Yet, through the ...Published on: 19th October, 2009
The pain is all too familiar for New York Jets All-Pro nose tackle Kris Jenkins. A 6'4", 360-pound defender by trade, but persistent competitor at heart will be forced to the sideline for the rest of 2009 with a devastating, season-ending knee injury. The torn anterior cruciate ligament was confirmed by Rich Cimini of the New York ...Published on: 19th October, 2009
How many ways can one team lose a football game? The New York Jets discovered a few more creative ways in their crushing 16-13 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. It was a masterful showing of ineptitude in all phases of a football game after two previous flirtations with disaster. A second-quarter, season-ending injury to All Pro ...Published on: 8th October, 2009
We’ve seen quarterbacks make 300-yard games look routine; we’ve seen defenders completely neutralize offensive superstars; and we’ve seen coaches turn their teams completely around, for better and for worse. Amazing that we can say this at the start of every season, yet remain surprised as if we’ve never seen it before. I battled ...Published on: 7th October, 2009
And the New York Jets may have done it to Eric Mangini and the Cleveland Browns again. The draft day trade that allowed the Jets to leap 12 spots and select Mark Sanchez was eyebrow-raising, especially given the compensation Mangini accepted for the rights to the Browns' fifth-overall pick. Cleveland received safety Abram Elam, defensive end Kenyon Coleman, and quarterback Brett Ratliff—none of ...Published on: 1st October, 2009
It was a September of firsts for Mark Sanchez. The fifth-overall selection in April's draft was the first rookie quarterback to start for the New York Jets since Matt Robinson in 1977. He stamped an exclamation mark on that, notching his first win on the road in Houston. Then he helped the Jets hand Patriots quarterback Tom ...Published on: 27th September, 2009
Ups and downs, highs and lows, and everything in between. The New York Jets emerged victorious after a hard-fought battle against the desperate Tennessee Titans, improving to 3-0 and leaving Tennessee winless. "Their record is not indicative of how tough that team is," said Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez of his ...Published on: 24th September, 2009
The desperate Tennessee Titans will enter the Meadowlands on Sunday in pursuit of their first win when they face the undefeated New York Jets and their top-ranked defense. How’s that for an opening sentence you never expected to read? The territory is fairly familiar for the Jets when recalling recent history. In November 2008, ...