Archives for October 12, 2001

‘The Jets defended Lewis, insisting he’s not a dirty player. LB James Darling said Lewis hit Johnson because the quarterback made an awkward slide, popping up on the artificial turf.’

‘"We’re going to fight it," Edwards said Thursday of the $12,500 penalty levied by Gene Washington, the league’s director of player operations, for "unnecessary roughness." "I don’t think Mo did it on purpose at all. I know he didn’t."’

‘After hitting a sliding Johnson with a forearm, LB Mo Lewis was slapped with a $12,500 fine by the NFL. While Lewis did not speak to reporters, Herman Edwards said the LB has decided to appeal the fine. “We’re going to fight it and say what we feel and see what happens,” Edwards said. “Mo was real good about it. He said, ‘If they are going to fine me, give it to the firemen.’ But we’re going to fight it and see.”‘

NOTE: The NYC firemen is NOT one of ths NFL’s charities so it unknown whether this is a bad joke by him or something which he finds funny like laughing after Johnson was hurt and being attended to on the field.

Rob Johnson has been designated as our number one quarterback and, as long as he stays healthy and continues to improve, he will be the number one quarterback. If he, unfortunately, gets hurt, then Alex will start.

Q: Are you still shooting for the playoffs or are you just going to be satisfied with developing new young players? What I’m asking is: What are the major goals left for the season?

A: I have been a part of a season before where we started 1-4 and then won 11 and finished the season 12-4 with the top seed in the playoffs. Each week we believe that we are working toward the playoffs and until we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, that’s our goal."

‘Johnson left New York’s 42-36 win in the first quarter with a pinched nerve in his neck after Lewis delivered an elbow to his head. Lewis was diving over Johnson after the quarterback had been tackled on a run. He wasn’t penalized on the play.’