Archives for October 16, 2009

‘Both players participated fully in practice on Thursday and Friday.’

‘”We wouldn’t have moved up where we did if we didn’t think he had that ability to be a starter immediately, but I also wanted to make sure he earned it” Ryan said. “I think it’s a position that is a leadership position, and I wanted to see how his teammates would react to him. We knew he had the poise, but I wanted his teammates to see it. And I wanted to sure he could absorb the playbook, which he has. Clearly to me, it was the right decision and a good one for our organization.”‘

‘Clad in a black warm-up suit and a black and silver Florida Gators cap, Thomas seemed to take the thievery in stride – even joking about the “strength” of the four Canadians who muscled the statue away. “You figure their beer is stronger than ours,” Thomas quipped.’

‘"He’s really a football savvy guy," Hangartner said. "He’s played a lot of football, he’s smart and he will take chances and try to jump the snap count. If he’s right, it’s an uphill battle for sure."’

‘With Jonathan Scott questionable with a sprained ankle, the Buffalo Bills might start Jamon Meredith at right tackle against the New York Jets on Sunday.’

‘The Bills are 10th in average age at 26.40.’

‘What’s happened? In a nutshell, everybody else got serious and the Bills got silly.’

Gang Green’s mission: Beat Buffalo (New York Post)

Time for Keller to step up (New York Post)

Jets’ Clowney finds the spotlight (New York Daily News)

Jets focus on increasing their puny sack total (New York Newsday)

Jets’ Rhodes: Yankees all the way (New York Newsday)

Hamstring injury likely to sideline Jets’ Cotchery (New York Newsday)

NY Jets WR David Clowney focused on being team player after Twitter fallout (Newark Star Ledger)

NY Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery to sit out game against Buffalo Bills (Newark Star Ledger)

Feely is something special (Bergen Record)

Jets notes (Bergen Record)

Jets trying to revive sacked pass rush (AP)

WR Cotchery, 3 others miss practice again (AP)

Jets’ Cotchery again misses practice (The Sports Network)

Revis Seeking Fun in Battle with T.O., Bills (NewYorkJets.com)

Meet Curt Gandolfo, Who’s ‘Joined the Jets’ (NewYorkJets.com)

Off the Field at the Jets-Bills Game (NewYorkJets.com)

Patience Paying Off for Clowney, Wideouts (NewYorkJets.com)

‘”I was expecting a call,” the former Riverview High star said shortly after his second day of practice with Buffalo. “I didn’t know when it would come. This feels like a good situation and hopefully I can help this team out.”‘

‘”I really don’t think it’s that,” Jauron said, referring to whether the no-huddle attack resulted in the false-start penalties. “But we’ll give everything some thought.”‘

‘"I just think the majority of the team’s fan base are fed up with the status quo the team has now," Abshagen said. "People want bumper stickers and T-shirts, but they viewed this as a louder way to voice their opinion. T-shirts gained attention locally, but this has gained attention nationally."’

‘Jets, 31-0.’

‘”I think the best thing to do is be part of the solution, not the problem,” Whitner said. “The minute you start mouthing off throughout the media and you start talking down to guys, that’s when things go bad, especially being a leader on the football team. We understand that there are already enough people that tear us down,” added Whitner. “So we just need to stay a family, you know, fix the mistakes that we’ve made, understand that we can win these football games, and we have the opportunity to win games.”‘

‘He’s brash, confident and outspoken and a stark contrast to the many cookie-cutter characters who overpopulate the NFL coaching ranks.’