Archives for October 2009

‘"You’ve got to be yourself," he said during a conference call this week. "I think that’s the key for anybody. If I came in there and tried to be somebody that I’m really not, the players will see right through that. I got hired because when I interviewed with [Jets owner] Woody Johnson and [General Manager] Mike Tannenbaum, they liked who I was. I never painted a false picture."’

‘”He is a class person, a great athlete … a short, great athlete,” Ryan told Buffalo reporters this week. “He won two slam dunk contests at the University of Wisconsin. He was a great pitcher in high school baseball. He’s just a great athlete. I really wanted him when he came out of Wisconsin. As a free agent we tried to get him, but he chose Buffalo. … He’s smart, he’s tough, he’s durable and just a heck of a football player.”‘

‘”We were 13-1 (at USC) or whatever headed into the Rose Bowl and there were still plays you want back every week. I think that’s the way guys get to be the Mannings and the (Tom) Bradys. You know, they’re never happy whether you throw for 80 percent or whatever. You’re still trying to throw for 100 percent, you still want to get every drop(back) exactly right.”‘

‘Hunsinger and three other members of Conklin’s will represent the Bills against a group of Chicago Bears fans known as “DaBus” on Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri tonight at 9 on the Food Network.’

‘Whatever the reason, the marketing research numbers produced by Montgomery indicate that for the first time ever – with ever being since they started measuring such things – the Bills are the most popular National Football League team in the Greater Toronto area.’

‘”This guy deals in mediocrity and he won’t spend money because he’s a depression-era guy,” Wright says. “He brought the team to Buffalo, but he’s given us mediocre teams before the Kelly era and since it’s been nothing.”‘

‘”I’m young and I still want to play in this league,” he said. “Hopefully, an opportunity arises for me so I can make an impression.”‘

Clowney catches on (New York Post)

Jets’ Leon Washington hungry for big plays in game against Buffalo (New York Daily News)

Keller OK with slow start because offense doing well (New York Newsday)

NY Jets corner Darrelle Revis hoping to keep Terrell Owens from breaking out (Newark Star Ledger)

Revis, Owens have history (Bergen Record)

WRs Cotchery, Smith doubtful, but not ruled out (AP)

Jets’ Cotchery doubtful for Sunday (The Sports Network)

Jenkins Set to Wrestle a Former Teammate (NewYorkJets.com)

Rex’s Friday News Conference (NewYorkJets.com)

‘”We understand that there are already enough people that tear us down,” Whitner said. “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.”‘

‘Jets 27, Bills 6.’

‘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.’