Archives for November 7, 2011

‘From an opening 92 yard, 10 minute drive, the Jets were in control of the line of scrimmage. Jairus Byrd’s end zone interception ended that scoring attempt, but the Jets had sent a message. There were here to show the Bills they were ready to be physical.’

‘I needed to be cleaner on the things that I had designed for the offense, needed to run the ball better early. I probably didn’t stick with that enough. And we just sometimes in third down we couldn’t make third downs and that’s where we’ve got to get better if we expect to be a consistent football team. We’ve done that fairly well the last game. We had a little bit of lull, did it good early and that’s where we’ve got to get back. We’ve got to keep our defense on the sideline and make things happen offensively.’

‘Last year, Gailey was able to rally his team to a 4-4 finish after a 0-8 start. Only, 4-4 isn’t going to get the job done this time around.’

‘Mostly, however, I find myself defiant in the face of Chan Gailey’s flawed game plan, which played into the “Saint Revis Theory.” Yes, he is a gifted cornerback, perhaps the greatest in the league, but if you’re afraid to let your $10 million quarterback and soon-to-be rich wide receiver take a shot at him until the second half, you aren’t just betraying your identity, you’re sabotaging the notion that you’re building one at all.’

‘The Jets had the ball 37:52 and the Bills had it for only 22:08.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick struggled against the Jets defensive scheme. He missed an open Roosevelt wide on a third down pass in the second quarter and then threw two late interceptions before halftime. He finished 15 of 31 for 191 yards and one touchdown but most of those yards were in garbage time. Grade F: Worst effort of the season.’

‘The marquee matchup was the Bills offense against the Jets defense in a key AFC East clash at Ralph Wilson Stadium Sunday. That battle was clearly won by the visitors as New York’s defense forced three turnovers and kept one of the league’s highest-scoring offenses in neutral in a convincing and pivotal 27-11 victory.’