Archives for October 13, 2003

‘Meanwhile, Henry managed to rush for only 53 yards on 18 carries and Bledsoe was under constant attack by New York’s pass rush. The last time the Jets had seven sacks in a game was a 34-17 win over New England in 2000.’

‘So here we are again, back at 1-4 with fans wondering what took so long to get in gear and the players rallying around Edwards to do enough to keep the faithful from reaching for the remote.’

‘The Jets did not draft him No. 16 overall two years ago to be a nice complementary player. They picked him to change the game with one play, which the Bills found out he can still do just fine.’

‘”A lot of meaningful things were said by our teammates,” said Ruben Brown. “All of them were taken to heart because everyone in here is a competitor and no one wants to lose. Hopefully those words will sink in and we will figure what it is that’s causing us to fall apart.”‘

‘Shaun Ellis and Jason Ferguson (2 sacks each) led a 7-sack charge by the defense. Sam Cowart also had a sack, while James Reed and Dewayne Robertson each recorded their first of the season. For Robertson, the Jets #1 draft pick, it was the first of his career.’

‘Not only were the Jets able to run the ball, they were able to limit the Bills’ rushing attack as well.’

‘Speaking of direction, the Bills don’t like the way they’re headed. After a 2-0 start that had some suggesting they were championship timber, they have lost three of four and become the closest team the Jets can start to think of overhauling in the AFC East standings.’

‘Glenn had four tackles, including three solos, and a pass breakup. Hobson, who suffered a rib injury, had two solo tackles, including one for a loss.’

‘Conway dealt with his situation smartly on Sunday. He had only two catches from Vinny Testaverde, but they produced 41 yards and each converted a third-and-short on a touchdown march. Conway also drew a 15-yard pass interference call on Nate Clements on a second-quarter field goal drive.’

‘The key: Bills’ center Trey Teague sends a shotgun snap over Drew Bledsoe’s head and Bryan Thomas recovers at the Buffalo 17, setting up the 27-yard field goal by Brien.’

‘The four-year veteran recorded two sacks to lead a defense that had seven on the day. The Jets accomplished this despite being without their best pass rusher, John Abraham (deactivated).’

‘On this day, Democrat, Republican and Anarchist could agree on one point — the Bills stunk worse than New Jersey usually does.’

‘As Williams noted, “We’re 3-3 … that’s what we are.”‘

‘And, finally, there was quarterback Vinny Testaverde, who had thrown only two touchdown passes over the first four games. On Sunday, the soon-to-be-40-year-old tossed three in the first 43 minutes.’

‘”We sleepwalked,” said Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. “We didn’t have any emotion. We just haven’t shown any enthusiasm, not today, not for the last three weeks.”‘