Archives for December 2, 2009

‘McGee has been limited in practice the last two weeks, and has missed the past three games because of a knee injury that required surgery during the bye week.’

‘Jets 23, Bills 16.’

‘Let the record show that I was not born evil… I was driven to it by a team that has spent the past 10 years blindly ignorant of some very basic football truths: Stop the run, start a competent offensive line, rush the passer, and field a viable NFL quarterback. Toss it all together in a skillet with a dash of cayenne pepper, and you are ready to chow down on the kind of failure that burns twice.’

‘Bills 17, Jets 16.’

‘It’s obvious he takes advantage of what he sees based off of his film study and practice through the course of the week. It’s also clear that he listens to what the coaches say during practice. The coaching staff watches more film than anyone, so it’s important to listen to what the coaches emphasize during the practice week because a lot of what they suggest and point out comes up in the game and presents itself for a player to either take advantage of or not. The last two weeks Fitzpatrick has acted when those situations have come up.’

‘"Once the game was over, we saw it was 300-plus yards rushing and we took that to heart," Posluszny said, recalling that the Bills had allowed the Jets to rush for an NFL season-high 318 yards, including a career-best and Jets individual record 210 by Thomas Jones.’

‘"That will be an interesting matchup," Bills coach Perry Fewell said. "I think in the first matchup it was a hard-fought battle between both of those guys. Both of them are competitors. I think you will see the very best out of not only T.O., but Revis. We’ll just have to find out what happens on Thursday night."’

‘”Yes, everybody down here is paying attention,” Biggerstaff said Tuesday. “Everybody in the community, everywhere I go, everybody speaks to me about how proud they are of Perry Fewell.”‘

‘”The coaches and trainers, it’s their decision whether they want to put me out there or not,” said McGee, who had surgery during the bye week. “It’s not something you want to rush. You want to be as close to 100 percent as possible. But it felt pretty good out there today. It’s been a slow process and it has tested my patience, but it’s definitely coming.”‘

‘”Being out for a little bit wasn’t exactly something I wanted, but what it did was provide an opportunity for me to come up here,” Draft said. “There’s some amazing folks here in Buffalo. I think (Sunday) was big, not only that we could win for us, but win for the city.”‘

‘It’s like renting somebody else’s kids just so you can enjoy Christmas morning.’

‘As of Tuesday, the Bills in Toronto website was still offering tickets to the game, even at the bottom price of $99 each. And on the ticket reselling websites, there have consistently been seats consistently available at below cost.’

‘There’s no arguing with the fact this has been a sports marketing disaster of epic proportions, beginning with that now-infamous opening news conference during which Ralph Wilson and the late Ted Rogers seemed to be all but laughing at their potential paying customers.’

Girardi visits camp to give Jets’ Sanchez tips (New York Post)

If they can hang onto ball, Jets can hang onto playoff hopes (New York Post)

Bills DE says Brick’s a wall (New York Post)

Too little, too late as Joe Girardi’s slide session with Mark Sanchez won’t save New York Jets (New York Daily News)

New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes talks with Rex Ryan, close to regaining starting job (New York Daily News)

Wide receiver Braylon Edwards catches heat from New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan (New York Daily News)

T.O. fired up for rematch with Revis (New York Newsday)

Sanchez must learn to limit risk of injury (New York Newsday)

Rhodes: I have ‘one more thing’ to do with Ryan (New York Newsday)

Looking back, looking ahead, with Buffalo Bills as Thursday’s opponent (Newark Star Ledger)

NY Jets’ Thomas Jones racks up yards with little fanfare (Newark Star Ledger)

NY Jets safety Kerry Rhodes called benching a ‘learning experience’ (Newark Star Ledger)

NY Yankees manager Joe Girardi tutors QB Mark Sanchez on sliding (Newark Star Legder)

Girardi puts on slide show for Sanchez (Bergen Record)

Jets in hurry-up mode (Bergen Record)

Jets set sights on Bills (Bergen Record)

Jets coach has soft spot for Toronto (Toronto Sun)

Jets bring in Girardi to teach Sanchez to slide (AP)

Jets’ Revis dominates opposing WRs week after week (AP)

Ferguson vs. Schobel One More Time (NewYorkJets.com)

Rex’s Tuesday News Conference (NewYorkJets.com)

Man in Pinstripes Slides in for a Practice Visit (NewYorkJets.com)

Lito Ready to Transfer Pain to Enemy WRs (NewYorkJets.com)

Buffalo/Toronto Week, and Time Speeds Up (NewYorkJets.com)