Archives for October 27, 2014

‘”Really, this is a bailout issue in the public eye,” said pollster Larry Harris, whose Washington, D.C.-based Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc. conducted the Voice of the Voter poll. “Why are we giving money to billionaires?”‘

‘Still, at the risk of offering some discouraging words after what – from a score standpoint – was a blowout, Buffalo is fortunate to have played teams as bad as the Vikings and Jets the past two weeks. Against stronger competition, the Bills might well have lost one, if not both of those games.’

‘Orton won for the third time in four games since replacing EJ Manuel as the starting quarterback for the Bills (5-3), tossing TD passes to Robert Woods, Lee Smith, Scott Chandler and Sammy Watkins.’

‘”We try not to pay too much attention to it, but coach brought it up, and that’s insulting,” Wood said. “They’ve got a good football, but based upon records and everything you would have assumed we would have been favored, but that’s not something we get overly worried about. Experts get it wrong all the time.”‘

‘How does a quarterback complete more passes to the other team than his own team? How does he throw for five yards on eight attempts? What has to go wrong for things to get as ugly as they did for Smith and the Jets on Sunday?’

‘”It’s not much different than my situation,” Manuel said. “You just have to learn from it. We’re still professional quarterbacks in this league.”‘

‘”There’s a lot of people that were upset. We weren’t hurt by it because we were able to come back and score, and I don’t really expect a guy like Sammy to ever do that again. I said, ‘There were people on that sideline’ – meaning his teammates – ‘that were upset. We’re playing our butts off, and we don’t have time for stuff like that.’ Those are the things we have to work on – winning and growing up.”‘

‘Nigel Bradham has been one of the early stars for the Bills’ defense this season, but Sunday was his worst game of the season by far. Not only did he miss a few tackles that resulted in big gains, but he also committed three careless penalties for a total of 35 yards in the first half. Chalk it up as a rough game for Bradham, and the Bills hope that doesn’t become a trend.’

‘Buffalo struggled to get points off turnovers in the first half and only led 24-17 at halftime. But the Bills’ defense dominated the second half to put the game away. The offensive playcalling wasn’t very aggressive or good, relying too heavily on the run. The Jets have had close losses to the Packers, Lions and Patriots, so beating them by 20 is impressive. Buffalo is 5-3 going into the bye week. ‘

‘Instead, the Jets seem to have won the battle of incompetence that has taken place for much of the last decade. Bills fans, ever on the lookout for something to flaunt, will surely take solace in that.’

‘But the Bills offense missed chances to take advantage of the Jets’ turnovers. While they turned some of the takeaways into points, others didn’t lead to scores. Those are opportunities the Bills need to take advantage of, especially against better opponents.’

‘The Bills’ offence sure wasn’t the reason they blew out the Jets 43-23 at MetLife Stadium; they gained all but 280 yards. Rather, it was because of Buffalo’s suffocating defence and the inexplicably bad quarterbacking of the Jets — first by Geno Smith (who wears No. 7), who might have made his last start in New York, then by veteran backup Michael Vick (who wears No. 1).’

‘”He was just eyeing down receivers,” said Bills linebacker Preston Brown, who got Smith’s second interception. “We saw it on film that he was just staring guys down. When we know if you do that we’re going to jump on guys’ routes, and we got some picks in the back-end with just reading his eyes.”‘

‘Charles said Marrone “just put that in our minds” about the point spread. “But, we already knew,” he said. “A lot of guys in this locker room have been underdogs, so we feed off that stuff. We’re going to make all the naysayers eat their words at the end of the year, because I don’t think we’ve gotten any respect that we’ve deserved. We’re going to stay grounded and keep proving these people wrong.”’

Somehow, the Jets Take a Turn for the Worse (New York Times)

Geno Smith, Jets hit new low as QB benched early for Michael Vick in 43-23 blowout loss to Bills (New York Daily News)

Defense doesn’t do NY Jets any favors in loss to Bills (New York Daily News)

NY Jets Rex Ryan will probably be fired, but GM John Idzik should follow him out the door (New York Daily News)

Time has come for Geno Smith to turn over NY Jets quarterback job (New York Daily News)

Percy Harvin has tough time catching on in NY Jets debut (New York Daily News)

NY Jets QB Geno Smith may have hurt right shoulder (New York Daily News)

Photo gallery (New York Daily News)

Geno, Jets hit new low in disastrous 6-turnover loss to Bills (New York Post)

Vick replaces Geno Smith after hideous, 3-INT quarter (New York Post)

Jets’ defense can’t overcome horrific offensive (New York Post)

From Super Bowl champ to this – how does Harvin like the Jets? (New York Post)

Bills trash Geno after rout: ‘We were bummed’ he was pulled (New York Post)

The Jets were favored – think the Bills knew that? (New York Post)

Contrary to reports, Seahawks miss Harvin (New York Post)

Enough’s enough: It’s time to fire Rex (New York Post)

Vick at QB is Jets’ only choice (New York Post)

Geno Smith has X-ray on shoulder (New York Post)

Rattled Geno lets down offense (New York Post)

Inept. Embarrassing. Atrocious. (New York Post)

Geno Smith, Michael Vick commit three turnovers each as Jets drop seventh in row (Newsday)

Geno Smith’s three interceptions send Jets spiraling (Newsday)

Saalim Hakim’s tackle of Sammy Watkins a highlight for Jets (Newsday)

Percy Harvin looks ahead after getting plenty of touches (Newsday)

How bad is it getting for Jets? Flashbacks of the Rich Kotite era (Newsday)

Jets Q&A: Now what? (Newsday)

Poor marks all around (Newsday)

Photo gallery (Newsday)

With Geno Smith a bust, what will Jets do at QB in 2015? (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets’ Rex Ryan after seventh straight loss: ‘It can’t get a whole hell of a lot worse.’ It can’t? (Newark Star Ledger)

Does Jets’ Sheldon Richardson still believe in Geno Smith? ‘He got benched today’ (Newark Star Ledger)

After benching, Jets’ Geno Smith says, ‘I do see myself as the starting quarterback’ (Newark Star Ledger)

Eric Decker has theory on why Jets are 1-7, and it’s not because they’re ‘a bad football team’ (Newark Star Ledger)

Why does Jets coach Rex Ryan continue to praise Geno Smith? (Newark Star Ledger)

How did Percy Harvin do in his first game for Jets? (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets general manager John Idzik has a tire fire on his hands (Newark Star Ledger)

Geno Smith injures throwing shoulder in Jets’ loss to Buffalo Bills (Newark Star Ledger)

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Bills rout Jets, 43-23, as Geno Smith gets benched (Bergen Record)

Percy Harvin hits the ground running for Jets (Bergen Record)

Jets must call QB audible to move on (Bergen Record)

Michael Vick ‘would love to start’ (Bergen Record)

Jets replay vs. Bills (Bergen Record)

Photo gallery (Bergen Record)

Geno benched again as Bills embarrass Jets, 43-23 (White Plains Journal News)

Jets pleased with Percy Harvin’s debut (White Plains Journal News)

Jets should go with Vick at QB (Middletown Times Herald Record)

Barring miracle, Rex’s tenure with Jets coming to an end (Middletown Times Herald Record)

Jets spiraling towards historic lows (Asbury Park Press)

Jets’ season-long debacle continues with 7th straight loss (Trenton Trentonian)

Ryan has QB decision to make (Trenton Trentonian)

‘Atrocious’ Day for Geno Smith and the Jets (Wall Street Journal)

The Jets Historic Skid-And That’s Saying Something (Wall Street Journal)

Jets must bench Geno Smith for good (ESPN New York)

Geno Smith benched after 3 INTs (ESPN New York)

Johnson: We must ‘win some games’ (ESPN New York)

Sloppy, Frustrated Jets Hit Rock Bottom Against Bills (WFAN-AM)

Jets’ Rex Will Go Out A Fool If He Doesn’t Make Switch (WFAN-AM)

Jets Quarterbacks Both Seeking That Spark (NewYorkJets.com)

6 Failed Tries to Pull Out a Jets Victory (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo gallery (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (Syracuse Post-Standard)