'Monday Night Football' and the bubble-gum card - that was kind of important being in the league if you could do that. |
'Monday Night Football' and the bubble-gum card -- that was kind of important being in the league if you could do that. |
[But of course, The Big Three got most of the attention.] They made some big plays, ... Their quarterback did a good job of getting Gates the ball. He is one of the better tight ends in the league. He was hot today. |
[Coach Herman Edwards said he anticipated having Abraham on the field for 15 to 25 plays against the Chiefs , who have one of the league's better offensive lines.] Hopefully, we can get in passing situations where John can help us, ... because he can do some things to rush the quarterback. |
[Competition: Enough about who's the better safety or the better wide receiver in camp. How about who's the better Edwards? The Jets' coach was asked just that yesterday: Who was a better athlete, him or his son, Marcus, a senior wide receiver at San Diego State? Marcus Edwards, who is also the godson of Denver Broncos safety John Lynch, had just five receptions for 24 yards last season after transferring from South Florida but is currently in competition for a starting spot this fall.] I don't know, ... He's pretty good. He's a good player. I was probably a better basketball player, I think. He wouldn't say that. He doesn't want to admit that. |
[Fox] addressed his team, so that kind of tells you what kind of team we are, when the head coach addresses his team about our team, ... At the end of the day, that's all that matters. |
[His performance in Sunday's game] will chew on him until Wednesday, ... No, (today), that's when we get the new game plan. |
[In his mini state-of-the-Jets address on a conference call with reporters, Edwards revealed some of the last-minute musings of a coach on the cusp of opening day.] I don't know if they're concerns ... but I haven't seen it live, ... I have no history of that. It's not a concern; that's what it is. |
[Pennington would prove perfect on the clinching fourth-quarter drive, answering Miami's touchdown by going seven-for-seven for 74 yards, including the one-yard touchdown pass to Jerald Sowell off a sweet up-the-gut fake to Curtis Martin.] Keep smiling and keep throwing, ... Have fun. |
[That's why you have to give Edwards, the Jets' third-year coach, a lot of credit for his candor last Tuesday.] Preseason games, for any coach, you do like this, ... All you want to know at the end of the day is if we made it, are we OK, are we healthy? |
[The Jets' downfall started with injuries to Pennington and Fiedler in the third game and snowballed from there.] Your trigger man is your trigger man, ... When you lose guys like that, it's tough to function. |
[With far less animation and no trace of a smile, Jets coach Herman Edwards was equally impressed.] He did a good job of making some guys miss, ... He is a fantastic football player. |
A guy wasn't supposed to be on the field I guess, and was on there. He drew a blank and didn't get off the field. Errors like that kill you. Obviously it gave them three points. ... It wasn't young guys [making mental errors]. It was some veteran guys. You don't anticipate that, but it happened. |
A hundred percent? I don't know that. |
A lot of people look at the last preseason game as if it's not important. Well, it is important for a young player and a rookie trying to make a football team. Most teams have to cut down 18 or 15 players and bring eight of them back. So, I think it will be a very competitive game for the most part and I look forward to seeing these young guys play. |