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11/17 – In his first news conference of the week leading up to the Jets' showdown with Tennessee, head coach Eric Mangini was greeted today with a question that seemed to imply his team needs to be afraid, very afraid of the 10-0 Titans. "Their players were saying after their win over Jacksonville, 'We kind of have that feeling that we can't lose,' " a reporter framed his question. "Is that tough to go against or to plan for?" Appropriately for a game to be played in six days in Music City, Mangini never missed a beat. "You always want your guys to have the mentality that they can't lose — that's a really great spirit to have in any locker room," the coach said. "We go into every game with the assumption that we're going to win as well. That's what you're looking for in the locker room. It's a lot better than waiting for the other shoe to drop in any given game: 'Things are going well but what else is going to happen?' " Asked for his theories about why coach Jeff Fisher's Titans have opened the season so perfectly, Mangini proposed: "I think they play complementary football and they're talented in all three phases. They're well-coached. They score a lot of points in the second quarter and the fourth quarter, which makes you believe they're very well-conditioned. They don't make a lot of mistakes. They haven't turned the ball over on offense and they've generated a lot of turnovers on defense. That goes a long way to winning and losing." All those attributes are certainly true for Tennessee. Many are also true for the Jets. Mangini has preached complementary football and offense, defense and special teams being able to contribute every week. Talk of scoring well in the even quarters? The Jets lead the NFL (before tonight's Buffalo-Cleveland game) in second-quarter points scored (104) and are third in fourth-quarter points scored (84). In fact, this game could be a referendum of sorts for the teams playing the best halves in football through the NFL's first 11 weeks. Here are the league's top five in best point margin in any half: Team Half PF PA Margin JETS 1st 175 95 plus-80 Tennessee 2nd 130 54 plus-76 Giants 1st 167 93 plus-74 Atlanta 1st 144 85 plus-59 San Diego 2nd 142 86 plus-57 And while their own giveaways and takeaways have had their ups and downs, the Jets' 19 takes are fifth in the league and they have a plus-7 margin their past three games. (They're plus-1 for the season.) Meanwhile, Tennessee has an NFL-leading plus-10 margin and not surprisingly are the only team that has not had a minus turnover margin in any game all season. Mangini declined to accept the premise that Kerry Collins is a different QB now, more of a "game manager," than he used to be in his Carolina and Giants incarnations. "I don't think that ability has changed one bit," he said. "You saw yesterday a couple of deeper balls there in the second half. He's always had that capability. He can hurt you with that at any point. It's not a function of him not being able to do that. Maybe they've called for a different approach based on whoever they're playing. That's a good sign, whenever you win the way you need to win that week." One more point of interest in the news conference was the coach's point of view on Ty Law's participation against the Patriots. It was pretty good, he said, "considering how long ago it was since he played a game. "He had to play more reps than we had anticipated, with different things came up on the sideline where guys had to come out for a little bit. I thought he did a nice job stepping in and competing. Even on the touchdown pass, it was a well-thrown ball and an incredible catch, not much space that Ty left there for Randy [Moss] and [Matt] Cassel to work, but they got it where they needed to and he made a great catch." Speaking about work, Mangini was asked about the availability of LB David Harris for the Titans, the coach's response wasn't optimistic but neither was it pessimistic. "We'll have to see how that goes," he said. "David, Eric Smith and Bubba [Franks] are all making progress. We'll just take it as we go. They'll be working out here today and tomorrow. We'll see where they are on Wednesday."
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11/17 – Congratulations to the New York Jets players and staff for their big win against New England. You're now where you wanted to be — first place in the AFC East. The facts of the game tell the whole story, The Jets never trailed the entire game, building a lead of 24-6 at one time in the second quarter. Brett Favre was 26-for-33, 2 TDs, 258 yards and NO INTS. The Jets rushed for 140 yards, compared to 125 yards for the Patriots. I know what everyone is thinking: How did the Jets allow New England back in the game? Well, New England is not the St. Louis Ram. They don't roll over, they have a rich tradition and a great deal of pride. That's why they've won three Super Bowls in the previous seven years. That's why they went 18-0 last year: pride and respect for themselves. That's why this was such a big win. The Jets could have felt sorry for themselves when the Patriots tied the score, but they didn't. They could have felt sorry for themselves when the game went into overtime after a great catch by Randy Moss, but they didn't. This team is different. Being different doesn't always mean winning more games. Being different means believing in one another and fighting till the end, whether it's 60 minutes of football or even overtime. Being different is believing in the game plan and executing it. Being different is leadership, guys like Favre, Faneca, Woody, Jones, Washington, Jenkins, Ellis, Barton, Revis and Rhodes to name a few. Being different is not allowing fans to say "the same old Jets". It's OK to be different. You really want to be different? Do what no one has been able to do ... Beat the TITANS!!!!!!!!! Remember you have something special here. Build on it, one game at a time.
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11/07 – Fans can vote now to select players for the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl presented by State Farm, the NFL's annual all-star game. Voting is available on NFL.com/probowl and on Web-enabled mobile phones by going to NFL.com. Balloting for the Pro Bowl will conclude at 12 noon EST on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The teams will be announced at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, on a special NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. The Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 8 and televised by NBC. Fans who vote for Pro Bowl players will then be able to enter for a chance to win a trip to Hawaii to attend the game in the official Pro Bowl Sweepstakes presented by State Farm. The grand prize includes an all-expenses-paid, five-day, four-night trip for the winner and one guest to the Pro Bowl. In addition to air transportation, ground transportation, hotel accommodations and two game tickets, the winner and guest will receive two tickets to the Pro Bowl Tailgate Party, an exclusive State Farm "I'm There" opportunity, and will meet Howie Long, eight-time Pro Bowl selection and Pro Football Hall of Fame member. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. Fans can see NFL.com for details and official rules. The AFC and NFC all-star squads are based on the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 43-man rosters that represent the American Conference and National Conference in the game. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on Dec. 11-12. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its all-star teams and was the first professional sports league, in 1995, to offer online all-star voting. Quarterback Brett Favre, now with the Jets, QBs Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Tony Romo, and WR Randy Moss were the top five vote-getters last year. Vote Your Favorite Jets to the 2009 Pro Bowl Now!
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