Rex's Monday News Conference
by John B on Dec 29, 2009 8:00 AM EST
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PrintRex isn't making any apologies for beating the Colts.
We won the game. We ended up doing what we had to do, whoever was in the Colt jerseys. I think that there's very little credit that our football team's given, and that's unfortunate.
Again, our team wasn't rolling over for anybody, and neither were the Colts. They were trying to win. Granted, it wasn't with some of their players. They're trying to compete, trying to win. Our guys made plays to help win that game. We won by 14 points. So I think it was a big win for our franchise. It set up this opportunity that we have in front of us. I know our guys are excited about it.
You have to earn everything you get in this league. Whether you're playing against a starter or backup, whatever. For half the year, people played against our backup nose tackle. I don't think anybody's made note of that. I know this is Peyton Manning or whatever, but he did play 2½ quarters. Again, that's fine. People can make their own conclusions and draw their own conclusions.
But I look at it as we won by 14 points in that game. I think we were right there. We were just fighting toe-to-toe with them. Our job is to try to get it done regardless of who is on the field. We talked about that during the week. If it's Tom Matte at running back, it never mattered to us. We had to find a way to win, and that's what we did. Again, we make no excuses and no apologies for getting our job done.
Amen. Look at some of the teams around the league. Are you telling me the Indianapolis backups couldn't compete against teams like St. Louis, Detroit, or Tampa Bay? These are still professionals. The Jets didn't choose to play them. They simply handled them. Imagine the kind of abuse the Jets would have taken had they lost that game. A lot of the people saying the Jets should be ashamed of winning a game like that would be here mocking our team.
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I caught about 5 minutes or so of ESPN just bashing the Jets yesterday and the Colts. Meanwhile they totally ignore the fact that the Broncos are win and in and are currently losers of their last 7 of 9 games. Do the Broncos deserve any less of a beating by those idiot talking heads?
It was a smart move by the Colts, I’d rather lose during the season then lose the Super Bowl anytime, just ask the Pats.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
Please don’t take ESPN seriously. This is the same network that follows Favre’s every move and made a big deal about the non issue debate between him and Childress. They wanted the Colts to do undefeated so Berman and those other clowns could talk about it for two hours straight.
by chrebetsthebet on Dec 29, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Like we have been saying, these are NFL players, they are paid to compete in this league, we can’t control who they put out their. It was a 14 point win, and we were only down 5 when they took them out in the 3rd. Not like in 2007 when they took them out after 2-3 series, these guys were in for nearly 3 whole quarters. Hopefully we get another crack at them in the play-offs because I’m confident that we can stay with them, and we have the potential to beat them.
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OH SPARE ME!
That’s a load of garbage and you all know it. You were given the game. Just like I believe Cincinnati will give you the game Sunday.
The fact is never at any point in that game did I feel or anyone feel the Jets were going to win that game. The Jets were doing nothing on offense and certainly if not for the Colts missing passing opportunities by Manning over throwing Wayne and Clark (and one drop my Clark) this game would have been the Colts.
You guys were sending eight man blitzes and still not touching Manning, except for late hits. Revis was struggling to contain Wayne and Manning was killing you all on the parameter with Clark and Collie.
You guys feasted on our back ups and to say that isn’t handing you the game is like saying a preseason game is legitimate.
Look you guys won the game, enjoy it, but don’t fake the funk… You guys were handed a win by a disgusting, in-artful, and demoralizing decision by our management and coaching staff.
Good Luck on the playoffs if you get in… I’m rooting for you guys to come back to Indianapolis!
wow calm down, your team is 15-1, 15-1! your upset because us Jet fans, who have experienced many heartbreaks, are excited because we won the game and have a chance to go to the playoffs? Colts didn’t go undefeated, and that was their decision, so get over it.
by chrebetsthebet on Dec 29, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
LoL
I am over it. I would love to see the Jets team in the playoffs. But do not spew a bunch of bull crap about “professionals are paid to play…”
Don’t tell me that you’d trade your top salesman for a rookie salesman and say that they give you the SAME competitive advantage, just because he is paid to do so.
That’s a load of crap. You guys were given a win and to look at it any other way would be fooling yourselves…
by Justin Pugh on Dec 29, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Just missing or dropped passes are still a part of the offence, so you can’t say that we were not doing anything, then say that if it were not for offensive failings on your side you would be leading lol, that just doesn’t make sense, we could just say if it wasn’t for some missed throws by Sanchez, or some missed lanes by Greene, we would of won.
Bottom line when your starters went out it was a 5 point game with everything still to play for, and maybe the bigger question you should be asking yourself is, what if some of our starters go down, if you have that little faith in your depth, and they get decimated like they did in that 4th quarter, you are one injury away for your season going down the pan.
NFL roster is big for a reason, if they can’t compete get them off, we had had to go to our back-ups numerous times this season. Like Rex said you earn everything, our victory doesn’t mean any less because you decided to pull some of your starters, the result was not a foregone conclusion, and if you believe it was, then that is arrogance on the highest level.
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by David_Wyatt on Dec 29, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
Look...
I don’t care about 16-0 and I certainly don’t care about what the Jets do in the playoffs. But what I do know and it is inarguable if you know the sport of football and the status of these two teams… The Indianapolis Colts are better than the New York Jets. The Indianapolis Colts offense dominated your defense and the Indianapolis Colts defense dominated the Jets offense.
Anyone that disputes that is either a Jets fan or a homer fan of some other team that doesn’t much care for the Colts.
I am not taking anything away from the Jets. I feel that your defense was an incredible test for the Colts offense and in my not so humble opinion Peyton Manning and Co. performed pretty well.
We would have won if Peyton and Co. played four full quarters and we’d be heavy favorites in an unlikely rematch.
So again,
Good Luck in the playoffs if you make it there! And once you get there, I hope we get a chance to play again…
by Justin Pugh on Dec 29, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Think your wrong, but like I said to another Colts fan, your welcome to your opinion. Cheers and good luck.
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by David_Wyatt on Dec 29, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
You really went out on a limb there. “wed be heavy favorites in an unlikely rematch.”
…. I believe the patriots were heavy giants in the super bowl that year. what happened?
being heavy favorites means a lot.
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by chrebetsthebet on Dec 29, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Oh Don't give that crap!
I’m giving the Jets all the credit in the world. I love the story of the 2009 Jets. I love the history of the league and what it represents when teams like the Jets are able to compete with teams like the Colts.
I honestly wish you all the best in the playoffs. You’re just not as a good a team as the Colts and to believe so is to be foolish and homerish.
This isn’t an exercise in hubris for me. (I’m off today and my son is at his Mom’s… so I have nothing else better to do.)
by Justin Pugh on Dec 29, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
lol a team like the ‘Jets can compete with the Colts’, possibly one of the most arrogant statements I have seen on this website, and that is saying something having the Dolphins and patriots over twice a year. Last time I checked you guys only had 2 Superbowls.
If you want sympathy talk to Colts fans, you aint getting any over here buddy, in fact your just making the Colts fanbase look bad.
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by David_Wyatt on Dec 29, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Oh whatever dude.
I hope we go to the playoffs and beat you. Wayne had 3 catches I wouldn’t say he struggled to contain Wayne. (although this wasn’t his best game.) Clark dropped one pass can’t fault him for not catching a one handed catch. We were down by 5? How were we not in the game? Regardless, I don’t think the Colts can beat the Chargers the way their playing.
Always liked the Colts, but if all Colts fans are this arrogant, I hope they go down in flames
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by David_Wyatt on Dec 29, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
A,Pugh Pugh!
A, yo Pugh, what about Brad Smith? ran it in for a touch down untouched for 106yds, you better worry about the special team and another thing ,Manning over throwing was to do with big Rex Green "D’’ Machine, it’s called pressure! and the ground pounding from Jhones & Greene! Gang Green beat the undeated Colts because they played to win the game!>>>OVER & OUT BOMBERJET!!!!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…
A win is a win and that’s the only stat that counts at the end of the year.
And it’s okay. I’m glad it’ll be my team that’s gonna be the bane of the Colts when they lose in the playoffs because when that happens the only thing anyone is going to remember is how your team threw away a chance at a perfect season.
And believe me, I’m looking just as forward to a rematch in Indy because I think now that your coach has castrated your team, we’ll be able to beat you again WITH Manning in. (And if Cinci does the same thing to us, fine. We’ll get an immediate rematch in the playoffs too.)
This win was not a given.
The fact is, we were hanging in there. The ideal situation for the Colts to go undefeated would have been to have a huge lead before getting their starters out, and the Jets didn’t allow that.
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You were hanging in there...
You were hanging in there, but with a special teams play… But what was your offense doing? Post the stats of your offensive production in run and pass before Manning was pulled and the defensive starters were pulled?
I’m not taking anything from the Jets. But the Jets were not by any means winning the game. And if you believe in “momentum” the momentum was never on the side of the Jets with Peyton Manning on the field.
by Justin Pugh on Dec 29, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Last time I checked special teams were part of the game as well, a special teams TD is not worth any less than an offensive TD. Bottom line it was a 5 point game, and if you can’t recognise that their is a chance you could of lost, then you are just purely an arrogant poster who is not worth the time or the effort.
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by David_Wyatt on Dec 29, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds like sour grapes.
Fact is… your coach bailed you out of losing the old fashioned way. It was 9-3 at half and 15-10 when Manning got pulled. It was only a matter of time before Rex figured out your protection scheme and Peyton began to take a beating. Our defense is number 1 in the league for a reason, and has been excellent at making 2nd half adjustments. You should be thankful that Peyton was pulled instead of carted off.
We rushed for over 200 yrds. We have the best running game in the league. Your squad isnt exactly known for being run-stoppers. And if you weren’t getting all those “homer” calls you might have gotten routed.
Take ur loss like a man and stop hiding behind the convenient excuse that Peyton got pulled. Be happy your team will be healthy and at full strength going into the post-season. It easily couldve been different if your key players played the whole game. Several may have been battered and bruised if not injured. The Jets wouldve won regardless. Stop ur crying.
Which is why they pulled Manning. The Jags game was just as meaningless as is their last but Manning wasn’t benched. He got benched in the Jets game because the Colts’ coach knew the D was going to be penetrating soon enough and Manning was gonna take a beating.
We were hanging tough before the starters were pulled. I’m noting saying the Jets WOULD have won, but only obnoxious Colts fans and Jets haters have any other opinion. The D held Manning to NINE points in the first half and our offense finally had some rhythm and confidence in the second half.
I really hope by some miracle there’s a rematch in the playoffs because frankly I think we can beat them and I think this game created the perfect storm for the Jets to be able to drop the Colts. (And wouldn’t it be sweet.)
Reasonable Colts fan statement:
Congrats on the win, we obviously weren’t happy with the decision, we thought we had the game in hand, and obviously would of had a better chance of winning had we left our starters in. You still had to go out and make the plays though, and these are NFL players, and you do get nothing in this league, so credit where it is due. Hopefully we will see you again in the post season so we can find out for definite.
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I do agree with him about the offense. The offense should have been able to move the ball more effectively against the Colts D but I think Schotty was more to blame for that. Of course leaving Freeney unblocked twice can’t help but Sanchez knows the play and should have gotten rid of immediately.
by chrebetsthebet on Dec 29, 2009 12:27 PM EST reply actions
Is anyone listening to that blowhard Francesa ranting and raving that the Jets don’t deserve to make the playoffs, and they went in through the backdoor.
Yep
Can’t stand that guy.Typical Giants homer
DWDLD
by Jadden Hopkins on Dec 29, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Getting a valid argument from Fracecesa on the Jets is like trying to get a valid Mets argument from Michael Kay. He should stick to what he knows, and it certainly is not football
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yeah its funny because he is talking all this trash on Rex, but if Rex came on the show he would act like they were best friends. I really hope Ryan gets wind of this and refuses to go on his show anymore. He is saying no way that the Jets would have been able to contain Manning. How does he know? Is he pyschic? This is coming from the same guy that claimed the Jets had no shot to make the playoffs back in week 14.
by chrebetsthebet on Dec 29, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing gets said in New York without it getting to the person who it was said about lol, Rex will get wind of it but why would Rex care about what some irrelevant idiot said about him. Francesca is universally hated, I don’t even think Giants fans like him. Only reason he still has a job is because he is controversial, and gets people talking about him and the show.
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He keeps saying the Colts are gonna be ticked when they hear that the Jets think they could have beaten them. Does anyone really think Manning and the Colts care? Peyton is far too classy to ever come out and say anything bad about another team or another team’s head coach
by chrebetsthebet on Dec 29, 2009 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
What were they supposed to do?
Seriously. I keep hearing people talk smack about the Jets, but were they supposed to put in their backups or something?
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I went over the bengals blog on sbnation. Not respecting the jets at all. Calling the jets a walk in the park and an easy win. I want nothing more as to go through the playoffs in this order…Bengals, Colts, Pats. That would be incredible. Not realistic but that is why they play the games. Hate those fans of the teams now.
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Hate is a little to strong. I meant to say Dislike. GO JETS
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