Tom Brady and Kerry Rhodes Up the Ante

by John B on Sep 17, 2009 2:21 PM EDT

Tom Brady's not backing down from the war of words the Jets started.

"Talk is cheap," the Patriots quarterback said yesterday with a smile.

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"We’re going to be playing this game like it’s the Super Bowl," he said of the Week 2 matchup.

The Patriots have won three of those this decade.

"They can treat it however they want to treat it. We’re going to treat it like we treat every game and we’re going to put everything we have into it," Brady said. "It’s not the Super Bowl. It’s not. That doesn’t get played until February."

Kerry Rhodes talked today about the pounding the Jets hope to put on Brady.

"We will hit him more than six times. I promise you that," Rhodes said, according to the Daily News.

Rhodes insisted the Jets "won't play dirty" but that Brady will be vulnerable.

"I'm sure if somebody is around his leg, or he feels pressure below, he's not going to step into his throw," Rhodes said, according to the Daily News.

"Any quarterback can be rattled," Rhodes said, according to the newspaper. "He's one of the best, don't get me wrong. That's evident. Any quarterback, Peyton Manning, even if you get in his face, if you rattle the quarterback, you get pressure on the quarterback, any quarterback it is, he's not going to be the same. Nobody. That's not to say he's not going to come back and make a play after."

Who would have thought things would get even more personal in this rivalry without Eric Mangini?

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It takes at least two sides to have a "war"

Brady wasn’t exactly slinging it when his only response was, “Talk is cheap.”

Seems as if all the hot air and threats are coming from New Jersey, regardless of how you set up your story to look like there was an actual exchange.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 17, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

see I think this is what football is all about. I know you guys in NE take things more seriously for some unknown reason – but in the end it is just entertainment.

Trash talking is part of that entertainment. It’s a game – let it fly because it’s fun! Which is what football is all about – entertainment and fun.

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by J2 on Sep 17, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

There was an actual exchange. Brady called the Jets out by saying talk is cheap and refuting Kris Jenkins’ comments about the Jets treating it like the Super Bowl.

I won’t argue the Jets have been much more vocal, but Brady acknowledged what they said and contradicted it. That’s an exchange. Channing Crowder-Rex Ryan it is not, but it’s not like he just ignored the comments.

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by John B on Sep 17, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

it's about as tame as an 'exchange' as it could get

Definitely not a “war of words” like you implied in your story.

Besides, Rex Ryan’s comments are one thing, Kris Jenkins’ comments are another, but Kerry Rhodes goes a bit over the top. I happen to like Ryan and have no problem with his comments. His speech was more addressing his own team through the media rather than having anything to do with the Patriots. Kris Jenkins was just letting the world know how he viewed the upcoming game on Sunday. Rhodes was just making like Joey Porter.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 17, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions

You think Brady might have learned something from the last time he replied to someones prediction? “Ha, is Plax playing defense now? How are we only going to score 17 points” greatest pre-superbowl quote behind Nammath.

by Mark D on Sep 17, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

he’s not the one making the predictions for sunday

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 17, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions

rip toms head off..he’s a jackass. did you see the way he ignored Susy Colter after the Monday night game? what an arrogant dic. i know bart wants revenge.

by raven on Sep 17, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions

Blowing Suzy Kolber... off

1st. It’s Suzy Kolber. But whatever.
2nd. So Brady didn’t feel like talking after being gifted a win. That’s not arrogance, that’s not wanting to have to burn the other team immediately after the game on the big screen. That’s being respectful.
3rd. If blowing off the media post game makes a player an arrogant jackass does that make LeBoner James King of Arrogant Jackasses? Or is it only if your team wins because of a stupid fumble?

by adubson on Sep 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I tend to agree. Whether someone talks to the media isn’t really a test of their class.

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by John B on Sep 17, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Not talking to the media is not a measure of class...

but HOW you choose not to talk to the media is. He was rude and completely insensitive to the job she was trying to do. Yeah, I can imagine that having to talk to reporters ad nauseam can get to a guy, especially if you’re a Tom Brady, but to handle it the way he did just made him look like an ass.

He was practically dragging the woman down the field with him and let’s not forget that talking to the press after a game IS PART OF HIS JOB DESCRIPTION! News media pays hefty, hefty sums to the NFL for the right to get a few seconds after a game and like it or not this includes the mighty Brady.

I can think of many ways he could have bowed out gracefully if he really, really didn’t want to be there. I, for one, can drum little sympathy for him or anyone who acts like him in similar situations….yes including players from my fave team the Jets.

Quite frankly, I would imagine almost every man reading this today WISHES his biggest problems were being the top QB in the league and having to talk to Suzy freaking Kolber for a few seconds after embarrassing the Bills yet again on the national stage.

Let’s be honest here, had he stopped and just gave here a couple quick words…the whole thing would have lasted less than 60 seconds most likely. Is it really worth coming off as a complete ass over 60 seconds of your life? I work in an office all day with people I only wish I could just run away from but I can’t and I don’t even get to go home to Giselle for my efforts.

I hope Suzy told him where he could shove his elitist attitude when the camera was off. He certainly earned it.

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by Xander Diaz on Sep 18, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

this will have to be settled on the field. im hoping the jets can back it all up.

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by jetpen89 on Sep 17, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

I like Rhodes but sometimes he’s a little too “Hollywood” for his own good. The media is just trying to get quotes out of him to sell their papers and probably goading him to say half the stuff he does. I agree with what he’s saying but he should keep it between himself and his teammates. Tom “TMZ” Brady is more wise in this aspect. He’s well aware of what a bullshit farce most so called “journalists” are nowadays and always keeps his mouth shut. Something tells me his mind thinks differently than what his mouth speaks.

by Ozone on Sep 17, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

Pats/Jets

The way I look at playing the Patriots is this: If you lay back on D, there is a 100% chance that Brady will eventually slowly pick you apart from a nice, safe pocket. If you blitz him, there is a very good chance he’ll burn you a few times, but you will also get some hits on him and maybe cause a turnover or two. If he burns, he burns you, but at least you’re making him pay for it.

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by thefantasyknowitall on Sep 18, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions