New York Jets News

Football coverage from the Staten Island Advance

• Gholston fails to apply heat
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- On Sunday, the Jets needed rookie linebacker Vernon Gholston's pass-rush ability in the worst way. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler repeatedly scrambled to make plays and the Jets couldn't lay a hand on him.

• Jets know they let one slip away
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- As the Jets sorted through the wreckage of their 34-17 loss to the Broncos one day later, they lamented the fact that with a win they could've had a virtual stranglehold on the AFC East title -- a two-game lead with four to play.

• Jets don't look so Super
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Jets had a front-row seat to see the player being touted as the NFL's newest gunslinger -- Bronco quarterback Jay Cutler. The Jets are buying the hype today.

• Hillis finds the holes in soft Jet defense
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The fantasy geeks may have been on to him a couple weeks ago, but the Jets found out yesterday that Denver's fifth-string running back is pretty good.

• Jones turning back the clock
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- If you're an NFL running back, age 30 qualifies you for an AARP card. The years of taking a physical beating and battling through injuries begin to rob you of your burst and bounce. Turning the corner is like running a marathon.

• Less is more for Jets' on offense
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer readily admits that quarterback Brett Favre has gone more to a short passing game in recent weeks, but he insists a post pattern to wide receiver Laveranues Coles -- even with safety help over the top -- is still in the playbook.

• Barton a jokester in clubhouse, all business on the field
If there's a practical joke being played in the Jets' locker room, chances are linebacker Eric Barton's fingerprints are on it. The former Oakland Raiders bad boy, now in his fifth season with the Jets, loves life and his teammates.

• Jenkins a soothsayer
The Jets are coming off, perhaps, the biggest back-to-back road victories in franchise history with wins at New England and Tennessee, and they have won five straight games and seven of eight.

• Suddenly, Jets on everybody's radar
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The buzz is everywhere, and judging by the way the Jets are playing, it's only going to get louder.

• Jets are true Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As the victorious Jets walked up the tunnel and into the visiting locker room yesterday, they exchanged hugs and high-fives. There were enough smiles to light up downtown Nashville -- none bigger than the one on Brett Favre, who bounced up the ramp in playful bunny hop.

• Dominance was delivered on the ground
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- This one was not about the quarterback.

• Gang Green shuts down Titans' run game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- With a big assist from the offense, the Jets lowered the boom on the Titans' much-ballyhooed running game.

• Jets enjoy success of ground game
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- When the jokes are flying in the film room, nobody is safe.

• Bo knows receiving, and Jets are wary
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- His name is Bo Scaife. Jets fans should be ready to hear it a few times Sunday afternoon.

• Jets face a perfect storm
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Jets' victory over the Patriots last week did as much for their collective psyche as it did for their place in the AFC East standings. Before the Jets could move forward, they had to put the Patriots behind them.

• Law makes impact
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Plucked from his living room sofa last week, Ty Law wasted little time making an impact. The veteran cornerback said yesterday that he was "a little shocked" to be in for 57 plays in the Jets' overtime thriller over the Patriots last Thursday.

• Tennessee's offense working to perfection
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- This may come as a shock to Jets fans, but one of the keys to the Tennessee Titans' perfect 10 of a season was once one of your own.

• Titans are tall task for Jets
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- As the Jets celebrated their breakthrough victory against the rival Patriots Thursday night at Gillette Stadium, defensive end Shaun Ellis' thoughts were someplace else.

• Jets jump in driver's seat
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- With the Jets' third chance to knock out the Patriots, Brett Favre and rookie tight end Dustin Keller took matters into their own hands.

• Favre did it his way
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- He looked like the coolest person on earth when it ended, like Frank Sinatra strolling on stage in Vegas.

• Jet defense burned by Cassel
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Jets won a hard-fought game, 34-31, in overtime, but head coach Eric Mangini will still have some things to discuss with the defense heading into the next game.

• Looks like Keller starting to become a top end
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Veteran tight end Bubba Franks might not introduce Brett Favre at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony a few years from now, but he'll definitely get an all-expenses-paid trip to the festivities. Not to mention a few words of thanks.

• Simple Jet question: If not now, when?
Eric Mangini does not believe in statement games. His players do. His fans certainly do. The media? We love them so much, we have about a dozen different names for them.

• No extra pressure for Favre
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Asked if he's feeling extra pressure because tomorrow night's Jets-Patriots battle is for first place -- and just the reason the Jets acquired him -- quarterback Brett Favre punted.

• Pats developing a respect for Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- If they didn't stand 6-5, 260 pounds and wear Patriots warm-ups, you'd swear these guys worked for the Jets public relations department.

• Pats are Jets' big test
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The Jets' additions have, with every week, started to make a difference. At the same time, the Patriots' subtractions have left them looking like a shell of their Super Bowl-winning and record-setting teams.

• Jets sign veteran Ty Law
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- In a surprising move, the Jets signed 14-year veteran cornerback Ty Law to a one-year contract yesterday, it was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the situation.

• Short week cuts into rest time
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Battered and bruised after three hours of violent collisions, Jets fullback Tony Richardson offered a surefire remedy to cure all those aches and pains in time for Thursday night's showdown with the New England Patriots.

• Jets are rolling with romp over helpless Rams
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- With apologies to Yogi Berra, it got late early yesterday afternoon at the Meadowlands.

• A laugher for improving O-line
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson was playing stand-up comic, cracking jokes and showering his buddy -- who just happened to be sitting about two feet away -- with one compliment after another.

• Pace earns style points for TD
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jets linebacker Calvin Pace joked that when it came to style points, he beat teammate Abram Elam by a mile yesterday during his 50-yard return of a forced fumble on a strip/sack by Elam for a first-quarter touchdown.

• Jets refuse to look past Rams
Damien Woody shook his head and laughed off the question.

• Richardson plays follow the leader
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- It might have been during the days of leather helmets and mud-soaked uniforms, but veteran fullback Tony Richardson insists he was once a featured running back in the NFL.

• At least for one game, Favre turns conservative
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- It goes against everything he believes in.

• Jets find AFC East up for grabs
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Two weeks ago, the Jets were trying to explain away a horrible loss to the rudderless Raiders. Last week, they had to defend an ugly victory over the struggling Chiefs.

• Jones picking up steam
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- More and more, Jets running back Thomas Jones is looking like the franchise back who led the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl XLI.

• Defense fuels Jets to big win
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Shaun Ellis has experienced heartbreak here so many times that he knows the Bills' scoring celebration song by memory.

• Revis gets his revenge
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Darrelle Revis spent the entire week watching a horror movie. It was the cornerback's first trip to Buffalo last season as a rookie. He was matched up against the slot as the nickel back, and the Bills made him the star of the flick for all the wrong reasons.