flgreen Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Jets lineman: ‘We can take the division’ By Steve Serby September 19, 2013 | 9:47pm . Modal Trigger Jets lineman: ‘We can take the division’ Jets offensive lineman Willie Colon, a Bronx native, is confident in the team this year. . Willie Colon looks around and doesn’t see a rebuilding team with a rookie quarterback and weapons who apparently think it is better to give than to receive. He doesn’t see a running back-by-committee to pity. He sees a tough team for a tough town that, in the immortal words of Bobby Bonilla, will show you the Bronx in a Big Apple minute. A quality and a mentality that can take you places no one else thinks you can possibly go. “I think we can take the division,” Colon tells The Post. When the naysayers who smoke the objective pipe stop laughing, we will let the right guard speak his piece. It started when I asked him what the toughness level is on this Jets team that awaits the Bills Sunday. “As far as like 1 to 10?” “Yeah.” “About a 7. … We could be better.” “How do you get better?” “Finishing games. I think one of the biggest things we have to do mentally, when we get four minutes and our defense gives us back the ball, they shouldn’t be back on the field.” “Have you ever been on a 10?” “Yeah. Pittsburgh [in the 2008 season]. Super Bowl year.” “Describe the infield mentality of a 10.” “From the defensive side, there’s been games where I haven’t seen an opponent get past three or seven points. … Special teams, I can remember, we had at least three or four guys that will fly down and put the hammer on people. … We had a great punter, we had a great kicker in Jeff Reed at the time. And offensive line-wise, we relished running the power game. We kinda got charged up, and then, all of a sudden, a lot of teams come by the third quarter, they were tired. They didn’t want to see the power no more. “They got tired of seeing big Chris —. You couldn’t sack Ben [Roethlisberger]. They got tired of ‘James Harrison coming at me,’ they got tired of finding Troy [Polamalu]. “I just remember teams, by the third quarter, submitting. Like, ‘Hey guys, all right, you guys won.’ You see it in their eyes, you see it in their body language. That’s when you know you got a tough team.” “Can this team be a 10?” “I think we’re still kinda finding our identity, I think it’s coming. I think each week goes on, we get tougher. I think the defense is playing lights out, and I think they keep giving our offense a chance to get better. I think overall, we could be a 10 by the end of the year without a doubt.” (Look, these Jets are far from those Super Bowl XLIII Steelers. But let our Jet continue). “You can never underestimate the human spirit. When you get guys that grab on each other, lean on each other, the sky’s the limit. I’ve been with Steeler teams that people say, ‘Oh, this team doesn’t have it.’ Then sure enough we’re competing for the championship.” “Was there a sense after the New England melee that this team had that kind of fight?” “I do. I think the biggest thing, when I looked around the locker room, everybody was hurt, everybody was crushed by it. It wasn’t this sense that, ‘Oh well, maybe we’ll get ’em next time.’ That’s the worst feeling to have, I think. If you’re a true competitor, it should hurt, it should piss you off, you should feel something in your stomach that’s uneasy and unsettling. When I looked around the locker room, you could tell guys were pissed off, guys were angry, guys were heartbroken, ’cause we had a chance to pull it off in Foxborough. We had the Patriots on their heels, but we didn’t execute, we didn’t get it done.” Colon, hefty fine aside, knows protecting his teammates’ backs in Foxborough is well worth it. “If your brother’s in a foxhole, you better be with him,” Colon said. “I can’t go to sleep anytime if my brother was out on the street and he got jumped and I wasn’t there to go rescue him or go fight next to him.” “Can a team that’s a 7 on the toughness scale hang in the division race?” “No question, no question. I think the sky’s the limit for us, man. Obviously this is a big game for us Sunday, we gotta win it, you don’t want to go 0-2 in the division. I think we got enough guys, enough firepower where we can take this thing, but we have to do it together.” “You can take what thing?” “1 think we can take the division.” “You just made headlines with that.” “I don’t care. What do you want me to say? I’m supposed to say the Dolphins or New England can take it? I believe in the Jets. I believe in this team. I believe if we stick together and do what we need to do, We can take it. We can ball.” “You’re going to be a popular figure with Jets fans.” “I just speak my heart.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 keep your thoughts to yourself, Willie boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I could sh*t out bricks if my ass was square. But its not so i wont. Just because you can win doesnt mean you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 why is it always the guys who havn't been Jets for more than a year are the ones with the biggest mouths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Colon's become the "go to" guy for the likes of Serby, Cimini, Mehta, and friends. They need a story, they just ask Colon for his opinion. Local guy, probably looking for some kind of media gig when he retires. Which will be a year or two hopefully he'll last that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I don't see what anyone doesn't like about what he's saying. He certainly has the right attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I could sh*t out bricks if my ass was square. But its not so i wont. Just because you can win doesnt mean you will. Yes, but Willie Colon is going to try to win. Are you going to try to sh*t out bricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Yes, but Willie Colon is going to try to win. Are you going to try to sh*t out bricks? Id be happy with one solid poop a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 If NE wasn't 2-0 in the division already and the Jets offense wasn't so bad on top of not haven't a PR, I'd agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 If NE wasn't 2-0 in the division already and the Jets offense wasn't so bad on top of not haven't a PR, I'd agree with him. We have a punt returner. He was concussed and didn't play in 1 of our games. We have another but he seems to be tanking it because he doesn't want to do it & risk injury and lose his starting job that way. No other explanation for that fair catch with 20 yards of running room. Personally I don't think the odds of us taking the division are promising. But I like his attitude. Not just the "we can do it" part; if anything I like the "we can play tougher than we are" part from any player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 We have a punt returner. He was concussed and didn't play in 1 of our games. We have another but he seems to be tanking it because he doesn't want to do it & risk injury and lose his starting job that way. No other explanation for that fair catch with 20 yards of running room. Personally I don't think the odds of us taking the division are promising. But I like his attitude. Not just the "we can do it" part; if anything I like the "we can play tougher than we are" part from any player. Kerley is out this week as well and I don't get not putting anyone back on punts. It's ******* retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Kerley is out this week as well and I don't get not putting anyone back on punts. It's ******* retarded. I thought he was practicing. Well if Rex does that again this week I will not be amused. Kyle Wilson needs to act like he's got a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I thought he was practicing. Well if Rex does that again this week I will not be amused. Kyle Wilson needs to act like he's got a pair. There has to be someone out there that can return kicks if Wilson wants to be a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I thought he was practicing. Well if Rex does that again this week I will not be amused. Kyle Wilson needs to act like he's got a pair. Kerley practiced in full yesterday, so unless he got concussed again in practice, I'm pretty sure he's suiting up. Which will be a big asset for Geno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Kerley practiced in full yesterday, so unless he got concussed again in practice, I'm pretty sure he's suiting up. Which will be a big asset for Geno. Sweet, I just read their not sure if he's playing or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I would rather Kerley not return punts anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I see nothing wrong with him believing in his team and speaking his heart.... he's not talking sh*t,so shut up about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I thought he was practicing. Well if Rex does that again this week I will not be amused. Kyle Wilson needs to act like he's got a pair. Wilson does act like he has a pair..........of t!ts............32B's. Colon seems to talk like Rex used to before the neutering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Wilson does act like he has a pair..........of t!ts............32B's. Colon seems to talk like Rex used to before the neutering. Rex used to guarantee victory, like a prediction, and therein lies the difference. Most of what Colon is expressing (the way I see it) is an attitude that, frankly, everyone on the team should have. He's showing heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Willie go to back to pIttsburgh with positivity and desire to win. This is Jet country we hate that sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Talking sh*t, taking swings at officials, Willie don't give a ****. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I don't see what anyone doesn't like about what he's saying. He certainly has the right attitude. 100% agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourceworx Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Talking sh*t, taking swings at officials, Willie don't give a ****. Love it. I don't see this as talking sh*t. He isn't saying that they will win the division. He's saying that they can if the offense can find a way to put it together. I have absolutely no problem with anything he said. I love this guy's attitude. We need more guys like him on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Wilson does act like he has a pair..........of t!ts............32B's. So that's why he never see's the ball ... they keep pulling his bra up over his eyes. Makes perfect sense now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodeawhodat Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 from your lips to gods ears willie! Bring the fvckin ruckus to buff! I am starting Ivory in FF this week. UNLEASH THE BEAST!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 So that's why he never see's the ball ... they keep pulling his bra up over his eyes. Makes perfect sense now ... not sure you're familiar with how bras work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Id be happy with one solid poop a week. Unless they are gold we aren't going to make any money sh*tting bricks at that rate! There has to be someone out there that can return kicks if Wilson wants to be a bitch. Kicks are easy. Gates was actually doing a fairly good job with them, but most are touchbacks now anyhow. Punts are harder. Wilson may be better at it after a bit of practice or he may just be a bitch. It's a strange feeling alone with all those bodies coming at you, it may be actual fear or just fear of making a mistake/muff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Rex used to guarantee victory, like a prediction, and therein lies the difference. Most of what Colon is expressing (the way I see it) is an attitude that, frankly, everyone on the team should have. He's showing heart. Funny thing about that.. I don't actually ever recall Rex guaranteeing a victory. That's what the mythology will have you believe but in reality all he said was some nonsense about a crystal ball and he signed the espn bus with "soon to be champs". Unless I'm mistaken he never looked at anyone with a straight face and guaranteed anything. He sounded more like Colon then Namath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Love Colon's attitude, how can you not? And he's right, the Jets could win the division. As soon as they start figuring out how to score points, the sky is the limit. They've got great coaching and what could be an elite defense. That's typically enough to compete with anyone. I dont see it happening this year...but there is plenty of talent of the Jets roster to build on. Dont let all the hate fool you. The Jets are in a good position to improve drastically over the next 2 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 This didnt even need to be said. The AFC East stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Colon is right the AFC East is ours for the taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Funny thing about that.. I don't actually ever recall Rex guaranteeing a victory. That's what the mythology will have you believe but in reality all he said was some nonsense about a crystal ball and he signed the espn bus with "soon to be champs". Unless I'm mistaken he never looked at anyone with a straight face and guaranteed anything. He sounded more like Colon then Namath. Rex absolutely guaranteed winning a superbowl. The most recent time was at the scouting combine in 2011. "I guarantee we'll win it this year." That is a direct quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 not sure you're familiar with how bras work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 HA please tell me that's you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Colon is such an a$$hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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