flgreen Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 NY Jets take pride in proving doubters all wrong Critics wrote off the Jets before the season began and continued to do so prior to Sunday's win over division leader New England Patiors. But at 4-3, Gang Green could care less about external expectations as they stand just one game within the AFC East lead nearing the midpoint of the season. Comments (40) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2013, 11:08 PM Print COREY SIPKIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Rex Ryan is all smiles after his team moves to 4-3 with an overtime victory against the Patriots. The script was written and the outcome plain to see: The Jets would be buried during a treacherous three-game stretch against divisional leaders. Rex Ryan’s seat would be baking. Thanks for playing, guys. Here are your parting gifts. The craziest part of it all, of course, is that nobody considered the alternate storyline. What if…? . No way. Couldn’t happen. The critics (see: me) may have written off Ryan’s team before the season, but that hardly matters anymore. The Jets aren’t disappearing anytime soon after a gotta-have-it 30-27 overtime victory over the Patriots on Sunday that put them within one game of the AFC East lead nearing the midpoint of the season. Ryan may have been prone to hyperbole in the past, but it’s impossible to deny that his Jets couldn’t care less about external expectations. At 4-3, why should they? “They don’t listen to the noise out there,” Ryan said. “They don’t stop believing. Period. Outside people have no idea about this group. I’m just telling you: I know it’s special…. We got what it takes, in my opinion, to do something great.” The Jets have plenty of more hurdles to clear before even entertaining the “P” word, but there were encouraging signs all over the field at MetLife Stadium. Whether it was a resilient rookie quarterback who suffered amnesia after an early pick-six, a soft-spoken running back craving more touches, a defense that proved to be Kryptonite for the Patriots’ Superman in the second half or some good fortune at the end, these Jets looked every bit like a team that shouldn’t be summarily dismissed after toppling the team they love to hate. “That’s the team we’ve always chased,” Ryan said of the Patriots, who fell to 5-2. “You’re tired of looking up at them. But at the end of the day, they’ve earned that.” The Jets finally got the best of Tom Brady, who has owned them for the better part of a decade, with five consecutive wins against his division foes. Ryan’s defense came alive in the second half to avenge the Jets’ Week 2 loss in Foxborough. Brady was held to a 53.5 quarterback rating, including an un-Brady-like 11 for 28 with a pick-six after intermission. The Patriots were just 1 for 12 on third downs. Ryan’s team was tantalizingly close in a 13-10 loss to the Patriots in Week 2. “This time,” Ryan said, “we finished the job.” “We’ve been in this situation numerous times,” outside linebacker Calvin Pace said. “It was finally time for us to finally get one.” COREY SIPKIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Geno Smith shows flashes of his potential with a rushing touchdown to give the Jets a lead. It wasn’t easy. Geno Smith’s first-quarter pick-six helped put the Jets in a 21-10 halftime hole, before Ryan’s defense flipped the script in the third quarter. Antonio Allen’s pick-six drew the Jets to within one score and set the tone for a dominating defensive effort that held Brady & Co. to just two field goals in eight possessions after halftime. Chris Ivory grinded out 104 yards on 34 carries to help Ryan’s team hold a nearly 23-minute time of possession edge. The Jets caught a break on Patriots rookie Chris Jones’ unsportsmanlike penalty in OT that erased Nick Folk’s missed 56-yard field goal. Folk’s game-winning 42-yarder kept the Jets in the AFC East hunt with division leaders Cincinnati and New Orleans on the horizon before their Week 10 bye. The next step: Winning two in a row for the first time this season. “Every season has a crossroads,” right guard Willie Colon said. “There’s a fork in the road. This was that type of game. We had to make a decision. If we wanted a chance at the division, we had to have this one.” It started with Ryan’s message on Saturday night. It was corny and clichéd, but the head coach meant it: He was proud of his team. “We (felt) like we’re better than the Patriots,” Richardson said. “We just had to go out and prove it. And we did.” Ryan may have toned down his rhetoric, but his players see the same man behind closed doors. “He’s a guy we rally behind,” Pace said. “We love to play for him. He makes it fun… Our performance today showed that we keep fighting for each other and we fight for him.” The Jets changed the storyline by ignoring the critics. “The culture of this locker room is changing,” Colon said. Ryan’s team has matched the number of victories that many thought it would take 17 weeks to reach. So, has the perception surrounding the Jets changed after Sunday? “I don’t particularly care,” center Nick Mangold said. He shouldn’t. None of them should Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/mehta-jets-step-laugh-article-1.1491337#ixzz2iOqk1XVz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Not reading GFY Mehta. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I wish somebody had punched this bitch in the face instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Screw you Mehta!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 I didn't notice, but did they show the handshake between Rex and the Lil Troll. When Manginia informed the league about the Troll cheating he wouldn't shake his hand. Can't help but wondering how he reacted to Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Mehta can suck a dick. This team dont hear the noise, they bring it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge o8 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 hahaha in your face not one person picked the jets not one LOVE IT!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Manish Mehta... Maybe the only public NY sport figure with less job security than Rex Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Wow Douch bag Meh'ta, he can stroke over the Giants winning against the worst offensive play I've seen, since the high powered sack of Sh## offence we served up last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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