Marcus Gilchrist ~ ~ ~

[kelly]

Todd Bowles is the man in charge, but it appears the Jets are having some difficulty purging some of the loose-lipped characteristics of Rex Ryan's Florham Park regime.

Speaking to USA Today about Sunday's AFC East showdown against the New England Patriots, Jets safety Marcus Gilchrist decided he'd give away a clue as to how the Jets are prepping for the challenge of Tom Brady.same way you prepare for Kirk Cousins," Gilchrist said.

Say what ?

Perhaps some clarification is needed.

"You don't change," Gilchrist said. "It's like turning the light switch on and off because it's a different person. Kirk Cousins could have easily come out there (last week) and we could've not played sound football and not been where we were supposed to be and he could've looked the same way (like Brady)."We can't allow one game to be bigger than the other. Do we realize the type of player we're playing against? Yes, we do. But you don't change. We've got to be 1-0 this week, regardless of who it is -- Brady -- regardless of who we're playing."

Although one could appreciate Gilchrist's belief that they need to approach every QB challenge with a full-fledged effort, it seems strange he'd see a similarity in the tactical approach to arguably the greatest nemesis in Jets history and a guy who is constantly looking over his shoulder at Colt McCoy and RGIII.Still, while Gilchrist didn't say he was underestimating the Patriots, there's one player on the Jets perfectly content with letting the team's early-season success turn him into a gridiron seer.

Sheldon Richardson is confident the Jets will prevail Sunday."This is going to be another win for us," Richardson told Metro. "We'll let you all write the columns about validating wins and stuff like that. This is going to be another win in the win column if we got out there and execute and do what we're supposed to do."We're going to be up in the division, that's how we're going to look at it. We're going to be the front-runners, that's how we look at it."

This sort of talk seems eerily reminiscent of Ryan's pregame boasts in the run up to the Bills' Week 2 loss to the Patriots. Perhaps the Jets should keep the talking to a minimum until the AFC East status quo changes.

>     http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000563329/article/gilchrist-you-prepare-same-way-for-brady-cousins

[Jetsfan80]

So this guy rips one Jet for treating the game just like any other from a preparation/execution standpoint, then rips another for saying we'll win and take over 1st place if we execute?  So how are the Jets supposed to be approaching this game?  Should we be bowing down to Brady like he's a football god and admitting defeat before the game starts?  What a tool.

 

[#27TheDominator]

I didn't read much about the Sheldon stuff.  Boasting and guarantees don't bother me or make me pumped up.  The Sheldon quotes up there do seem a bit worse than "if we execute we will win."  I think Gilchrist said exactly what Bowles would have wanted.  Execute and do your job.  If the guy next to you does his job you are in pretty good shape.  The last thing you want to do is press and try to do too much.  That is why guys like Erik McMillan got a bunch of picks but maybe weren't the best players.