Nick Mangold gave broadcast networks another reason you'll never see an offensive lineman being interviewed in post-game wrap-ups. The New York Jets center photo bombed his quarterback Mark Sanchez while being interviewed on live TV by an NBC reporter after last night's game against the New York Giants.
It seems like the only way that the 300-pound Mangold can get his Grizzly Adams beard in prime-time is to crash Sanchez's interviews. He is making a habit of it. This is the second week in a row Mangold has done it and he is proud of his new-found face-time.
Mangold tweeted about the photo bomb on his Twitter account: "Got another one! I'm 2 for 2."
The camera-hungry Mangold pulled the same stunt last week after a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
He was joined, for a moment, by another O-lineman, teammate Wayne Hunter, in acting like giddy spectators when the Jumbo tron Fan-Cam is turned on them-- lots of hand waving and silly faces. It's a lot worse when annoying fans do it.
It almost looked like Sanchez was expecting the interruption and didn't break stride in his conversation.
The Jets defeated the Giants, 17-3, in the thrice-scheduled "Battle of MetLife Stadium" in the Meadowlands, so there was a good reason to goof around.
Afterwards, the prankster Mangold made nice with the reporter Bruce Beck by tweeting him: "All in good humor of course."
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Mark Sanchez Was Ready To Lay Down His Own Brand Of Hard Knocks On Rex Ryan
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez admits there was a time last season when he wanted to lay down his own version of Hard Knocks on his coach Rex Ryan-- with his fists.
Last year, after Jets head coach Rex Ryan came close to benching Mark Sanchez, the quarterback said the incident nearly caused him to come to blows with the outspoken Jets coach.
According to the New York Post, Sanchez-- he of movie-star looks and lifestyle-- told GQ magazine, in the new issue featuring the NFL, he wanted to throw down a beating on his mentor and coach.
"I wanted to fight him. I was really mad," opened up Sanchez in the revealing article.
According to Sanchez, he had not been playing well during consecutive losses to division rivals, the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, causing the never-shy Ryan to openly speculate about sitting down his signal-caller and replace him with back-up quarterback Mark Brunell.
Brunell was instructed by Ryan to start practicing more with the other starters.
Sanchez said he took this as a subtle message that the head coach was considering benching him and it made the Gang Green QB see red.
The scorned Sanchez put down his dukes after offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, intervened.
The article reports that Schottenheimer-- as the messenger-- reminded Sanchez of Ryan's order for Brunell to handle more of the first-team practices which made Sanchez want to call out Ryan.
"I was like [Ryan] can come tell me [himself],' recalled Sanchez.
Schottenheimer threw water on the fired up QB.
The coordinator consoled the unhappy Sanchez. "And [Schottenheimer] is like, ' Come on, man, don't do that,'" he revealed to GQ.
Ryan and Sanchez have always had a father-son relationship-- albeit one that could blow at any time. It's pretty easy with a no-nonsense-speaker like Ryan, even with the soft-spoken Sanchez, but the head coach has stood by his QB through all of Sanchez's growing pains in the NFL.
"Rex is super honest," said Sanchez. "I wish he wasn't that honest at times."
In the article, Sanchez delves into his personal life as a rich single man in New York City and the boundaries he has learned to set for himself outside of the game. He acknowledges that the rock star life style has its limits.
"You have to be a 24-year-old bachelor with the means to do anything, just about, but with the wherewithal and understanding and life skills of a 45 year-old Supreme Court judge," he said.
Even a 45 year-old Supreme Court judge has probably felt like giving the loud-mouth Jets head coach a pop on the snout at one time or another.
Last year, after Jets head coach Rex Ryan came close to benching Mark Sanchez, the quarterback said the incident nearly caused him to come to blows with the outspoken Jets coach.
According to the New York Post, Sanchez-- he of movie-star looks and lifestyle-- told GQ magazine, in the new issue featuring the NFL, he wanted to throw down a beating on his mentor and coach.
"I wanted to fight him. I was really mad," opened up Sanchez in the revealing article.
According to Sanchez, he had not been playing well during consecutive losses to division rivals, the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, causing the never-shy Ryan to openly speculate about sitting down his signal-caller and replace him with back-up quarterback Mark Brunell.
Brunell was instructed by Ryan to start practicing more with the other starters.
Sanchez said he took this as a subtle message that the head coach was considering benching him and it made the Gang Green QB see red.
The scorned Sanchez put down his dukes after offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, intervened.
The article reports that Schottenheimer-- as the messenger-- reminded Sanchez of Ryan's order for Brunell to handle more of the first-team practices which made Sanchez want to call out Ryan.
"I was like [Ryan] can come tell me [himself],' recalled Sanchez.
Schottenheimer threw water on the fired up QB.
The coordinator consoled the unhappy Sanchez. "And [Schottenheimer] is like, ' Come on, man, don't do that,'" he revealed to GQ.
Ryan and Sanchez have always had a father-son relationship-- albeit one that could blow at any time. It's pretty easy with a no-nonsense-speaker like Ryan, even with the soft-spoken Sanchez, but the head coach has stood by his QB through all of Sanchez's growing pains in the NFL.
"Rex is super honest," said Sanchez. "I wish he wasn't that honest at times."
In the article, Sanchez delves into his personal life as a rich single man in New York City and the boundaries he has learned to set for himself outside of the game. He acknowledges that the rock star life style has its limits.
"You have to be a 24-year-old bachelor with the means to do anything, just about, but with the wherewithal and understanding and life skills of a 45 year-old Supreme Court judge," he said.
Even a 45 year-old Supreme Court judge has probably felt like giving the loud-mouth Jets head coach a pop on the snout at one time or another.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Eli Manning's Silence About Plaxico Burress Spoke Volumes
It looks like Plaxico Burress found a fly in his soup during last night's dinner meeting with Tom Coughlin-- and that fly's name might be Eli Manning.
Burress can cook up every reason in the book to explain why he spurned the New York Giants for their Meadowlands cellmates--I mean stadium-mates--the New York Jets, but the absence of any public support from Manning down the stretch might have swung Burress's decision from Big Blue to Gang Green.
If the Giants quarterback is still blaming Burress, and his arrest for gun possession, for costing the team the 2008 season and Manning's chance to get back-to-back Super Bowl titles, he's barking up the wrong goal post. Ironically, Manning's lack of vocal support for the return of his one-time favorite target could cost him this season as well.
The Giants team is getting old and, now that the Philadelphia Eagles have buffed up their defensive backfield-- with the signing of DB-extraordinaire, Nnamdi Asomugha-- and the uncertain return of receiver Steve Smith to the Giants, the loss of Burress may have just given a huge advantage to the Eagles in their two division game match-ups.
Coughlin seemed friendlier than a flair-covered waiter at Bennigan's, leading up to his dinner with Burress, while Manning played the snobby waiter at a French bistro.
All week Roethlisberger openly campaigned for Burress' return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Manning only mumbled a few standard comments.
"You just don't want distractions," said Manning. "Distractions, whatever they may be, can hurt a team. If you're spending your time concerned about something else, bringing your attention away from the opponent on your preparation, that's considered a distraction."
I tell you what distraction is Eli. Distraction is being asked 'Why didn't you lobby harder for Burress' about five-thousand times this week and looking for a top-notch wide-out in the fourth quarter this season.
Make no mistake, Manning supports Burress' second chance and even made a call to his former wide-out while he was in prison, but hasn't bothered to jump on the "We Want Plax" bandwagon.
By all accounts, the meeting with Coughlin went swimmingly. The head coach was smiling yesterday and put it bluntly, "The meeting went well."
Not well enough, as Burress's "fully-guaranteed," one-year deal for $3.017 million with the Jets the next day will attest.
Let's give Manning the benefit of a doubt. Maybe the silent treatment wasn't such a bad idea. I don't remember Jets quarterback, Mark Sanchez, standing in Times Square singing a tribute to the ex-con and look where Burress ended up.
"I never really lobbied for anybody," said Manning before the meeting. "So if this is the right spot for Plaxico, if the Giants and Coach Coughlin are pleased with his attitude and after talking to him, then [I'm] happy to have him."
In the end, here's what Manning's silence about signing Burress said.
No distractions. Burress' return to the Giants will disrupt an already shortened training camp. It's about the team, not one player.
Why all the fuss over a soon to be (August 12) 34 year-old receiver who hasn't played a down in 2 1/2 years?
How is a guy who was never a fan of Coughlin's discipline and structured system going to feel about routine after almost two full years in lockup? Does the prison stint help Burress cope with Coughlin's Captain Bligh act?
Finally, Manning doesn't want to insult his current group of receivers. After all, he threw for over 4,000 yards last year and has two Pro Bowl-caliber wide-outs in Steve Smith and Hakeem Nicks. Joined by Mario Manningham, Manning believes he has the nucleus of a solid receiving corp.
"I like our receivers here, I think we have a great crew, very talented, they work hard," he said. "Can you have too many good receivers? No, I don't think so. I'm going about my business and preparing for myself.
Hey, everybody wanted little Eli to man up and be more assertive--so there you go.
Maybe Burress would have picked the Giants if Manning took the time to drop a dime or, just maybe, Coughlin put that fly in the soup.
Burress can cook up every reason in the book to explain why he spurned the New York Giants for their Meadowlands cellmates--I mean stadium-mates--the New York Jets, but the absence of any public support from Manning down the stretch might have swung Burress's decision from Big Blue to Gang Green.
The Giants team is getting old and, now that the Philadelphia Eagles have buffed up their defensive backfield-- with the signing of DB-extraordinaire, Nnamdi Asomugha-- and the uncertain return of receiver Steve Smith to the Giants, the loss of Burress may have just given a huge advantage to the Eagles in their two division game match-ups.
Coughlin seemed friendlier than a flair-covered waiter at Bennigan's, leading up to his dinner with Burress, while Manning played the snobby waiter at a French bistro.
All week Roethlisberger openly campaigned for Burress' return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Manning only mumbled a few standard comments.
"You just don't want distractions," said Manning. "Distractions, whatever they may be, can hurt a team. If you're spending your time concerned about something else, bringing your attention away from the opponent on your preparation, that's considered a distraction."
I tell you what distraction is Eli. Distraction is being asked 'Why didn't you lobby harder for Burress' about five-thousand times this week and looking for a top-notch wide-out in the fourth quarter this season.
Make no mistake, Manning supports Burress' second chance and even made a call to his former wide-out while he was in prison, but hasn't bothered to jump on the "We Want Plax" bandwagon.
By all accounts, the meeting with Coughlin went swimmingly. The head coach was smiling yesterday and put it bluntly, "The meeting went well."
Not well enough, as Burress's "fully-guaranteed," one-year deal for $3.017 million with the Jets the next day will attest.
Let's give Manning the benefit of a doubt. Maybe the silent treatment wasn't such a bad idea. I don't remember Jets quarterback, Mark Sanchez, standing in Times Square singing a tribute to the ex-con and look where Burress ended up.
"I never really lobbied for anybody," said Manning before the meeting. "So if this is the right spot for Plaxico, if the Giants and Coach Coughlin are pleased with his attitude and after talking to him, then [I'm] happy to have him."
In the end, here's what Manning's silence about signing Burress said.
No distractions. Burress' return to the Giants will disrupt an already shortened training camp. It's about the team, not one player.
Why all the fuss over a soon to be (August 12) 34 year-old receiver who hasn't played a down in 2 1/2 years?
How is a guy who was never a fan of Coughlin's discipline and structured system going to feel about routine after almost two full years in lockup? Does the prison stint help Burress cope with Coughlin's Captain Bligh act?
Finally, Manning doesn't want to insult his current group of receivers. After all, he threw for over 4,000 yards last year and has two Pro Bowl-caliber wide-outs in Steve Smith and Hakeem Nicks. Joined by Mario Manningham, Manning believes he has the nucleus of a solid receiving corp.
"I like our receivers here, I think we have a great crew, very talented, they work hard," he said. "Can you have too many good receivers? No, I don't think so. I'm going about my business and preparing for myself.
Hey, everybody wanted little Eli to man up and be more assertive--so there you go.
Maybe Burress would have picked the Giants if Manning took the time to drop a dime or, just maybe, Coughlin put that fly in the soup.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Jets 7th-Round Draft Pick & Sanchez BFF Has "Saw" Screenwriting Credit in Future
The New York Jets, who were already drowned in criticism about drafting a couple of players with violent backgrounds, added a third draftee with a scandalous past.
According to the New York Post, the team's 7th-round pick and Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez' longtime friend, Scotty McKnight, was suspended for the final eight games of his senior high school football season because he penned threatening and vicious words directed at his High School English teacher.
In a 2005 school assignment McKnight handed in to his teacher, the then-17 year-old wrote " I am planning coming in your room late one night while you are still working," he wrote. "I will smother you in gasoline and light your head on fire..."
In another entry, according to court records, McKnight sounded like Freddy Krueger by indicating he would glue the teacher naked to a wall, chop off her feet and kill her family while she watched.
The foot reference must have bothered Jets head coach Rex Ryan just a little.
McKnight, who later played college ball and broke receiving records at Colorado, said he and his high school teammate Sam Smith wrote the gruesome journal as a challenge to see who could write the most bizarre scenarios.
Both students thought the Tesoro (Calif.) English teacher was supposed to keep the journal private and not becoming public. The teacher, Alyssa Di Somma, took the journal to school officials after feeling threatened by the images it presented.
McKnight and Smith apologized to Di Somma and they were not criminally charged.
"Me and my buddy wrote some crazy stuff, Tarantino-like movie type stuff and we were trying to one-up each other, figuring no one was ever going to read it. It was for lack of judgment for sure, but we were 17 years-old and not thinking."
Not thinking is putting it mildly. The one person who would read it was the one you graphically threatened with bodily harm. Does Columbine ring a bell?
"It was an error in judgment," McKnight said. " I was 17 years-old and had an assignment to write whatever you want, be creative and no one was ever going to read it."
The "prank" almost cost the honor student and sports star McKnight his football career. Besides being suspended for the last eight football games of his senior year, McKnight was rebuffed by Boise State, to whom he had committed, and ended up as a walk-on at Colorado.
McKnight doesn't deny writing the vile journal and said the entire event was " a learning experience that ultimately get me to where I am today. You really see how one small error in judgment can affect your whole life."
The new Jet claims he was forthright about the incident with every team, including the Jets, who showed interest in drafting him.
"People know that is not me," said McKnight. "I was 17 years-old and had never been in trouble. I come from a family of police officers."
Sanchez will now be re-united with Sanchez, his old friend from their football days at Santa Margarita High School in Southern-California. Sanchez even threw to McKnight at Pro-Day and vouched for his abilities on the field last week.
"He's the best guy who didn't go to the combine," Sanchez said. "He didn't drop a ball at (Pro-Day). He'd be a steal for someone."
Is that a little tremble of fear in Sanchez's voice when discussing his new receiver/future slasher-film screenwriter. McKnight could give the football terms slash, cut and deep threat new meanings in the Jets huddle.
According to the New York Post, the team's 7th-round pick and Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez' longtime friend, Scotty McKnight, was suspended for the final eight games of his senior high school football season because he penned threatening and vicious words directed at his High School English teacher.
In another entry, according to court records, McKnight sounded like Freddy Krueger by indicating he would glue the teacher naked to a wall, chop off her feet and kill her family while she watched.
The foot reference must have bothered Jets head coach Rex Ryan just a little.
McKnight, who later played college ball and broke receiving records at Colorado, said he and his high school teammate Sam Smith wrote the gruesome journal as a challenge to see who could write the most bizarre scenarios.
Both students thought the Tesoro (Calif.) English teacher was supposed to keep the journal private and not becoming public. The teacher, Alyssa Di Somma, took the journal to school officials after feeling threatened by the images it presented.
McKnight and Smith apologized to Di Somma and they were not criminally charged.
"Me and my buddy wrote some crazy stuff, Tarantino-like movie type stuff and we were trying to one-up each other, figuring no one was ever going to read it. It was for lack of judgment for sure, but we were 17 years-old and not thinking."
Not thinking is putting it mildly. The one person who would read it was the one you graphically threatened with bodily harm. Does Columbine ring a bell?
"It was an error in judgment," McKnight said. " I was 17 years-old and had an assignment to write whatever you want, be creative and no one was ever going to read it."
The "prank" almost cost the honor student and sports star McKnight his football career. Besides being suspended for the last eight football games of his senior year, McKnight was rebuffed by Boise State, to whom he had committed, and ended up as a walk-on at Colorado.
McKnight doesn't deny writing the vile journal and said the entire event was " a learning experience that ultimately get me to where I am today. You really see how one small error in judgment can affect your whole life."
The new Jet claims he was forthright about the incident with every team, including the Jets, who showed interest in drafting him.
"People know that is not me," said McKnight. "I was 17 years-old and had never been in trouble. I come from a family of police officers."
Sanchez will now be re-united with Sanchez, his old friend from their football days at Santa Margarita High School in Southern-California. Sanchez even threw to McKnight at Pro-Day and vouched for his abilities on the field last week.
"He's the best guy who didn't go to the combine," Sanchez said. "He didn't drop a ball at (Pro-Day). He'd be a steal for someone."
Is that a little tremble of fear in Sanchez's voice when discussing his new receiver/future slasher-film screenwriter. McKnight could give the football terms slash, cut and deep threat new meanings in the Jets huddle.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Jets QB Mark Sanchez Gets Cozy With Hayden Panettiere
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez likes his blondes like Rex Ryan likes his feet. According to the New York Post, Sanchez has been spotted squiring actress and animal-activist Hayden Panetierre around Los Angeles and Las Vegas hot spots. Sanchez might want to bone up on his fighting skills; Panetierre is currently in a long-distance relationship with heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko.
Never mind "Save the cheerleader, save the world," someone better save the quarterback because the title of Sanchez's next HBO reality show might be called "Hard Knockouts."
Sanchez and the petite Panetierre were seen on Wednesday night in L.A., where they shared drinks at Beacher's Madhouse. Customers said the couple were whispering and getting close to each other.
A source told the Post that "They were clearly trying to hide their affection. They used their friends as a buffer, but it didn't work so well."
The usually low-key Sanchez must like courting trouble. He was recently linked to a similar-looking 17 year-old high-schooler who alleged that she had a romance with the Jets QB. The teen, Eliza Kruger even took photos of Sanchez's tossed bed.
This time, Sanchez may have to worry less about having 'dolphin-free tuna' on his plate, while dining with Panetierre, than getting waled on himself.
Klitschko is the reigning IBF heavyweight champion of the world. This is no Mark Gastineau or even Tommy Zbikowski in the ring either. The Ukrainian giant stands 6'6" and tips the scales at a pre-lap-band Ryan-like 240 pounds of muscle. Klitschko has held the title since 2006 and has a career record of 55-3 with 49 knockouts.
Panetierre seems to fit Sanchez's type--young, blonde and petite. Besides being spotted in L.A., the couple was seen together with friends in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago.
The actress has been linked to Klitschko since last year and sources say she's "just friends" with Sanchez--who is reportedly a buddy of the heavyweight fighter.
Representatives for Panetierre had no comment and Sanchez's reps couldn't be reached by the source.
Klitschko knocked out Samuel Peter in September and is currently preparing to defend his heavyweight title against David Hyde in July.
Never mind "Save the cheerleader, save the world," someone better save the quarterback because the title of Sanchez's next HBO reality show might be called "Hard Knockouts."
A source told the Post that "They were clearly trying to hide their affection. They used their friends as a buffer, but it didn't work so well."
The usually low-key Sanchez must like courting trouble. He was recently linked to a similar-looking 17 year-old high-schooler who alleged that she had a romance with the Jets QB. The teen, Eliza Kruger even took photos of Sanchez's tossed bed.
This time, Sanchez may have to worry less about having 'dolphin-free tuna' on his plate, while dining with Panetierre, than getting waled on himself.
Panetierre seems to fit Sanchez's type--young, blonde and petite. Besides being spotted in L.A., the couple was seen together with friends in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago.
The actress has been linked to Klitschko since last year and sources say she's "just friends" with Sanchez--who is reportedly a buddy of the heavyweight fighter.
Representatives for Panetierre had no comment and Sanchez's reps couldn't be reached by the source.
Klitschko knocked out Samuel Peter in September and is currently preparing to defend his heavyweight title against David Hyde in July.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
A Few Reasons Super Bowl XLVIII in NJ Could Be The Best
The weather at Super Bowl XLV in Dallas must have the NFL wondering how many helmet-to-helmet hits they took after they awarded the 2014 Super Bowl game to New Jersey/New York. All these airport closings and frozen roads. Where is this? Chicago?
If all the forecasts are correct, this Sunday in New York--the night of the big game in three years--will bring snow and icy rain to New Meadowlands Stadium with temperatures dropping to 20 degrees. Don't forget the wind chills which sweep across the swamplands. Perfect for football purists, hell for everyone else.
Right now, the temperature over/under for Super Bowl XLVIII in NJ/NY is 32.5 degrees and snow comes in at 5-to-1 odds. Global warming is the handicap. There isn't a retractable roof.
Bad weather aside, it's the pomp and promotion leading up to the game that should really keep people away. Here are a few of the things to look forward to that could make Super Bowl XLVIII the best ever. One can only wish.
If all the forecasts are correct, this Sunday in New York--the night of the big game in three years--will bring snow and icy rain to New Meadowlands Stadium with temperatures dropping to 20 degrees. Don't forget the wind chills which sweep across the swamplands. Perfect for football purists, hell for everyone else.
Right now, the temperature over/under for Super Bowl XLVIII in NJ/NY is 32.5 degrees and snow comes in at 5-to-1 odds. Global warming is the handicap. There isn't a retractable roof.
Bad weather aside, it's the pomp and promotion leading up to the game that should really keep people away. Here are a few of the things to look forward to that could make Super Bowl XLVIII the best ever. One can only wish.
- New Meadowlands Stadium is now named Giants Stadium once again. New Meadlowlands Stadium. What genius came up with that one?
- Seeing newly-appointed NFL Commissioner Keith "I know everything" Olbermann blame the inclement weather on George W. Bush.
- Watching ESPN and other networks insist on having their talk show analysts broadcast from freezing, open booths outside the studio. Mike Greenberg shivers to death on live TV and no one notices.
- Mexican "reporter" Ines Sainz shows up and no one cares.
- Media Day is cancelled due to the foul weather. Players and reporters are instructed to use Twitter from hotel rooms. Rachel Nichols wins stupidest question after she tweets Mark Sanchez and asks why he and "Entourage" actor, Adrian Grenier have never been seen in the same room together?
- A Super Bowl Tribute to "Jersey Shore" and Jimmy Hoffa pre-game extravaganza beats out a "Twilight" themed mope-fest.
- After Justin Bieber's hair malfunction in last year's Super Bowl XLVII half-time show in New Orleans, Bruce Springsteen gets the call in 2014. Why? Because Jersey's favorite son can do whatever he wants in the Garden State. Wyckoff's own Jonas Brothers feel slighted and vow revenge by releasing a cover album of Greetings from Asbury Park.
- Jerry Jones is still waiting to get back into the Super Bowl.
- The NFL begins plans to fore go Roman numerals after they can't figure out how to fit Super Bowl LXXXVIII on tee-shirts and other souvenirs.
- The 20-4 New York Giants--after the 20-game season and expanded playoffs--beat the New York Jets in Super Bowl XLVIII. Giants head coach Bill Cowher frisks, then hugs Plaxico Burress after he catches the game winner.
- Jets fans finally notice that Rex Ryan's lap-band surgery is working after he removes parka. The new Dr. Scholl's spokesman barely tips the scales at 133 pounds. His head alone weighs in at 45.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez Winning as the Jets Odd Couple
New York Jets head coach, Rex Ryan and his second year quarterback, Mark Sanchez, may be forming one of the great bromances. Maybe its not exactly Walsh and Montana, Holmgren and Favre or Louis and Rick in "Casablanca." Let's say it is more like Unger and Madison.
Believe it or not Ryan has won playoff games in more seasons than New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. Pretty amazing, considering that Coughlin has been around the Meadowlands for seven seasons, while Ryan hopped on board in 2009---the same year the Jets drafted the USC signal-caller.
Now both coaches go in different directions for the second year in a row.
Now, the disparate partners (Ryan and Sanchez) will pull a Hope and Crosby as they hit the road to New England where they will meet their division rivals, the Patriots next Sunday.
After Saturday's last-second victory against the Indianapolis Colts, 17-16, in an AFC wild card match-up, the Jets can't afford to rest. Awaiting them will be the anti-Ryan, Bill Belichick and his better half QB, Tom Brady.
Ryan and Sanchez couldn't be at more opposite ends of the social spectrum. Sanchez, the second year QB, and Adrian Grenier lookalike, came to New York with all the perks having a glamorous career as a USC quarterback could provide. There weren't any shortages of dates with starlets and a shirtless photo-spread in GQ started all the talk about Sanchez living up to being the reincarnation of Joe Namath.
Ryan, on the other hand, came to New York with loud-mouth bravado and a girth to match. His free-wheeling coaching style made the Jets the focus of a number of scandals, incidents and controversies. This season alone has been a non-stop collection of Page Six entries. There was HBO's "Hard Knocks," the Inez Sainz incident, the Braylon Edwards DUI, all the old dirt dug up on former Jets quarterback Bret Favre and finally the foot-fetish video.
Off the field the Jets duo are as different as Times Square and Wall Street. Ryan has been prone to wearing wigs at press conferences and being photographed giving Dolphin fans the finger in a Florida honky-tonk, while the subdued Sanchez has only lived up to a Broadway Joe reputation by attending musicals on The Great White Way.
While Sanchez shows his affinity for the footlights of Broadway, Ryan has shown his predilection for just the feet.
Still, Ryan continues to ruffle feathers and incite controversy while proving his large persona is comparable to his coaching ability.
Make no mistake about it, Sanchez has come a long way this season and he is lugging Ryan with him. It was Sanchez who won the game yesterday at Lukas Oil Field. His last minute drive has become sort of the norm for the Jets signal caller. The Colts Peyton Manning almost pulled another last minute victory from his bag of audibles, but the last 53 seconds of the game were all Sanchez's. He seems to play from behind with a veteran player's panache.
The Jets now know they have a quarterback who can perform in crucial situations and win games if they are close. Sanchez already has more playoff victories than Namath and is only the second rookie quarterback to win his first two playoff games. After finally beating the Colts, Sanchez is now 3-1 in playoff games.
The Jets travel to Gillette Stadium to face their nemesis, and arguably the best NFL team, the Patriots as big underdogs. They have been given about as much of a chance of winning on Sunday as a red-winged black bird has of surviving in Arkansas.
Except for dimming Brady's star by comparing his skills to Manning's last week, Ryan has been relatively quiet since the seven "it's personal" comments regarding the foot-fetish video. There are still six days for Sexy Rexy to stir up some sort of melodrama.
The road to the Super Bowl gets harder through playoff powerhouse New England. The Pats thumped the Jets by 42 points last month and, even then, the brash Ryan still had the gall to disrespect Brady.
Ryan continues to lose pounds and gain bravado, but it is Sanchez who must take control of this season's third meeting with the Patriots. The Jets beat a Colts team with 18 players on the injured reserve list. The only injury the Jets must worry about this Sunday is Brady's bruised ego. The teams are familiar with each other and have plenty of game film to prove it.
The New York Giants are out of the playoffs...again. Ryan and Sanchez have the back pages of the local tabloids to themselves. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Believe it or not Ryan has won playoff games in more seasons than New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. Pretty amazing, considering that Coughlin has been around the Meadowlands for seven seasons, while Ryan hopped on board in 2009---the same year the Jets drafted the USC signal-caller.
Now both coaches go in different directions for the second year in a row.
After Saturday's last-second victory against the Indianapolis Colts, 17-16, in an AFC wild card match-up, the Jets can't afford to rest. Awaiting them will be the anti-Ryan, Bill Belichick and his better half QB, Tom Brady.
Ryan and Sanchez couldn't be at more opposite ends of the social spectrum. Sanchez, the second year QB, and Adrian Grenier lookalike, came to New York with all the perks having a glamorous career as a USC quarterback could provide. There weren't any shortages of dates with starlets and a shirtless photo-spread in GQ started all the talk about Sanchez living up to being the reincarnation of Joe Namath.
Ryan, on the other hand, came to New York with loud-mouth bravado and a girth to match. His free-wheeling coaching style made the Jets the focus of a number of scandals, incidents and controversies. This season alone has been a non-stop collection of Page Six entries. There was HBO's "Hard Knocks," the Inez Sainz incident, the Braylon Edwards DUI, all the old dirt dug up on former Jets quarterback Bret Favre and finally the foot-fetish video.
Off the field the Jets duo are as different as Times Square and Wall Street. Ryan has been prone to wearing wigs at press conferences and being photographed giving Dolphin fans the finger in a Florida honky-tonk, while the subdued Sanchez has only lived up to a Broadway Joe reputation by attending musicals on The Great White Way.
While Sanchez shows his affinity for the footlights of Broadway, Ryan has shown his predilection for just the feet.
Still, Ryan continues to ruffle feathers and incite controversy while proving his large persona is comparable to his coaching ability.
Make no mistake about it, Sanchez has come a long way this season and he is lugging Ryan with him. It was Sanchez who won the game yesterday at Lukas Oil Field. His last minute drive has become sort of the norm for the Jets signal caller. The Colts Peyton Manning almost pulled another last minute victory from his bag of audibles, but the last 53 seconds of the game were all Sanchez's. He seems to play from behind with a veteran player's panache.
The Jets now know they have a quarterback who can perform in crucial situations and win games if they are close. Sanchez already has more playoff victories than Namath and is only the second rookie quarterback to win his first two playoff games. After finally beating the Colts, Sanchez is now 3-1 in playoff games.
The Jets travel to Gillette Stadium to face their nemesis, and arguably the best NFL team, the Patriots as big underdogs. They have been given about as much of a chance of winning on Sunday as a red-winged black bird has of surviving in Arkansas.
Except for dimming Brady's star by comparing his skills to Manning's last week, Ryan has been relatively quiet since the seven "it's personal" comments regarding the foot-fetish video. There are still six days for Sexy Rexy to stir up some sort of melodrama.
The road to the Super Bowl gets harder through playoff powerhouse New England. The Pats thumped the Jets by 42 points last month and, even then, the brash Ryan still had the gall to disrespect Brady.
Ryan continues to lose pounds and gain bravado, but it is Sanchez who must take control of this season's third meeting with the Patriots. The Jets beat a Colts team with 18 players on the injured reserve list. The only injury the Jets must worry about this Sunday is Brady's bruised ego. The teams are familiar with each other and have plenty of game film to prove it.
The New York Giants are out of the playoffs...again. Ryan and Sanchez have the back pages of the local tabloids to themselves. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Rex Ryan Gives 'Foot' Ball Press Conference New Meaning
The New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan went to great lengths to avoid discussing the foot-fetish videos circulating on the Internet showing his look-alike wife, Michelle, being interviewed by a sound-alike Ryan at yesterdays mid-week press conference. If true, they could the latest in a long line of embarrassing episodes for the team this season.
The suspiciously low-keyed Ryan didn't deny they videos were of him and his wife, but stressed that the toe jamborees were a "private matter" six times during yesterday's press conference. It's seemed like the first time the head coach, uncharacteristically, didn't put his foot in his mouth and he quickly preceded to discuss more important issues like the upcoming game against the Chicago Bears than the sexily-titled short clips "Awesome Soles" and "Hot Mature Sexy Feet. Only the 'toes knows.'
Ryan then got callous and seriously put his foot down. He got down about playing with the piggie-skin. Ryan, son of former coach Buddy Ryan, comes from a good pedi-gree bared his sole in discussing upcoming game's playoff implications.
The big toe of the Jets mentioned that a playoff berth is afoot if they put their best foot down. The single digit win last week against Pittsburgh showed fans that the Jets don't get cold feet when they play on the road and if they toe the line they can de-feet the Bears.
Ryan went on to say the team is now gellin' after stubbing it's toes with a couple of losses before last week and he reported some new player injuries.
The sole of the team, quarterback Mark Sanchez's shoulder injury is heeling. The nimble-footed QB played in a limited practice on Wednesday and looked fine. He shouldn't have happy feet on Sunday when the Bears excellent defensive end Julius Peppers goes toe-to-toe with the Jets offensive line. He also said his team won't look flat-footed by the blistering speed of fleet-footed Devin Hester.
Ryan was more interested in his athlete's foot than the videos. In a bit of awkward timing, Ryan said he was tickled that Santonio Holmes' turf toe is getting better. The well-heeled Jets owner Woody Johnson, arch-supported his coach. He will likely send over a get-well basket of Johnson & Johnson pedi-care products and foot the bill.
By duh-feeting duh Bears in Chicago, the home of sole music, the Jets avoid the agony of de-feet and could end up having a playoff meeting with their arch-enemy the New England Patriots and Tom Brady--husband of model Giselle Bunion.
Ryan then got callous and seriously put his foot down. He got down about playing with the piggie-skin. Ryan, son of former coach Buddy Ryan, comes from a good pedi-gree bared his sole in discussing upcoming game's playoff implications.
The big toe of the Jets mentioned that a playoff berth is afoot if they put their best foot down. The single digit win last week against Pittsburgh showed fans that the Jets don't get cold feet when they play on the road and if they toe the line they can de-feet the Bears.
Ryan went on to say the team is now gellin' after stubbing it's toes with a couple of losses before last week and he reported some new player injuries.
The sole of the team, quarterback Mark Sanchez's shoulder injury is heeling. The nimble-footed QB played in a limited practice on Wednesday and looked fine. He shouldn't have happy feet on Sunday when the Bears excellent defensive end Julius Peppers goes toe-to-toe with the Jets offensive line. He also said his team won't look flat-footed by the blistering speed of fleet-footed Devin Hester.
Ryan was more interested in his athlete's foot than the videos. In a bit of awkward timing, Ryan said he was tickled that Santonio Holmes' turf toe is getting better. The well-heeled Jets owner Woody Johnson, arch-supported his coach. He will likely send over a get-well basket of Johnson & Johnson pedi-care products and foot the bill.
By duh-feeting duh Bears in Chicago, the home of sole music, the Jets avoid the agony of de-feet and could end up having a playoff meeting with their arch-enemy the New England Patriots and Tom Brady--husband of model Giselle Bunion.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Mark Sanchez Has Tear In Throwing Arm
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez today confirmed a report that his right shoulder has torn cartilage. According to the New York Daily News, doctors said an MRI on Sanchez's throwing arm showed a partial tear, but it wasn't deemed game threatening.
On Wednesday night, Sanchez said his shoulder was fine and he ran a few plays during 'limited' practice earlier in the day. He said he did some running and threw a few passes without any discomfort and it looks like the light practice was precautionary.
Jets head coach Rex Ryan confirmed his quarterback's shoulder was "sore," but he would be ready for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. The coach downplayed the seriousness of his star player's injury, "If he [Sanchez] had to play, he would be able to play today." "I'm 99 percent sure he'll be ready to play on Sunday," said Ryan.
There have been a lot of questions surrounding Sanchez's poor performances during losses in the past few weeks. His throws were off target and he was taking a beating until the Jets big win in Pittsburgh against the Steelers this past Sunday. During that game Sanchez showed some of the flair he did earlier in the season.
The Jets (10-4) travel to Chicago this week to battle the Bears. Chicago's strength is their defense, so Sanchez better be on his toes. Their four-man rush is led by a pair of sacking defensive bookends Julius Peppers and Israel Idonije.
The Bears (10-4) have already clinched the NFC North by beating a lot of inferior opponents. The Jets are still fighting for a playoff spot and the Bears could be vulnerable. They have the 30th ranked offense and their quarterback Jay Cutler is just as capable of throwing 4 interceptions as 4 touchdown passes.
"I feel our team plays best with our back to the wall, " said Sanchez, "We just want to get to the playoffs."
The Jets need one win to make the playoffs. If Sanchez's shoulder is okay, the Jets road to the playoffs should be much easier.
On Wednesday night, Sanchez said his shoulder was fine and he ran a few plays during 'limited' practice earlier in the day. He said he did some running and threw a few passes without any discomfort and it looks like the light practice was precautionary.
There have been a lot of questions surrounding Sanchez's poor performances during losses in the past few weeks. His throws were off target and he was taking a beating until the Jets big win in Pittsburgh against the Steelers this past Sunday. During that game Sanchez showed some of the flair he did earlier in the season.
The Jets (10-4) travel to Chicago this week to battle the Bears. Chicago's strength is their defense, so Sanchez better be on his toes. Their four-man rush is led by a pair of sacking defensive bookends Julius Peppers and Israel Idonije.
The Bears (10-4) have already clinched the NFC North by beating a lot of inferior opponents. The Jets are still fighting for a playoff spot and the Bears could be vulnerable. They have the 30th ranked offense and their quarterback Jay Cutler is just as capable of throwing 4 interceptions as 4 touchdown passes.
"I feel our team plays best with our back to the wall, " said Sanchez, "We just want to get to the playoffs."
The Jets need one win to make the playoffs. If Sanchez's shoulder is okay, the Jets road to the playoffs should be much easier.
