Karen Guregian notes Rex Ryan was asked if he would have made the same call as Bill Belichick.
If I would have made that decision and it wouldn’t have worked, I’d be hanging from the Empire State Building.
Bill Belichick responds to whether the Jets defense surprised them in week 2.
No. We knew they were a pressure team. They're a good defense. They've done a good job. They're one of the best defenses in the league. They haven't given up very many points at all on the defensive side of the ball. They have a good scheme. They've got good players. They've played well against everybody and they certainly played well against us down there in Giants Stadium. We know they're a good defense and they do a good job. For us to win, we're going to have to be more competitive in all three phases of the game, but certainly offensively we're going to have to get the ball in the end zone. I don't think you can expect to beat the Jets just by kicking a couple of field goals. That's not going to be enough.
Chris Baker on if the Patriots have contempt for the Jets
I don't think so. I thought there was when I came up here, but it's really not. It has everything to do with one game at a time. Obviously, it's a rivalry. They know us. We know them. It was nothing that I thought it was being on that side of the rivalry. I always thought that they didn't respect us. It couldn't be further than what is in here. We have more of a healthy respect for what they do.
TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino says the Patriots are still working on improving their red zone production, plus news and notes from Wednesday's practice.
- Wednesday Press Conferences: Tom Brady (15 min.) and Bill Belichick (17:46 min.)
- Wednesday Conference Calls: Bill Belichick and Chris Baker. Transcripts.
- Patriots Today: Message is simple, moving on to the Jets. (9:09 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian notes Belichick's Patriots know how to bounce back from a loss.
- The Herald reports since Belichick took over in 2000, the Pats have only had six losing streaks of two or more games and looks at the rare occasions the Pats haven’t regrouped after a loss.
- Mike Reiss observes it's times like these [moving on from and emotional loss] when the leadership of players such as Brady and Seau is particularly noticeable. It wasn't that they were pretending the Colts loss didn't happen; it was more about them putting the result in its proper perspective.
- Christopher Price considers the numbers showing how Tom Brady has managed to shake off the inconsistencies that plagued him over the first few weeks of the 2009 season and return to the same familiar pre-knee injury form.
- Shalise Manza Young reports Brady spilled that Belichick cursed out the team when the players came back to work on Wednesday. Brady added that the best way to get over a loss is to get back to work.
- Karen Guregian notes Rex Ryan is still confident his team can beat the Patriots again.
- Shalise Manza Young reports Rex Ryan has been humbled in recent weeks, but only just a bit. Says Jets are better than their 4-5 record.
- Ian Rapoport focuses on steady Dan Koppen and his important role at center.
- Chris Forsberg catches up with Kevin Faulk and his thoughts about his bobbled catch, Maroney's rare fumble and moving on to the Jets.
- Ian Rapoport notes NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira said 'the call' would have been hard to dispute and would have stood no matter what call linesman Ted Stabile made.
- Mike Reiss looks at the snaps played by defenders against the Colts, tracks Patriots trends on that side of the ball, and updates us on the injury situation in Foxborough.
- Boston Herald Patriots Notebook:: Jonathan Wilhite is focusing on the Jets and Braylon Edwards, not anymore on Reggie Wayne and the Colts; Tom Brady was honored by GQ magazine for Comeback of the Year; Florida QB Tim Tebow has scored 53 touchdowns, a Southeastern Conference mark that ties him with former Louisiana State star Faulk.
- Ian Rapoport notes Jets CB Darrelle Revis is still jawing about stopping Moss in week 2, insisting he did it single-handedly.
- Adam Kilgore and Monique Walker hear Darrelle Revis still pressing the Moss issue from week 2.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Dolphins offense suffers Brown out.
- Ross Tucker (SI) Five reasons why longer regular season would work in the NFL.
- Alex Marvez (Fox Sports) It's a QBs world in today's NFL.
- NFL.com Official Review Week 10. (7.48 min. video)
- Jason Cole (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots' defense put Belichick in tough position. This is not the same defense of the Super Bowl years.
- Richard Sandomir (NY Times) 'Sunday Night' gives NBC No. 1 prime-time program.
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- Gary Myers (NY Daily News) NY Jets head coach Rex Ryan still has a long history, culture to overhaul.
- Hank Gola (NY Daily News ) New England Patriots quickly put Indianapolis Colts behind them, prepare for New York Jets.
- Mark Cannizzaro (NY Post) Jets' week 2 win could be costly.
- Jay Greenberg (NY Post) Ryan's missteps no joking matter.
- Greg Bishop (NY Times) Ryan hasn't changed, he still believes in the Jets.
- Tom Monkovic (NY Times) Is there a problem with Rex Ryan's crying?