Randy's Radar : Archive : November 2008

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Archive: November 2008

Sun, November 30, 2008 - 10:27pm EDT

'We Didn't Play the Way We Should Play'

File Under: Eric Mangini, Bryan Thomas, Brett Favre, Dustin Keller, Kris Jenkins, Denver Broncos, Jay Cutler

This was a tough one to read. This was not a garden-variety Jets locker room after a home loss from recent seasons. This was a 34-17 home loss to Denver after two of the greatest road victories in franchise history. And it clearly stung all involved, none less than the head coach.

"I was really disappointed with the way we played today," Eric Mangini said at the start of his postgame news confere… More

Sun, November 30, 2008 - 6:15pm EDT

Jets-Broncos: Second Half

File Under: Brett Favre, Denver Broncos, Mario Haggan, Walt Coleman

The Jets stop the Broncos on the opening drive of the second half, but now comes our third officiating "situation" in this game. Brett Kern's punt bounces toward the goal line and Mario Haggan appears to step on the goal line as he bats the ball back onto the field of play. Head coach Eric Mangini challenges again. Ref Walt Coleman again upholds the call on the field.

The Jets start out at their … More

Sun, November 30, 2008 - 4:13pm EDT

Jets-Broncos: First Half

File Under: Thomas Jones, Jerricho Cotchery, Leon Washington, Brett Favre, Denver Broncos

The rain is falling steadily — at times up here in the pressbox it looks as if it's falling at times almost horizontally. And a wet one is under way.

The weather seems to have affected the Jets and Broncos in their opening possessions. Brett Favre can't hook up on second and third downs with passes for his tight ends, Chris Baker and then Dustin Keller, and the Jets go three-and-out. More impor… More

Sun, November 30, 2008 - 3:41pm EDT

Will Broncos, Weather Rain on Jets' Parade?

File Under: Meadowlands, Thomas Jones, David Harris, Eric Smith, Denver Broncos

The weather is the big, wet, soggy pregame story today. It's been raining all morning and afternoon in North Jersey, and that includes the Meadowlands, which despite its fine FieldTurf footing was tarped until a few hours before today's 4:15 p.m. EST kickoff.

Players are now warming up in the steady rain and the temps in the low 40s. There is no snow in the forecast but there is a rare 100 percen… More

Sat, November 29, 2008 - 2:32pm EDT

PUP Behind Him, Trusnik's Woofing Again

File Under: James Ihedigbo, Buffalo Bills, Jason Trusnik, Marques Murrell, Tennessee Titans

No. 57 is on the Jets' active roster again and he's starting to flash on the field as well.

"It's been nice just to come back out here and play again with all these guys," Jason Trusnik said this week, "just step in and do whatever role they ask of me, whether that's a role on special teams, defense, wherever it is, just trying to help out and do my part."

Trusnik had been biding his time, keepi… More