A prediction that Mike Nugent, with the wind, might put the opening kickoff into the first row doesn't pan out, but Nuge does put the kickoff into the end zone. Terrence McGee takes the kick out and is met at his 24 by No. 58. Remember him? Matt Chatham makes the tackle on his first play of the season after being activated from PUP the day before.

The Bills move down the field against the wind be… More

The networks generally do a pedestrian job of covering some parts of the NFL, such as pass defense and special teams work. And even when a net tries to give some love to the unheralded, it can screw things up.

Such was the case when CBS showed a slo-mo replay of Leon Washington's kickoff-return touchdown against the Giants on Sunday.

"He comes right off the edge of the wedge there," said analyst… More

Brian Schottenheimer is not running away from the issues affecting the Jets' ground game. In his biweekly informal news conference, the offensive coordinator talked about the Jets' overland production.

"The issue with the running game is that we've had some positive runs, some good runs, but we've had too many negative runs," Schottenheimer said.

In fact, the Jets runners have been tackled at o… More

The Jets got took the opening kickoff and rather than pounding from the start with Thomas Jones, they opened up with three passes that gained 4 yards. Brad Smith makes a nice tackle on PR R.J. McQuarters.

But the Jets defense opens up impressively. Dewayne Robertson pushes his double-team block back into Eli Manning, who dishes off an underhanded incompletion to former Jets draft pick Derrick War… More

It was Coordinator Day at Weeb Ewbank Hall today, and OC Brian Schottenheimer was ready to dive into the subject matter of his first question: TE Chris Baker.

"It's funny. Everybody's been asking about Chris lately," Schottenheimer said. "Chris is a complete player, he really is. He's been seen over his career as a great run blocker, but he's got excellent hands. He's doing a better job of route-… More