The man in the national spotlight and under the green and white microscope in Crabtown tonight will be Mark Sanchez, and rightly so. The kid quarterback from Southern Cal with the perfect teeth, the big hands and the precocious presence gets his first NFL start of any kind against the big bad Ravens defense and their rabid purple-clad fans. How Sanchez does, good, bad or indifferent, will be the h… More

Rex Ryan has talked about “the stage” when “the lights come,” and how it’s not too big for some players and too big for others.

The stage is not too big for Rex.

Ryan took the podium Friday night after his first game as an NFL head coach, the Jets’ preseason-opening 23-20 loss to the St. Louis Rams, and he was a lot like he’s been publicly since taking over the Green & White in January… More

The most noteworthy thing that can be said about this afternoon’s special-teams-only practice, from my vantage point on the fifth floor of the Cortland Stadium pressbox was that the Jets got the practice in.

Storms swept across the central New York hills all afternoon, complete with thunder, lightning and heavy rain. The only stoppage was before the start of the practice. The Jets’ special team… More

The offense saved the best for almost last.

It was two-minute time. The rain was pouring down on Cortland Stadium. The score was tied, 10-10, Kellen Clemens was directing the first offense, and he was facing a third-and-long on his side of the 50.

What did offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer dial up? Kellen-to-Keller.

“I just think it was a good play call, especially for the defense we w… More

The Jets have landed in Cortland. And Rex Ryan is eagerly looking forward to what lies down this central New York State runway.

“I’ve got to tip my hat to SUNY Cortland and the surrounding areas,” the Jets’ first-year head coach said with a smile shortly after two team buses pulled up in front of the team’s Cortland dorm. “Really, I’m excited. You drive up, you see all the signs in the windows. I… More