The good news is that Rex Ryan said at today's news conference that injured cornerbacks Lito Sheppard (quad) and Donald Strickland (ankle) are "certainly much better than they were last week."

The bad news is that Sheppard and Strickland were joined by Jim Leonhard (knee) among the five Jets who were held out of today's first practice to get ready for the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday. And Darr… More

Home sweet home would've been nice, but the start of the Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez eras of Jets football could have found a less picturesque road venue for their debuts than Reliant Stadium, which rises up from the flat surrounding sprawl of southwestern Houston.

It is warm and humid in the area today, but in keeping with the Texans' "50-80" rule, the Reliant roof is closed for temps of higher th… More

“Now, we’re going to find out where we’re at. We’re playing against Houston. This is an opponent, I believe, that is 12-4 at home over the last two years,” Ryan said today. “If my memory is right, I think they average close to 30 points a game at home. So this is going to be a huge challenge for us.

After 22 coaching seasons — 12 in the NFL and 10 in the college ranks — Ryan final… More

There's no question that the Giants were taking aim at right corner Lito Sheppard early and often in Saturday night's preseason matchup.

There's also no question that the cornerback and his coach are unconcerned about what it portends for the future as the Jets head toward their fourth and final preseason game, against Sheppard's former team the Eagles, on Thursday night.

"They were going at him… More

Rex Ryan had the usual number of tidbits at today’s news conference, which followed the final open practice of summer at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center.

For one, he mentioned that linebacker Vernon Gholston will be with the ones on Saturday night vs. the Giants.

“Vernon will start this week. He’s getting all the ‘one’ reps this week,” Ryan said of moving Gholston ahead of Calvin Pace… More