Found September 26, 2009 on The Jets Blog:
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Whew! What a week it has been ladies and gentlemen. The Jets went in against the Patriots, talking trash and were able to back it up after a halftime surge. While the Patriots pretty much directed their loss at themselves, ultimately they knew the combination of screaming fans, a killer defense and a solid offense spelled their demise and with the W over the Patriots, the Jets will suit up again at home to take on the Tennessee Titans. The Titans reunite with Gang Green after suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of then-coach, Eric Mangini at home in Tennessee. Still feeling the sting from that loss, many Titans players have gotten onto the trash talking bandwagon and this game is shaping up to be a good one but with Lito Sheppard and Donald Strickland sidelined will the Titans take advantage of a weakened secondary? Don’t count on it Tennesseans. Rex Ryan’s message this week is below after the jump:   Quarterback: Mark Sanchez got off to a rocky start ...
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