It's Speak Up and Put Up Time For New York Jets

Although football fans around the country have reason to wonder if the New York Jets’ performance against the Patriots on Sunday will cash the checks written by the mouths of their players and head coach, this much is clear: The Jets are relevant again.   Not since Bill Belichick scribbled his infamous note of resignation as the “HC of the NYJ” and signed with the Patriots in 2000 have the Jets received this much national media attention.   The number of NFL coaches who would have done what Jets Coach Rex Ryan did this week to rally his troops and the team’s fan base during Patriots Week can be counted on one hand—maybe one finger.   Many an NFL coach would have muzzled his players if anyone spoke as openly as Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins about wanting to beat New England.   “This is our Super Bowl,” Jenkins said firmly.   Then, after emphasizing how determined he is to whack the Pats, Jenkins added that if any New ...