Jets Reap What They Sowed In Offseason

Published: September 10, 2007, 7:57 am

I'm assuming among the pregame comments Eric Mangini made to the Jets was a reminder that yesterday's game with the Patriots actually counted toward the regular season. He's a smart coach and it would have been a bit reckless of him not to just make sure one last time that his guys didn't still think they were only playing a quarter or a half before the reserves took over. If we assume he did make such an announcement the only question is why didn't his players pay any attention to it? Week One was a full-scale disaster for the Jets. They failed to produce in every facet of the game, nearly got their quarterback killed and lost in an embarassing 38-14 rout to New England. The offensive line failed to do its job. They couldn't open holes any better than they did a year ago, even without Richard Seymour in the Pat lineup, and they couldn't protect Pennington or Kellen Clemens. One of their breakdowns led to an injured ankle for Pennington in the third quarter. He responded by

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