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      Tom Brady’s comments about Jets, “Hard Knocks” should surprise no one

      August 23, 2010 /
      FOXBORO, MA - AUGUST 02: Tom Brady of the New England Patriots walks off the field after training camp on August 2, 2010 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

      Tom Brady hates the Jets and therefore, doesn’t watch HBO’s “Hard Knocks” because of it.

      Shocking.

      While appearing on sports radio station WEEI this morning, Brady said, “I hate the Jets, so I refuse to support that show.” Good – he should hate the Jets. They haven’t won a Super Bowl since “The Brady Bunch” premiered on TV and yet they’re the most talked about team in the NFL right now. They’re also a direct rival of Brady’s Patriots, so why should he show them any love? (Besides, Brady has more important things to watch these days than “Hard Knocks”…like his wife for example.)

      I was criticized a couple of weeks ago when I wrote that Brandon Phillips’ comments about the Cardinals were refreshing, but I’ll say the same thing here: We need more of this in sports. That’s not to say that Phillips wasn’t out of line with what he said, because he was. But we’ve reached a point in professional sports where rivalries are dying between teams (read that again: between the teams, not fans) because everybody loves one another.

      I like what Brady said and here’s hoping that the Patriots-Jets battles this season are once again highly entertaining. Nobody wants Brady and Rex Ryan to engage in a week-long smack talk, but a simple, “I freaking hate the Jets” from time to time out of an athlete is welcomed by me.

      Now, let’s play some football.

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      Ryan has right approach with Revis – settle holdout face to face

      August 11, 2010 /
      EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - AUGUST 14: Head coach of the New York Jets Rex Ryan during warms up against the St. Louis Rams during their preseason game at Giants Stadium on August 14, 2009 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

      While they’re both highly convenient, text messages and e-mails are often aggravating. Too many times the message or intent gets lost in the translation and sometimes people can walk away offended.

      That’s why Rex Ryan’s proposal today in regards to Darrelle Revis’ holdout makes a lot of sense.

      From ESPN.com:

      “This is what I would like to have happen,” said Ryan, whose proposed plan was scripted. “Everybody put their cards on the table. Have Darrelle come here with anybody he wants. We’ll have Mr. Johnson here … We’ll call off practice. We’ll have our whole team there to meet.

      “That way, there’s no he-said, she-said. Let’s work it that way. Maybe that’s how we’ll get a solution. Everybody wants a solution. Let’s figure out a way to do it. Maybe this is the way.”

      In other words: Let’s cut through the crap.

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      Jets should tell Darrelle Revis to ‘take it or leave it’

      August 10, 2010 /
      SAN DIEGO - JANUARY 17: Cornerback Darrelle Revis #24 of the New York Jets runs after making an interception against the San Diego Chargers during AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Qualcomm Stadium on January 17, 2010 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

      This Darrelle Revis situation has become like a bad movie that I just can’t stop talking about. I want to stop, honestly I do. But I can’t. I just can’t. I’m sick with it. So now I’m just going to give into it.

      God help us.

      Earlier today, head coach Rex Ryan essentially told the media that the Jets would be just fine without Revis.

      “Don’t feel sorry for us,” the Jets’ coach said. “We have everything we need here on defense.”

      “We have a great collection of individual talent,” Ryan said. “These guys will play great as a team. That’s what we’ll do. Obviously, Revis is a tremendous player. Ray Lewis, a tremendous player. Ed Reed, tremendous player. Kris Jenkins, too. But it’s about the unit, and we’ve been selling that from the day we walked on here.

      “We can get it done,” Ryan continued. “We’re not afraid of anybody.”

      Good attitude. Maybe the Jets’ front office should share in Ryan’s sediment and give Revis an ultimatum: Either accept the latest offer or sit out the entire year.

      I’ve gone back and forth on this topic over the last couple of weeks, but I keep coming back to the same mindset: Revis is wrong, the Jets are right. The Jets shouldn’t have to pay for Al Davis’ mistake (and it was a mistake) with the Nnamadi Asomugha contract. Revis has every right to feel entitled to make more than Asomugha, but the Jets have every right to tell him to take what they’re offering or shove off.

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      Owner doesn’t think Darrelle Revis will play for the Jets in 2010

      August 10, 2010 /
      New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) shake hands after they unveil a Welcome to Revis Island sign at a Jets playoff rally at Times Square in New York City on January 21, 2010. UPI /John Angelillo

      Owner Woody Johnson said Monday that he doesn’t believe Darrelle Revis (holdout) will play in 2010.

      From the New York Daily News:

      Asked whether he believed that a new deal could be reached before the start of the season, Johnson simply said: “The answer is no.”

      “My impression is no progress,” the owner said. “(They way) Mike characterized it with me, there’s no movement whatsoever…. Nothing new and different, as they say in marketing.”

      Given how much time there is before the regular season starts, this seems like pasturing on the part of Johnson. Either way, it appears as though the Jets are digging in their heels and taking a more hard-line stance with Revis.

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