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I really didn’t like this scenario.
It was unfair to the players involved.
It needs to be avoided in the future.
What was the point of Clyde Gates and Stephen Hill addressing the media today about their drops, whether it was two, three or four, against the New England Patriots?
The game was eight days ago.
This should have been handled after the game, or the beginning of the week, and that should have been the end of it.
From a mental standpoint, this is dangerous.
Players need to move on from the previous game as soon as possible. As Rex always says, “You don’t want to let one loss beat your twice.”
I just hated what went on today from a media and player standpoint.
It’s not right to be hammering players about drops this long after they happened, when a new game is so close.
What didn’t help matters, was the wide receiver coach being made available for interviews on Thursday, and him talking about the drops (saying there were six), and making it a story against today.
Several reporters interviewed Sanjay Lal late Thursday afternoon, after the media had left the locker room, so that pushed the drops story into today’s locker room.
Sport Psychology has turned into a cottage industry. 30-40 years ago, you didn’t hear much about it. Now sports psychologists are all over the place.
It’s a big part of sports – helping players with the mental aspect of sports, which is huge.
From that standpoint, having Gates and Hill peppered with questions about their struggles against the Patriots, two days before the Bills game, isn’t good for the players.
I guess on some level you could defend the media here because this is the first time Gates was available this week.
But Gates or somebody should have made him available early in the week to get this out of the way. Time heals all wounds. The wounds were reopened today.
And I also think the way the media, and some around the Jets, are handling the offensive problems in New England, is unfair.
It’s like it was all about the drops, and the three fourth quarter picks weren’t as big of a deal.
Both situations are equally as bad.
I don’t understand the logic of the drops being a bigger story than three fourth quarter picks, when a team is only down 13-10 in the fourth quarter?
Maybe some in the media and organization are trying to prop up Geno by emphasizing the drops, and not the picks.
Whatever the case may be, having Gates and Hill, answer questions about the New England game issues, with a new game on the horizon, stinks as far as I’m concerned.
And you wonder where their heads will be at on Sunday.
By the way, there is no way the Jets should lose this game – none.
I mentioned on Thursday that the Bills best cornerback, Stephon Gilmore is out, and it came out today that his backup, Ron Brooks, is out as well.
S Jairus Byrd is very iffy, and the fastest player at this year’s draft, WR Marquis Goodwin, is out.
The Jets are much healthier than Buffalo, and had 10 days to prepare.
I watched the first two Bills game. I think the Jets defense dominates raw rookie QB E.J. Manuel, I really do.
This is a game the Jets can’t lose, and I don’t think they will.
September 20, 2013
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