New York Jets vs. New England Patriots: Postgame Quotes

Dec 21, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan reacts after losing a challenge during the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Jets 17-16. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

The Jets fell to the Patriots today by the score of 17-16. The Jets had their chances, but they could not close out the game. Here are some quotes. First from Rex Ryan:

Ryan was asked why his Jets fall in these close games to the Patriots:

It starts with coaching. You look at them and that guy (Bill Belichick) does a heck of a job. There is no denying that. They make big plays at big times. They run the Boss play and we know it’s coming and the guy still make the play. He gets a big run play on us. You pick your poison in that situation. He’s either going to sneak the ball or they’re going to run the Boss, and they did a good job executing.

He gave updates on Nick Mangold and Percy Harvin:

No. It killed us. The two guys who came in…I was really proud of Dalton Freeman and the way he stepped in and replaced a Pro Bowl center like Nick Mangold. That’s tough to do. That really hurt us. I think it’s an ankle injury. I’m not sure of the status. He’s on crutches now, but it doesn’t appear to be broken, so that’s a blessing. With Percy Harvin, it was his ribs. Dang. We thought we really had a mismatch in there with Percy, but he couldn’t play in the second half. That really hurt.

Dec 21, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback

(7) runs past New England Patriots nose tackle

(97) during the game at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

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Jets quarterback Geno Smith talked about that crucial late sack that cost them a field goal:

Yeah, I know and Marty (Mornhinweg) does a great job at reiterating the fact, “Hey, we’re in field goal range, don’t take a sack here.” Unfortunately, it happened. It’s not something that I would say is one person or anybody. It’s all of us. It’s a sack on all of us and in my position as a quarterback, obviously you want to throw it away (and) not take a sack at all. I didn’t have an outlet (and) didn’t feel like I could get it off so I just tried to take the sack and (minimize) the loss.

Dec 21, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback

throws a pass against the New York Jets during the game at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Tom Brady showed the Jets defense a lot of respect after the game:

It could be. I think this is a team that does a lot of things well. They have good scheme, good players, agood rush, good in the middle of the defense, good middle linebacker, good safeties. The corners playedwell today. I just think we just got their best and I think we kind of sputtered there and got out of rhythm.We finally found a little rhythm there in the second half and scored enough points.