-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Mangini: No Randy Moss loss By Karen Guregian / Patriots Notebook Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Updated 14h ago + Recent Articles Boston Herald General Sports Reporter and Columnist E-mail Printable (0) Comments Text size Share (0) Rate FOXBORO - Jets coach Eric Mangini claims it isn?t much different preparing for a Matt Cassel-led offense as opposed to a Tom Brady [stats]-led offense. Translation? Just because Brady isn?t throwing the football, that doesn?t mean he?s going to ignore Randy Moss. Even if the wide receiver doesn?t have his favorite quarterback throwing him the ball, Mangini isn?t going to change the way he will defend Moss when the teams meet Sunday at the Meadowlands. Au contraire. Mangini will blanket Moss as planned. No changes there. ?Moss is tough to cover regardless of who is throwing him the ball,? Mangini said during his conference call with the New England media yesterday. ?The best example is the 51-yarder that he caught (against Kansas City) when they were backed up (on the goal line). He is an explosive, explosive player. He and Tom had great chemistry, but I can?t imagine that he is going to be that much less explosive.? Hobbs won?t pass Cornerback Ellis Hobbs [stats] isn?t shy about distinguishing the difference between facing the Jets with Brett Favre running the offense rather than former quarterback Chad Pennington [stats]. ?He has the ability to make more throws. With his stronger arm, he has the ability to throw more downfield, and keep the ball alive a little longer,? Hobbs said of Favre. ?Pennington is kind of limited with the mobility, comeback routes, things like that. Favre just has the ability to throw the ball all over the field, wherever he wants. His arm is that strong. He can throw in tight situations, tight coverage. ?He can make more throws than Pennington. He can hit the comeback routes, he can hit the deep balls, he has the ability to keep the play alive, where with Pennington, they were going to short drop it, and get the ball in the skill players? hands, this and that. It?s the same concepts, the same mentality, but it?s expanded a little bit because Favre is that (much) better of a passer.? A blow by Harrison Safety Rodney Harrison [stats] was quick with a quip when asked if the loss of Brady for the season represents the most adversity he?s ever faced in an NFL season. ?I can?t say that,? the ex-San Diego Charger said. ?I?d just say having Ryan Leaf quarterback us to a 1-15 record, that?s probably the biggest challenge.? . . . Kevin Faulk [stats] was back practicing and is eligible to play this week after sitting out the season opener for violating the league?s substance abuse policy. ?It was very painful,? Faulk said of the one-game suspension imposed, ?but the week went by, and now I?m here and ready to play football.? . . . Both Moss (back) and fellow wide receiver Jabar Gaffney [stats] (knee) were limited in their participation in practice yesterday. Moss was wearing a wrap on his back after being hit from behind on his 10-yard touchdown catch against the Chiefs on Sunday. Moss sold on team spirit Asked how big of a factor Brady?s presence was in his decision to re-sign for three more years with the Patriots [team stats], Moss said it had more to do with the whole. ?It was a big factor, but it wasn?t the main factor,? Moss said. ?With me being here and being able to get with a team that is about team, and really expresses, ?team,? that is really all I have been about is being a team player and having team success. I think that is what played a key factor in me coming back here was the overall team concept in the locker room and even in practice. AdChoice ?It wasn?t just about going 18-1 and having that Super Bowl appearance. With everything that we accomplished last year, we had a lot of fun behind closed doors whether it was in the locker room or over at a guy?s house watching film. They understand how to be a team and what winning is about around here. I can definitely appreciate that.? . . . Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn?t want to detail the team?s use of the defensive headset in the season opener. Mike Vrabel wore a green dot on his helmet, signifying it was fitted with communication system, but Belichick didn?t provide much information. ?I?m not going to get into it,? he said. ?I don?t know how many plays we had on defense - 65 plays. Which play we did (use it), which play we didn?t, what he heard? I mean, really. To some degree it was used, but I would say overall, minimal.? Read the Patriots Point After blog every day at bostonherald.com. __________________
Once the Pats tack on a few losses no one will have to worry about Moss anymore... he'll unhinge himself.
I'm looking forward to seeing how Revis does against Moss. He improved by leaps and bounds from week 1 to week 15 last season.... It'll be cool to see if how he does this time around
I agree. This is going to be the key match up for us this week on defense. If we can find a way to take Moss out of the game and make Cassel throw to his other options it should be a good day for us.
Wow, is this blunt about Pennington, or what? Patsies are still gonna have to face him twice this year ....
i'd put lowery on moss 1 on 1. lowery had much better size to match up with moss. moss already killed revis (11 cathes for 100+). give the new kid a shot.
Lowery: 5'11", 201 pounds Revis: 5'11", 204 pounds I think your television screen may be playing games with your eyes....
He doesn't know what he's talking about. There's a dozen people that post here that say Chad can make ANY throw. Now who are you going to believe? NFL player or someone on here that spent money on a CP jersey? I'm betting on the CP jersey guy.
Revis didnt cover him week 1!! Jeez, he didnt become #1 corner until;l the eagles game when Dyson couldnt get the job done.. He shut Moss down in week 15.. The only deep play Moss caught was on Barrett... Please get a clue before you make stupid statements
