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NY Jets head coach Rex Ryan has lost his bravado and looks more like Eric Mangini than himself

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Rex Ryan's words lacked the zip, the conviction, the comedy act of the last three years. The bluster was gone, the fire missing from his eyes. Who stole the old Rex and brought back Eric Mangini?

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The Jets’ newest wide receiver had some choice words about his new team last season when he was scheduled to face Gang Green as a Jacksonville Jaguar.

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Rex Ryan didn’t shed any tears or try ball burial ceremonies this time to motivate a team at a crossroads. Despite season-ending injuries to Darrelle Revis and Santonio Holmes and an embarrassing 34-0 loss on Sunday, Ryan insisted that the Jets won’t …

Bent, thejetsblog.com

This analysis is based on watching and re-watching TV footage. As such, it is not always possible to accurately determine everything that was going on. However, every effort has been made to ensure that the information below is as complete and correct a…

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Tim Tebow might be the most talked about backup in the NFL, but he was outshined by a different second-stringer last week. Chris Burke examines why the Jets QB has yet to take off.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

After the Jets confirmed that veteran receiver Santonio Holmes is done for the season, coach Rex Ryan got the inevitable question about whether his replacement could be Plaxico Burress. But Ryan said the Jets are going in a different direction. Although…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Jets have dominated the news in recent days, and not for good reasons. It will continue, and not for good reasons. Eventually, it will result in the news that Tim Tebow is the quarterback. Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com recently reported that two pe…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

New Jets cornerback Aaron Berry said after he signed this week that he knows he’s working on his last chance in the NFL after the Lions dumped him this summer for getting arrested twice. But Berry says that if there’s a coach willing to give second ch…

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Dear Running Doc: The New York Jets announced Wednesday that Santonio Holmes, their best wide receiver, suffered a Lisfranc injury to his foot, yet X-rays were negative. They said he would be out for the season. What is this injury? Paul F., Garden City…

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New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan (sort of) went to bat for his team's poor performance in last weekend's 34-0 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. According to Ryan, New York's defense was tired, not quitting. "I think we wore down a little bit at the…

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James Walker talks about the loss of Santonio Holmes and the impact it will have on the Jets.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Santonio Holmes will miss the rest of this season with an injured left foot, leaving the struggling New York Jets without their top offensive playmaker.

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As the Jets both feared and expected, Santonio Holmes is lost for the season. The team’s top receiver was placed on season-ending IR with a Lisfranc injury in his left foot.

Matt Ehalt, ESPN.com

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan disagreed with San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers' claim that the Jets quit during Sunday's 34-0 loss at home.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

As expected, New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum announced on Wednesday that wide receiver Santonio Holmes has been placed on season-ending injured reserve. The veteran receiver sustained a Lisfranc injury to his left foot at the start of the …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers says that the Jets quit during Sunday’s 34-0 thrashing at MetLife Stadium.  Jets coach Rex Ryan says that’s not the case. “I think we have a reputation in this league of being a tremendous defense,” Ryan told the me…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

The San Francisco 49ers dominated the lifeless, reeling New York Jets by a score of 34-0 in Week Four, and for his efforts in the game, Niners linebacker Patrick Willis earned NFC defensive player of the week honors. Willis racked up ten tackles against…

Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com

Well it’s official. In a span of a week the Jets have lost their franchise cornerback and arguably their best offensive player in Santonio Holmes who has officially been placed on the Injured Reserve list after suffering a Lisfranc injury. The injury wi…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Jets coach Rex Ryan announced the expected Wednesday, saying wide receiver Santonio Holmes would be placed on injured reserve with his Lisfranc injury, and will need surgery, according to multiple reports. The Jets are signing wide receiver Jason Hill t…

Rich Cimini, ESPN.com

For the second time in nine days, the New York Jets announced a season-ending injury to one of their best players. This time, it's wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

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The New York Jets are in dire straights after losing No. 1 receiver Santonio Holmes for the season with a foot injury. So how do the Jets fix the problem? They sign a receiver who ripped the team last year and called them "overhyped." You cann…

Samer Kalaf, deadspin.com

To make up for the loss of Santonio Holmes, the Jets added receiver Jason Hill today, per Brian Costello of the New York Post. This is the same Jason Hill who called the Jets "overhyped" last season. More »

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

With Santonio Holmes expected to miss the rest of the season with his Lisfranc injury, the Jets are going to fill his spot with wide receiver Jason Hill, according to multiple reports. Yeah, that Jason Hill. Hill was the same guy who called the Jets “ov…

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Rex Ryan's Jets suffered an embarrassing loss on Sunday afternoon. But the shots to Gang Green's pride didn't stop when the final whistle blew on a 34-0 spanking at the hands of the 49ers.

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I have a new nickname for the New York Jets after all that's happened the past two weeks. Call them the "Bad News Jets." Whether it's on the field or off, New York continues to stumble over itself and sink further into the abyss. The latest ba…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

One of the great stories of the 2011 season has become an afterthought in 2012. Linebacker Aaron Maybin, a first-rounder whom the Bills dumped after only two seasons, became a key contributor in 2011 with the Jets.  But the anti-Gholston, who had six sa…

Corey Griffin, thejetsblog.com

He may be an outsider, but to Giants cornerback Antrell Rolle, there’s only one answer to the Jets’ quarterback conundrum: Mark Sanchez. Speaking at a promotional appearance for MasterCard and Chase on Tuesday, Rolle says Sanchez’s skill set and his…

Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com

The New York Jets appear to have lost wide receiver Santonio Holmes to a serious foot injury that will cost him the rest of the 2012 season in all likelihood. Yahoo's Jason Cole reported the news Tuesday evening, adding the following detail:

Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com

  Our good friend Roof made his way out to the Meadowlands last Sunday and looks like he had more fun outside the stadium than from the inside.  Check out his excellent photo essay, replete with motorized beer coolers, parking lot pushups, throngs of Ni…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

With the Jets losing receiver Santonio Holmes for the season, some have suggested that they should try to swing a trade with the team that helped bring Mark Sanchez to town three years ago. The Browns, whose top-five pick in 2009 resulted in the Jets la…

Jordan G, thejetsblog.com

Jets WR S. Holmes has a lisfranc injury to his left foot. Still unclear if it’s broken, but is 99% likely out for the season.”

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Two straight overtime losses aren’t a particularly good way of generating goodwill with your fan base, something Dolphins center Mike Pouncey seems to realize. Pouncey took the unusual step of issuing a public apology to Dolphins fans this week after lo…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As Tuesday unfolded, it became more and more clear that the Jets’ assessment that receiver Santonio Holmes will miss “weeks” more accurately is “months.” Per multiple reports, Holmes has a Lisfranc injury that is expected to sideline him for the…

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation says New York Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes has a Lisfranc injury to his left foot, likely leaving the team's struggling offense without their top playmaker for the rest of the season.

Matt Loede, jetsgab.com

The Jets have signed free agent RB/FB Lex Hilliard, the team announced. Hilliard, who was originally drafted by Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano in Miami, spent 2008-11 with the Dolphins before bouncing between the Vikings practice squad and the …

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The mayhem that Aaron Maybin created a year ago has been MIA for a reeling defense searching for answers. A year after the outside linebacker revived his career with a team-high six sacks in 13 games, the former Bills first-round pick has struggled this…

Mjd, yahoo.com

Santonio Holmes, the most dynamic offensive weapon the New York Jets have, is "almost certainly" done for the year, according to a report from NFL.com's Albert Breer. The Jets haven't said anything publicly about Holmes in relation to the Lisf…