Jets Suffer!
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"It's just not good enough, and I'm tired of giving the same speech each week," Eric Mangini said. "We're going to find out about every person in the locker room. It should hurt deeply. It's a matter of it's all got to get better."
Mangini is frustrated, and something needs to change.
Chad Pennington plays a huge role in their suffering. He doesn't improve, and it hurts the Jets. Everyone is tired of losing, and Chad hasn't stepped up.
"It's tough for everybody from top to bottom," said Laveranues Coles. "For us to come this far and continue to lose is disheartening. You can't point fingers at Chad. You can't blame one guy. All of us stink, not just one guy."
Chad's injury's is the reason for his failures; he hasn't been the same sense the elbow surgery. He should be benched, because he can't provide victories. The Jets were expecting improvement, but Chad hasn't.
"The nature of this business, the quarterback is generally the fall guy," said Pennington, who was 20-of-31 for 272 yards with three touchdowns and a game-sealing interception. "When a team struggles, the first person people look at is the quarterback. But I don't blink one way or the other."
He should blink, because he "stinks." Chad knows he needs to improve, because it's obvious.
"There are a lot of different areas that need to get better: "interceptions", tackling, run fits, all those things, coaching, strategy," Mangini said. "All those things need to improve and we're all in this together. It's not a one-person issue."
Something needs to happen and it’s up to Mangini.
"I guess I'll disappoint the fans if they think there's heat," Lewis said. "My only heat is internal and that's what drives me. That's the good thing, I guess, about this position. I'm not going to get concerned.
"Our margin for error is tight. That's the result of being 1-4. That's what we need to realize. Every play right now, we're not getting the benefit of the doubt. Balls are not really bouncing our way. That's what we need to realize and keep doing things the right way. Building upon the positive things and making corrections when it's not as positive and correct."
The Bengal’s weren't productive the first half, but were successful through the second. Complacence helped the Bengal’s won.
"We stayed patient," said Palmer, who was 14-of-21 for 226 yards with a touchdown and an interception. "We didn't ever freak out. We didn't ever think we weren't going to win the game. We never thought of being 1-5."
That's the key, and the Bengal’s followed it.
"We didn't play very good football at the beginning, but it's not how you start but how you finish," Domata Peko said. “We got some bounces. The ball finally bounced out way."
Bengal’s are better then 2-4; "wish I could say the same for the Jets."
- Quotes from Yahoo Sports*
