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Finally got a chance to break down the tape from Sunday's AFC Championship Game. Let's start with the secondary. The following should give you an idea of how Peyton Manning dissected the Jets' defense

Shaun Ellis doesn't know it, but he was one of the players Mike DeVito admired the most while growing up in a family of Jets fans.

More photos » Darren Calabrese - AP about 1 month ago: New York Jets' Shaun Ellis, top, celebrates after sacking Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, bottom, during second-half NFL football game action on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Toronto

I recently returned from a week-and-a-half-long roadtrip across the eastern half of the U.S. Spending 5 days traversing over 3,000 miles in a car gives a man a lot of time to ponder the important things in life…like the 2010 Chicago Bears coaching staff

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Demoted from the starting lineup for the first two games of the Jets' current 6-1 streak, safety Kerry Rhodes apparently is back in the good graces of defensive coordinator Mike Pettine

The New York Jets were able to beat all odds by winning against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend. The difference maker was the play of Mark Sanchez , who has finally come to the realization that he doesn’t have to win the game on a single play most of the time. He was able to put together a good solid offensive game and then his win was amazing.

• The Bears are apparently considering Jim Zorn as a candidate to take over as their offensive coordinator. I have no opinion on the issue as a football move, but in this economic climate, can the Bears really afford to hire Zorn, another guy to call the plays, and then someone else to signal them into Jay Cutler (notes) ? • Early lines for the games this weekend, from betus.com (home teams in CAPS): NEW ORLEANS SAINTS -7 vs.

Thanks to a pathetic, deer-in-the-headlights performance today by the Patriots, the Jets are headed to San Diego, not Indianapolis. There will be about 50,000 words written over the next seven days on the matchup, and we'll offer the first few right here: 1