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Georgia's Mark Richt and Alabama's Nick Saban were available to reporters this evening on a teleconference heading into their team's SEC championship game next week.
Here are some highlights from each coach.
–On similarities on the team from running back tandems, 3-4 defense and injuries to receivers: "As far as how we approach it, there are some similarities. We run pro-style attacks offensively, run the 3-4 defense, quarterbacks that have been highly efficient, have been around a little bit, play some big games over their careers. …There are a lot of similarities. The one thing they've done is they've been national champions and we've not. They've been SEC champions and we've not during the time frame of these kids careers."
–On how Georgia is playing this year heading into title game: "I think we've been playing pretty solid football on both sides of the ball. Our special teams have been solid. Certainly not spectacular, but they've been solid. I think that's what you gotta do. You gotta play a good, solid game. You have to be able to run the ball good enough to make your play-action pass worth it. You've got to be able to reduce some yardage on first and second downs so you're not sitting there in third-and-long all day long. Defensively, you've got to be able to get after people and you've got to be able to get in the red zone area and force some field goals instead of touchdowns. I think we're doing a lot of the things you need to do to be able to compete in a game like this. We'll just have to wait and see what happens Saturday, but we've been doing some of the things you need to do to play well."
–On status for nose guard Mike Thornton for the game after sustaining ankle injury: "I know he got it sprained pretty good. I know that. Whether or not he'll make it to the game, I'm not certain. My guess is if we were playing to the game tomorrow he wouldn't be able to do it, but we'll see how he recovers."
No other significant new injuries came out of the game.
"That's the only thing I heard that could possibly become a problem," Richt said.
–On whether Georgia is untested after playing only two ranked teams—South Carolina and Florida: "Well, I don't know. We've already played the No. 2 team in the country once this year and had a good day againstFlorida. We can only play who's on our schedule. We'll be well-prepared, but they will too. That's why you kick it off and play. We'll just have to see how it goes."
–On what it would mean for his career to get to and/or win the BCS national title game: "All you can do is again get your staff and your team as prepared as possible to go play a game. If you think about what the game means, this, that and the other, it doesn't really help you win the game. The only thing that helps you win the game is preparation and getting your mind ready to go to battle. That's what I've got to do, physically, mentally be ready to handle your business when the ball gets kicked off. That's my only focus. I don't really worry about all that other stuff.
He added: "Just going back to the last question about my career, it's not about me, it's about Georgia, it's about this program, this team, these young men, this coaching staff. I don't worry too much about all the personal stuff. But it is great to be in this position at this point. You fight like mad every year to get your team in a position like this. It certainly is a good thing.
–On having staffs know each other well (Todd Grantham and Nick Saban, Mike Bobo and Kirby Smart): "I'm sure it adds to it. We're all very competitive guys. We all want to win. We all have competitive juices that flow. Everybody is going to do the very best they can and sometimes when you know the guys across the way a little bit better than normal it can add to it. The bottom line is we're both working like mad to get our teams prepared to go to battle and the best team will win."
–On loser possibly being left out of a BCS bowl, but Florida getting in without getting to title game: "For either one of these teams it's not really a great scenario. You play your way into the championship game, which means you're the best team in your division; they're the best team in their division. They played their way into the game by a total body of work for the whole season. It doesn't seem quite right. But it is what it is. I don't really know what me commenting about it is going to do to change it. But I don't feel good about it for our football team or their football team, either one. But it is what it is."
–On Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, who worked on Saban's staff at Michigan State from 1996-98: "That seems like a long time ago. But had a lot of good experience in the NFL. I've always been really close to Todd professionally and personally. I think he's done a phenomenal job there. …If you're going to rank assistants, he's one of the two or three best I've ever had on our staff. Did a phenomenal job for us. I certainly have a lot of respect for what he's done atGeorgia."
–On playing Georgia for the first time since 2008: "I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do. We did play them back at LSU several times. We have played them here a few times. They have a very, very good team. They haven't changed systemically in terms of what they do too dramatically. I think what they do, they do extremely well. They really win the game on execution, being able to make positive plays, getting in the right play. The quarterback does a really good job for them. They're really well coached. I think Mark is one of the best coaches in our league. Their entire staff does a fantastic job of helping their players make a lot of plays, put them in a lot of good plays. The fact they go no‑huddle most of the time, they do a lot of check‑with‑me's, that keeps them out of bad plays as well.
–On Georgia nose guard John Jenkins: "He's hard to block. Any time you play an odd defense, a 3‑4 defense, can't block the nose guard, makes it hard to run a lot of plays. He reminds me a lot of (Terrence) Cody when we had him here. He's a hard guy to block. Their entire defensive team plays extremely well, they play well together. They have a good scheme, lots of experience. It obviously starts with him playing and clogging up the middle. That always is a good starting point."
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Rams Win? 'Past That Now, On to the Pats'Posted by on November 19, 2012 – 7:43 pm
Rex Ryan and the Jets did in fact enjoy their two-hour plane ride back from St. Louis to Newark on Sunday night, as he suggested they should. And the head coach was still smiling over the Jets' not-perfect-but-strong-nonetheless 27-13 win over the Rams the day before.
But Ryan and his players had no time to banter or trashtalk too much about their Thanksgiving night home matchup with Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the Patriots.
"Right now we're just swinging," Rex said, going into heavy boxing/UFC metaphor. "We're going to focus on our opponent specifically, but we're behind where we have to be. We can only focus on ourselves. Like I say, just find a way to punch and swing. We earned where we are and we have to find a way to punch our way out. I'm not even worried about tweaking New England. It's to a point where we have to focus on just us."
The Jets did that with an altered schedule, returning to the Atlantic Health Training Center this morning and working out and meeting all day before starting the "first practice of the week" late this afternoon into early evening, which necessitated the lights ringing the complex's outdoor turf field to be turned on for the session's conclusion.
If any of the players lose focus now, it might not just be about losing that one-game-at-a-time mentality but also realizing how achy and breaky one's body is after playing in St. Louis and before taking the field against the Pats' band of offensive wizards and defensive opportunists three nights later.
"You have to see today like it's a Wednesday practice," TE Dustin Keller said from the . "You have to forget about the game yesterday. If you think about the game yesterday, you're going to make yourself that much sorer."
"It was a good win for us," QB Mark Sanchez said. "We're past that now, on to the next one. We have to try to get as many as we can."
But only one at a time, CB Kyle Wilson said.
"We're just really looking to improve this week, get better every day," said Wilson. "We're just focusing on New England. That's all that's there."
Gronk Status
One player who may not be there at MetLife Stadium, at least not in uniform, is New England's Rob Gronkowski. Belichick told Patriots reporters on a conference call today, "I really don't have anything" on the condition of the monster TE's left forearm. And the Patriots' official injury report released this evening only lists him as Did Not Participate in today's practice, with a "forearm/hip" injury.
Unofficially it was being reported that Gronk fractured the arm while blocking on the final extra point of the Pats' 59-24 win over the Colts and would be undergoing surgery sometime today.
"They have like five tight ends on their roster, so I don't know if they will put another guy in that role," Ryan said. "I'm not sure how they'll do it. New England's so multiple, they'll give you four wides, five wides, a bunch of tight ends, so we'll see as the game goes on how it affects them.
"Obviously, Gronkowski's a huge target, especially in the red zone. I never like to see anybody get hurt. I'm not sad that he's missing our game, but I hope he gets back soon."
Rams Redux
Sanchez has experienced the lows and highs of life as a quarterback the last two games, specifically when it comes to third-down accuracy.
At Seattle, Sanchez was 1-for-7 on third down, a 14.3% accuracy that was the lowest on that down of any game in his career.
Then at St. Louis, he rebounded with 8-for-9 accuracy at crunch time vs. the Rams. The 88.9% figure is the highest on that down in any game in his career.
On the other sideline, QB Sam Bradford and OC Brian Schottenheimer experienced those highs and lows in the same game. After one quarter, which was Bradford and Coach Schotty's impressive 13-play opening touchdown drive, the Rams passer had a rating of 135.4 on 6-of-8 for 60 yards and the TD to Brandon Gibson.
The rest of the game, Bradford had to wonder where the magic went. He was 17-for-36 for 110 yards, one more TD to Gibby but one interception to Eric Smith, which all toted up to a 51.9 rating.
Love Those Short Fields
A few more note on the Jets-Rams drive chart. With the Rams help, the Jets finished 10 of their 13 drives in St. Louis territory. And two of those three series they didn't cross the 50 were the Sanchez end-of-half kneeldowns.
Further, thanks to their three takeaways, the onside kick that Dustin Keller rescued, and a loss on downs after that, the Jets started five drives in St. Louis territory. That all added up to an average start on all drives of the Jets 45.9-yard line.
That is the best average drive start in a road game since we started tracking that number in 1990. There are only three home games that exceeded that number: 2001, Game 13, vs. Cincinnati (46.8), 2003, Game 5, vs. Buffalo (49.8), and 2008, Game 4, vs. Arizona (49.8). That last is the last time the Jets and Cardinals met before they're set to do it again a week from Sunday. But first, of course, the Jets must figure out ways to maximize their field position and hidden yardage on Thursday night vs. the Patriots.
The Early Injury Picture
This is the week for the special Wednesday Injury Report, Monday Edition. The Jets and Patriots both filed reports after their practices today.
For the Jets, 19 players are on the report but it has the feel of last week's report, which is to say fairly healthy for November. Only one player didn't participate today and that's WR Jason Hill (low back), who hasn't played in the last two games after being re-signed.
Six players are limited, including WR Jeremy Kerley (heel/hamstring), who participated in only 19 offensive plays and none on specials vs. the Rams as he played through his issues. Also, NT Kenrick Ellis, who left the game after aggravating the knee injury that kept him out the four previous games, said he feels OK and did some work. The other limiteds: RB-KR Joe McKnight (ankle), DT Sione Po'uha (low back), LB Bart Scott (toe) and CB Aaron Berry (quadriceps).
Also for the first time since before the Week 6 game vs. the Colts, C Nick Mangold is no longer being listed with an ankle injury, only with a thumb deal. He's one of 12 Jets who were full-go today.
For the Patriots, G Logan Mankins (ankle/calf) and rookie DE Chandler Jones (ankle) joined Gronkowski as DNPs. Thirteen players were limited: DT Ron Brace (elbow), S Patrick Chung (shoulder/hamstring), G Dan Connolly (back), S Steve Gregory (hip), TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle), LB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring), WR Brandon Lloyd (knee), OL Nick McDonald (shoulder), DE Trevor Scott (hamstring), LB Brandon Spikes (knee), T Sebastian Vollmer (back/knee), WR Wes Welker (ankle) and LB Tracy White (foot).
Long-Range Holiday
LB Bart Scott is known for his Thanksgiving charity work in the city of Baltimore, where he started his pro career in 2002. Since '03, he's fed 250 men in the Helping Us Mission homeless shelter there, and this the fourth Turkey Day that Bart has conducted the dinner from a distance. The Ravens RB Ray Rice hosts in Bart's absence, but the Madbacker talks with the attendees through Skype. This year's event is Tuesday night.
Now rookie D-lineman Quinton Coples joins in the holiday cheer. Coples, who has a special affinity for his hometown of Kinston, N.C., gave away 250 turkeys in that town today. "Q" also is here in New Jersey, so his representatives, Millennium Sports Management, and volunteers distributed the birds on his behalf.
Tags: Bart Scott, Bill Belichick, Dustin Keller, Kyle Wilson, Mark Sanchez, New England Patriots, Quinton Coples, Rex Ryan, Rob Gronkowski, St. Louis Rams, thanksgiving, Tom Brady
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Jets-Patriots: Pregame TweetsPosted by on October 21, 2012 – 3:29 pm
Here are today's pregame tweets for Jets-Patriots at Gillette Stadium, in case you missed them on Twitter. Follow Bob Wischusen, Eric Allen and me for our tweets during each Jets game on https://twitter.com/nyjets.
#RL Sunny now at Gillette Stadium. Weather for Jets @ NE from 4:25 pm ET KO expected to be mostly clear, temps in high 50s, some wind.
#RL Patriots lead Jets all-time including playoffs 53-52-1, lead at home in series 29-25-1, lead at Gillette Stadium over Jets 8-4.
#RL Since 2001 Jets have won @ NE 5 times ('01, '02, '06, '08, '10 POs). No other Pats opponent has won more than twice @ NE in that span.
#RL New England has been 3-3 or better after 6 games for 12 consecutive seasons, longest current streak in NFL.
#RL Jets, Patriots, Bills, Dolphins begin today all tied for AFC East lead at 3-3. Last time all 4 teams were tied for division lead: 1987.
#RL Mark Sanchez career vs. Patriots: 112-for-196 passing (57.1%), 1,349 yds, 11 TDs, 9 INTs, 78.0 rating, 3-4 record.
#RL Shonn Greene, coming off career rushing game vs. IND, in last 3 games at Gillette has 51 carries, 4.4-yd avg, 2 TDs, 14 1st downs.
#RL TE Dustin Keller career vs. NE: 9 games, 31 catches, 367 yds (11.8 avg), 2 TDs, 21 first downs.
#RL Tom Brady career vs. Jets: 453-for-711 passing (63.7%), 5,101 yds, 30 TDs, 11 INTs, 92.7 rating, 16-5 record.
#RL WR Wes Welker for NE vs. Jets: 10 games, 69 receptions, 808 yds (11.7 avg), 3 TDs, 3 100-yd games, all @ Gillette, in '08, '09, '11.
#RL TE Rob Gronkowski vs. Jets: 5 games, 18 receptions, 235 yds (13.1 avg), 2 TDs, 14 first downs.
#RL RB Danny Woodhead vs. Jets: 3 games, 23 rushes, 95 yds (4.1 avg.), 0 TDs, 5 receptions, 110 yds (22.0 avg), 0 TDs.
#RL First-round rookies lead both teams in sacks. Quinton Coples tied for Jets lead with 2.0 sacks, Chandler Jones tops Pats with 5.0.
#RL Patriots have not lost a fumble vs. the Jets in the last 4 games in the series and the last 3 games at Gillette Stadium.
#RL Jeff Triplette is referee. He has reffed 10 Jets games since '99, incl 3 games vs. Patriots (@ NE '05, @ Meadowlands '07, @ NE '09).
#RL Jets wearing white jerseys, white pants. They're 15-10 in white/white overall, 12-8 on the road under HC Rex Ryan.
#RL NE wearing throwback uniforms–red jerseys, white pants, white "Pat Patriot" helmet. NE last wore throwbacks in win over Jets last yr.
#RL Patriots K Stephen Gostkowski has made 26 of 29 career FG tries vs. Jets (6 of 7 from 40+) and 14 of 15 at Gillette vs. Jets.
#RL Nick Folk as Jets K vs. Patriots has made 3 of 6 FG tries. Folk this season is 7-for-7 on FG tries.
#RL Jim Nantz, Phil Simms handling broadcast for CBS. This is Nantz/Simms team's 2nd straight Jets game, 3rd this season
#RL NYJ inactives: QB Greg McElroy, WR Clyde Gates, RB Bilal Powell, S Eric Smith, G Caleb Schaulderaff, NT Sione Po'uha, NT Kenrick Ellis.
#RL RB-KR Joe McKnight (ankle) is active and has been running and stretching along with the other early Jets warming up on the Gillette turf.
#RL NE inactives: S Patrick Chung, S Steve Gregory, RB Brandon Bolden, LB Tracy White, G Logan Mankins, DE Jake Bequette, DL Ron Brace.
Tags: Danny Woodhead, Dustin Keller, Gillette Stadium, joe McKnight, Logan Mankins, Mark Sanchez, New England Patriots, Patrick Chung, Rob Gronkowski, Shonn Greene, Steve Gregory, Tom Brady, Wes Welker
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More on Hayden and Some Yearbook NuggetsPosted by on April 9, 2012 – 5:45 pm
The deal for Hayden Smith was finalized and announced Saturday. But who and what exactly have the Jets signed?
Smith is an Aussie athlete who was a Denver Division II basketball player and is still a pro rugby standout? The Green & White have done their share of cross-training over the years but such free agent signings of former wrestlers and basketball players and soccer standouts (think Pete Carroll, Jets, 1994 and Tony Meola) don't often pay off for any NFL team.
Yet it only takes one once in a while to make it worth while. And Smith has got some things going for him as he attempts to make a little roster room for himself among the Rob Gronkowskis, Antonio Gateses and Dustin Kellers of the league. As Sam Monson said in his latest piece for ProFootballFocus.com today, "
"The first and most obvious thing that Smith has going for him is raw athletic talent. He played basketball in college before taking up rugby. Without meeting the NFL prerequisites for athleticism, Smith wouldn't have a hope, but from his reported 4.75 40 time and his size, he qualifies. That athleticism is the reason that he was able to ascend rapidly in the rugby world to being a significant member of the US national team, but also (and perhaps more importantly), become a valuable squad player for Saracens rugby club of the English Premier division."
Smith's dimensions are a little more impressive than the 6'7″ and 240 pounds we pegged him at Saturday. He worked at the Senior Bowl this year and measured at 6'6″ and 265, a frame that he reportedly moves at 4.75-second speed in the 40. You can watch some of his drills in this YouTube piece, if you haven't already checked it out.
And you can read Monson's entire story at ProFootballFocus here. In one of his concluding remarks Monson compares Smith to Martin Johnson, another top rugby lock forward who participated in the 49ers' 2001 training camp:
"Hayden Smith is a new breed of rugby player, and though he plays the same position as Johnson did, he represents a much more intimidating level of athlete — one that can meet the NFL standards by raw numbers alone."
As for whether Smith can navigate all the other shoals of making it to an NFL roster, or even a practice squad, we'll be covering that on newyorkjets.com when we talk with him, Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum and assistant GM Scott Cohen, head coach Rex Ryan and others about this and many other topics as the offseason continues to head inexorably toward the 2012 season.
Five Fun Facts for This Year's Yearbook
One of the things we do this time of year, besides presenting stories and blogs on current Jets and our annual predraft package, is to begin to fill in the pages of the Jets' yearbook. One of the tasks in that regard is to come up with a fun factoid for each player who will have a page in the player section of the book — and this year that may mean around 90 factoids for the 90 players who may be coming to camp (assuming the NFL passes the expanded roster limit at its next meeting).
Not all of the facts and notes will find a place in the book, but here are five that are of interest at this early stage of the process. And I'll pitch five more and five more after that down the road as we head toward Cortland and 2012 training camp.
■ Mo Lewis lives in two of the factoids I've roughed out. David Harris had four interceptions last year, the most by a Jets linebacker since Lewis pilfered the same number of picks in 1994. And then there's Calvin Pace — including the playoffs, CP has totaled 28 sacks in his four Jets seasons, which are the most by a Jets LB in a four-year span since Mo racked up 30.5 sacks from 1997-2000.
■ A neat number on Shonn Greene concerns his knack for not getting tackled in the Jets' backfield. According to Stats Inc., Greene was "stuffed" (tackled for loss) just 16 times in his 253 carries, a 6.3 percent rate that was second-best among the 53 RBs with at least 100 carries last year and best among the 31 backs with at least 150 carries. That tendency came in handy en route to Shonn's first 1,000-yard season as a pro, 1,054 to be exact.
■ We duly noted rookie free agent TE Josh Baker's big contribution to the offense, his 5-yard walk-in touchdown reception against the Giants. But did you know that Baker was born on Christmas Day in 1986 and that his first pro TD came on Dec. 24? An early holiday gift for the young man from Chesapeake, Va. (hometown), Delaware (his first college stop) and Northwest Missouri State (his last college).
■ One stat I didn't do justice to regarding T.J. Conley's first season as a pro punter was that he had 32 inside-the-20 punts last season. That's a pretty good number — in fact, it was tied for third-most in the NFL. And if you add Conley' 32 I-20′s to Steve Weatherford's 42 from 2010 that tied the NFL record, the Jets' 74 inside-the-20s over the past two seasons easily leads the league.
■ And while we did document Joe McKnight's kickoff-return heroics well, here are a few items that I may not have noted prominently if at all: McKnight's 31.6-yard average (on 34 runbacks) broke the Jets' season franchise record of 30.7 (on 22 returns) set by then-rookie Bobby Humphery in 1984. And that averaged was the best in the NFL in the last 25 years. And while it's possible that kickoffs from the 35 had something to do with McKnight's success, it bears considering that No. 2 in the league was Green Bay's Randall Cobb at 27.7, almost four yards less per return than Mighty Joe.
Confirming Jets-Giants Particulars
We tweeted it last week and it's been up on our schedule page, but in case anyone missed it, the Jets-Giants preseason date and time were firmed up a day after the NFL released the preseason schedule. Jets-Giants SummerFest No. 44 (as in the 44th consecutive summer the teams are meeting) will be held at MetLife Stadium(where else?) on Saturday, Aug. 18, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET.
Tags: Calvin Pace, David Harris, Dustin Keller, Hayden Smith, joe McKnight, Mo Lewis, Rob Gronkowski, Shonn Greene, Tony Meola
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Landry: Signing with Jets 'the Right Thing to Do'Posted by on March 20, 2012 – 3:19 pm
It must be dizzying, to be an NFL free agent having just signed on the dotted line with a different team than the one you broke into the pro game with five years before. New faces, new home office, new part of the country.
Yet LaRon Landry looked as comfy in his molded plastic office chair in a meeting room at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on Monday as if he were stretched out in his Barcalounger back in Virginia.
"This feels like home," Landry, the former Redskins safety, told me within hours of signing a deal to join the Jets and patrol the deep middle of their offense this coming season. "This was the right thing to do."
Landry knew a little bit of what to expect, and for that he and the Jets can thank his brother, Dawan.
"Dawan's older by two years … I'm the better one," he said with a proud sibling's smile. "Rex Ryan and Dennis Thurman were coaching my brother in Baltimore. He said they were players' coaches, they're about winning.
"But ultimately it was my decision to make. I had to come out here and see for myself. It's a nice facility. The Jets have a great owner and a great coach. It's home here. I'm glad to be playing in a defense where my ability will be used to help my teammates. I'm all about winning, too."
Landry exudes football, muscularity and competitiveness. He's a friendly guy with a strong handshake and an edge to him that hints at his hard-hitting reputation that he brought with him from LSU as the Redskins' sixth pick of the 2007 draft.
I asked him what number he'd be wearing as a Jet.
"I've always been 30," he said. " 'Dirty 30.' That's what I've been since my freshman year in college."
Dirty in a good way, though, I suggested.
"Yeah, dirty in a good way," he agreed.
The Jets and their fans are eager to have a new safety to help clean things up when the Green & White go up against the top tight ends, in particular the Patriots' Rob Gronkowski/Aaron Hernandez tag team. Landry is well aware of that aspect of his new home office.
"I like a challenge. I like being physical," he said. "With that said, you know about the tight end situation the Patriots can bring with their mismatch. I'm up for it. It's all football. The lines on the field don't change. The grass — well, the grass and FieldTurf don't change."
Another part of football is that sometimes elusive perfect health. Football watchers clucked over Landry's last two seasons with Washington. After three years of missing only one start and ascending to the top of some independent ratings groups among NFL safeties, he played in barely half of the 'Skins games in '10-11 due, it was said, to a problem Achilles tendon.
Landry corrected that misunderstanding for any concerned fans and reporters.
"The Achilles was a significant injury the year before last," he said. "Last year it was a bone injury in my heel instead of the Achilles. They thought it was the same injury as the year before but it was a misdiagnosis type of deal.
"I feel great. I'm fine. If it was an issue, if it was something that couldn't be corrected, I wouldn't be here."
That being said, GM Mike Tannenbaum talked with reporters this afternoon on a conference call and said there's still medical and training work for Landry and the Jets' teams to do this offseason.
"We'll be intelligent in our approach. We don't want to put any limits on LaRon," Mike T said. "We'll be smart about it and work with him to make sure he's ready to go on opening day."
Landry is an interesting dude. Redskins fans were well aware of his pet, a white-faced Capuchin monkey he named Gucci. And he's into Twitter, recently passing 40,000 followers on his page under the nom de tweet of @MrLandry30. On his page you can read some of his football aphorisms and follow exchanges with his fans, some of them friendly and some more of the sparring variety. It's all about the edge.
"It's about me playing with passion. Passion comes with attitude," he said. "Being a Jet, they will get everything out of me. I'm a passionate player."
On the Airwaves
Sorry for the late notice but three Jets will be doing interviews on New York radio stations this afternoon. Tannenbaum will be on ESPN 1050 at 3:30 p.m. ET, Landry will come in right behind Mr. T at 3:45 on ESPN 1050, and Mark Sanchez is scheduled for 5:40 p.m. on WFAN 660.
Tags: Aaron Hernandez, Baltimore Ravens, Dawan Landry, Dennis Thurman, Gucci, LaRon Landry, Mark Sanchez, Mike Tannenbaum, New England Patriots, Rex Ryan, Rob Gronkowski
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DeVito: Defense's Confidence Remains HighPosted by on October 7, 2011 – 1:28 pm
So you say the Patriots are averaging 507.5 yards and 33.8 points per game? And Tom Brady is on pace to throw for 6,212 yards, WR Wes Welker is on target for 160 catches, 2,464 yards and 20 TDs and TE Rob Gronkowski for 72 receptions, 1,184 yards and 20 TDs? And they're also running it well?
"I think we can completely shut them down. That's what we're going to go in there to do," said Jets DE Mike DeVito. "If you're not going in there thinking that, you're thinking the wrong thing. We have the defense and we have the players, so we're going in there trying to shut down this offense."
DeVito is one of the most humble players you'll ever meet and he's not one to talk a lot of trash. His response came after he was asked if the Jets have to go into this one hoping to contain this prolific Pats offense with solid third-down and red-zone defense. His answer was honest, refreshing and exactly what you'd like to hear from a veteran who's tasted a lot of success against the Patriots.
The Jets have won four of the last six in this rivalry, including a dominant performance in January in the AFC Divisional Round at Gillette Stadium. Brady passed for 299 yards and two TDs that afternoon, but he was sacked five times, hit on numerous other occasions and continually frustrated by the Jets' coverage schemes as the Pats converted just five of 14 third downs in the Jets' 28-21 win.
"That was last year and that's behind us now," DeVito said. "I think the confidence comes from what we've done this season thus far, what we put in during training camp, the work we put in and the guys we have on the field. That's where our confidence comes from now and we'll be ready to go."
"I have a feeling that there were more than a few days in Foxboro spent — whether it was over the lockout or whether it was since the season started — preparing for our defense, knowing that we had success against them in the playoff game," added defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. "Again it's a challenge for us. We've got to make sure that we kind of forge ahead with some new things, but at the same time not get away from what's been successful against them in the past."
The Jets defense ranks No. 8 overall entering Week 5 and they played well in defeat last Sunday night in Baltimore. They held an improving Ravens offense to just 267 yards and 6-of-18 on third down while forcing three takeaways and scoring on a 35-yard David Harris interception return in the second quarter.
It was Harris' first-quarter INT in January that set the tone against Brady and company. While the Pats will always have a strong pass attack with Brady slinging the rock, they've created some balance and currently rank No. 9 in rushing. In a Week 4 win over the Raiders, rookie Stevan Ridley (10-97) and BenJarvus Green-Ellis (16-75) combined for 26 attempts and 172 yards.
"It's such a great offense. We're going to have to go out there and be clicking on all cylinders," DeVito said. "They've stepped up their run game. They still have Tom Brady and still have a lot of threats on offense. As a defense, man, we have to come out there and play Jets defense. We can't have any lapses in this game because they're too quick to take advantage of it."
"They have a potential mismatch at virtually every position. Now add to it that they're running the football," Pettine said. "That's a pretty good offensive line. Gronkowski has really stepped up and become one of the better tight ends in the league."
If the Green & White elect to play small against the Pats by loading the field with DBs, the challenge will be to control the run game in sub packages. Brady won't have to worry about longtime nemesis Shaun Ellis this time around as the Big Katt, who racked up two sacks of Brady in the winter playoff win, will be taking aim at Mark Sanchez.
"He is one of the big reasons I made the team," an appreciative DeVito said of Ellis. "I could have come in here and he could have given me a hard time, but he didn't. He took me under his wing and he helped me progress as a player. Coming in as a rookie, it's intimidating and he helped me right off at the beginning. He is somebody I have a lot of love and respect for."
Referring to Ellis as his "big brother," DeVito will exchange pleasantries with him after this contest. The 6'3", 305-pounder, an undrafted free agent out of Maine in his fifth season, attended Nauset Regional HS in North Eastham, Mass., and the matchup with the Pats holds a lot of weight in the standings and for his family.
"It's huge. Everybody's up there," he said. "If we lose this game, it's not just me who has to hear it — my dad has to hear it, my mom has to hear it. So it's big for us as a family to go up there and win this game."
Tags: Mike DeVito, New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, Shaun Ellis, Tom Brady, Wes Welker
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Offensive Game Plan for the Patriots? WinPosted by on October 5, 2011 – 5:23 pm
Rex Ryan certainly laid it out there Monday, using some variation of the phrase "We have to run the ball better" in 12 of his sentences at his day-after news conference.
But it might be premature to think that means the Jets will be gunning for 50 carries or bust at Gillette Stadium against the Patriots on Sunday. The Jets' locker room today offered variations of a slightly different theme.
"You can't be one-dimensional," said RB Shonn Greene. "We've got to spread some things out with the passing game. We'll mix things up a little bit."
"The biggest thing for us as a team," said CB Antonio Cromartie, "is to go up there with the right mindset and come out with a win."
Then there's center Nick Mangold, who is giving signs that he'll be able to return vs. the Pats from his high ankle sprain. What about this potential return to "Ground & Pound," he was asked.
"I think there needs to be a return to winning. Whatever that is, passing the ball, running the ball, I don't care what it is. We need to get back to winning."
Sounds like winning is the game plan. Will the offense, though, be 70/30 run/pass or 70/30 pass/run? Seems like everyone's got an opinion but no one's really saying. As Bill Parcells always used to say, "You're gonna have to come to the game to find out, fellas."
"I'm not sure how the game plan is going to pan out," said TE Dustin Keller. "But one thing I know from last year's playoff game is that everybody's going to be vital. If that's passing to the tight end? Great/ The outside guys doing their thing? Great. Getting the running game going? That's awesome."
I asked Dustin if, regardless of the balance or the lack thereof in the Jets' offense, this game figures to be a big tight end game? "I agree," he said with a slight smile. "I agree with that."
From the Patriots' point of view, that goes without saying. Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski combined in their 2010 rookie seasons for 16 catches, 247 yards, a touchdown and 11 first downs in their three games against the Jets.
But Keller has had a similar impact on New England. Consider this trivia question: Since 2006, which NFL tight end has the most catches against the Patriots? It's Keller with 28 in seven games, and he wasn't even born as an NFL player in '06-07. There were his eight catches for seven first downs in the OT win at Gillette in his rookie season of '08, his TD catch in Rex Ryan's home opener as Jets HC in '09, his 7-for-115 and a score in Game 2 last season.
Keller is one of the constants who make questions about a Jets crisis utterly premature now.
"We definitely need to get back on track and start doing the things we're used to doing and we're capable of doing, but we're definitely not in panic mode," the now fourth-year pro said. "We know what we have to do. It's just a matter of doing it."
Injury Watch
Except for Bryan Thomas, of course, the Jets injury report isn't too concerning. Oh, there was WR Plaxico Burress, listed for the fourth week out of five this regular season with his third different aching body part. This time, Ryan said, Plax woke up this morning with a swollen elbow. He didn't practice but Rex said, "He looks good."
Similarly, LB Calvin Pace was a DNP with an abdomen injury but the coach said, "I think he's going to be just fine." And first-year LB Garrett McIntyre (concussion) "seems to be doing better each day" but was also held out.
The Jets' limiteds were Mangold and DL Muhammad Wilkerson (shoulder).
Ryan confirmed that Thomas is out for the season with his Achilles injury from Sunday night but as of this afternoon BT had not been placed on IR, so he's being listed as out. The only changes to the Jets roster were practice team moves: G Dennis Landolt was added today after WR Michael Campbell and TE Martell Webb were released late Tuesday.
The Patriots list 16 players on their first injury report of the week. Seven did not participate in team drills — WR Julian Edelman (ankle), DL Albert Haynesworth (back), TE Aaron Hernandez (knee), LB Jerod Mayo (knee), T Sebastian Vollmer (back), RB Danny Woodhead (ankle) and DL Mike Wright (concussion).
Eight others were limited up in Foxboro — CB Kyle Arrington (chest), S Josh Barrett (thumb/hamstring), CB Leigh Bodden (groin), S Patrick Chung (hand), CB Ras-I Dowling (hip), DL Shaun Ellis (knee), LB Gary Guyton (hamstring) and DL Kyle Love (ankle).
One thing we're pretty sure about: Ellis will play against his former team. In the 2009-10 seasons, including playoffs, the Big Katt started a Jets game week on the injury report 20 times. In all 20 games he wound up starting.
Two December Games Staying Put
Two of the Jets' upcoming games on CBS have been "protected" and will not be subject to flex scheduling down the line. Those games are Dec. 4 at Washington, a 1 p.m. ET start, and Dec. 18 at Philadelphia, a 4:15 start.
Tags: Aaron Hernandez, Antonio Cromartie, Dustin Keller, New England Patriots, Nick Mangold, Rex Ryan, Rob Gronkowski, Shonn Greene
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When E.Smith Talks, Teams Are ListeningPosted by on December 1, 2010 – 8:51 am
Eric Smith is on quite a roll.
On Thanksgiving night, he was inserted into the Jets' starting lineup and responded with a rousing performance as he was a physical presence throughout with eight tackles against the Bengals.
"I feel like I played well. When I had opportunities to make plays, I did," he said. "I made some tackles and communicated pretty well."
Just four days after yielding 163 passing yards to Texans QB Matt Schaub in the fourth quarter, the Jets tightened up and, in a dominant performance, limited the Bengals to 163 total yards while sacking Carson Palmer three times and intercepting him twice. Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie got rave reviews for their performances against Terrell Owens (3 catches, 17 yards) and Chad Ochocinco (4-41), but Smitty turned in one of the finest defensive efforts of his five-year career.
"It was a big changeup for us," Revis said of the lineup change. "We've been moving people around back there in the secondary and it's good they give Eric Smith a chance to come back there and show what he can do. The guy is very smart and gets us in all the checks and everything we need to get into. He's a clone of Jim Leonhard — two smart safeties back there leading the way."
"He went out there and he was communicating. That helps out a lot," added Cromartie. "It makes things a lot easier when everyone is on the same page and it puts things in perspective of where everyone is going to be. Smitty did a great job of that — he was talking, he was being loud and communicating and making tackles in run support. That's all you can ask for."
Then two days after the Jets' ninth win, Michigan State inserted Smith back into its starting lineup. The four-year letterman at MSU, who started 36 times for Sparty during his collegiate career and had four interceptions and reached double figures in tackles 13 times, didn't have any eligibility remaining but he was asked to address the Spartans before their regular-season finale at Penn State.
"I was just trying to go watch the game. I was trying to find out if I could get tickets to go watch and then found out they wanted me to be an honorary captain," said Smith. "I was surprised. I was pretty excited to be a part of that, to be around a team that a chance to win the Big Ten championship."
Entering Happy Valley with a 10-1 record and a 6-1 mark in the conference, the Spartans hadn't won at Penn State since 1965 and needed a victory to reach a school record in wins (11) and clinch a share of the Big Ten title for the first time since 1990.
"These opportunities don't come along every day," said Smith of his message to Mark Dantonio's team. "You have to win your individual battles and do whatever you can for the team to be successful."
The speech didn't go on deaf ears as the Spartans withstood a late Lions rally and claimed a 28-22 win. (It's a shame that the BCS rankings determine that MSU won't go to the Rose Bowl, but we'll postpone our playoff talk for another day.) Sparty was a resourceful group in 2010, using a fake punt in overtime to sneak by Notre Dame and coming back from 17- and 15-point deficits against Northwestern and Purdue along the way.
"It was great seeing all those victories, but during the year I thought I was going to have a heart attack," said Smith, a third-round pick of the Jets in 2006. "They showed a lot of mental toughness and resiliency to hang on and come back and take the lead at the end."
Sounds just like the club Smith is playing for now. The Jets' defensive backs will be challenged early and often Monday night by a New England team that has a two-headed rookie monster at tight end with Aaron Hernandez (36-462-3 TDs) and Rob Gronkowski (25-310-6), who have combined for 61 catches and nine TDs.
"Both of them have the ability to go up and get the ball," Smith said. "Hernandez is pretty much like a receiver, runs well and runs good routes. He creates a lot of tough matchups because you don't really want to put a linebacker on him — he's going to run by them. And if you put a corner on him, he's bigger [6'1", 245] than them. And then the other guy, Gronkowski, is so big [6'6", 265], he'll go up and get the ball and he's a big threat in the red zone."
The Patriots also have a decent ground game as both BenJarvus Green-Ellis (4.3-yard average, nine rush TDs) and Danny Woodhead (5.4-yard average) have been effective. Woodhead also has become a reliable target for Brady as he's averaged 9.4 yards on his 24 receptions.
"We knew how good Danny was. He just really didn't have the opportunity to play here," Smith said. "I know a lot of the guys on the defense like me would say 'I'm glad he is on my team' when he was here and now we have to play against him."
With 66 regular-season games under his belt, Smith rides a big wave of momentum into the most significant non-playoff contest of his career.
"I think it's the biggest because of everything that has been riding on this game. If we can get this victory and have control of the AFC East, it would be huge for us," he said. "It could be the difference between a bye in the first round or being a five seed."
Tags: Aaron Hernandez. New England Patriots, Antonio Cromartie, Darrelle Revis, Eric Smith, Jim Leonhard, Mark Dantonio, Michigan State, Rob Gronkowski
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Two familiar faces walked up to the podium at the bebeginning of Tuesday's Orange County Commission meeting that would decide the fate of Orlando City's new soccer specific stadium and further funding for the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center and Florida Citrus Bowl. It was an important and potentially transforming vote for the city of Orlando.
And so the two people who first believed in Orlando as a big-time sports town spoke in favor of the new project to expand Orlando's sports opportunities.
Jim Hewitt and Pat Williams were among the first members of the public to speak in favor of Orlando City's new soccer stadium, a measure which was passed by a 5-2 vote Tuesday at the Orange County Commission and by a unanimous 7-0 vote at the Orlando City Council a few weeks earlier.
Both spoke of the vision it took for the city and county to come together and believe Orlando, a small, but growing town at the time, was ready for a major league sports franchise more than 25 years ago. They were back at the Orange County Commission to speak again of the vision it would take to transform the area once again.
After the vote was announced, the Magic released a statement congratulating their new neighbors:
"We want to congratulate Orlando City Soccer," Magic COO Alex Martins said. "What a great day for our community. Once again our political leaders and the business community has come together and shown great vision in making The City Beautiful a great place to live, work and play."
More than 100 people stood up to speak in favor of the stadium, many wearing the purple of Orlando City Soccer. The usual platitudes for a stadium were mentioned — economic activity brought to the area, more entertainment and cultural options for the city and its residents and the opportunity to host major sporting events. The usual arguments against it were presented — continued urban sprawl, pushing out residents of the Parramore area and public money being used for private enterprises.
There are valid arguments on both sides.
As far as stadium deals go, this is a very good deal for the city and really makes sense. Orlando City had agreed to pay half the cost of the stadium along with the franchise fee to get an MLS expansion team, becoming Orlando's second major professional sports franchise. The Magic did not pay that much for the Amway Center.
The stadium will also be going a few blocks away from Amway Center, helping bookend the entertainment complex the Magic plan to build across the street from Amway Center. Connecting the soccer stadium to Amway Center and then on to Church Street should increase entertainment options downtown and create an even livelier downtown experience.
The whole project will, of course, require more construction jobs to complete the project and then service industry jobs to staff the new entertainment options.
Again, this seems to fit perfectly into the city's plan to use Amway Center and these entertainment options to drum up business downtown. Only time will tell if the investment actually brings that kind of return to Orlando.


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Our elegant 3-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom,1,900 sf post & beam home captures the true feeling of Vermont. From the moment you pull up to the house, you will know that your stay will be the one-of-a-kind Vermont experience you hoped for.Located on 5 acres of wooded property at the end of a 1/4 mile private driveway.Our home offers the following amenities:
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This has to be one of my favorite posts of the year!
I developed this exercise to allow you to take stock of the year behind you and acknowledge all the amazing things you accomplished. It will also help you to kick start the new year with excitement and vision.
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Make yourself comfortable. Play some music you love, grab some yummy food, light your favorite candle. With notepad, pen, and this year's calendar, begin your Year 2012 Reflection.
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Identify 3 primary intentions or beliefs that guided you in this year. Perhaps you might notice certain values popped up consistently throughout your year.
Now look back through the year and consider what didn't work as well as you had hoped. With compassion, consider the unrealized expectations, unexpected circumstances or interruptions, challenges, upsets or losses, gifts given and gifts received.
Consider what, if anything, you feel incomplete about. What actions can you take to tie up any loose ends?
Finally, create a year-end ritual. How can you celebrate the challenges you moved through and success you enjoyed? How can you make a renewed commitment to yourself for the coming year?
What are you looking forward to in 2013? What 1 to 3 specific goals would you like to accomplish by the end of next year?
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Which people do you wish to build stronger relationships with? Who would you like to attract into your life? How will your relationships (personal and professional) blossom in 2013? Make a list of at least 10 people you wish to build stronger relationships with. You may already know who they are. You may not.
What principle or action are you going to give up for 2012, so that you can experience a fuller life? For example: I give up being late. I will be early or on time. I have more than enough time to take care of myself and all that is important and meaningful to me.
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Iraq's parliament Monday (April 9th) established the first independent human rights commission in the country, also approving the selection of its 11 members and three substitutes.
Voting on commission members and the establishment of the commission was the result of intense and exhaustive efforts made by Iraq's parliamentary committee on human rights over the course of the year, said Salim al-Jubury, the chairman of the committee.
"During that period and through the committee [meeting held to select] the commission's council, which includes members of parliament, legal experts and civil activists, the committee screened and checked the resumes of 3,085 individuals who had submitted applications to become commission members, and the final choice was made to select 14 candidates," he told Mawtani.
"The selected candidates come from different social backgrounds, they have long experience in the field of human rights and are well known for their integrity, which encouraged the 181 parliament members attending [Monday's] session to give them a clear majority vote," he said.
The law governing the new commission, the Independent High Commission for Human Rights, was approved by Iraq's parliament in 2008. It stipulates that the council of commissioners be composed of 11 full members and three reserve members. According to the law, women should make up no less than one third the number of council members. Minorities must represented by at least one full member and one reserve member.
The law also limits the period of membership in the council to four years and states that the commission must be an administratively and financially independent body that enjoys wide powers of observation, follow-up and investigation.
Among the commission's powers is the right to receive complaints from individuals, groups and civil society institutions on human rights violations, the right to investigate these complaints, and the right to file suits and refer them to the prosecutor general.
It also has the power to visit prisons and correctional to meet with convicts and detainees to investigate any evidence of human rights violations and to inform the authorities to take legal measures if evidence is found.
"The commission will assume numerous tasks, such as preparing studies and research, submitting recommendations and expressing opinions and proposals on issues related to reinforcing and developing the principle of human rights," Ali Shubbar of parliament's human rights committee told Mawtani.
"Also among its responsibilities is the promotion of a culture of human rights by introducing this culture into learning and educational curricula, and organising conferences, seminars, artistic and social activities, and media programmes, as well as submitting an annual report to parliament containing a general evaluation of the state of human rights in Iraq," he said.
"The commission will strive to co-ordinate and co-operate with the civil society organisations operating in the area of human rights in Iraq and maintain contacts with independent non-governmental international human rights institutions," Shubbar said.
Kamil Ameen, spokesperson for Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights described the establishment of the commission as "a historic accomplishment".
"Establishing the commission does not mean there is no longer a need for the human rights ministry, as there is no article in the law on the commission indicating that the latter would replace the ministry, because although there is an overlap in the work of the two institutions, there are still some cases which strictly fall within our ministry's specialisation," he told Mawtani.
"Some of those cases which are under our jurisdiction are the fate of the Iraqi prisoners and the missing, documentation of the former regime's violations, mass graves and the victims of terrorism, but the most important issue is preparing periodic reports on Iraq's compliance with international human rights conventions," Ameen said.
Human rights activists also welcomed the step.
"I welcome this step of establishing the commission, and feel satisfied that the members of the council of commissioners represent different faiths and ethnicities, that they are independent from any partisan or political affiliation, and they are at a high level of professionalism and competence," activist Hana Edwar told Mawtani.
ابو سهام
I ask Allah, the All-Compassionate and the All-Merciful, that all the days of the Iraqis will be days of goodness and days of patience. The fate of the defiled al-Maliki will be like the rest of the leaders who have tired of their countries with all of their things. I invite all of the Iraqis to keep insisting on their rights. The right of the Iraqi is important because even the elder man, the patient, the elder women, or young child have no rights. Even the retired people, among them the elderly, have no way to enjoy their lives, live free and dignified lives in their last days. However, the Maliki government, even from that point, did not give them the chance to live and be comfortable people. I just want to ask him, what have you done for Iraq and the Iraqis so far? Nothing. What is important about all of this is that Iraq is a country of goodness and must remain so. We hope that Iraq will become better than it was in the past. I wish that all the days of the Iraqis would be good. The government of Nouri al-Maliki is an unsuccessful government and does not do anything at all. Therefore, all of Iraq wants to change and, God willing, the future is all good, and all of its days are happy and carefree. O Allah, my Lord, save Iraq from the north to the south, Amen, O Lord of the universe.
عبدالرقيب احمد
There are no rights for the Iraqi man and everything the Iraqis are doing regarding acts against the terrorists are good acts. I call upon Allah for them to have all the welfare and success. I invite everyone who has anything to do with human rights to rid the Iraqi people of that big problem and that Allah the Almighty is with them in everything they do. The Human Rights Commission must be fabricating an important issue in order to rid Iraq of all these problems. I want every Iraqi to stand by the Iraqis. O Allah, my Lord, save Iraq from all distress and from all anguish. The Iraqi Government is a despicable government that does not want the welfare of Iraq and the Iraqis ever, and everything the Iraqi Government is doing, including the works of malignancy through which it wants to harm the Iraqi people, and the Iraqis have endured much. They do not want to live the tragedy much more than before.
ابو ايناس
Human rights in Iraq are lost; they don't exist; they are totally absent. The human rights in Iraq are destroyed, especially after the suffering of the Iraqis and with the absence of law throughout the past decades. The most basic rights, which are guaranteed by all heavenly legislation, religions and international covenants of human rights, are not available in Iraq. Human rights in Iraq have not witnessed any noteworthy improvement after the fall of the former regime. Even though the law of the temporary state's administration was issued, which contains many items ensuring and guaranteeing human rights and confirming the commitment of Iraq to the international laws and covenants, yet these legal items are just words on paper, without actual application. Those texts are just like the texts in the Iraqi constitutions, which have been in place since the foundation of the Iraqi state until this very day. That means they are just texts without any application or enforcement mechanism. The main problem is quite clear, in the fact that the powers which signed this law are the same ones that break the law and force the practical politics through clear and well-known methods to everybody. Even though the formation of organizations and associations that work in the civil society has become a positive phenomenon, yet they suffer from many negative points, which are social inheritances. Those negativities are due to the lack of experience and the banishment of the Iraqi mind in general. If there were really human rights in Iraq, why do we see the prisons full of innocent detainees who were only arrested based on suspicion? Is there a law in the whole world that arrests people based on suspicion and puts them in prisons for long years without knowing the reasons for the arrest? These are the human rights in the new Iraq; thousands of detainees reside in prisons without a trial or charges. Some of them have been waiting to be released for months; those who are released and not found guilty were even forced to find a sponsor as a condition. In addition, there are many wrong solutions to the daily issues of the citizens.
قاسم ابو علي
Everyone knows that human rights in Iraq are denied, or at best incomplete. In fact, the Iraqi citizens feel that they are deprived of the basic human rights. They are denied their rights to get services, to respond to their demands and to implement measures that could provide them with comfort. For this reason, we note that everyone is suffering from the deprivation of many of the human rights which should be granted to people. The latter suffered a lot from violence, terrorism and brutal, horrible, cruel crimes. Indeed, Iraqis are deprived of stability, comfort, safety, tranquility and peace of mind. In this respect, many Iraqi people feel that they go through injustice, oppression, deprivation, dereliction and neglect in many important and necessary aspects of life. They are denied the rights that could facilitate their affairs and lives. The Iraqi citizens are deprived of their basic human rights. Therefore, more serious and effective work has to be done in order to preserve human rights in Iraq. We must establish many humanitarian bodies, including Governmental, non-governmental and other types of organizations that could provide comfort for all the Iraqi citizens. The latter is asking for nothing but more employment opportunities and electricity. In fact, these services are guaranteed in most countries. Indeed, this is one of the basic rights of the citizens of Iraq. We also call on the authorities to provide all the materials of the ration card for each Iraqi citizen. They should also reduce the prices of goods and provide oil and gasoline at reasonable prices. On the other hand, we expect the Government to eradicate terrorism, corruption, ignorance, illiteracy, and poverty. In short, authorities must show more efforts to improve the situation in Iraq. The citizens of Iraq are eligible to feel and enjoy human rights.
Terrorism is a confused ideology that is bent on self-destruction first of all and then the destruction of others. The Arab as well as the western youths are being dragged away by violence. Some of them look for a religious cover in order to engage in the killing of others. They are mentally deranged people, and they need a long psychological treatment in order to get rid of the diseases of our day, which include religious fanaticism and immoral violence. The killing of innocent children is immoral. Under the pretext that the West and its armies have occupied Muslim countries, they engage in the killing of children and women, and they apply the law of the jungle on everyone that does not follow them and they slaughter them like sheep.
احمد عبد الرزاق
The process of the organization of laws related to the respect for the rights and freedoms of people in Iraq are important and appropriate issues for protecting the dignity of the humans from aggression and marginalization, as people have been created free. It is their right to have their personal rights in behaving freely and expressing their views on various issues, including the right of criticism of things that are not in the right direction, correcting things when they get out of their allotted scope and working on standing against injustice and tyranny practiced by some government agencies against the members of the society, and for the embodiment of the issue of human rights on the ground in Iraq. One of the Iraqi ministries has been formed to take on the task of protecting people's rights among the Iraqi people from abuse or aggression. In spite of this ministry doing its work only, there are many acts of violation of the personal rights, especially with regard to demonstrations taking place in the country, which are considered among the rights of the people to express their criticism or rejection of some of the inhumane practices and injustices, which are practiced against them by the government whether intentionally or unintentionally so that the masses deliver their opinions to the state officials in order to solve matters and problems. However, we see that there is complete ignorance, great marginalization and strangulation of the freedoms of people in the country. Most of those of who demonstrate peacefully are confronted with violence and abuse by the security forces and then they are thrown into prison as a result of coming out in order to express their opinions as well as their exposure to instances of torture, beatings and abuse within the detention centers.
Human rights are non-existent, except at a very simple level in Iraq and in most of the Arab countries. It is the proof of what we see of the citizen's lack of basic services that are supposed to be enjoyed by any citizen anywhere in the world. Where is the right of the citizen to education? Education is very low. Is that the knowledge which he is supposed to obtain? Even the illiteracy rate in Iraq is very high because the government's interest in the educational aspect is very bad. As for his right to receive electricity services, a large percentage of the Iraqis suffer from lack of electricity in their homes due to the negligence of the Iraqi Government regarding the updating of the networks and power plants. Is electricity one of the rights of the citizens? Otherwise, how would his life go on and then come to his right to the provision of water and sanitation? The Iraqi citizen is not provided with clean water and does not have sewage systems. Even if they exist, they are outdated and dilapidated, and even the food commodities the citizens are suffering from due to their high prices and lack of availability for the citizens. Where are the rights of the poor citizen who suffers more than any ordinary citizen? He may pass a day without obtaining any food. In addition to that, he does not get the health services that he is supposed to have priority over others regarding access to them, as well as the rights of the orphans and the disabled who can find the necessary care abroad, provided that the developed medical care and the Centers there have had the required opportunity to develop themselves and not experienced the negligence that is suffered by the orphans and the disabled in Iraq. The rights of the citizens in obtaining the services of security are, of course, lacking in Iraq and the evidence is the large number of terrorist acts and other services. Where is the government officials' provision of services to the citizens? In the advanced countries, everyone has rights and privacy, and even the animals have rights. How could the neglect of the human rights happen in Iraq and all the blame falls on the government that fails to provide any of the rights of any citizen to provide good services?
علي احمد
Iraq is a country that has just started its first steps towards a new Iraq and as it is said, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. So, I think that the issue of human rights or their application in Iraq still has a long way to go and requires more effort and procedures and issuance of laws. It also requires more time for the dissemination of human rights first and to find out what are these human rights, especially in our country, which is new to the experience of such sensitive subjects, which we look forward to and because of the past three decades. We do not know anything about human rights and how they should be applied because Iraq was absent from the world and was in isolation. And this isolation deprived the Iraqi people of the most basic rights because of the policies of the former regime that were pursued in the years of his reign. So, Iraq is still working on the application of human rights at the present time, but has not yet reached what all of us wish for in the new Iraq. This requires intensified efforts to promote the culture of human rights and preserve their dignity, and the institutions concerned must also be working on such an issue through intensifying their efforts and programs for the deployment of this new culture in our society and also spreading it among the institutions working towards the application of the law and stimulating them with the question on the observance of human rights and also, the dissemination of this culture among the segments of the population so they will look at this new experience and be prepared to deal with it.
عباس ياسري
I think that the issue of human rights in Iraq is a thorny issue because of what we see, including the conflicting statements emanating from here to support human rights in Iraq and start again to demand the implementation of human rights and apply them in a practical way because it is poor in this country and according to my point of view, I think that Iraq is a country that did not reach the point of applying the human rights agenda. Strictly and correctly, there are a lot of organizations that have started working in this regard, but Iraq is still in the first journey of change and moving towards the new democratic life which, despite its actual birth, will not be able to reach the stage of perfection overnight to apply the concepts of democracy, which generate the concepts of human rights that we hope to see in our country as soon as possible.
ثائر عادل
Regardless of the challenges, Iraq will march forward, and regardless of the difficulties it faces, Iraq will witness an ideal future, which we Iraqis are looking forward to. Our country will become a model of success which the whole world will look up to with admiration and respect, in view of this experiment that will be born after an admittedly very difficult labor, but in the end, the birth of the new Iraq will be accomplished, an Iraq that will be stable with a promising future, Allah-willing. This will restore Iraq to its normal position among the countries of the world and in the region as well.
These are human rights in the new Iraq: thousands of prisoners held in Iraqi prisons, without being tried or charged. Some of them have been waiting for months to be released; but some of those who have been released, who did not prove to be guilty, are asked to find a sponsor as a condition of their release from prison, not to mention much of the wrong treatment of the daily issues and affairs of the citizen.
ياسر عباس
It is very common to hear about the violations of Human rights in Iraq. Indeed, human rights violations seem to be endless because they happen every day through renewed methods. It should be concluded that human rights are a mere illusion.
In spite of the enactment of the Provisional Administration Law, the situation of human rights in Iraq has not witnessed a significant improvement after the demise of the former regime. In fact, this legislation includes a lot of articles to ensure and safeguard human rights. It served only to confirm Iraq's compliance with international laws and conventions. Indeed, they are not implemented on the ground, just like all the rest of the legislation that was stated in the Constitutions of Iraq. Since the founding of the Iraqi State, these laws had never been applied on the ground since they lacked any mechanisms for implementation. However, the fundamental problem is that the parties which ratified these laws are violating them themselves. They aim to impose a fait accompli on the people through a well known and clear strategy. In spite of that, the formation of organizations and associations working in the field of civil society has become a positive phenomenon. Still, the latter are suffering from many drawbacks, partly due to the social legacies, the lack of experience and the general underdevelopment of the mentality of the Iraqi people. Had we respected the rules of human rights we would not have seen Iraqi prisons full of innocent detainees. The latter were arrested on the grounds of mere suspicion. How on earth do they arrest people out of suspicion and detain them for many years without knowing the reason for their arrest?
بشير عبدالحق
After signing the Anti-Torture Agreement by Iraq in 2008, it committed that all the Iraqi ministries and institutions must consider the criteria of the human rights. Hence, it was necessary to stress the importance of the visit of the UN special torture commissioner, during which he would hold workshops to increase and strengthen the culture and awareness in the prisons' management and urging the prisons to comply with all the standards that are related to the human rights. This visit represented an opportunity to refute all the allegations and accusations that are made to deceive the local and international public opinion. The Ministry of Human Rights must, in collaboration with the other ministries, spread the culture of human rights and identify the violations that may face any group of the people. It should also put in place the necessary plans to acquaint the officials and workers with the banned violations to the human rights and the mechanism of decision making. We have to complete this work within a specific time frame, because the Iraqis naturally have better potential for achievement as a team than any other state, particularly the USA. He also came to learn more about the achievements of the ministry in the field of the protection of human rights and to transform these objectives from strategic objectives into executive and realistic objectives in the light of the circumstances to which the Iraq citizen is subjected, including oppression, injustice, and corruption. The Iraqi citizen needs fairness and application of the laws that protect the citizenship and human rights in all fields.
My view regarding the situation of human rights in Iraq is that they are not doing very well, as many Iraqis do not enjoy many human rights, which encompass many areas of life for the citizens. As such, human rights are non-existent, and they are not being dealt with in accordance to sound principles and specific criteria, which is why we find that there are many displaced and homeless persons as well as poor and unemployed people. The Iraqi people lack many of the rights that would help them live a respectable life. Neglect and negligence are the two traits that characterize the government and all the relevant authorities, whose responsibility it is to serve the Iraqi people and to secure for them all their legitimate rights. However, what is taking place on the ground is that the Iraqi people are in need of all the rights, and they should be compensated for what had happened to them in the past and is still happening. The government has to carry out its responsibility vis-à-vis the people, and provide them with all the necessities that are not available to them, whether it be protecting the rights of women, children, disabled people, the unemployed, the sick, the displaced persons, widows, orphans or the poor, and it should provide the services that facilitate the lives of the Iraqi citizens, such as electricity, drinking water, the sewage system, good-quality food, monthly salaries, fuel and gas, in addition to improving the standards of education, healthcare and medication, and other forms of assistance that should be provided to the affected Iraqi families.
As far as I am concerned, Iraq is one of the countries which have achieved change since several years ago. In fact, with each change, some problems and differences may emerge and bring about disturbance for some time. Yet, I think that this is really normal given that in the end everyone will be aware of the change and how to deal with it appropriately away from making trouble. In fact, I am confident that everyone loves Iraq and works on serving the interests of the country and its people. Therefore, I have a positive perception with all the standards about the future of this country. Indeed, since several years ago, Iraq has started to follow the right path and was able to overcome a lot of problems safely that followed the change in Iraq, thanks be to Allah, although a lot of corrupt people have tried to destabilize the internal scene in Iraq and cause the collapse of this country. This issue has been carried out by neighboring countries which did not want the success of the democratic experience in the new Iraq. However, Allah has thwarted the plans of these countries which were adopting terrorism. They have added fuel to fire. However, Iraq is today standing on its own two feet once again thanks to Allah and the determination of its good people. Thus, I feel very optimistic about the future of my dear country, Iraq, which will witness more stability in the various fields. For instance, today, there is stability in terms of security after the eradication of the remnants of terrorism, the Takfiri members and the members of the sectarian militias. In addition, there is an economic stability which has been revitalized thanks to the security stability.
محمود النسما
The Iraqi Government has shown the extent of its abject failure in terms of providing the services to the Iraqi citizens in addition to the default, neglect and the great decline as well as the occurring of the amount of corruption that exists frequently recently between the members of the government and the associate members. For this reason, my view of the government is the view of any Iraqi citizen who is deeply disappointed for having chosen this failed government which did not provide any benefit to the Iraqi citizens. They are just a band working for their own interests, and forgetting their duties that are necessary and must be done for the benefit of the Iraqi people, who elected them because they made a lot of promises that were discovered to be just false promises which have nothing to do with the reality of what is happening which is just operations of theft of the money of the Iraqi people and their deprivation of their most basic legitimate rights, for example, the provision of the power supply, the rationing and the provision of, and making, employment opportunities available for many young Iraqis. There exist as well poverty, hunger, corruption, abuse and worsening of the supply of a lot of services to the citizens including building, construction, reconstruction, housing estates, schools, hospitals, clinics, and homes to care for the orphaned children, elderly and disabled care home, and helping the widows who have no breadwinner. All of these things should be better done in order to provide comfort for the people of Iraq, especially after the long suffering and the painful and harsh conditions undergone by the people, and not build mallslng or parks or plant roses while the Iraqi people need what is more important and very necessary for their living conditions.


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Bjørge Lillelien
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Bjørge Lillelien (29 March 1927 – 26 October 1987) was a Norwegian sports journalist and commentator noted for one of the most celebrated pieces of sports commentary of all time.
A commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1957 until just before his death from cancer in 1987, he commentated on many sports, but concentrated on winter sports and football.
Lillelien was a popular and engaged commentator. It was not unusual for people to turn off the sound on the TV and listen to him on the radio instead.[1] Lillelien quoted by a colleague: "We shouldn't necessarily make a boring radio programme even if it is a boring football match. We should make a sports show that excites people". As a person he was often introvert and quiet, the opposite of his on-air persona.
In 1948, he went to Northwestern University to study journalism. After going back to Norway for his military service, he got a job in the newspaper Fremtiden. But it didn't take long before he was working for the Norwegian broadcasting network.[1]
In 1963 a long working relationship with Håkon Brusveen started in the cross country races at Holmenkollen.[2] The olympic champion from the 1960 Olympics would be standing somewhere by the ski track and give his view on the competitors' performance as they passed. This collaboration would last for the rest of Lillelien's working days. Brusveen went on working for NRK after Lillelien's death.
"Your boys took a hell of a beating"[edit]
Most famously, he commentated on Norway's 2-1 victory against England in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo on 9 September 1981. At the end of the match, alternating between English and Norwegian, he proclaimed (in Norwegian) "We are best in the world! We have beaten England! England, birthplace of giants", before taunting a roll call of famous English people, usually quoted in an edited, English-only form as follows:
- "Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana, vi har slått dem alle sammen, vi har slått dem alle sammen [we have beaten them all, we have beaten them all]. Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher [...] your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!"[3]
Full Norwegian/English version[edit]
The full Norwegian/English version reads as follows:
- "Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen.
- "Maggie Thatcher can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher, jeg har et budskap til deg midt under valgkampen. Jeg har et budskap til deg: Vi har slått England ut av Verdensmesterskapet i fotball. Maggie Thatcher, som de sier på ditt sprog i boksebarene rundt Madison Square Garden i New York: Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
Translated version[edit]
The full version, completely translated to English:
- "We are the best in the world! We are the best in the world! We have beaten England 2-1 in football!! It is completely unbelievable! We have beaten England! England, birthplace of giants. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--we have beaten them all. We have beaten them all.
- "Maggie Thatcher can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher, I have a message for you in the middle of the election campaign. I have a message for you: We have knocked England out of the football World Cup.[4] Maggie Thatcher, as they say in your language in the boxing bars around Madison Square Garden in New York: Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
Although the commentary was for Norwegian radio, it soon made its way to an English audience, and became quite famous in England. The election campaign was the Norwegian parliamentary election of 1981, which was held on 13 and 14 September of that year.
Parodies and homages[edit]
In 2002 Lillelien's words were designated the greatest piece of sports commentary ever by The Observer's Sport Monthly magazine. Such is its place in British sporting culture that parodies of the commentary have been written to celebrate domestic sporting victories, such as the following when the England cricket team beat Australia to regain the Ashes in September 2005:
- "Kylie Minogue! Steve Irwin! Holly Valance! Crocodile Dundee! Natalie Imbruglia! Ian Thorpe! Mrs. Mangel! Can you hear me? Your boys took one hell of a beating!"
And again, when England's cricket team finally won a game against New Zealand on the 2006/7 one-day series, the BBC's web coverage came up with:
- "Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Peter Jackson, Neil Finn, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jonah Lomu - we have beaten them all! Helen Clark, can you hear me? Your boys took one hell of a beating!"
Following Scotland's 2-1 victory against Norway in Oslo in September 2005, the Daily Record parodied the quote, using known Norwegians:
- "King Olaf, Roald Amundsen, Liv Ullmann, Edvard Munch, Vidkun Quisling, Thor Heyerdahl, Henrik Ibsen, Edvard Grieg, Monty Python's Norwegian Blue, Morten Harket, and Anni-Frid from ABBA. You boys took a helluva beating!"
The Deputy Editor of the Daily Record at the time, Murray Foote, since issued an apology for the inclusion of Vidkun Quisling in the quotation:
- "While I naturally assumed Quisling was not one of Norway's favourite sons, I was truly unaware of the deep loathing his name engenders amongst your countrymen.
- Had I been aware of this, I would not have used his name and I apologise unreservedly for the offence it caused."
Following England's 14-9 defeat of France in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Will Greenwood exclaimed "François Mitterrand! Michel Platini! Your boys took one hell of a beating!"[citation needed]
In advance of the Scotland v Norway game at Hampden on 10 October 2008, a parody was created by Tennent Caledonian Breweries (sponsor of the Scottish National Team) for radio and subsequently animated and posted on YouTube.[5]
Following Manchester University winning University Challenge against the University of Cambridge Pembroke College in March 2012, a commentator for the Manchester student newspaper observed "We have beaten Pembroke College, Cambridge! Cambridge, birthplace of giants. Rab Butler, Clive James, Ted Hughes, William Pitt the Younger, Eric Idle, Peter Cook, Bill Oddie! Bill Oddie, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!"[6]
- Saken er klar! (1985)
- VM-boka. Mexico, Maradona og andre høydepunkter. (1986, with Tor Røste Fossen.)
See also[edit]
- Huang Jianxiang, Chinese football commentator with a similarly memorable match commentary
External links[edit]
- Original recording on NRK website
- Observer - The 10 greatest bits of commentary ever
- Tribute (in Norwegian) on NRK website
- Newspaper commentary on the Daily Record article and the inclusion of Quisling (in Norwegian)
- Article describing official apology from Daily Record (in Norwegian, with full apology in English)


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