But before we get to the hype for the Jets there's the matter of the trash-talking corner from the Seattle Seahawks, Richard Sherman. After he picked off Brady and played a key role in the comeback win, Sherman spouted off to the assembled members of the Blabosphere in the locker room.
Sherman said he went up to Brady after the game and let him know "We're better than you. You're just a man -- we're a team. That's the Brady Bunch; this is a defense. We've got 11 players out there to play great ball, and we're never going to let one man beat us. It's not just about one man.''
He added in an interview with Yahoo Sports: "Anytime you run a gimmick offense, you're a little bit afraid -- you're not sound in what you're doing in your base stuff. You're running this hurry-up stuff, and there's a reason it's not effective, because there are great defenses out there who will stuff it. We figured out early in the game what the calls were, what they were doing, and what the adjustments were. We started executing better, and that's why they got only six points in the second half."
He then tweeted the photo above from when he went up to Brady after the game and added the "U MAD BRO?" caption on it. Wait till Wes Welker sees that. You know he'll be making that his Christmas card.
Like I've said before, the NFL is the best drama on TV. And Richard Sherman is the great new character introduced in the middle of the season. He's like Marlo on "The Wire." He's going to be fun to watch. And when you win a big game you have earned the right to talk. Although all that talk really does is put a target on your back that can weigh you down when you mess up. And you will mess up.
Just ask Skinny Rex. He kicked off Pats-Jets week in rare fashion. Ryan, the man who started the season saying he was going to talk less and coach more, took about three seconds into his Monday morning press conference to open his big mouth. Feeling confident after a convincing 35-9 win over the mighty mighty Colts (who won two games last year), Ryan had this to say about the upcoming game against their division rivals.
"I want them to know, and they know, that I think we're going to beat them."
Ah, Rex. He just can't help himself. His stomach may be smaller but his ego and his mouth are the same size. And that's what makes him so fun to root against.
Is it Sunday yet?
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