09-11-08 Mark Cannizzaro, NY Post

In marks piece in the New York Post he quotes -- jets' defensive end Shaun Ellis Ellis says quote we're just gonna go after in the same way we go after Brady. I look at -- as Brady just with another number there's still going to run the offense -- is still going to make the same checks easy Brady know. But the attack in the same yes that's what Shaun Ellis told mark cannistraro the New York Post and mark chemist Aaron Johnson someone right now -- LR yeah. -- Don't pretty well mark. RD I'd Jets fans -- a year than the Jets players are about the prospects of playing that the Patriots without Brady this weekend.

Without question -- you know everybody met a locker room knows. As -- Brady is. You know I mean it is a pretty damn good -- there are you know and and also in the two of them you know a lot of a lot of birdie at -- I don't expect her lap that I that whatever the number I probably but I do now. In a while ever you know you respect -- put -- he obviously and everybody does they'll be huge respect for everybody else about the Patriot -- though. You know they know you know knowing -- to look -- look there are you know. Cry and then they're going to whining about not having that not have a -- I mean they also you know bump bump. From. Starting with we developed -- they know. The spell check is about a -- but the point is manager hitters in the game in perennial goat.

Well mark most. Most people looking at the situation from afar say Tom Brady's out for the season -- the balance of power has shifted. It's wide open do you feel that way do you feel like they the powers shipped in and let's say the -- for the best team now in the AFC east.

Well I wouldn't say that Michael well I would say that that you know it impossible for the balance of power not to look shifted. With the best player in the league now for the cities that well yet about the guard shook it looked really got in my eyes as say New England down. A little bit back down their vocal everybody else is -- post where everybody -- I'm compelled as we how cab pulled out because. You know is you know it. Is -- in the world basically you know collapsed -- he isn't one of them. Greta -- wanna do it on the field but -- all by all accounts is a pretty smart kid. And well. As -- you know I have to underbelly yesterday any good you know all I'm going to go look at that attitude mosque in Illinois backup. This goes to got a competent they have -- him NM their system has so you know I basically couldn't get them dynamic uncle Matt. As those aren't an avenue actually put there could even working that -- have some bill Bonham what little there is. But -- no question about it. You know the Patriots have been blocked out at least closer at the level of the other people like that you had maybe the bill doubles. You know the -- over the world on the planet into the world the other into the navy above average -- for a playoff contenders. You know. But I think he's going to -- you gotta love it would argue that baker to the collapse of the air stable quarter happen.

Mark that the Jets did beat the Dolphins and their season opener a week ago. What do you agree with me that if if you were just passionately just grating. For instance the quarterback like that Chad Pennington actually outperformed Brett Favre on Sunday.

Well. You don't have a good question. That perform really well on the fourth quarter. He was off all Leon I think it'll generate. Lou I'm like dad. But you know he -- basically that's what what come back. -- got very lucky that I met when he to you know that that it he thought he did you know what an -- at -- cut down. I thought our -- given earlier given the time he's that the book there are. You know I don't look very much in control. I couldn't get should've won that game -- I don't want to sit going away about a lot easier. And are not the script that that that. You know they got the running game -- nicely and and -- there weren't knocking on the door. You know the picture that's now lead and he got you know you get the ball their problems -- You know -- very well the bottom line has everything that we could perhaps one and had to be clear got to the end.

You know. Mark. Brett Favre is played for a lot of Mike's in his career the -- and then Mike Sherman era of the Mike McCarthy era and they pretty much run the same system. In New York he's doing something that he hasn't done in fifteen years from what you can see and what you heard. How's the adjusted in terms of fitting into the system and not freestyle and like he did greenback.

Well I think what he's doing -- what what what really the sport there is not only is spitting in but I think brad Bryant shot I got -- report later. Sitting you know there's that I'm a little bit -- Hammond and well aren't they would ever think that what does ask. You know as an example. You know Barrett you know the Jets were not a big -- well -- Are as you know has made. You know he's made -- you know is embargoes and that it almost slant but those guys in any -- private. And let them why. Don't you know they've got that that the work I met him and well. I think we haven't done a very good job and a short amount of time you know. Developing. I would ought to be honest review it yet we're very close but look it will it will really good up until -- last week in Miami. But they have a couple being good if that would that -- whether that meant to wonder what he got bit in the second and a third order over there and dab. You know is spiritual Laveranues Coles is not quite there a -- definitely in need to play each other and doubt. It's really going to look at what they've played with each other so. I know a couple of plays the warm about a touchdown up until that Alberto. That that you know you'd expect -- it is an economy and caught it and so they don't comment when those -- come. I think it's going to be pretty but he didn't seem.

was making this decision on whether to come back whether to play for Green Bay. Take between five million and go home. Call a lot of peoples that ESPN like crazy with this thing all they talk about his Brett Favre and not always indicate to people. He's an extremely charismatic guy in the you know and the reason media members talk about -- so much is because he's so easy to talk to have you found that that. There's something about this guy that really that really drives you to --

Absolutely I mean from the moment you know I met him I'll worry into the team. You know he's been very interesting EI and that you know he's he that would I was mind Billy there are other. What they -- can it be being to plank in the going to pick somebody off. I don't -- Matt. Because he's trying to draw attention and picked -- they -- Just kind of created that look good luck you know and and you don't very good opposite to what you do you know regular kind of guy. The B honestly I know literary I hadn't -- a little bit and opinion on him. At -- lit -- I don't think we all did you know it was well I. You know I'm not our Loretta you know we could to let somebody to come back don't come back going to be ain't gonna. You know -- you know going to give him maybe response to the immediate creation because apparently. I fruit while looking adamant that you're -- I don't know he's been doubted him at all. That the bidding are really -- I know write good stories. You know about Al in August McCarthy allowed him to have this I don't -- political. You know to himself out of area what really -- turn off the it is what I would about a stock. I won't. Yeah added him and maybe that's it then we'll try to sitting here but. You know I have never you know a couple of last week out of our bodies are kind of a quiet. End of the week -- at a night I was it to them you don't. Without the patent and allowed just got it in the read about all -- but. And you know there's the really you've got to stop you and -- a guy is definitely. You know -- to sit down and and -- you know it has uncovered stayed about --

The numbers are there the records are there he's a lock first ballot hall of Famer and all of that stop having said that. Probably no one on the planet would ever describe Brett Favre is a system quarterback quote on quote. And I get the sense that people like Bill Belichick and Eric Mangini -- from that coaching tree. Mike -- a little bit at some of the improvisation all things that Brett Favre likes to do on the field.

Well Eric is a very. What won't I while it might not be that way because he comes to develop that treat. And I like -- Bill Belichick probably -- what the -- people probably given credit for. You know he just can't come you don't get -- public -- stop. Inflexibility that cockiness why don't got to know what you would what he had coming to a when Brett Favre in the -- and and Eric Mangini does not want to people but they used it yet but where are. And it's going to and it made him aware that all these years and I was okay what would not gone Monday. -- was was broken up the game a bit about Al a couple of times but he didn't wideout then down at. What that would that would the -- need to limit Ottawa that I spent there it went you know under a minute you know you know what you would do understand a lot. And I would be augmented that attitude that you know he does. The other public I'm not allowed him said same quiet and Columbus stop we spent -- a you know -- starting -- what ability therein. And he realized that you know a lot of what went yet. You know have -- do you know all these women have been you know is implementation and whatnot -- you know quality than what well you know sit going to. And make a lot of stupid decisions that -- what was put the ball you know I think you know that the ballot they haven't made any is. You don't walk could have you know Wallace in the system but still -- but he's -- you like they'll do it.

Mark you cover kept them -- when he was it yet he had a way of well with his mentality with -- temperament he had a way of rubbing off to the other offensive lineman. Alan Faneca is not a it's an intense player and has never been known as a dirty player but he's extremely an extremely talented guy. You see and know it's only one game but do you see the potential there. A Faneca rubbing off to the other players on especially a D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

I do. And and then and I'm glad you brought up D'Brickashaw Ferguson who -- going to need that you brought up bottom. And -- That is the cup guys not one of those like -- just. A lot of it cute but you know put one of -- in your -- guy -- guy at the cup guy what are good about it work. And that he will -- it -- I'm mostly Dario it has become you know apparently make it would but why. You know the guy -- going to throw it completely out but he -- will be -- a guy that but what -- what what annoys guys. And I don't act absolutely be that in panic. And I I I really believe that. That you make any. D'Brickashaw Ferguson and -- You know I spoke to -- after the game on Sunday there. The Mike Shannon Bobbitt has been kind of an unrelated question that -- opposite of why don't have -- conflict at all. And any kind of brought up the off season that that -- Adam. And and the way he's worked it worked with Bennett got to let that spell well -- bottom -- I -- get banned ultimately hope that it will rub off there's. I played well written but it you know he's been up pretty well the board disappointment. But where he was there. You know the number of -- in the draft last couple years.

If the Patriots were to go to the meadowlands Sunday at 415. And find a way to win without Tom Brady well would that do -- the confidence level of the Jets players right now.

I think it would depend on how the game went down I would. I think there's despite an object he'd spent that that. I think that it ought to be all right handle Cassel but I think about what side of the dead heat that the realizes that got bit -- that them. I think it you've got to believe that you know -- Yeah going to be Tom Brady that you know he's going to be pretty good with the guys around them. You know don't go to Olympic entered the men in the in the guise stadium and beat that that won me the planet some like that -- going to be pretty devastating. The result. In the early. Hard -- game. That's going to be a field -- game that I expected to be one way or the other and the Jets lose twenty or 21. Yet going to be disappointing. And obviously no walk in the consolation I -- they've already played the Patriots thought even last year -- undefeated season reported stop the first and are caught correctly -- You know that -- really good form but I don't think it would be devastating loss that they get blue's. But if they get lack. And and and -- you know 24 out of 29 and well put the light from -- to leave three touchdowns. My hip problem.

Well you've already given us and hit. A high you think this game is going to go -- think it's going to be a field goal so. Who wins this game by a field goal the Jets and the Patriots.

I think we don't spot it that's what really wanted before you got called edit my office -- all the -- if -- look at every week yeah. And I'd -- the Patriots. And my my attitude like Lilly you don't -- until well into the problematic -- go about it. But I spoke at a particular depleted and that it that I spoke they've been that bad -- little -- and but the depth look they weren't in these little apartment and they I didn't you know Pete the other day about. Other at the the bookmakers and that made -- with the a couple of guys that spoke to. You know just said you know this win in the why it is unprecedented but one -- That it that has been the Brady you know on nine and even eleven point spread. And I'd -- the Patriots are a build a better in the gap. But I think people haven't gone well until the level wanna bet and I think it going to be a little bit about some game I'm just going to blow it out I think the Patriots went.

it's always fun to talk football with you we appreciate your time. It take -- thank you mark -- the New York Post joining us.