No. 6: Back to the Videos!!

"J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS!" , the famous chant led by Fireman Ed at all of the New York Jets home games resonated in my mind after hearing the New York Jets, beat the Minnesota Vikings 29-20.  Both football teams had some events going on.  For the Jets, the return of Darelle Revis after his hamstring injury.  Want to know what was even better?  Santonio Holmes returns from his 4 week Suspension!  So both the Jets offense and defense, got a morality boost.  However, the situation did not seem so bright for Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, other than the return of Randy Moss, and catching a Touchdown Pass from the living legend.  Favre, also is in some troubles of his own, after being caught in a fiasco sending some raunchy photos to a Jets Game Hostess, in the year of 2008.

All of the drama aside, the video that I have chosen to analyze was taken directly from the New York Jets website.  This is an approximately five minute video, with commentary from both Coach Rex Ryan and the New York Jets quarterback, Mark Sanchez.  To start off, Rex Ryan physically shows some swagger, wearing the New York Jets cap in a certain fashion, communicating, "Yup, we beat a tough team, and hit us with your best shot!" attitude, thus conveying the message that the Jets may have beaten a really great team, which could have defeated the Jets in a 40-0 score.  However, the reality of it is that the score came out to be 29-20.  Secondly, Rex Ryan, did pay his respects to the living legend Brett Favre, calling him "a competitive player," and an "excellent quarterback."  Coach Ryan also mentions that Favre is "the best that there is."  Brett Favre, now a Vikings quarterback, was once a Jets quarterback.  Before the game on Monday night, Favre had issued a statement saying that he "would have stayed with the New York Jets if they did not draft Mark Sanchez."

Speaking of Mark Sanchez, he put on a stoic face to the media.  As he made his comments, you can see Sanchez droop off from time to time.  He, like Coach Ryan, was in a relaxed stance, but seemed to have been a bit hard on himself, when he commented on the failed two-point conversion pass to Tight End Dustin Keller, that it "was way out in front, and it was my fault."  Second year QB, Sanchez seems to be taking responsibility after leading the New York Jets to the AFC Championship in his rookie season as the quarterback.  Sanchez also credits the win to Ladanian Tomlinson, the Running Back acquired from the San Diego Chargers, and the return of Santonio Holmes from his 4 week suspension, due to drug abuse.

Sanchez and Rex Ryan

(Left) Ladanian Tomlinson