CaptainHook Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The game was over, but the war of words continued between the New England Patriots and New York Jets. Following the 28-21 loss Sunday, Patriots receiver Deion Branch said he wasn't embarrassed by his team's effort, but ... "I'm just frustrated. The embarrassing part came from a few classless guys [on the Jets] after the game," he said. "There were a lot of classless things that went on after the game ended.'' Branch said, according to the Boston Herald, that Jets players taunted the home crowd after the game, with some even giving fans the finger. "Didn't you see it? You've got to go back and watch it," he said. "Pretty classless stuff.'' Some of New England's players left the field when time ran out rather than shake hands with the Jets players. When asked if he was one of them Branch said: "I'm a champion. I'm always going to congratulate guys. They beat us today. The ones with class, I shook their hands. And the ones that didn't, I didn't [shake their hands]. You can tell they're not used to being in this position.'' In the week leading up to the game, several Jets players took exception to Tom Brady's exuberance during the Patriots' 45-3 win over New York on Dec. 6. Antonio Cromartie went so far as to call Brady an "ass----," and the Jets weren't apologizing for their behavior Sunday. "I remember the 45-3 blowout here last time. I remember [those] guys," running back LaDainian Tomlinson said, according to the New York Post. "We made that up, right? So why can't we do it? They did it. So it's fair game. It's fair game." Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas appeared shocked by Branch's accusations. "Oh wow. Oh wow. That's a strong statement," he said, according to the Post. "We don't have any classless guys in here. Guys are excited about the win, emotions are high. Guys are excited. I don't know what he meant by that statement." No player was more excited than fellow Jets linebacker Bart Scott. He was asked how beating the Patriots felt. "Felt great," Scott shouted to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio on the field. "Poetic justice. We knew we were a much better team than we represented ourselves [Dec. 6]. We were pissed off. We wanted to come back, show what type of defense, what type of team this was, what kind of character we have. We take a lot of slack. People gave us no chance, like we barely made the playoffs. We're a good football team." An obviously fired-up Scott was asked why the team appeared to play with such anger on Sunday. "For all, you know, non-believers," Scott told him. "Disrespect us, talk crap about the defense -- like we ain't the third-best defense in the league. All we hear is about their defense. They can't stop a nosebleed, 25th in the league, and we the ones that get disrespected." Heading into this weekend's playoff games, the league had warned teams to cut back on the trash talk. This came after Patriots receiver Wes Welker made numerous references to feet in a press conference, a not-too-subtle reference to Jets coach Rex Ryan's foot fetish controversy. Scott had responded with some menacing comments on Welker's future, and he didn't back down on Sunday. "I meant I was going to try to take my helmet and ram it through his chest," Scott said after the Jets' win. "I'm not a dirty player but you can get someone going man-on-man, bone on bone." In the end, the Jets talked the talk and then walked the walk, straight to the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh. "It hurts, especially with all the talk leading up to it," Patriots cornerback Darius Butler said, according to the Boston Herald. "But they beat us on the field. That's all that matters." The Jets didn't seem distracted by all the talk. "We don't care what people say or whether they like us," cornerback Darrelle Revis said. "We just focus on what we need to do to win games." Ryan, who had said that the matchup with Pats coach Bill Belichick was personal, felt some vindication. "We talked because we believe in ourselves," Ryan said, according to the Boston Globe, adding "maybe I'm not wrong about everything I say. "That was where the talk came from. There's a huge amount of respect that our team has for New England. That's a great football team, but we're not afraid of anybody." That includes Pittsburgh. "Can't wait!" Scott barked Sunday. from espn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) This from Deion Branch, king of the "celebrate-every-catch club"? Or the classy Brady screaming his head off after missed plays this year? Or the classy Patriots forming a "wall" on punt returns too? Wes Welker's press conference? Go Jets! Edited January 17, 2011 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazool Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 cry, Deion, cry! Go Jets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Emotions are high on either side at a time like that. I don;t think ones actions right after an emotional win or loss would ever classify a person as classless. maybe an action of a person, but not to define a particular person as classless. I didn't stay after the game, but I will say that this game was the only time i have ever seen a player push a cheerleader out of his way so that he could practice punting in their area. Can't speak for the rest of the Jets, but Steve Weatherford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Branch was getting in Ryan's face with the trash talking in the first quarter! LOL... he be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazool Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Emotions are high on either side at a time like that. I don;t think ones actions right after an emotional win or loss would ever classify a person as classless. maybe an action of a person, but not to define a particular person as classless. I didn't stay after the game, but I will say that this game was the only time i have ever seen a player push a cheerleader out of his way so that he could practice punting in their area. Can't speak for the rest of the Jets, but Steve Weatherford? I heard he "punted" her after the game too. Just marking his territory, I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 EVERY team has some good guys who respect the game and their place in it. EVERY team also has some guys who lack the class that you would want from a professional football player. It has been that way for as long as I've watched the game. People in glass houses should not throw stones, and if you are a fan of an NFL team, you live in a glass house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Apparently, there were several Jets coaches flipping off the fans while exiting the field. Fines are coming boys!! hahahahahaha....I love it though. I can only imagine what the atmosphere was like in the early days. This stuff is tame in comparison. Grow a spine and shut the hell up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazool Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) Apparently, there were several Jets coaches flipping off the fans while exiting the field. Fines are coming boys!! hahahahahaha I didn't know this but it makes me equally as happy as the misconduct penalty Shonn Greene got after he curled up like a sleeping baby in the endzone. Good for them! I was giving the finger to Tom Brady on the TV all night! Screw Brady, Belichik, The Pats organization and their fans! We "stomped" you in YOUR house! Go Jets! Edited January 17, 2011 by Phazool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Who gives a flying f anyway? Nee nah nee nah nah. What a bunch of silly babies. Bah, couldn't care less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nothing that happened yesterday is as classless as Rex posting a picture of his naked wife on the internet. Go Jets. Win the AFC so the Foot stuff goes global. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazool Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nothing that happened yesterday is as classless as Rex posting a picture of his naked wife on the internet. Go Jets. Win the AFC so the Foot stuff goes global. Kiss our feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The tactician Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Jets outplayed the Pats all day. They should have just let their play stand on its own merit. Talk is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazool Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Talk is cheap. You're right. Talk is cheap. I'm glad the Jets talked the talk AND WALKED THE WALK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdub1988 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hmm, wonder why the Jets might have felt the need to rub in their victory over the pats...they must hate them for some reason, maybe even above the rivalry, but why? Hmm, maybe because the Jets lost money and public opinion over an illegal sideline maneuver that the PATS DID TO THEM FIRST! Yeah...that might be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) Kiss our feet! No wouldn't it be the other way around. Rexxie would be kissing my feet. I don't have a foot fetish he does. Other than that good luck next week. Edited January 17, 2011 by Patriots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljbrun Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 If my team loses, it pisses me off. Whatever you do to celebrate will probably just piss me off more. So, it's probably better if the losers don't watch the winners after the game. Seldom will anything good come from it. There were a couple of interesting quotes in the OP. "I meant I was going to try to take my helmet and ram it through his chest," Scott said after the Jets' win. "I'm not a dirty player but you can get someone going man-on-man, bone on bone." I can see a player saying this directly to an opponent he doesn't like, or to his teammates, but it just seems wrong to say it to the media. "We don't care what people say or whether they like us," cornerback Darrelle Revis said. "We just focus on what we need to do to win games." I think anyone who wants to win, at any endeavor, should feel this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazool Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 No wouldn't it be the other way around. Rexxie would be kissing my feet. I don't have a foot fetish he does. Other than that good luck next week. You sure about that? I didn't see any Jets fans donning feet props at the game or wearing them on their helmets. Seems like Pats fans have a bit of a Foot fetish too. Other than that...Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Wes Welker's press conference? I hate the Patriots as much as the next guy, but Welker's presser was really funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Welker is in to field the first punt and then has to sit for the first series because of the press conference. Then in the press conference BB said he was not going to talk about that issue. I for one am getting sick of this Patriots teams hiding from the media and keeping all these secrets. It might have worked for 4 or 5 years but its not working now. And I hate to say this, but GO jets. I hate Pitt even more. Sorry Menudo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Welker is in to field the first punt and then has to sit for the first series because of the press conference. Then in the press conference BB said he was not going to talk about that issue. I for one am getting sick of this Patriots teams hiding from the media and keeping all these secrets. It might have worked for 4 or 5 years but its not working now. And I hate to say this, but GO jets. I hate Pitt even more. Sorry Menudo. After watching the Steelers go after Ed Reed with what looked like late hits so do I. Go Jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrumjuice Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Or the classy Brady screaming his head off after missed plays this year? It's obvious you've never played football before. This explains a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 It's obvious you've never played football before. This explains a lot. you've complained about Manning doing the exact same thing! You are so stupid, it's laughable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrumjuice Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 you've complained about Manning doing the exact same thing! You are so stupid, it's laughable. Wow, you really are really smart. You should put that in your sig like cr8tin to show everyone how smart you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Wow, you really are really smart. You should put that in your sig like cr8tin to show everyone how smart you are. You show your stupidity every time you post. You don't even need a sig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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