After an undefeated September, New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards addressed the concern of a letdown following the team’s bye this week.
After an undefeated September, New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards addressed the concern of a letdown following the team’s bye this week.
“(The players) know who this head coach is,” Edwards said sternly. “They got no chance to do that. They can kind of breathe this week, (but) they know I’m watching; I’m looking.”
Although the team can celebrate knowing they have had a successful start to their season, it has not hindered their preparation for the remaining bulk of the year.
“Most of the guys are going to hang around this week,” Edwards said. “I think they’ll rest, but I think as a player, you start off 2-0, you feel good about yourself. You want the week to hurry up so you can get (to playing again).”
Edwards mentioned that the change in mentality during the off-season has been the primary reason for the players’ commitment this year.
“You see guys coming in on their day off and lifting (weights),” Edwards said. “There’s between 20 and almost 30 guys here. That’s kind of the whole mindset of the football team. That was the change in structure we orchestrated in the off-season.”
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