Patspsycho
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More than any of Ryan's brash proclamations, what rankles Belichick is his second-half success against the Patriots. Under Belichick no team has been better at making halftime or in-game adjustments than the Patriots, but in the three meetings with Ramblin' Rex and the Jets, the Patriots have scored a total of seven points after halftime and been shut out twice, including the teams' first meeting this season.
Here is what the Patriots have done offensively against Ryan and the Jets in the second half of the teams' three meetings:
Sept. 2009 -- 0 second-half points, 102 yards of offense in the second half.
Nov. 2009 -- 7 second half points, 138 yards of offense in the second half. (The touchdown was set up by a Mark Sanchez interception that gave the Patriots the ball at the Jets' 25).
Sept. 2010 -- 0 second-half points, 80 yards of offense in the second half.
Belichick was asked about this earlier this week, and he started fidgeting behind the dais and tersely deflected away the question. Ryan's comments don't get under his skin, but the perception that the Jets are better adjusted than the Patriots does.
The Patriots' fearless leader has lost as many times to Ryan (twice) as he did to former protege Eric Mangini in seven games against the Jets, and for one of those Mangini defeats, he had Matt Cassel at quarterback and not Tom Brady.
Ryan, Belichick prove 'opposites' attractive - Christopher Gasper's Blog - Boston sports news - Boston.com
What makes you think it has anything to do with coaching? Those three games you mentioned have happened in the last two years; the same two years in which Brady battled back with an ACL injury. Only this year, he is finally 100%, and the road monkey on his back is gone now.












