This week’s Monday Night Football matchup will have about as much hype as any regular season game could have—and not because the Jets will be running their mouths about it.
There are new faces in new places, and old faces in not so new places.
For the Jets, Santonio Holmes makes his debut after serving a league imposed four-game suspension. On defense, Calvin Pace is looking good to return from a broken foot—which occurred in the third week of preseason—to help the Jets pass rush.
“I’m not a 100 percent sure, but I think he can play a full roll,” head coach Rex Ryan said of Pace during his Thursday press conference. “He’s really looking good to me.”
Darrelle Revis is expected to make his return after missing two weeks with a hamstring injury. He'll square off against the man he pulled the muscle covering in Randy Moss.
Whether or not Revis plays, is up to him.
“The doctors and trainers and everybody feels really comfortable with where Darrelle’s at now, but at the end of the day it’s what’s important for Darrelle also,” Ryan said. “He’s got to feel confident that he can go out and play, especially in that kind of position.”
Moss Returns to Minnesota
Following a midweek trade out of New England, Moss is back to the place where he spent the first six years of his career.
After not catching a ball against Miami on Monday night, Moss has something to prove to the nation along with the Pats organization. Plus, Moss has been known for having big games on Monday night despite his most recent performance.
So Ryan wouldn’t mind Moss taking the night off.
“He missed the buy week, so I’m going to call Brad Childress, and again, your always worried about players safety, your always worried about different things and I just think it’s appropriate that he has a bye week,” Ryan joked. “I’m going to recommend that he sits out this game.”
