Patriots’ Malcolm Butler ‘shocked’ Brandon Marshall in first meeting

Skrine would play an important role in the Jets’ scheme against the Patriots, particularly defending tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receivers Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman on short pass plays.

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One of the main reasons for the Jets’ success this season has been the play of running back Chris Ivory, but in their Week 7 loss, Ivory didn’t look right from the start.

Ivory has been called an elite running back recently by his teammate Brandon Marshall, but something was clearly not right for Ivory, and it isn’t good news for the Jets.

Asked if he thought it was more the hamstring or more the Patriots that kept him in check, Ivory said, “Combination of both”. “I was a little shocked”. “The hammy wasn’t warm enough”. I love seeing guys make a mistake and throw their helmet on the ground and get kind of (ticked) off and show that they care. “I tried to get going a little too early without being as warm as I usually am”. “I mean, we didn’t get the outcome we wanted”.

The Jets did that rather than try a Hail Mary for the 49 because Fitzpatrick “wouldn’t have [thrown] it that far had we stayed where we were”-an acknowledgement of Fitzpatrick’s limited ability to throw deep. I think they wanted all the runs to go inside”. “I know at times, I probably could’ve taken the corner, but I didn’t have it in me”.

Ivory and the Jets could only imagine how much better their chances would have been had he been as healthy as he was against the Dolphins and Redskins in their previous two games. He’s already admitted it will be tough to make plays against Butler, but with the way Marshall’s been playing, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him top 100 yards once again.

“I’ll be good”, he said. It’s like, “I just want to win this route” or I just want to be locked in in the meeting room.’ It’s really special.

Combine that with the Patriots ranking just 22nd in the National Football League in rushing defense coming in, and it was easy to see why the Jets could think Ivory would have made a big difference in what turned out to be a one-score game.