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Jones In Rush To get At Chiefs' Dilapidated D

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October 26

New York Post

"As incredible as it may sound, the Jets have not had a running back rush for 100 or more yards in consecutive games since Curtis Martin did it four years ago. If that drought hasn't ended by sometime after 4 p.m. today, then there's something wrong - something wrong with the Jets, something wrong with the universe. The 1-5 Chiefs, whom the Jets play today at Giants Stadium, are ranked last in the NFL in run defense. They're allowing an average of 207.2 rushing yards per game, 40 more than the next-worst team, the Lions. So, if the Jets aren't salivating to grind the Kansas City defense into submission with Thomas Jones, then something is very wrong with their game-planning and play-calling ..."

Jets' Jones a leader on field and in music biz

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October 15

Denver Post

"Thomas Jones huddles with the New York Jets' other running backs an hour or two before every game and lets loose from the heart. "He always gives us a speech that gets us really fired up," Leon Washington said. "That's the thing I like the most. He brings so much enthusiasm before games and at halftime. People don't see that." A bulldozing running back on the field with biceps that bodybuilders envy, Jones is as elusive as they come around the media. In his ninth NFL season and second with the Jets, Jones shuns the spotlight and gives few peeks into his personal life. "He has that certain knack where he knows the right thing to say to get the team going and get everybody in the right ..."

Time For Jets To Give Jones The Ball

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October 15

New York Post

columnist Mark Cannizzaro

"MEMO to Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer: Feed Thomas Jones the ball. Jones is hungry for more carries, though he'll never say that publicly, and he's the type of running back who gets better with more carries. The more carries Jones gets the better rhythm he gets into and the more his punishing running style wears down opposing defenses. This is not a knee-jerk reaction to his career-high three-touchdown game in the Jets' win over the Bengals on Sunday. This is a problem that has been brewing for a while and it's more a product of the variety of choices Schottenheimer has to dial up as he calls plays each week. In fairness, he has a lot from which to choose and he's ..."

Thomas The Tank Runs On All Cylinders

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October 13

New York Post

"The Jets had put on a passing clinic in their last game, but their high-flying aerial attack was nearly grounded yesterday against the Bengals. The game was far more hard work than work of art - meaning it was a day made for Thomas Jones . The bruising back carried the Jets' mistake-prone offense and scored a career-high three touchdowns in a 26-14 win over Cincinnati. "(Two weeks ago) we threw the ball really well. (Yesterday) we had to grind it out," said Jones. "It always feels good to score touchdowns, to be out there with the ball in your hands and to score. It definitely feels good to be able to get in the end zone and contribute to the team winning." Jones' contributions included 17 ..."

RB's 3 TDs Power Gang Green To Ugly Win

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October 13

New York Post

"It wasn't a work of art, but it was close to priceless for the Jets, who absolutely, positively could not afford a loss to the Bengals yesterday at Giants Stadium. They didn't lose, taking care of business in a somewhat uneven 26-14 victory over the Bengals (0-6), who limped into the game having to start an inexperienced backup quarterback from Harvard and had no running game to bail them out. "A victory is a victory; we'll take it however we get it," Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins said. One big reason they got it was Thomas Jones, who scored a career-high three touchdowns, two rushing. That doubled his output from 2007, when he scored one rushing touchdown in 310 attempts. Jones' first ..."

Jets' Jones Helps the Ground Game Gain Confidence

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October 13

New York Times

"As the Jets' pregame warm-up began on Sunday at Giants Stadium, with the blue and yellow throwback uniforms falling into tidy lines, the four running backs assembled for a meeting. Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, Jesse Chatman and Tony Richardson needed to give one another their usual pep talk, as they do before every game. That was when Washington said he noticed something about Jones. A bit of a swagger, a look in his eye, something like that. "He had a little something extra in him," Washington said. "I could tell before the game that he was ready to roll." And for the next three hours, he rolled through the woeful Bengals defense on his way to three touchdowns in the Jets' 26-14 ..."