"Rex Ryan has never shied away from bold predictions.

In the preseason, he suggested the since-traded Derrick Mason might have 90 to 100 catches for the Jets. That obviously didn't work out. But the Jets coach went out on another limb yesterday, foreseeing that Plaxico Burress, despite his low production thus far, will one week turn in double-digit catches.

"I'm not down on Plax whatsoever," Ryan said on a conference call Tuesday. "I think there are going to be times when he will have 10 catches. I truly believe that is coming.""