"There's a moment when Rex Ryan breathes easily, a moment when Michael Vick's jaw-dropping athleticism and playmaking ability no longer haunt him.

That moment won't occur until sometime Sunday night.

"You're never going to be comfortable until the bus is heading home and the game's over," Ryan said as his team prepared to face the Eagles in Philadelphia. "He's a scary, scary athlete."

Ryan has cautioned the Jets all week not to overlook a 5-8 club loaded with more speed than a 4x100 relay team.

"It's been one of our most difficult weeks of preparation when a team has the ability to trot out that many explosive athletes at every position," defensive coordinator Mike Pettine said. "We got to be on high alert.""