"Rex Ryan already was saying last week how much it bothered him to see Met Life Stadium bathed in blue light for a Giants playoff game. Now, and for the next 10 days, there will be nothing but that celestial primary color haunting Ryan, the Jets and their fans.

Eli this, Eli that. Coughlin the Great. Tuck the Mighty. These days will not be easy, but recovery is possible, and a reversal of fortune might arrive much faster than any Jet supporter now envisions. Football fate is fickle. The Giants were 7-7 a month ago. A Manning may arrive at anyone's doorstep, at any time."