Rex Ryan ditched his weekly stand-up routine, turned serious and admitted that nothing feels good about the Jets' three-game funk that has them on the brink of free-fall. Six weeks into a season filled with high expectations, Gang Green (2-3) faces a virtual must-win against the Dolphins Monday night at MetLife Stadium.
"Everything stinks when you lose," Ryan said. "The food tastes terrible. Beer is warm, everything, when you lose. It's absolutely rotten."
Although Ryan has faced this situation before - the Jets rebounded from a pair of three-game losing streaks in 2009 to make it to the AFC Championship Game - nothing is guaranteed now. The winless Dolphins (0-4) won't be pushovers. After all, Ryan has lost both home games to that divisional foe the past two years, including a woeful performance in the 10-6 defeat last season.
"It doesn't matter what they're playing like this year," safety Jim Leonhard said. "They always play us extremely tough. Offensively, they got a lot of talent. They got guys that can beat you and will beat you if you let them."
On the surface, the Dolphins appear overmatched. Starting quarterback Chad Henne is out for the season. Journeyman Matt Moore has more career interceptions (18) than touchdowns (16). The Dolphins' 28th-ranked defense isn't scaring anyone.
None of that matters to Ryan, who's dealing with unrest among several players after his team's offensive struggles. Right guard Brandon Moore took exception to Santonio Holmes' critical comments about the offensive line last week.
Ryan admitted that he won't need any additional motivation for his players Monday night. "We look in the mirror and we see 0-3 in our last three (games)," he said.
"In baseball, you got 162 games, so basically when you lose a (football) game, that's almost like the equivalent of a 10-game losing streak," Ryan said. "So we're on a 30-game losing streak, if you will. So that's how desperate you feel to try to get a victory."
Despite the team's poor execution on the road the past three weeks, Mark Sanchez isn't about to press the panic button.
"I feel like we just need to improve just a little bit and the wins are right there," Sanchez said. "Other than the Ravens game, we haven't been blown out. We're right in these games. We have kind of found a way to lose, where last year we really found a way to win. That's the difference. It's so small."
The sense of urgency is palpable. Although more than two-thirds of the season remains, Ryan realizes how critical it is to win Monday night. He isn't taking any comfort that there are still plenty of games left on the schedule.
"We just don't want to keep saying that, and as the losses mount we keep saying, 'We got time,'" Ryan said. "Let's try to get it taken care of right now. We're not looking down the road."
To that end, Sanchez conveyed a simple message to his team all week: "You can't practice like you're 2-3," Sanchez said. "We got to practice like we're 5-0."
Ryan relayed his own message to build a foundation for success brick-by-brick each day in practice. Despite the Jets' early-season struggles, Ryan still believes he'll be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February.
"Do I think we'll win it?" Ryan said. "Yeah, absolutely."
Before that happens, his team knows it needs to win Monday night to stop the bleeding. The national stage awaits.
"Play fast," Holmes said. "Put up some points on the board early. Just run those guys out of here. Let them come in with their 0-4 record and leave with an 0-5 record ... I think (Monday night) is the time to definitely turn it around. The spotlight is on us. Everybody's watching."
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Nick Mangold (ankle) is listed as questionable, but is expected to start. The Jets confirmed the Daily News report last week that CB Donald Strickland (concussion) is out.
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