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Jets know offense far from Super

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Rex Ryan’s Super Bowl predictions have become . . . well, predictable. But the Jets coach delivered a twist on his usual refrain yesterday after watching his team get taken apart by the Ravens Sunday night.

“I’m going to say this: Right now, we’re not going to the Super Bowl,” Ryan said. “It’s at the quarter pole, we’re 2-2, we’re not even in the playoffs so how can we get to the Super Bowl if we’re not even in the playoffs?”

Still, even after watching the Ravens manhandle his offense in a 34-17 defeat, their second straight loss, Ryan remains confident the Jets will turn it around.

“There’s one goal that we have and this franchise is going to chase it,” Ryan said. “We’re at 2-2, a game behind the leaders in our division and we haven’t played a division game yet. Is it going to be easy? No, of course not. But I think we’ll be there. I will never lose confidence.”

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Ryan blasted his offense yesterday during the team meeting, one day after the Ravens forced four turnovers and embarrassed the unit. The Jets had 150 total yards, 38 on the ground.

The Jets ranked 30th in the NFL in rushing offense as of yesterday. They are averaging 71 yards per game on the ground, a far cry from their “Ground and Pound” identity of the past two seasons. Ryan said the Jets must re-commit to running the ball.

“We’ve got to get a heck of a lot better here,” Ryan said. “We’re a team that prides itself on running the football, being able to run and we haven’t been successful so far.”

The beleaguered offensive line got an earful yesterday after failing to get the running game going and watching quarterback Mark Sanchez get hit 10 times Sunday night. The coaches told that group the Jets must run the ball more, beginning this week in New England.

The offense has not had an identity through the first four games. The receivers have not caught many passes. The running game has been grounded. Sanchez has had some good moments, mixed in with plenty of poor ones.

“I think right now we’re kind of in flux,” guard Matt Slauson said. “We’re trying to figure [our identity] out, I think. Because of our playmakers on the outside we’ve been trying to emphasize a lot more passing. So our execution on the run game hasn’t been great. But in the past the reason we’ve been able to pass so well is because our running game is stellar. We need to get that back. We need to get our identity back as a running game that throws after the fact.”

When someone suggested trying someone other than Shonn Greene, who is averaging 3.1 yards, Ryan took the onus off the back.

“How about we give Shonn Greene a chance?” he said, seeming referring to the lack of holes for him to run through.

Ryan was subdued while addressing the media, but said that was deceiving.

“I’m bothered by the fact that I think we’re a better football team than we’re playing right now,” Ryan said. “We’re not executing as well as I thought we’d execute by now. It’s just something that’s on us as coaches, on me. I’m subdued but there’s probably a little more fire burning inside of me than I’m letting on, too.”

The Jets do not have much time to regroup with the rival Patriots staring them down this week. The Jets trail the Pats and Bills by one game in the AFC East. This is Gang Green’s first divisional game, and even thought it’s early October, this already feels like a crucial spot.

“It’s huge,” Ryan said. “We’re not going to deny that. This is the team that we have to beat. No offense to Buffalo. Buffalo is playing great but the simple fact is this team’s won it two years in a row. So, we need to knock them off.”

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