It will take more than a sweep by Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the Patriots to convince Rex Ryan the Patriots are superior to his Jets.
The Post has learned Ryan, at yesterday’s team meeting, vowed the Jets will see the Patriots in the playoffs and beat them.
“He said, ‘Guys, we’re gonna have another shot at them in the playoffs, and it’ll be just like last year,’ ” Matt Slauson said.
Ryan implored the Jets to put the Patriots’ 37-16 win behind them immediately with the Broncos waiting Thursday night in Denver.
Still, it’s hard not to think about Jets-Patriots III?
“We would love it,” Slauson said. “We know that we squandered our opportunity, it shouldn’t have been like that. It’s just things compounded on top of each other to make them even worse. But they played well and we didn’t.
“We know if we play like us, they would have no shot.”
But they swept you this year.
“Yes they did,” Slauson said, “and they’ve proven me wrong both times. But, we’re gonna see ’em a third, I have a feeling.”