There's no question that the Giants were taking aim at right corner Lito Sheppard early and often in Saturday night's preseason matchup.

There's also no question that the cornerback and his coach are unconcerned about what it portends for the future as the Jets head toward their fourth and final preseason game, against Sheppard's former team the Eagles, on Thursday night.

"They were going at him… More

In the Routine Excellence Department, Leon Washington had another strong showing in the preseason victory over the Giants. Before it gets lost in the buildup to the Thursday night Meadowlands visit by the Philadelphia Eagles and a certain backup quarterback, we wanted to give Leon kudos for his 174 all-purpose yards on Saturday night.

Since 1990, just five Jets have registered 170 or more APY in… More

Rex Ryan was obviously not totally, completely, 100 percent happy. In his opening remarks after the Jets' 27-25 win over the Giants, he had a few bullet points for the week ahead.

■ "We started on our heels a little bit. We had seven penalties in the first quarter, which is obviously not the way you want to start."

■ "I thought our offense was outstanding today, despite the obvious 1-for-11, w… More

There are any number of ways to slice the Jets-Giants rivalry, which is about to resume in less than a half-hour with the 41st annual preseason meeting between the teams.

For instance, in the first 40 summer games, the Jets hold a 21-18-1 series edge.

And since tonight is the last game between the teams in the current Meadowlands stadium (since next year they will both play in New Meadowlands St… More

For the first time this preseason, the Jets will be close to full strength tonight when they meet the Giants here at the Meadowlands.

Right tackle Damien Woody, cornerback Darrelle Revis and nose tackle Kris Jenkins are in uniform and are expected to start. In fact, the only Jet who didn't dress was rookie RB Shonn Greene. Greene, who averaged 4.5 yards a carry in two games, suffered a rib injury… More