Does he hope Mangini does well, except when he faces the Patriots?

Eason denied that the reason he did not report last week was because the Jets were facing the Patriots.

The first time Gordon faced the Patriots, as a rookie last year, he was outstanding.

Thus, there is that motivation to face the Patriots.

This was the third time the Ravens faced the Patriots in the playoffs.

In the playoffs, they faced the Patriots in the wild card round.

In the past half-season, his longest reception was for 14 yards, the last time the Jets faced the Patriots.

He has faced the Patriots four times since Belichick took over the team in 2000.

But the Dolphins face the Patriots twice.

It is apparent that movement and misdirection are critically important in facing the Patriots.