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Jets see Ryan Fitzpatrick as game manager, just what they needed

Tom Brady is a man on a mission.

It's unclear whom he's trying to make a statement to -- his DeflateGate detractors or Father Time. But the 38-year-old is on a tear, throwing 14 touchdown passes and only one interception in five games. And with Brady leading the way, the New England Patriots have steamrolled the competition en route to a 5-0 start.

Brady is a quarterback with a killer instinct, one whose poise under pressure is matched only by his accuracy.

And Ryan Fitzpatrick? Well, he's a different story.

"He's a game manager," Jets linebacker Quinton Coples said matter-of-factly.