Patriots guard says Jets 'full of hot air'

11:48 AM, February 1, 2012 ι By BRIAN COSTELLO

INDIANAPOLIS -- Patriots guard Logan Mankins had some choice words for the Jets Wednesday.

Mankins was speaking about the Patriots natured to provide guarded comments and he referenced his AFC East rivals.

"The Jets, we know they're full of hot air," Mankins said. "We see where they are right now."

The Jets finished 8-8 and have a crisis in their locker room. The Patriots went 13-3 and are playing in Super Bowl XLVI against the Giants on Sunday.

Mankins was asked if the Jets' talking inspires other teams, like Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson said last month.

"It could to a degree," he said. "We've played them so many times it doesn't work for us. We know what they're about. The Jets have a good football team. They just didn't win enough games."

So what are the Jets about in his eyes?

"They just like to say whatever they feel like saying and sometimes that can come back to bite you in the butt," Mankins said.