Calvin Pace was fresh off a four-game suspension when the Jets headed into Miami for what would ultimately become a thoroughly disappointing and deflating Monday Night loss to the divisional-rival Dolphins. Pace was jacked — maybe a little too much — and rusty. He was nearly invisible except for some glaring mistakes and was on the field for much of the Dolphins’ game-winning drive. Afterward, Pace was emotional and loquacious, calling a wildcat offense that just shredded Pace’s D “nonsense” and a 2nd-year QB who looked near-perfect a “clown”.

Fast forward to Week 7 and Pace had his breakout game of the ‘09 season with 3 sacks and 2 fumbles against Oakland. Now, Pace is ready to live up to his words and make the impact in Week 8 that he didn’t a few weeks ago.

“I said some things, meant them, but normally I keep that stuff to myself,” Pace said. “I’m not much of a talker. You guys ask me questions and I say what I think. The fact remains that they beat us and they did what they wanted to do at will. I can’t lie about that and I’ve got to respect that.”

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“That can happen, especially after a tough loss like that,” defensive end Mike DeVito said. “It’s hard to come into the locker room right after and not be frustrated and say some things. Calvin knows what he said and he sticks behind it, and I stick behind him.”

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“He’s a beast, really,” defensive end Shaun Ellis said. “He just makes plays for us.”

As we said on the TJB Radio Show this week, Pace is the turning key in the back of this defense. After his words clearly fired up the Dolphins and Ronnie Brown, he’s going to have to turn them into a prophecy and stop the nonsense from being successful this week and turn Henne into a real clown. I think he absolutely has the ability to single-handedly change the outcome of this game — he’s that good.

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