Todd Bowles Jets-Giants isnt a rivalry

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Todd Bowles isn't feeling your 'New York rivalry' storyline this week. The ' first-year coach said Sunday's matchup with MetLife Stadium co-habitant isn't a rivalry. "No, I don't  Ryan Hewitt Jersey think it's a rivalry because you don't play them as much," he said, . "They're not in the same division. You only play them once every (four) years. The fact that we're in the same city, same stadium makes it very interesting for the fan base, but other than that, no." Bowles grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, but he's been the coach for le s than a calendar year. He's only played in one preseason "Snoopy Bowl" -- a win. Perhaps he just needs more time in New York to get charged up. His players certainly view it as a rivalry matchup."Because it's two teams in the same city, it's definitely a Tashawn Manning Jersey  rivalry," - another newcomer -- . "We definitely want to be known as the best team in New York, and we have to go out there and fight for that this weekend."'s Conor Orr worked on both the and beats and said there certainly is a MetLife rivalry. The heat was especially prominent when Rex Ryan was the coach.The last time the and tu sled in a  Justin Blazek Jersey meaningful game -- 2011 -- Gang Green's bloviating coach went after Big Blue often in the week leading up to the clash. Following the ' win, then-running back Brandon Jacobs told Ryan "." As far as players are concerned, former guard Chris Snee said Big Blue always keeps track of the . "We're always keeping an eye on what they did," Snee said, . "I was never a guy that said, 'Oh, I hope they do great.' I didn't want them to do great. I know some guys say that, 'I hope the do well.' Some players say that, but I never felt that way..."I looked at it like, listen, let's be honest, we share things but the are still the team," Snee continued. "I can speak openly about it now that I'm not worried about having them acro s from me at the line of scrimmage. I always looked at it as: The Jordan Battle Jersey  want to get where we're at. That's having won the championships and having won really over the area for the most part. I know there are a lot Cody Ford Jersey  of fans and they're loyal, but the are in country."Listen, it's definitely a game where you want the bragging rights. You don't want your little brother to beat you in anything, let's put it that way." Little brother! That's more like it. Whether the men between the lines view it as a rivalry or not, Sunday's game is pivotal for both squads, each of which is desperately clawing for playoff positioning.