Patriots chatter

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Comments from Patriots players following tonight's 19-14 loss to the Giants in the preseason finale:

Receiver Chad Jackson
(on his touchdown catch)
"Yeah, it felt real good. We were down and trying to make a comeback with the second team offense in. We were pushing up and down the field; it was a good touchdown drive. Kevin [O'Connell] is a good quarterback. He saw different coverage at the line of scrimmage and changed the play and I went up and made the play."

Quarterback Kevin O'Connell
(on his touchdown run)
"We put in a little draw there and ran it a couple of times. Once again, the line -- I don't know whether they were catching their second wind or not -- but they were really getting off the ball and BenJarvus [Green-Ellis] was running the ball really well. We sprinkled in a couple passes there and more importantly had good field position to work with and we were able to get a couple scores on the board. We wanted to win the game if we got the ball back."

Quarterback Matt Gutierrez
(on this week's final cuts)
"It is a stressful time for a lot of people. I know that I have worked hard and played hard and now you can't control what decisions are made."

Defensive lineman Jarvis Green
(on how he views the preseason)
"Me, individually, I'm a guy that needs to take the repetitions, to take the snaps, and get the rust off from the offseason. For me, it's very important."

Quarterback Matt Cassel
(on his preseason)
"I thought it was a huge preseason for me from a building block standpoint -- four starts, we played against great defenses, three or four playoff teams. You get better, and I think I made a lot of progress. I feel good for the most part about how I played, and I'll continue to work hard."