Suddenly, Al Groh’s tough 2000 training camp looks a lot more productive than his former naysayer players made it out to be.

The Jets’ players might remember starting 2000 4-0 under Groh and then going to 6-1 and 9-4 before collapsing late and blaming it on too many tough practices.

They, too, might realize that they’re 0-1 this morning at least partly because they were sucking wind on defense in the first half while the Colts marched up and down the field on them, crossing them up with a version of the no-huddle.

At different times during the Colts’ 31-point first half (the most points the Jets have allowed in a half since 1996), DE John Abraham, DT Shaun Ellis and LB Marvin Jones looked so fatigued they needed to come out of the game.

Also, there seemed to be some bickering amongst the Jets’ players, with Jones screaming at defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell at one moment and CB Aaron Glenn having words with FS Damien Robinson after a Colts’ completion deep in Jets’ territory.

“I guess you can say this was a great lesson we learned,” CB Marcus Coleman said. “We’ve got to tackle. We were giving [the WRs] too much cushion. Of course we’re disappointed, but I’m more disappointed in the way we played overall. There were a lot of things we did that contributed to the loss. I’m disappointed in the way we played.”

The Colts seemed to rattle the Jets with use of the no-huddle offense, though it wasn’t quick, because Manning was calling plays at the line of scrimmage. Still, the Jets were unable to make the substitutions they wanted.

“We had a good rhythm out there and everybody [on the Jets] was fatigued,” Manning said.

“We used it to our advantage,” Colts’ WR Terrence Wilkins said. “It helped us wear them out. It definitely helped us out, because they got winded.”