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Rex Ryan gave Mark Sanchez a pass, focusing more on the offensive line's problems and on the play-calling. That suggested that he wasn't happy with the offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's pass-heavy ...
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Reviewing Rex Ryan?s comments to reporters after the Jets lost to the Giants on Saturday. The full transcript is below, via Jets.com.
1) Ryan gave Mark Sanchez a pass, focusing more on the offensive line?s problems and on the pass-run balance, or rather imbalance. That suggested that he wasn?t happy with the offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer?s pass-heavy play-calling. Which makes you wonder: If Ryan believes so strongly in the running game, as his comments suggest, why doesn?t he put his foot down ? before a game, during a game ? and demand it?
2) He called Victor Cruz ?a Jet killer.? For those who don?t remember Cruz?s three-touchdown burst against the Jets in the 2010 preseason, see video at top (warning: two curse words). It?s worth rewatching even if you do remember; the Jets had no idea who Cruz was or what position he played.
3) Ryan was gracious in defeat, as he usually is (and as he was not before this game). He complimented Tom Coughlin several times, but reading between the lines, he did seem to throw in a little jab at the end: ?He?s a heck of a football coach. We did get another opportunity to be down one score when we got the interception. I thought that was a bit of a surprise that they threw it.?
First off, we have to give the Giants all the credit. They played a great game. Five quarterback sacks, a couple of interceptions, fumble recoveries. They really got after us on defense. Then offensively, they made some huge plays. That was pretty much it. They certainly deserve the credit. They were definitely the better team this year. Clearly, I was wrong. I will take the responsibility. It is on my shoulders and it should be. That?s just the way it is.
Well, when he threw into double coverage, it was pretty demoralizing. They had 80 yards up until that point, if that. We had it in control. He threw it into double coverage and we missed a couple of tackles. The young man did a great job. He is a Jet killer, it seems, ever since that preseason game when we never know if he was a receiver or what. He showed today that he is a heck of a receiver and I give him all the credit.
We?re not going to beat anyone if you throw it that many times, that?s for sure. We averaged 4.3 [yards] a carry, we were running the ball effectively, but you fall behind like that and are behind a couple of scores, you have to speed it up and that?s why we did it. Obviously, we were really not built to play that game but it is what it is.
No, that was not our plan. We thought we?d be able to run the ball on them. We liked some of our matchups that we had, but obviously we don?t go into a game planning on throwing it that many times.
I would say so. I am not going to say we are out of it, or maybe I should, but clearly if you don?t win this football game, it?s not in your control anymore. A lot of things have to happen. All I can say is we?re going to compete to win. We?re going to go down to Miami, they?re going to get our best shot and we?ll see if it is good enough and then we will see what happens, if we can make it or not. But clearly we lost control of our own destiny.
Not really. They rushed the passer the way the Giants do with the front four. They did put some blitzes in but really it was their front four that played consistent pass rush. You fall behind like that in a clear passing situation, that?s when teams can tee off and they certainly did.
I?m sure they are. We?re trying to fight for our playoff lives and so were the Giants. The Giants did a better job than we did. Tom Coughlin deserves all the credit. They were the best team in New York, at least this year.
I think he got harassed. There were times when he looked outstanding and there were times that weren?t so good. I think you can say that really with all of us. When you are under that kind of pressure, it is tough to look good and that defensive line certainly deserves some credit.
Ten penalties are ridiculous. We had some that were just 5-yard penalties but those are huge. Again, that?s where you have to give them credit and give Tom Coughlin credit. His team wasn?t penalized nearly as much as our team was and that?s my responsibility.
We?re not one of those teams that throw it. We can run the football. We threw it 60 times or I guess 64 times if you count the five sacks or whatever it is. Clearly that?s not who we want to be. We want to be more balanced. We know we can run the football. We?d like to be able to have it reversed. I?d love to see 60 rushing attempts.
I thought we did a decent job in the first half but it?s tough when you throw it that many times. I think that?s when you get exposed in a lot of 1-on-1 situations, and to the Giants? credit they won their fair share of them. It?s a team effort. It certainly wasn?t our offensive line?s fault. I think you have to credit the opponent.
We had the two-minute warning and one timeout but I just figured we had to give ourselves another opportunity to get the football and that?s why I went for the onsides kick.
We could have but we thought we were able to move the ball when we were in the no-huddle. We did it right before the half but missed the field goal. We moved it down there again and got a touchdown, so I thought we were able to move the ball pretty effectively in that situation. That?s why we stayed with it. Plus it gave us the possibility of having another possession.
It wasn?t just a thing that came to my mind. I don?t want to be the second-best team in this city. No chance. I?m not signing up for that. We?ll play them again. We?d be more than happy to go play them right now, but we?re going to have to wait four years. I?d like to play them again this year, but we?ll see. That?s a good football team. I?m never going to concede anything. I will concede that they were better today. No question about it. They did a better job coaching and all that stuff and that?s where it starts.
I?ve said a lot of good things about Tom Coughlin before and it?s because I mean them. He?s a heck of a football coach. We did get another opportunity to be down one score when we got the interception. I thought that was a bit of a surprise that they threw it. We had some opportunities but we just didn?t come up with the victory today.
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