flgreen Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Two-minute drill: David Garrard November, 9, 2013 NOV 9 8:00 AM ET By Rich Cimini | ESPNNewYork.com RECOMMEND2 TWEET3 COMMENTS0 EMAIL PRINT Our weekly Q & A is with quarterback David Garrard, who returned to the New York Jets last month, in part, to serve as a mentor to rookie Geno Smith: It has been nearly a month since you came out of retirement. Being back in the locker room, what are your impressions of this team? Garrard: Great resolve. It's been a little bit of a rollercoaster -- that's been self-explanatory -- but to be able to bounce back, it shows this is a team that can put things behind them and move forward. It's a young team because there have been those dips in certain weeks, but you have to start learning from them and not allowing them to creep back in. I know we're heading on that path, but we have to prove it. We just can't talk about it. Geno's passing numbers against the New Orleans Saints were ugly, but he didn't have any turnovers. Do you think he's learning how to manage a game? Garrard: Talking to him during the game, I told him, 'This is how this game is going to be. I've been in quite a few of these, where the defense is playing great and you're running the ball really well, so we put our pride to the side.' In a game like that, it's not about slinging the ball downfield, because you don't want to make a mistake and give the ball back to a potent offense. Let the big horses pound the rock. You don't want to do that as a quarterback, but there are times when you have to. That's what you have to learn as a young guy. That was huge. That was a good learning lesson. Geno put up prolific numbers in college. Do you think this is a tough transition for him? Garrard: He's never been in that situation, where you had to let the running game take over -- but you have to. In this league, you have to do whatever it takes to win. Sometimes, as a quarterback, you have to swallow your pride and hand that ball off. Whenever you can take a team's will like that, which is basically what we did, you have to do it. It was our will against their will, and we took it. Geno has made some big plays with his legs in the last couple of wins. What do you think of that aspect of his game? Garrard: Me being a mobile guy most of my career, I tell him all the time, 'Defenses hate a quarterback that runs.' He wants to be a quarterback that throws it. He says that. But I'm like, 'Dude, you have the wheels to get it done. You ran a 4.5 (in the 40).' I ran a 4.7. He has the wheels, he has the instincts. In the red zone, if you can make it third-and-3 with your legs, it makes it so much easier to pick up the first down. He's seeing that. When I was recruited by Rex [Ryan] to come here, in our first meeting we sat down and he was like, 'You take care of the ball and you use your legs. Those are the two things I love about you.' As a defensive coach, you know a mobile quarterback hurts you and stresses your defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Mark Brunell II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 He didn't ask how Garrard is feeling physically? If he could step in and lead this team if called upon? What % of the offense he knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 He didn't ask how Garrard is feeling physically? If he could step in and lead this team if called upon? What % of the offense he knows? I wouldn't worry, didn't you read the flag football article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I wouldn't worry, didn't you read the flag football article? He could have used Garrard's wife as a source to say that Garrard is physically sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJETSFAN Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Who cares about David garrard he is so washed up if geno goes down Simms plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 He didn't ask how Garrard is feeling physically? If he could step in and lead this team if called upon? What % of the offense he knows? Him and his wife have been going through the playbook and practicing. If his number is called he will be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Garrard is a QB player-coach at this point. So why wouldn't all the questions be about Geno? I thought his answers had some insight too. Good grief people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Him and his wife have been going through the playbook and practicing. If his number is called he will be ready. LOL. When Schotty was the O\C that actually would have been a better plan. Practice is cancelled, please take home some flags and run through things in the backyard with your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Only Jets fans get more irate about the quality of the backup QB, than they do of the starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Only Jets fans get more irate about the quality of the backup QB, than they do of the starter. With Sanchez that was a legitimate gripe. After that 2011 season it should have been clear we needed someone to compete with him for the starting job. Instead we hand him an extension and bring in the punt protector. What a joke. This year is not legitimate, however. The problem has been people clamoring for Matt Simms to win the job, which has been just plain ridiculous. The complaints about David Garrard, our THIRD stringer? Even more ridiculous. Many teams don't even carry a 3rd QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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