flgreen Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Rex's Thursday News Conference Published: 05-20-10 By Jets PR Department Transcript of Jets head coach Rex Ryan's news conference following Thursday's midday OTA practice: I’ve got nothing to say like always [smiling]. If you didn’t notice our field goal kicking, we had the guys kick with the other foot today. That’s why they were missing. That was ugly, a little bit concerning. I told those guys, "I’m not the sharpest guy, but if the first nine kicks all went right in the upright, I think you might want to adjust a little bit. I might have to miss left before I miss another one right," so I tried to explain that to them. I think Nick [Folk] made a few, but the other kid [Clint St!tser] never made any. I don’t think he wants to do that. On why he had the kickers kick with their "other foot"… I was just kidding [laughing]. That’s what it seemed like. I thought they were pulling a gag on me. It wasn’t. I think Nick is going to be fine. The other kid has got to make a couple, or we’ll find another. On if the kickers missing kicks today concerns him… Absolutely, yes it does. Even now, I know it’s a long a time before we play a game, but yes it concerns you. When it comes down to it, you’ve got to make those kicks. That’s all you do. You might not be on the top of your game right now. I remember Matt Stover for 100 years at Baltimore, this time of year I don’t think Matt could make a kick. When that season rolled around, I don’t think he missed. He was one of those automatic guys. It’s all in the timing and the new holders, but I think we’d all feel a lot better if they decided to make them. On not re-signing Jay Feely… It is a business deal. Obviously, I like Jay. There’s no question. I’ve got great confidence in Jay. I’ve got confidence in Nick as well. There are several factors that go into making decisions. If Jay is here, then Jason Taylor is not there. There are a lot of things. There is that part of it. There is a financial part of it. There are all kinds of things that you have to weigh, but certainly I thought Jay Feely was an outstanding kicker. On if it was a risk signing Nick Folk after he struggled last season… No, he absolutely is. Two years ago he’s a Pro Bowl kicker and last year, he struggled. It is a bit of a risk, but I think the benefits we got — Jason Taylor is going to be a huge plus for us as far as pass rushing and rotating in with Calvin [Pace] and BT [Bryan Thomas]. What those guys can do out there on the sub team together and when we get ahead in the fourth quarter, it's checkmate. That’s what it needs to be. When you’ve got that kind of pass rusher and the kind of coverage we have in the back end, we can’t surrender leads like we did last year. That was a big decision. Again, Nick is a guy, I think he made two 50-something yard field goals to win a game against Buffalo. He definitely has the ability. It’s just go out there and get it done. I think we’d all feel better if he was 100 percent on those practice kicks. On what he expects from Jason Taylor during OTAs… Not much. He had that shoulder. It’s funny, yesterday we had him out there and we’re going through some individual drills, he comes off and lights somebody up. I just got a little excited. I want to slow him down, proceed with caution and teach him the defense first. He’s itching to go, though. He’ll be ready for training camp, without question. On how close Mark Sanchez is to participating in the drills… I don’t feel that comfortable right now. I don’t want to risk that right now because you’ve got bodies flying around. I think we just need to stay the course and in due time he’ll be out there. We all know he’s going to be ready to roll. It’s just we don’t need to have any setbacks with him for sure. On how much the competition between the first-team offense and defense will make the team better… That’s what it’s all about. I was talking with Jerricho [Cotchery] today about it. He just had a smile on his face like “Oh, my gosh.” There is so much talent on the field and when you look at those guys, you line them up across there you’re like "Wow!" This is going to get Mike Pettine and his defensive staff a lot of flexibility in making calls. Then on offense, they’re not going to get better than what they’re facing. There’s no question about that. That’s really on both sides. I think there’s a lot of good receiving corps in this league, but when you put Jerricho out there with Santonio [Holmes], Braylon Edwards, Dustin Keller and LaDainian [Tomlinson]; I don’t know if there is a better group than that. On Mark Sanchez attending a state dinner at the White House last night… Well, they wanted me to go there. Beyonc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I love the line about Cromartie returning kicks. Westhoff thinks he is going to get him all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 On being able to try some new things on defense with Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie… Yes, I think so. We’ve tried a lot of different things through the years, but we could become even more aggressive, I think. You can let it fly. Come hit the quarterback, go more zero pressures, more cover ones, and fire zones, whatever you want to do. We can run with a lot of guys. We’re better equipped to play the Indianapolis Colts today than we were when we ended the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 On not re-signing Jay Feely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I love the line about Cromartie returning kicks. Westhoff thinks he is going to get him all the time. Having Rex makes me forget about ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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