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Courtesy NY Jets PR Department – <\/strong>New York Jets fans can discuss this on the Jets Nation message board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Transcript of Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s news conference following Thursday’s midday OTA practice:<\/em>
\nI\u2019ve got nothing to say like always [smiling]. If you didn\u2019t notice our field goal kicking, we had the guys kick with the other foot today. That\u2019s why they were missing. That was ugly, a little bit concerning. I told those guys, “I\u2019m 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 Stitser<\/span>] never made any. I don\u2019t think he wants to do that.<\/p>\n

On why he had the kickers kick with their “other foot”\u2026<\/strong>
\nI was just kidding [laughing]. That\u2019s what it seemed like. I thought they were pulling a gag on me. It wasn\u2019t. I think Nick is going to be fine. The other kid has got to make a couple, or we\u2019ll find another.<\/p>\n

On if the kickers missing kicks today concerns him\u2026<\/strong>
\nAbsolutely, yes it does. Even now, I know it\u2019s a long a time before we play a game, but yes it concerns you. When it comes down to it, you\u2019ve got to make those kicks. That\u2019s 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\u2019t think Matt could make a kick. When that season rolled around, I don\u2019t think he missed. He was one of those automatic guys. It\u2019s all in the timing and the new holders, but I think we\u2019d all feel a lot better if they decided to make them.<\/p>\n

On not re-signing Jay Feely\u2026<\/strong>
\nIt is a business deal. Obviously, I like Jay. There\u2019s no question. I\u2019ve got great confidence in Jay. I\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n

On if it was a risk signing Nick Folk after he struggled last season\u2026<\/strong>
\nNo, he absolutely is. Two years ago he\u2019s a Pro Bowl kicker and last year, he struggled. It is a bit of a risk, but I think the benefits we got \u2014 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\u2019s what it needs to be. When you\u2019ve got that kind of pass rusher and the kind of coverage we have in the back end, we can\u2019t 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\u2019s just go out there and get it done. I think we\u2019d all feel better if he was 100 percent on those practice kicks.<\/p>\n

On what he expects from Jason Taylor during OTAs\u2026<\/strong>
\nNot much. He had that shoulder. It\u2019s funny, yesterday we had him out there and we\u2019re 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\u2019s itching to go, though. He\u2019ll be ready for training camp, without question.<\/p>\n

On how close Mark Sanchez is to participating in the drills\u2026<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t feel that comfortable right now. I don\u2019t want to risk that right now because you\u2019ve got bodies flying around. I think we just need to stay the course and in due time he\u2019ll be out there. We all know he\u2019s going to be ready to roll. It\u2019s just we don\u2019t need to have any setbacks with him for sure.<\/p>\n

On how much the competition between the first-team offense and defense will make the team better\u2026<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. I was talking with Jerricho [Cotchery] today about it. He just had a smile on his face like \u201cOh, my gosh.\u201d There is so much talent on the field and when you look at those guys, you line them up across there you\u2019re like “Wow!” This is going to get Mike Pettine and his defensive staff a lot of flexibility in making calls. Then on offense, they\u2019re not going to get better than what they\u2019re facing. There\u2019s no question about that. That\u2019s really on both sides. I think there\u2019s 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\u2019t know if there is a better group than that.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Mark Sanchez attending a state dinner at the White House last night\u2026<\/strong>
\nWell, they wanted me to go there. Beyonc\u00e9 was there [laughing]. I had to let her know that I was married. She calls me a bunch [laughter].<\/p>\n

On if Sanchez will be able to participate during minicamp\u2026<\/strong>
\nYes, I would think we can put him out there then, but these next OTAs I just assume we\u2019ll ride it out like we\u2019ve been doing. If we get him out there expect run, just hand the ball off kid. He is. You guys see him out there. He\u2019s moving along great. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be long.<\/p>\n

On if he thinks the New Meadowlands Stadium will host the Super Bowl in 2014\u2026<\/strong>
\nI would think they would. You\u2019ve got the best city in the world. Why wouldn\u2019t you want to host the Super Bowl there? Some pretty historic games, the Ice Bowl. I\u2019m not saying the weather will be like that, but everybody remembers it, so I think that\u2019s a great thing. What do you base it on? We\u2019ve got the best city in the world. I think that\u2019s indisputable. We\u2019ve got arguably one of the top stadiums in the league, a brand new stadium. It helps two teams. I don\u2019t see how it\u2019s not played here. The weather, if your team is not built to play in those conditions, that\u2019s too bad [laughter]. I just assume play all those games up north.<\/p>\n

On if he would welcome playing a Super Bowl up north\u2026<\/strong>
\nAbsolutely. I would be really disappointed to get Peyton [Manning] in that situation. It just so happens we\u2019ve had some indoor games and there are some teams that play in a dome and there are outdoor teams, so it\u2019s just the way it is. This game should be played here and obviously it would be a great Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

On how the labor situation might affect him as a coach and if he thinks some suspension of games will happen in 2011\u2026<\/strong>
\nI just do what they tell me. Everybody has an opinion. I think we\u2019ll play football. That\u2019s what I think.<\/p>\n

On why Joe McKnight was not practicing today\u2026<\/strong>
\nWe released him today [laughter]. No, that was a joke. He had the Rookie NFL Premiere, so he was excused.<\/p>\n

On if he McKnight was here earlier this week\u2026<\/strong>
\nYes, he was here. He and “No-Neck,” I mean John Conner, were here watching tape together.<\/p>\n

On Nick Mangold being limited today\u2026<\/strong>
\nHe\u2019s holding out [laughter]. No, he\u2019s got a quad. As he put it, he was all over Shonn Greene<\/span> because he ran into him and ran into his quad. As Nick put it, \u201cI can handle it if I did something to myself, but Shonn never had to run into me.\u201d Maybe if he got a little bit more movement, he wouldn\u2019t have. But he\u2019s going to be just fine.<\/p>\n

On if McKnight is holding up better during the OTAs than he did at the rookie minicamp\u2026<\/strong>
\nOh, yes. He hasn\u2019t thrown up [laughter]. He\u2019s in much better shape.<\/p>\n

On if he\u2019s worried that many of his players are in the last year of their contracts and if that will hurt the team\u2026<\/strong>
\nNo. Generally if you win, that\u2019s good for everybody. I think that\u2019s the No. 1 thing. I think if you ask any of those guys, that would be their No. 1 deal, to go out and win. If you win a Super Bowl, that\u2019s good for everybody. Even guys with individual goals and assistant coaches wanting to be head coaches, if you win that\u2019s the best thing that can happen to you.<\/p>\n

As far as the contracts, sometimes it is good that guys are in their last year of their deal. Especially in baseball, you see it all the time because the guy is motivated and is having an unbelievable year. In football, it\u2019s such a team game. I know baseball is a team game, but really it\u2019s about the numbers. It\u2019s about different things like that. Here, it\u2019s about wins and losses. I think this is a good situation for us to be in. We\u2019ve got a lot of great players and it is going to be tough. The next offseason is going to be really tough for Mike Tannenbaum trying to get all these things done.<\/p>\n

On how hard it is to play safety in his defense\u2026<\/strong>
\nI think this is a great defense to play if you\u2019re a safety. Not just the physical part of the game because you get to do everything: man coverage, zone coverage, play high, play low, support the run, blitz. You get to do everything in this system. You can showcase your physical abilities, but also mentally. I think it challenges it you mentally. You\u2019ve got to communicate well. You\u2019ve got to communicate with your other safety and the corner to your side. That\u2019s what the great ones do. With the way we play defense, you\u2019ve got a lot of opportunities to make plays.<\/p>\n

On being able to try some new things on defense with Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie…<\/span><\/strong>
\nYes, I think so. We\u2019ve 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\u2019re better equipped to play the Indianapolis Colts today than we were when we ended the season.<\/p>\n

On if Cromartie will return kick offs\u2026<\/strong>
\nI think if the game is on the line, you may see him. [Mike] Westhoff thinks he\u2019s going to get him the whole time. I\u2019m like, \u201cYeah Mike, as far as you know, you can have him back there\u201d [laughter]. He looks pretty good doesn\u2019t he? His stride is only about five yards long, so I was telling [Matthew] Mulligan that when they run, they remind me of each other [laughter]. It’s crazy, isn\u2019t it? I\u2019ve never seen a stride like that. It\u2019s amazing. Secretariat maybe stretched like that. He gets out there. It wasn\u2019t a bad pickup, I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n

On what he saw from rookie OL Vladimir Ducasse today\u2026<\/strong>
\nI think you should ask Jim Leonhard that question since that first play Jimmy came in there and \u2014 whoops, somebody pick Jim up over there. I don\u2019t know how that guy can surprise you, but he surprised Jimmy and launched him about 20 yards. He\u2019s just a big, massive kid. It\u2019s great to watch him. He came to an ideal situation. He\u2019s going to be sandwiched in between Nick Mangold and D\u2019Brickashaw Ferguson. And oh, by the way, you\u2019ve got the best coach in the league, too, with Bill Callahan sitting right there. I have a funny feeling that he\u2019s going to be a terrific player for us, I really do.<\/p>\n

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