On Friday New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media. Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
Opening remarks\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Big news is, Summit (High School) goes for their undefeated regular season today, to close out (their regular season). Probable on the injuries, David Harris, Calvin Pace, Brodney Pool, Darrelle Revis (are) all probable. Brodney is fine. All those guys were full (participation) today. Nobody missed anything.”<\/p>\n On Mark Sanchez commenting sarcastically that his son Seth could make some of those throws that he should have made against Green Bay\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Seth found out about Mark\u2019s comment and all that. Seth\u2019s like, \u201cYeah, no question, I would\u2019ve made the completion. Hello?\u201d He thought Mark was telling the truth there, but yeah that was great. Sanchez would go watch him play all the time last year, all the freshman games. He\u2019s only seen one game this year and my kid actually got hurt so him (and) Jim Leonhard were there to watch. (They\u2019re) no longer invited to the games.”<\/p>\n On if his son reached an injury settlement\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “No, he toughed it out, of course. No shock there (smiling).”<\/p>\n On any concerns about Brodney Pool\u2019s health\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “No, not at all. He checked out. We gave him the finger test, how many fingers and things and he\u2019s fine. I\u2019m kidding. Really though, when any player gets hit in the head or has that kind of collision, his helmet kind of smacked him in the eye a little bit, but you\u2019re cautious. As soon as (you see) Brodney Pool, out with a head injury, everybody\u2019s like, \u201cOh, there\u2019s that concussion thing.\u201d Really, we haven\u2019t seen (that). He\u2019s been great and he\u2019s physical and all that kind of stuff. We\u2019re happy with Brodney and he\u2019ll be ready to play well this week.”<\/p>\n On whether Vernon Gholston has turned a corner this season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think with Vernon, he\u2019s playing much better. Unfortunately for Vernon, he\u2019s backing up Shaun Ellis. It\u2019s probably not a great thing, but he\u2019s done well. The thing that I like the best is how his teammates are around Vernon. Vernon\u2019s one of the guys. He really is accepted and it\u2019s because (of) the way he plays, carries himself (and) how smart he is. We\u2019ve played him in different spots and all of the sub teams, but you literally can turn and say, \u2018Vern, go get so-and-so.\u2019 He\u2019s in there. He\u2019s really valuable that way. He\u2019s doing a great job on teams. He\u2019s going to be an excellent player. I really think that. The fact is, when I (made) the comment about one of the best defenses in the National Football League coming to your town, that was based on a comment that a reporter made talking about Vernon Gholston like, assuming, \u201cWell, you have Vernon Gholston, (a) top-ten player. He\u2019s been a disaster,\u201d (or) whatever it was. I was like, \u2018Man, you have no idea.\u2019 This guy is a good football player. He really is. It just kind of burned me a little bit kind of. I was like, \u2018Vernon\u2019s not that guy.\u2019 Vernon\u2019s an excellent football player and he\u2019s part of a great defense, so we\u2019re happy he\u2019s here. I\u2019m telling you, he fits in with all those guys right now. He gives as much as he takes, back and forth, with each other. I know one thing, when you have guys saying that \u201cI want to throw the quarterback. I\u2019m going to get him and throw him to Vernon, so he can get the sack, just to get it off his back,\u201d that\u2019s what they think of him. Everybody just wants it bad for Vernon and he\u2019s playing well.”<\/p>\n On Gholston not having a sack\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I know, but it\u2019s not like he\u2019s out there every snap. He\u2019s not out there every snap and what we do with him, unfortunately, he gets a lot of the dirty work. You\u2019ve got other guys that you\u2019re putting in maybe ideal spots, but Vernon gets (the dirty work). It\u2019s kind of the rite of passage in our defense. You\u2019ve got to do the dirty work before you get all the good jobs. I\u2019m telling you he\u2019s an excellent player and he\u2019s doing well.”<\/p>\n On if he would have drafted Gholston sixth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “That high? No, I wouldn\u2019t have taken him that high. Right now? Yes, absolutely I\u2019d take him.”<\/p>\n On if he would have drafted Gholston as the sixth overall player right now\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t know if he\u2019d be the sixth overall. It depends on (who) else is there. Right now, I like the way Vernon Gholston plays. I really do. I think when he came out, I thought there probably needed to be some development there, but right now I\u2019m absolutely happy with Vernon Gholston. The sixth overall player, I don\u2019t know about that. Who was that this year? Was it (Ndamukong) Suh? I would have taken Suh (laughter). I really like Vernon.”<\/p>\n On if he thinks Gholston has a long term future with the Jets\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Absolutely I do.”<\/p>\n On how difficult it was for Gholston to be drafted sixth overall and receive criticism from the fans\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “What happens is, it\u2019s unfair. You come into a situation and you need to develop. He\u2019s a young kid coming out. Now he\u2019s a man. Sometimes it\u2019s tough for fans to realize there has to be development with guys. You\u2019re thinking, hey he\u2019s the sixth overall pick (and) you\u2019re going to get Lawrence Taylor. There has only been one Lawrence Taylor. It just takes time for guys to feel their way. I remember when we got Haloti Ngata in Baltimore. It was like, \u201cOh, what\u2019s he doing? He only had one sack.\u201d Oh, yea? How many guys would like to have Haloti now, all those teams that missed on him before? I think Vernon is going to be a productive player in this league. He\u2019s smart. He\u2019s a team-first guy all the way. Eventually, he\u2019s going to make those numbers that people think.”<\/p>\n On if Seattle WR Mike Williams illustrates his point that players need time to develop\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “There\u2019s been a ton of guys. It takes a while. Let\u2019s face it, he was thrown into a completely different position, one that he was not familiar with. You see the numbers and I don\u2019t blame Eric (Mangini) or anybody else for trying to make that move because you see those numbers. (You say), \u2018Well, he could be ideal at this spot.\u2019 Now, he can back up those spots. He\u2019s playing defensive line. He\u2019s doing a lot of things for us. Like I said, he\u2019s a big contributor to our football team.”<\/p>\n On if players with ties to the Detroit area are excited about returning home \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “(There is) no question. Absolutely. I think guys are excited\u2014Bart (Scott), David Harris, Braylon (Edwards) (and) Vernon. Calvin Pace was even born in Detroit. He lived there (until he was) three, so he doesn\u2019t remember much of it. Of course, we have Eric Smith, but he is actually from Ohio and went to Michigan State. We\u2019re very aware of where guys are from. I had an old football coach tell me that he really believed in the hometown hero. What I mean by that is we had a running back who didn\u2019t play for eight games and all of sudden he\u2019s rotating him in there with the starters for this week. I was like, \u2018Why are you playing this guy?\u2019 \u201cOh, he\u2019s from this town.\u201d The guy goes out and rushes for 120 yards. I was like, \u2018Whoa.\u2019 Ever since that time, I bought into it. We (Baltimore Ravens) had two guys (from New Orleans) that played in New Orleans. Ronnie Prude, not exactly a household name, gets two picks in the game, one for a touchdown. Dawan Landry, in the same game, he has two picks, one for a touchdown. I\u2019m telling you, there\u2019s something to it. I\u2019m expecting big games from Bart, David, Vernon and Braylon Edwards. Anytime you go back home, you want to do something special.”<\/p>\n On how much the team is looking forward to getting back on the field after a week of criticism\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “We never played well. The good thing is we get to play on Sunday against a good football team at their place where they\u2019re coming off a big win. It\u2019s going to be a hostile environment which is just right for us. Let\u2019s see what happens. There are easier spots to play in. We\u2019re extremely confident. It doesn\u2019t matter who we play. We just want to play. The fact that we\u2019re playing Detroit and they\u2019re pretty hot right now, we\u2019ll see. I feel good about it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Friday New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media. Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. Opening remarks\u2026 “Big news is, Summit (High School) goes for their undefeated regular season today, to close out (their regular season). 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