On Friday New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
Opening remarks\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Guys that are out, all three of these guys did not practice, Eric Smith (concussion), Damien Woody (knee) and Trevor Pryce (hip). Those guys will be out. They did not practice today. James Ihedigbo was limited today and he is listed as questionable. These other guys were listed as probable. The only guy that was limited in practice was Darrelle Revis (hamstring). Nick Mangold (shoulder), Sione Pouha (finger) and Brad Smith (hand) all were full practice guys and they are all probable.”<\/p>\n On if they are desperate to win at this point\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Pretty much. We need to win. There\u2019s no question about it. The odds don\u2019t look real good of us winning our division, clearly. Let\u2019s just get in the playoffs.”<\/p>\n On if Troy Polamalu cannot play for the Steelers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019m sure they have some good football players behind him, but there are not many Troy Polamalus out there. (There is) one in the league. That will be a big loss.”<\/p>\n On if the Steelers defense would become more traditional without Polamalu\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Well yes, they don\u2019t have a guy spinning around all over the place and kicking up dirt. (laughing) Really, it\u2019s the same defense, but it\u2019s played maybe a little bit differently without him.”<\/p>\n On if the more desperate team usually wins\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think both teams are equally desperate. We\u2019re both fighting for our lives. They\u2019re trying to win the division and get into the playoffs. We\u2019re trying to get into the playoffs and win the division, (even though) it doesn\u2019t look promising (to win the division).”<\/p>\n On the Steelers having not lost two games in a row\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “We\u2019re used to it. We lost three in a row last year, twice. Hopefully, we\u2019ll take care of business this week.”<\/p>\n On the Steelers offense if Heath Miller cannot play\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “The same way they looked last week. They\u2019ll probably go more three (wide receiver sets). They have some good tight ends. It\u2019ll be interesting to see if he plays. If I was a betting man, I\u2019d say he wouldn\u2019t if he never practiced. He practiced the first day and then had some symptoms the next day. It probably doesn\u2019t look good for him.”<\/p>\n On what he wants to see from Mark Sanchez\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I just want him to play his game. Go out and be yourself and just play a smart game. These guys are tough. They\u2019re going to come after the football. They lead the league in takeaways. This is going to be a huge challenge for us.”<\/p>\n On Brian Billick\u2019s comments that Ryan had to know about players being coached to stand on the sidelines\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I wish he would have asked me. I would have told him the truth. I think he made an assumption there, but he\u2019s wrong.”<\/p>\n On it being Tony Richardson\u2019s birthday\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “He\u2019s hanging in there. I think he\u2019s the big 4-0 next year. He\u2019s hanging on to his 30\u2019s.”<\/p>\n On the perception that either him or Mike Westhoff must have known that players were being coached to stand on the sideline\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “The facts are the facts. I never knew, so it\u2019s easy for me to stand up here and tell you that. I\u2019m not a guy that lies about anything. I\u2019m just speaking the truth. If that amazes people, it amazes people. The fact that I was standing there and a guy fell by me, I said that day one. I also said I did this (waived for the trainers) and tried to get the (medical) guy over. I wasn\u2019t aware that was going on. It\u2019s easy for me to stand here and tell you that.”<\/p>\n On Coach Westhoff saying that the Patriots formed a wall on their sideline during punts too\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019m not going to talk about another team or anybody else. I\u2019m just saying, for us, I was not aware that we did that. We found out that it did take place. We were up front about that when we found out about it, and it was a mistake.”<\/p>\n On if the team will be more attentive to sideline rules and protocol now\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Our team will be way back. I think that\u2019s pretty safe to say, we will be the leaders in that.”<\/p>\n On if he is more concerned about coaching guys on-the-field rather than coaching guys on the sidelines\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Quite honestly, that\u2019s the only thing I\u2019m concerned with. I\u2019m still just concerned with that. We\u2019ll take care of the other issue.”<\/p>\n On whether he has met with Woody Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum regarding Sal Alosi\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “We\u2019ve talked about some things and all that. I\u2019m going to leave that private, though.”<\/p>\n On Mark Sanchez struggling reading defenses\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I wouldn\u2019t disagree with that. I think part of that is (problems) with the protection. (When) you have guys buzzing the tower, it\u2019s probably makes it a lot more difficult to read defenses. Really, some penalties have hurt us. We\u2019ve had a lot of different issues. I won\u2019t argue that. It\u2019s just a lot tougher when the protection is not holding up.”<\/p>\n On how he would assess Sanchez at reading defenses in his second season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think, if you just base things on two games, then, clearly, we\u2019re struggling as a football team. It\u2019s not just Mark, but as a football team, we\u2019re struggling. I think, overall this year, you\u2019ve seen him, in my opinion, he has gotten much better than what he was last year. I think he\u2019s made a lot of strides in becoming an outstanding quarterback. Again, I\u2019ve always said it, judge a quarterback on his wins and losses and I think, generally, those are the guys that end up being the best quarterbacks. It\u2019s proven out over the long haul that they end up being the best quarterbacks and the last two weeks, we\u2019ve lost both games. Like I said, he\u2019s not the only one that\u2019s struggled in those two weeks.”<\/p>\n On if Pittsburgh\u2019s stout run defense has caused him to change his offensive philosophy going into the game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “You don\u2019t want to run your head into a brick wall all the time, but I still think we\u2019re going to be able to run the football. I believe that. It is remarkable, statistically, what they\u2019re holding opponents to rushing. It\u2019s right there (with) the 2000 Ravens. I guess (they) have the record, but they\u2019re actually ahead of that pace right now. They\u2019re doing a great job. To think we\u2019re going to run it 50 times against them, I think that\u2019s (doubtful), but I\u2019d sign up for it. That means we\u2019re winning, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to happen.”<\/p>\n On if he believes Sione Pouha should be getting Pro Bowl consideration\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “He absolutely should. Our defense is right there with Pittsburgh\u2019s. I actually had them (ahead) in some stats (and) behind them in some other ones. That won\u2019t happen and that\u2019s just because he wasn\u2019t a first-round pick. He\u2019s considered, as his career (has gone), he wasn\u2019t a guy that comes in there with that kind of reputation, even though he plays that way. Maybe the guys that play against him will vote him to the Pro Bowl, but the fans are never going to vote him because they don\u2019t (know him). Let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s hard to pronounce his last name, but he\u2019s an outstanding player. He really is, and you hit it on the head. When is the last time you saw a nose tackle make 10 tackles in a game? And a sack and a fumble recovery? He\u2019s had a great year for us.”<\/p>\n On getting Wayne Hunter ready for Pittsburgh\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “For the last three weeks, he has practiced every day. I think he\u2019s definitely ready to go.”<\/p>\n On how the defense will be without Trevor Pryce\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think he\u2019ll be back next week. We can probably get him at 60% or if we wait we can get him at 100% to close out (the season). That\u2019s how we looked at it. He wants to play in the worst way. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s really ready to do that.”<\/p>\n On if Pryce bruised his hip\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t know.”<\/p>\n On Damien Woody coming back before the end of the season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I believe so. I really do. I think he\u2019ll be back.”<\/p>\n On if losing two consecutive games is more motivation to win\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think we have to go out and be who I said we were and who we said we are. We have to go out and (win). There\u2019s no better place to do it than at Pittsburgh. The biggest challenge there will be, will be this (game). We need to go out and play like Jets and we\u2019ll go out and find out what that means this week. If we don\u2019t go out there and play (like) the kind of team we have, than this team will beat you. They will beat the heck out of you.”<\/p>\n On the NFL investigation\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019m not going to get into that. Let (the NFL) be responsible for giving you information on that.”<\/p>\n On if playing James Ihedigbo will be a game-time decision\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think he\u2019s going to go. Yes, he\u2019ll have to be.”<\/p>\n On the demeanor of the team after two losses and how he has raised the morale of the team\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “We have to be ourselves and go out and be the team we put together. (The team) we had envisioned for this (season). (We want) to be a physical football team, a team that will play sound and great defense and a team that (has) an all-weather offense. If we do those things and we\u2019re true to ourselves, we\u2019ll be just fine.”<\/p>\n On if Coach Lombardi rubbed off on him as a coach\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I would like to see a lot of wins rub off on me. I saw the movie, but I haven\u2019t seen the play. I know a lot of our guys have seen the play and say it\u2019s outstanding. I don\u2019t know how to address (this). We\u2019re totally different people. I would just like to have the success that he has had.”<\/p>\n On if his father knew Coach Lombardi\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Yes. In fact I will (tell you) a story about my dad about what he said about Coach Lombardi. He went and watched two teams. He watched the Green Bay Packers first and they were doing up-downs and were working like crazy. Then he went and watched another organization and I\u2019m not putting them under the bus this other team, that was in Chicago, that was not the Bears. I think Ollie Matson played there (laughter). He watched them play and it was like watching two totally different ways of doing things. When he took over, he finally got the chance and (wanted) to run (his team) more like Lombardi. 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