On Tuesday 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 “Bonus coverage, even though we don\u2019t have to give out an injury (report), here it is. Trevor Pryce did not practice today, but he\u2019s going to be fine. Guys that were limited, James Ihedigbo, Sione (Pouha), (Darrelle) Revis, Mark Sanchez, Bryan Thomas, Damien Woody, he was out there today running with the ones as well and took some reps. Guys that were full were (Antonio) Cromartie, Shaun Ellis, Santonio Holmes, Nick Mangold, Matt Slauson, Eric Smith and Robert Turner. There is your bonus coverage on injuries.”<\/p>\n On how the 2009 AFC Championship game plays into this game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I hope it has a positive effect one way or another. Clearly there are some things they took advantage of. I don\u2019t think we matched up particularly well against them, but I think we\u2019ll match up better this time. Indy (Indianapolis) is always true to who they are and we\u2019re going to be true to who we are. We\u2019ll see if it\u2019s a different outcome. I believe it will (be different). We are not taking anything away from Indianapolis. They are a (great) football team with one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the sport and two great pass rushers. They have a lot of things going for them. We\u2019re excited about our opportunity.”<\/p>\n On what Mark Sanchez did in practice today\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Well, Rex worked good today (laughter). (Sanchez) did good today. We still limited his throws, but he was bouncing around pretty well. I thought he even looked better as practice went on.”<\/p>\n On Bart Scott being healthy going into Indianapolis\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Yes, but he can\u2019t do anything about those vertical routs (smiling). We\u2019re going to have to do a better job, especially in the back end. Bart, just having his energy, passion and him being a physical player, I think will help us. Last year, he was gimping around on his ankle, but I know he\u2019ll be happy to be out there 100 percent.”<\/p>\n On if the team has been waiting all year for the playoffs\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think so. I think every time you get beat and knocked out of the playoffs, it hurts. There\u2019s no question. With all the things you do in the offseason, I\u2019m sure the guys would be different, lifting weights, my thing would be is that you constantly think about getting them back. That\u2019s the way it is. If you are a competitor, that\u2019s how you feel. I know that\u2019s how I feel. It\u2019s a lot easier to dream about it, talk about it and think about it so we have to just go out and do it now. That\u2019s our mission and we\u2019re not running from it. We know it\u2019s going to be a huge challenge, but we\u2019re excited for the opportunity. I thought the same thing last time we played them, last year (and) in 2006 (when he knocked the Ravens) out. I thought we had the best team in football that year. We\u2019ll see (what happens) this time.”<\/p>\n On how Darrelle Revis has done this season after the holdout\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “After the way the contract negotiations went, I\u2019m not allowed to talk about Darrelle Revis (laughter). He\u2019s head and shoulders better than any corner in football. There\u2019s no question about that. Everybody knows it. Nobody even throws to him. He doesn\u2019t have a pick so maybe they should try and pick on him because clearly he doesn\u2019t have the numbers. It\u2019s like, \u201cDarrelle is there? Okay, let\u2019s see what happens over on this side.\u201d That\u2019s the way it is. For a corner to have that kind of impact, it\u2019s really amazing.”<\/p>\n On the team\u2019s success on the road\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “The old saying, \u201cWhen it\u2019s tough on everybody else, it\u2019s just right for us.\u201d That\u2019s almost how it has to be. The focus we have right now is just on one game, and everything we have is on Indianapolis. That\u2019s it. If we accomplish what we set out to do, I don\u2019t know if it will be historic, but it will be close.”<\/p>\n On Mark Sanchez\u2019s shoulder\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “He can zip (the ball). There\u2019s no question. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a problem at all. I never thought the injury was major. I think he\u2019s doing just fine. When he\u2019s in the game, he can throw it like he always does.”<\/p>\n On if they will throw the ball during Saturday\u2019s game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “When I looked at the stats from the game (against the Bills), we ran it 50 times and completed 8 passes. We always look at rushing attempts plus completions. I was like, \u201c58? That\u2019s a great number.\u201d Then I looked and it was 50 rushing attempts. I\u2019ll be honest, every old-school coach in America is like, \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about. You have to throw it that many times?\u201d (laughter) That was really great. I have a feeling we are going to throw it a little more than that.”<\/p>\n On how previous experience in the playoffs benefits him as a coach\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think that what I am selling is easier now. We did go to the AFC Championship game our first year and I think they looked at me initially and said, \u201cI don\u2019t know if I believe him or not.\u201d They know I\u2019m saying what I believe the truth is. It might not happen all the time, but I believe it. I believe in our team and (everyone) from Mike Tannenbaum to our personnel. I think we have the best team. People may argue that and that\u2019s fine. I use the old Ray Robinson quote, \u201cTo be a champion, you have to think you can win when no one else can.\u201d That\u2019s what I believe in and that\u2019s something that has stuck with me for my entire life. I believe in myself and I believe in the people we have here. I think if you don\u2019t, you have no chance.”<\/p>\n On Matt Slauson being a new dad\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “He does have a job to do and he wants to feed that baby (laughter). He needs to take care of that job. It\u2019s easy. When you\u2019re a new dad, all you have to do is volunteer. You have to change every single diaper no matter what time it is. You let the wife do the feeding. Do your job and later as things go on you switch. You take the feeding and your wife change the diapers. That\u2019s my philosophy.”<\/p>\n On how much time will be spent preparing for the postseason overtime rules\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019ll handle it. We\u2019re going to have (Special Teams Coordinator) Mike Westhoff, like we always do, handle the officiating. On Friday we\u2019ll get Mike to do it because (he) loves this stuff. Then we\u2019ll explain all the rules to our players. We have a good grasp of it and no we will not defer (smiling). We will actually take the ball if we win the coin toss in overtime.”<\/p>\n On how he approaches the playoff rules\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “When you get close, you\u2019re thinking touchdown. In the game, if you have the ball, you have to be thinking touchdown. Obviously, it\u2019s an advantage if a team kicks a field goal on you. If you have a chance to come back, then you\u2019re basically playing four-down football until you can kick a field goal or score a touchdown. I think that\u2019s the advantage for the team that gets the ball second or if that team scores initially. It\u2019s the same for everybody and I think everyone knows the rules.”<\/p>\n On if there is a difference in confidence level with Sanchez from last year\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I had a lot of confidence in Mark. (Last year), I was going to put it more in the hands of the running game. Three yards and a cloud of dust, punt and we\u2019ll play defense. I think we can do more than that offensively now. Being his second year, the experience he gained last year and the weapons we added (such as) Santonio Holmes, we can be more explosive on offense. I think people have to defend us differently than they did last year.”<\/p>\n On if Sanchez can battle Peyton Manning with his shoulder…<\/strong><\/p>\n “That\u2019s something that is not ideal for us, but if it happens than absolutely. He\u2019s had this shoulder for the past two-or-three weeks and he\u2019s done just fine. I think our offense has played well. We kind of joked a little bit that maybe we should have done this to him earlier. He\u2019s playing well and we don\u2019t have an excuse. That shoulder is not an excuse for our football team. Nothing is.”<\/p>\n On how other teams play offense against Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Cromartie has had an outstanding year. I believe he\u2019s a Pro Bowl alternate. He deserves it. He did a tremendous job for us. We always decide if we\u2019re going to travel Revis or not. There were some games when he wasn\u2019t 100 percent with a hamstring that we didn\u2019t, but clearly he generally takes that job himself. When he was out, Cromartie had to travel with the best receivers and he did an outstanding job for us. Cromartie is probably more of a jab-and-hook guy and Revis is more the overhand-right and upper-cut (guy).”<\/p>\n On what went wrong on defense during the 2009 AFC Championship and how will he fix the problem\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “We\u2019re going to find out if it changes. When you watch it, you kind of get sick. We never disrupted (Peyton Manning) enough. He got comfortable. The first time I played him in the 2006 playoff game, you might want to look at those stats, I don\u2019t think they were as ridiculous as most people want you to believe. Not like last years (smiling). The guy got hot and if he gets hot, you can\u2019t stop him. No one can. I feel that we\u2019re going to give him everything that we have and I think we\u2019ll make enough plays to win this game.”<\/p>\n On if there is anything new to throw at Manning that he hasn\u2019t already seen\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “It\u2019s probably impossible to do with this guy. He\u2019s going to go back and study (everything). He went back and looked at my dad when he coached. That\u2019s the truth. My first year coordinating, he studied the old Chicago Bear tapes. Quite honestly, I blitzed every single time in the preseason because we opened up with Indy. (Then when we played Indianapolis) we ran nothing but coverage. It worked for about a half (laughter). This guy has seen everything and we just have to do a great job. Hopefully it\u2019s not that clear to him so that he has to step back and look at things and maybe have to recognize (the play) as he\u2019s going back. We don\u2019t want him to be to comfortable before the snap. We have to be true to ourselves and they are going to be true to themselves. I think we can match up better this year than we did last year.”<\/p>\n On if Indianapolis is a more vulnerable team this year than last year\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Last year, they were riding a two-game losing streak in the regular season. That team could have very easily been 15-1 last year in the regular season (laughter). Are they showing signs of being more vulnerable this season? I think they are. We will see. We have to play them at their place. We know it\u2019s going to be an unbelievable challenge. I feel great about our team and we\u2019ll see what happens.”<\/p>\n On how the team will match up better this year\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Adding some of the players we have (such as) Antonio Cromartie, Jason Taylor and a healthy Bart Scott to our defense. Let\u2019s not forget Trevor Pryce. Trevor Pryce is hard to handle. I think with those pieces that we added (like) Brodney Pool, I feel confident. I really feel better about going into this game maybe than I did last year and I was confident last year. I know I\u2019ve been wrong before, but we\u2019ll see.”<\/p>\n On Sanchez before and after a big game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think he gets excited and has that adrenaline going. All great competitors get up for games like this. Mark is no different. He\u2019s going to be excited. He\u2019s going to be there to lead and lean on his teammates. I think that\u2019s all he has to do.”<\/p>\n On if Sanchez relaxes before big games\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019ve seen that focus. The fact is, he doesn\u2019t have to do it himself. He has to go, and just like all of us, myself (included), and lean on each other. Just give the guy next to you everything you have. I think at the end of the day, it will work out for all of us. We have to lean on each other and it\u2019s no different than that.”<\/p>\n On if he saw that Sanchez loved big games in college\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Oh yes. 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