On Monday New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
On his development this season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “The most important thing, personally, was trying to cut down on interceptions. I cut down on turnovers (and) ball security (issues). To improve like we did, to jump as many spots as we did in third-down conversions, on red zone efficiency, everything we improved in as an offense. That just comes with experience. I\u2019m really proud of the coaches and the players for improving like we promised each other we would on this day last year. We talked about getting a little bit better and we did. At this point, we\u2019re right there. We\u2019re so close. As hard as it is, we\u2019re just knocking on the door. We\u2019re the only team to make it back in that final four of teams and that\u2019s unbelievable. There is something to be said for that. It\u2019s just really too bad that we didn\u2019t make it all the way.”<\/p>\n On the importance of re-signing Braylon Edwards and Santonio Holmes\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I felt great with both of them. They both have big play-making ability, obviously. They both can change the dynamic of a game. They helped me out tremendously in their own ways, by just talking or playing, they\u2019ve helped me. I\u2019d love to get them back. This is the worst part because you go from, growing closer together, we\u2019re as tight as we can possibly be right now, then you move to (the) business side of things and it\u2019s harder. It becomes black and white. That\u2019s just the way it goes. Things happen. Guys change teams. Who knows? It\u2019s really too bad, I\u2019ll stay positive and I hope we can get everybody back, but I know that is not realistic. We\u2019ll work with what we\u2019ve got and stay in contact with them and I\u2019ll do everything I can possibly do to help.”<\/p>\n On if he feels there will be a lot of changes to the team next season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t know. I just feel like there are probably more than a handful of guys, at least 10, that won\u2019t be playing (here) next year because of contracts deals or age. Guys have played a long time and they\u2019ve had great careers. LT (LaDainian Tomlinson) and Jason Taylor, I mean those guys are great competitors. They are nearing the end of their career, (but) I hope we get them back, I hope they have one more year in them because they\u2019ve helped me. The reality is this is a tough game and these guys have played a long time, so we\u2019ll see what happens.”<\/p>\n On if this team is built for the long-haul\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Absolutely. The nucleus of this team will be here and we\u2019ll keep as many guys as possible. I know they\u2019ll do that, management wise, we\u2019ll be smart about it and do what\u2019s best for us. I\u2019m confident in Rex (Ryan), in Mike Tannenbaum and Mr. Johnson doing the very best they can to keep our guys.”<\/p>\n On the status of his shoulder\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019ll still talk to the doctors about it, we did our exit physicals and they are thrilled about the progress I\u2019ve made in the last couple of weeks. Things are pointing in the right direction. If there was something serious, I think (things) would have declined. Things could have gotten worse, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to practice. If anything, it just got better. That\u2019s a good sign. I\u2019ll just take it from there, talk to the doctors, get a couple of opinions on it, try to get it looked at and we\u2019ll take it from there. I\u2019m optimistic about everything and hopefully nothing needs to be done. A little rest and I\u2019ll be ready to go again.”<\/p>\n On if he has an appointment set up with Dr. James Andrews for his shoulder yet\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “No, not yet.”<\/p>\n On if he has plans to set up an appointment with Dr. Andrews\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t know, last year it was definitely something that needed to be looked at, kind of hands on. This is something that can be looked at through an MRI or X-Ray (slide), so we\u2019ll see what happens.”<\/p>\n On what exactly his shoulder injury is\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I think it\u2019s just sore and recovering. (laughing) It feels good. I think it\u2019s healed now.”<\/p>\n On next season\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I feel like we\u2019re so close. You just can\u2019t start that slow in a game (AFC Championship game at Pittsburgh) like that. I\u2019m proud of our guys for the way that we improved last year but we\u2019re going to need a little more. That\u2019s the only thing I can think of right now, just a little bit more, out of me, as a leader, as a quarterback, just getting completions and taking care of the ball even better next year. There is going to be more of an emphasis on taking control and assuming command of this team and this organization, that\u2019s just the way I feel. (We have to get) everybody on board, the new guys that we bring in, we\u2019ve got to get them right, we\u2019ve got to get them playing like a Jet from day one. That\u2019ll be our goal, but we\u2019ve got a great group. I\u2019m thrilled about playing with these guys. I definitely got better from playing with them and being around them. I\u2019m wearing gang green with pride, I\u2019m thrilled about being here and we\u2019ll take it one game at a time.”<\/p>\n On what the playoff run did for his development\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve been more focused, maybe in my life. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve been more prepared. I just felt good about the plan. I was seeing things before they happened. The game started to slow down. I felt great. It really did and it just felt good being with this team and just being in the team meeting rooms. Every time we would get in the team meeting rooms and I\u2019d see Rex talk, it was just like, \u2018This is it. We\u2019re going. This is our year. It\u2019s going to happen,\u2019 and it\u2019s just too bad.”<\/p>\n On how badly he wanted the ball in his hands with a chance to win the game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “That\u2019s all you want. It\u2019s a tough way to go out, but we fought hard in the second half. It was too bad we didn\u2019t have that effort in the first half. We\u2019ll regroup, figure it out and get a little better all offseason. We have a great group, so we\u2019ll take it from here. It is too bad. We wanted that one last opportunity.”<\/p>\n On what the team needs to do to reach the next level\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “We\u2019re so close. It\u2019s going to be about everybody committing to this team with an unsure future. That\u2019s hard, but I think we have the guys that can stay committed. We have the guys that can work out on their own if there are no offseason workouts. Who knows what\u2019s going to happen, so we\u2019re going to need guys to get together on their own, study on their own and be ready to go as soon as the season starts up again. Hopefully, it\u2019s right on schedule, but we\u2019re just going to have to get a little better individually. We\u2019ll make the right changes on offense, defense and special teams. We\u2019ll get better, but I\u2019m proud of our effort. I\u2019m proud our coaches and our players. It was a great year, a tough way to go out, but I\u2019m proud of our guys.”<\/p>\n On whether the loss is something you have to shake off or something you have to remember\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Inevitably, you\u2019re going to think about it. I\u2019ll think about it tomorrow morning and for the next few months, but it\u2019s supposed to hurt. It can\u2019t feel good. It\u2019s too bad. We have a good group.”<\/p>\n On whether he worries the window of opportunity is closing for this team\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I don\u2019t think that, not with Rex (Ryan), not with the kind of management we have (and) not with the players we seem to get every year. I know there is a lot of turnover each year. Who knows who is going to be back? Who knows when the season is going to start? I\u2019m confident we have the right people in place, from the trainers to the equipment managers to the coaches, and we\u2019ll get the right players and we\u2019ll figure it out. We\u2019ll get a little bit better. We\u2019ll be ready to play next year.”<\/p>\n On Braylon Edwards and Santonio Holmes\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “They\u2019re a quarterback\u2019s best friend. Them, a great defense (and) a good running game like we had, it makes it easy on a quarterback. We\u2019ll do our best to keep them. I know it\u2019s not totally realistic to be able to keep both, but we\u2019ll figure it out and I\u2019m confident in Mike Tannenbaum trying to get the best players back.”<\/p>\n On how his shoulder is feeling\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u2019m feeling good. The exit physical went really well. The doctors are pleased, so we\u2019ll just take it from there. I\u2019ll probably get it looked at these next couple of days, but the most important thing is that it got better every week. That\u2019s huge. We\u2019re very positive about it. We\u2019ll just get it looked at and move on from there, but I\u2019m optimistic.”<\/p>\n On whether it is too soon to put his first two seasons in perspective and be proud of them\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n “Sure, I\u2019m proud to be a Jet. I\u2019m proud to be in this building and come to work here every day. There is nothing to hang our heads about. It\u2019s a tough way to go out, but we have a great group and we\u2019ll be right back next year and, hopefully, we\u2019ll be a little better. It\u2019s a little too early for me to reflect on everything, but I\u2019m happy to be here. I love it here. (We\u2019ll) get a little better.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Monday New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. On his development this season\u2026 “The most important thing, personally, was trying to cut down on interceptions. I cut down on turnovers (and) ball security (issues). 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