On Friday New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
Opening Statement\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I have notes. Okay, (so that we\u2019re in sync) after we had that disaster the other day (joking). (Mark) Brunell, we\u2019re going to watch him, he\u2019s fine. With that finger, he\u2019s okay. Plaxico (Burress) is good. That left ankle looked good. Trevor Canfield is out. He had that knee. He\u2019s doing well though. Shonn Greene is out and I\u2019m not even going to try to articulate that because I know (Director of Media Relations) Bruce (Speight) did yesterday, so you guys figure that one out, but he\u2019s out. Joe McKnight is doing well. We\u2019ll watch him today. He should be fine. Even for the game, all these guys, (Mark) Brunell will be good for the game, Plaxico (Burress) is good for the game, Joe McKnight we think is good for the game. Brandon Moore is limited in practice. We\u2019re going to hold him, that\u2019s the coaches decision, for the game. Courtney Smith kind of rolled an ankle. Here we go again (joking). We\u2019ll re-evaluate him after individual. Of course Rob Turner is out. On defense, Marcus Dixon will be out. He had that swelling in his knee, but he will not play. Sione (Pouha), we will not play him this game, with that left knee. Bart Scott with the left leg, we will not play him. If this was a regular season game, all those guys would play. But we\u2019re being smart with them. Calvin Pace has a left groin, we will re-evaluate him after individual (drills). Okay, so that\u2019s it, you\u2019re getting the exact notes they gave me.<\/p>\n On if there is a timeline on Shonn Greene returning\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n No, here we go again. We think he\u2019ll be fine next week.<\/p>\n On if Greene is in the building\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I never saw him today. Maybe we have him out of the building. I really don\u2019t know guys. I\u2019m not going to lie to you. I never saw him out there today. Whether he was in the training room or not, I\u2019m not sure.<\/p>\n On if he knows where on Greene\u2019s foot the infection is and how long Greene has been on anti-biotics<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n I think it has been a few days, and what it was, he practiced, he had had some problems, so they gave him a little thing in his foot. He was fine. The next day the pain (medication) wore off, it got worse, there was more swelling in it. So they drain it or something like that. I guess it got an infection so he\u2019s walking around like this (hobbling). So that\u2019s why he\u2019s not out there. What they said is that he\u2019ll have to have it propped up, so even if he\u2019s not here, he\u2019s going to have to elevate his leg for a little bit to get the swelling out and things. Nobody seems too concerned with it.<\/p>\n On the running back situation with Greene not being available\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n We think McKnight will play. So we\u2019ll have (LaDainian Tomlinson), we\u2019ll have (Joe) McKnight, we\u2019ll have (Bilal) Powell.<\/p>\n On if Tomlinson\u2019s carries will increase this week over last week\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes I would think so. I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get 22 carries, but I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll get a few.<\/p>\n On if McKnight or Powell will take over Tomlinson\u2019s third-down role\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n No, I think we\u2019ll just let (LaDainian Tomlinson) go for like a quarter or so and then put those other guys in there.<\/p>\n On how much each quarterback will play this Sunday\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well I\u2019d like to see our starting offense and defense play into the second quarter. So whether it\u2019s a quarter and a half, whatever it is, we\u2019ll see how everything is going. Sometimes you can say, \u2018Well, a guy is going to play a quarter and a half\u2019, and one side of the ball has eight snaps, so they end up going all the way to halftime. So we\u2019ll just play it by ear, but we\u2019re definitely going to play those guys into the second quarter.<\/p>\n On if any players have earned more playing time this week\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t know about earned. (They will get it) by default. Okay let\u2019s go by default (joking). It might be a better word. Vlad Ducasse will be at right guard for Brandon (Moore) and then you\u2019re going to have, obviously, (LaDainian Tomlinson) is going to be the (running) back. Plaxico coming off that ankle will be in the starting lineup. And then with Sione, Marcus Dixon and Bart Scott, you\u2019ll have Mauga for Bart and (for) Sione we may go with (Martin Tevaseu) or Kenrick Ellis. One of those guys will be in there. In other words, it\u2019s slashed. It\u2019s not just one guy. I\u2019m just not going to put Kenrick out there. He\u2019ll be slashed with (Martin Tevaseu), and we\u2019ll probably start (Martin Tevaseu). And then Marcus Dixon, obviously won\u2019t be in there, he\u2019s been running with the two\u2019s, but he\u2019s playing well. But that\u2019ll be Ropati (Pitoitua), Kenrick and guys like that.<\/p>\n On if LB Josh Mauga has improved over this time last year\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Remember this time last year he got knocked out by John Conner. So it was one of those things where we knew he was playing good. Mauga was playing well, it was just that he ended up having that concussion. And that\u2019s what went like four weeks into the season. We all saw it last year. He\u2019s making plays, the kid just makes plays. He has great instincts, he has some coverage ability. He\u2019s really, without question, our third (inside) linebacker. Without question. He\u2019s done a great job.<\/p>\n On Powell\u2019s progress\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s coming (on) a little bit. He does have some nice run ability. I like the fact that he tried to look up that safety, kind of like Shonn Greene-style. So he\u2019s a big, powerful (running) back.<\/p>\n On if Greene\u2019s injury creates a chance for Powell to get more touches in the game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, we had planned on playing him anyway, but you\u2019re probably right. He probably will get a few more carries.<\/p>\n On how much Plaxico Burress will play on Sunday\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think we\u2019ll leave him in there, let him play a bunch. I think we were working him pretty good these last couple days. In fact our (defensive backs) were like, \u2018Man!\u2019 I\u2019d like to see us throw the ball a little more to him.<\/p>\n On how much he wants to see Burress in a game situation\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I think we know what we have, but absolutely you want to see him out there. It\u2019d be great to see him going against another team. That\u2019ll be great.<\/p>\n On whether he will be comfortable if LaDainian Tomlinson has to be the main ball carrier for an extended period of time\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, obviously, you have a (guy) who has been there and done that. We know what he is. With us, we were going to put him in this other role, not because it\u2019s time in his career to do that. This guy can still be an every-down back. I just think, for our team, it fit us better that he would be more of a third-down specialist, a reserve back (role) and let Shonn (Greene) take the brunt of the other snaps. (With) LT (Tomlinson), we\u2019re blessed. We\u2019re about as deep as it gets at running back, but obviously, if something were to happen to Shonn on a permanent basis, then LT would go in there. We\u2019d feel happy that we had LT in there. With the depth that we have with Joe McKnight and Powell, I think it\u2019s really good.<\/p>\n On OL Robby Felix\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I like the way he jumped in the game. I thought when Rob (Turner) went down, Robby just jumped right in there, like it was no big deal. You look at what he\u2019s been through in his life, it really is no big deal. You\u2019re going in to play football. That\u2019s how he took it. He\u2019s a smart kid. He\u2019s learned both center and guard and I think that\u2019s good. I have confidence in him. It\u2019s funny, poor (Matt) Kroul, we\u2019re like, \u2018Hey, by the way, Matt, you\u2019re going to be a center, also.\u2019 (He\u2019s like), \u201cOh, great.\u201d The first day, he said all he was worried about was, \u201cGet the ball back. Just get the ball back.\u201d I think he has that kind of ability where he can be in that kind of mix, as well.<\/p>\n On LaDainian Tomlinson\u2019s initial reaction to being asked to be a third-down back\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s funny because it was more of a (mutual decision). I can\u2019t remember exactly when, but it was like, \u201cLet\u2019s let this guy take it. You be the third-down (back).\u201d You know what I have always said about him, the way he handles protections, (catches) out of the backfield, and is still able to run the football like he does, he is special. There is no doubt. Whether it\u2019s as an every-down back or just in that role, he\u2019s special. I was shocked, but I really wasn\u2019t shocked because it\u2019s LaDainian. This guy is a tremendous person, player and a team guy all the way. What\u2019s best for the team, he\u2019s all in for. Obviously, if you said, \u201cHey, you\u2019re going to be carrying it 30 times a game,\u201d (Tomlinson), I\u2019m sure, would be fine with that also.<\/p>\n On whether he is concerned about Greene\u2019s infection spreading to other players\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n No, in this building, we have Reynaldo (maintenance services). We have all these guys. We clean this place better than anybody. You could eat off these floors. They clean it like crazy. This building, we try everything we can to make sure that that never happens. We\u2019ve never had an issue like that and, hopefully we never will. You can\u2019t take care of this building better than we do, in my opinion. Even from the floor in our training rooms, there is no carpet. There is absolutely no carpet. It\u2019s for those specific reasons that we, obviously, want to keep infection out of the building.<\/p>\n On Aaron Maybin\u2019s progress\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n The poor guy, he\u2019s behind a little bit, to say the least. He\u2019s doing a good job rushing the passer. (Jeff) Weeks has to be smart with him. He\u2019ll probably have two wristbands out there or something (smiling). Obviously, we\u2019ll let him play, but he\u2019s not anywhere close to being able to (completely understand the defense). \u201cHey, you have (this offensive formation). What do you do?\u201d \u201cI have no idea what I do.\u201d He\u2019s still in that (phase). He\u2019s just been here a couple of days. Obviously, we\u2019ll have to make sure he\u2019s up to speed, maybe give him his own (plays), like here\u2019s what we\u2019re going to call when he is in there.<\/p>\n On Nick Mangold\u2019s status for Sunday\u2019s game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, Mangold will be in there. Without question, he\u2019ll be in there with the first team and he\u2019ll take those reps.<\/p>\n On WR Coach Henry Ellard having to manage the new wide receivers \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I know. All we did was give Henry two guys that had Super Bowl-winning catches and those Pro Bowl guys (joking). Now, I (understand) you. Henry has a great reputation. Obviously, we all know him as a player. He was a tremendous player. Then, when we met him, he was a knowledgeable guy. That\u2019s a different room (the wide receivers room) because sometimes you have different personalities, but he can handle it. He\u2019s smart. The guys see (that) he\u2019s smart, he\u2019s been there, he\u2019s done it all, so I think that\u2019s important for that room, specifically. It\u2019s kind of like a (defensive) line room, it takes certain guys that can handle that.<\/p>\n On whether Greg McElroy might take snaps with the second-team offense because of Brunell\u2019s injury\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n No, I would like to see Brunell get those snaps then we\u2019ll close out with McElroy and, hopefully, not get him smashed (laughter).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Friday New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. Opening Statement\u2026 I have notes. Okay, (so that we\u2019re in sync) after we had that disaster the other day (joking). (Mark) Brunell, we\u2019re going to watch him, he\u2019s fine. With that finger, he\u2019s okay. 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