On Monday 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 After watching the film again, we still won, so I think that\u2019s the main thing.\u00a0 It was really what we thought it was.\u00a0 We had some good moments and then there were some where it\u2019s like, \u2018Whew.\u2019\u00a0 Our correction period went a little longer than what we normally do.\u00a0 Clearly, with our scheme, our communication or whatever the case may be, we have to do a much better job.\u00a0 You have to give Dallas credit.\u00a0 They gave us some problems, both schematically and with their personnel.\u00a0 Anytime you can make those corrections and find a way to win is a good thing because all the focus is on you and how we\u2019re going to fix it.\u00a0 \u2018If we did what we were supposed to do on this call, this is how things would\u2019ve looked\u2019, so that\u2019s always a positive thing.<\/p>\n As far as injuries looked, (there is) nothing huge.\u00a0 I expect everybody to practice.\u00a0 Now, I want to show you guys, this is a typical list of after a game (holds up sheets of paper).\u00a0 When you play a physical football game, this is what your treatment list looks like.\u00a0 That\u2019s over two pages of treatments.\u00a0 Now, that\u2019s not the injury list, but that\u2019s what happens in a typical game and that\u2019s only the first game of the year.\u00a0 It shows it was obviously a physical game, a lot of bumps and bruises and guys getting tired and things.\u00a0 We had a celebration Monday today, which means we show the tape, we get our corrections done, we have recovery lifts, as we call it, then we go out and we have corrections.\u00a0 Obviously, they have Tuesday off, but we like to get them in here and move them around a little bit, get some of that general soreness out, get some of that treatment out, get the recovery lift and also watch the tape, get the game behind us and get the corrections in.\u00a0 Then, when you move on to Wednesday, then it\u2019s full speed ahead on (the players).\u00a0 I know teams do things differently, but that\u2019s why we call it a celebration Monday.\u00a0 With that, I\u2019ll open it up.<\/p>\n On not committing any penalties in last night\u2019s game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n That was a huge thing for us.\u00a0 We\u2019re trying to be (better).\u00a0 Every team, I\u2019m sure, has that goal (of) let\u2019s be the least-penalized team in the league.\u00a0 Now, last year especially, we ranked up there and that was when everyone in the organization started doing pushups and all that kind of stuff to get better.\u00a0 It\u2019s a focus thing.\u00a0 We feel we can control that.\u00a0 That\u2019s a point of emphasis this year, trying to knock those penalties way down.\u00a0 If you have to beat us physically, I think you\u2019ll have a tough time.\u00a0 I think we have an excellent football team.\u00a0 I think we are a talented team and if we can eliminate those mental (mistakes), eliminate the penalties, eliminate the self-inflicted wounds if you will, then we\u2019re going to be tough to beat.<\/p>\n On Mark Sanchez\u2019s health\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I was with him for four hours today.\u00a0 He went to this event with Mike Tannenbaum and myself in the city.\u00a0 It was for charity.\u00a0 He seemed fine to me.\u00a0 We all saw the game.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure he was sore.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure he was beat up.\u00a0 He\u2019s not on the treatment list.<\/p>\n On possibly using the no-huddle offense earlier in the game to get Sanchez into a rhythm\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n We definitely went to it.\u00a0 We thought that helped us in this game.\u00a0 You could be right.\u00a0 I think we want to get out.\u00a0 Sometimes, it\u2019s a feeling out process.\u00a0 You go into a game, obviously we thought we were going to run the ball more than we did last night, but that never happened.\u00a0 You have to give credit to my brother (Rob Ryan) and to Dallas.\u00a0 They kind of took that run away from us, so we kind of had to make adjustments.\u00a0 We did a few different things with our three tight end sets and all that kind of jazz and, at the end of the day, we thought it was best to work on some no-huddle.\u00a0 As far as starting out in it, we think we\u2019re an excellent running football game.\u00a0 I think if you get into that no-huddle, I think you\u2019re more of a passing attack than we probably want to be.\u00a0 Certainly, I don\u2019t disagree with you.\u00a0 I think Mark has done a great job in those no-huddle attacks.<\/p>\n On whether the emphasis on the pass last night was a result of the Dallas defense or a shift in the offense\u2019s philosophy\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I definitely don\u2019t want to be that (a passing team).\u00a0 I don\u2019t want those numbers to ever be like that, but games are different.\u00a0 I\u2019ll give you a perfect example.\u00a0 Last year, I was upset.\u00a0 I never thought we were running the ball enough.\u00a0 We go play Detroit and I\u2019m like, \u2018We are going to run the thing 35 times.\u2019\u00a0 Right before the game, I said, \u2018Tomorrow, we are going to run the ball 35 times.\u2019\u00a0 Schotty (Brian Schotteheimer) is beating his head into this front and they\u2019re pounding it in there.\u00a0 The week before they had given up like 180 yards rushing and here we are.\u00a0 We can get two yards a carry.\u00a0 They are just bringing them all in there and we kept running it and kept running it.\u00a0 You might recall that game, we had about 30 rushing attempts.\u00a0 When I tell our guys something, I believe it to be true.\u00a0 Schotty is great because he knows he\u2019s covering my back.\u00a0 We\u2019re going to have 35 rushing attempts.\u00a0 I remember going to those guys and I\u2019m counting them myself.\u00a0 That\u2019s only 30 or 29.\u00a0 I go over to our guys late in that game.\u00a0 I said, \u2018Well, guys, I told you we were going to have 35 rushing attempts, and we\u2019re going to.\u00a0 But, if it\u2019s all the same to you, I\u2019d just as soon win this game.\u2019\u00a0 They\u2019re looking at me like I\u2019m crazy.\u00a0 They\u2019re like, \u201cNo, Rex, we don\u2019t care about the 35 rushing attempts.\u201d\u00a0 I wanted to make sure, if I told them we were going to have 35 rushing attempts, then we were.\u00a0 That day, I learned, as a head coach, that you have to be careful with statements like that because that wasn\u2019t in the best interests of the New York Jets.\u00a0 We needed to adjust what we did.\u00a0 We had been beating our head for three quarters and all we had been doing is running and punting, so I learned right then, that I don\u2019t need to put that on us.\u00a0 Yes, I would like to run the ball better.<\/p>\n On when he knew he would use the no-huddle offense\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Right before half was a great example. When we went to that no-huddle, we kind of got them on their heels a little bit, and I thought we gained some momentum. That was when I mentioned in to Schotty (offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer) and Schotty agreed with me, that we were going to go do that. We open up the half and try to go (with) those three tight ends and all that. Then we knew we were going to have this in our pocket. That\u2019s what happened. We didn\u2019t think our defense was going to let them go down the field and score another touchdown the first drive. Usually, we\u2019re good on those first drives. We gave up a touchdown with the opening drive of the game and the opening drive of the second half, something we\u2019re not accustomed to doing, but then we went into that no-huddle attack.<\/p>\n On whether there was a point during the game that he thought it would have been good to have Nnamdi Asomugha\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if Nnamdi was going to cover that tight end or not. Maybe we could have used him and tried him there. We tried everybody else there. That kid (Jason Witten) is a good player. He\u2019s a great player. The other thing is, they had him targeted in that red zone. Our guys did a tremendous job. We had two guys smashing him, doing a great job on him in there. That was going to be Romo\u2019s target. It just seemed like he was open the whole night.<\/p>\n On today\u2019s corrections after giving up 390 yards on defense\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s painful. There was a few that were really disappointing to us, and those are the ones where you make the mental mistakes. Clearly, there was a few of those. Last year, I\u2019ll be honest, we had, maybe as few of mental mistakes as any defense I\u2019ve ever been around, and that\u2019s a credit to Mike Pettine, Bob Sutton and DT (Dennis Thurman), and all those guys. They do a great job. It was uncharacteristic. We made a few mental mistakes that really cost us. Quite Honestly, Romo made a couple of throws on us\u2014the perfectly thrown ball is almost impossible to defend, and he made a couple of those throws last night.<\/p>\n On whether he learned anything about the team after its first game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I knew that we had a lot of character and that we had guts. For three years now, one thing you can say about this team, it doesn\u2019t lack fight. We might not win every game, and we might not play great every game, but this team is going to give you what we have. We don\u2019t lack courage, fight, that temperament, and the belief that momentum\u2019s coming our way. That\u2019s who we are. If we didn\u2019t have that last night, there were several opportunities to just let that game go, but we refused to let go of that rope.<\/p>\n On if defenses are going to focus on the Jets\u2019 pass attack after Sunday night\u2019s game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, I mean I think so. I think when you look at it, the best would be, some weeks are going to be different. If you\u2019re going to give seven-man spacing, you\u2019re going to get the ball run at you more than you are if you have eight or nine guys down there. It just goes without saying. So I could see that happening, absolutely it can.<\/p>\n On if Antonio Cromartie is the primary option at kick returner\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well I think (Mike Westhoff will) rotate him and Joe (McKnight), right now (that\u2019s) our plan, to have both of them. Both of them are speed guys, but (Cromartie) could be exceptional back there.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n On special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff telling Cromartie not to return kickoffs from nine yards deep in the endzone\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Well, I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s trying to break that record. I think he owns that record, right? The longest one, on that field goal or something. But ideally, we don\u2019t need to return anything past six yards (deep in the end zone).<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n On how he balances a starter like Cromartie having such a big role on special teams\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well that\u2019s true and that\u2019s a fine line there. I mean, it really is. We had Jim Leonhard return punts for us. An ideal situation would be that you feel great about maybe a backup player doing those things, where you have (Jeremy) Kerley doing the punt return. Other than the one he had bounce off of him, I thought he did a pretty good job this first game. But I think Joe (McKnight) can do a good job as a kickoff returner as well.<\/p>\n On only averaging 2.8 yards per rush attempt against Dallas\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n First off, you have to give the opponent credit. I think Dallas did a good job of mixing things up. They brought a lot of pressure in the running game, blitzing linebackers from about a yard depth, jamming it up in there. It was tough, there\u2019s no doubt. It kind of leaves you vulnerable a little on the outside, and we did make them pay a little bit later in the game with the pass.<\/p>\n On using swing passess and screens as a substitute for the run game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Right, exactly, the same thing they were trying to do to us. They were fairly effective with the screen game and I thought we were as well.<\/p>\n On the decision to let McKnight return kickoffs instead of Cromartie\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, we had we had worked all week on mixing it. So it was just an easy switch. But you kind of feel it out, you let the guys try it and eventually we\u2019ll do what we think is in our best interest.<\/p>\n On his message to the team today\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Just that, we celebrate the victories, because they are hard to come by and you have to earn every one of them. But it was good news, bad news. We have some corrections to make, clearly. We have to get better and you give Dallas a lot of credit, because they made a lot of plays both offensively and defensively. But we made enough plays at the end, when it counted. Our defense was at its best at the end of the game, in the fourth quarter. So that\u2019s a good thing, but we made some mistakes. That isn\u2019t who we are. And I share with you guys almost exactly what I share with them. I don\u2019t try to hide anything, so you can ask them. What I\u2019ve already covered is generally what I tell the team.<\/p>\n On LaDainian Tomlinson getting a lot of playing time\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n He is a great route runner and he can still run the football, and he\u2019s great in protection. But in that case where we\u2019re doing a lot of our three-wide stuff, no-huddle stuff, (Tomlinson) is really the primary back in that and Shonn is more of a reserve in that role. That\u2019s why he was in there, and he did a great job. He made a couple huge plays for us. The screen, the one on the first down where he made the run after the catch. He did a tremendous job. The catch getting out of bounds. In fact, he\u2019ll get a game ball and things like that for his efforts. Nick Folk, I guess we\u2019ll give him one, right? The game balls will be Folk, it\u2019ll be (Tomlinson), it\u2019ll be (Isaiah) Trufant, and the best play wasn\u2019t the touchdown Trufant that had, it was on a kick where he was the first guy down the field. Here\u2019s a guy that is small for Summit (High School) standards, and he ran down there, hits the wedge, there\u2019s three blockers on him, and then he goes and makes the tackle. He\u2019s an amazing little guy and the more he plays, he just looks short to me, he doesn\u2019t look small anymore. But he did a great job. Obviously, Joe McKnight with the huge punt block. We\u2019re not giving a game ball to any defensive players, even though Bart Scott played tremendous. But when your defense is not consistent and we don\u2019t play to our standards, no game balls.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n On if McKnight will get a game ball\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes. So you have three special teams game balls and then on offense Plaxico (Burress) will get one, and (Tomlinson).<\/p>\n On when he knew Trufant was getting elevated to the active roster\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, I check with (Westhoff) a bunch and we\u2019ll go over the things on what we need. We\u2019ll check with all three coordinators and really what is in our best interests for the last spot, two spots maybe. And, we generally will always will go to the guy who has the biggest impact on (special) teams. That\u2019s generally what happens. And I think with that, we wanted his speed. We thought about playing the young man from Dallas, Andrew (Sendejo). There\u2019s not chance I\u2019ll even try the last name (joking). We were going to put him up, because I kind of liked that. Let a guy play against his former team and all that. But at the end of the day, we went with the speed, and it was the right move obviously.<\/p>\n On if he remembers another time that he did not give a game ball to the defense after a win\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Not too often. It is rare. But it\u2019s good, that group well, \u201cget all mad at me and everybody else, Pettine and you guys\u201d. That\u2019s good.<\/p>\n On if it was from the Miami game from a couple years ago\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Remember we lost that game?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Monday New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. 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