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Rex: We didn't take advantage of Tebow's skill set
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A day after the jettisoning Tim Tebow, Rex Ryan took responsibility for the backup quarterback's unproductive season in New York.
“When you look at it with the advantage of hindsight, obviously it wasn’t a good situation for Tim," the Jets coach said Tuesday during a day-long media tour, that includes radio interviews and a conference call with season-ticket holders. "It wasn’t a...
Read more »Idzik: 'I am not a liar'
John Idzik insists he did not mislead Darrelle Revis.
In the wake of the Revis trade to Tampa Bay, the star cornerback called out the Jets for keeping him in the dark in the months and weeks before he ultimately was dealt to the Bucs. But Idzik maintains that he did not lie to Revis, who ultimately got the $16 million-a-year figure he was seeking from the Bucs.
“Absolutely not,” the...
Read more »Rex attends Hayden's Houston workout
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Rex Ryan came away "impressed" after watching cornerback D.J. Hayden’s workout in Houston Monday, according to Houston’s KPRC-TV.
While Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner garnered much of the attention during the NFL Scouting Combine, Hayden has caught the eye of even more draft pundits and NFL fans. According to KPRC-TV, the Jets were one of 10 teams that watched Hayden for “about...
Read more »Rex rips O's for scheduling conflict with Ravens
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Shame on you, Orioles. At least that's how Rex Ryan feels.
The Jets coach believes the Major League ballclub should, and could, have done more to ensure the Super Bowl champion Ravens opened up the regular-season at home.
“I understand the Orioles are playing a game at home. Well, who really cares? You’ve got 81 of those things at home,” Ryan said on a Thursday night conference call...
Read more »Jets 2013 schedule
As noted earlier, the Jets will open the season against Tampa Bay in the much-anticipated “Revis Bowl.”
Here’s a look at the full 2013 schedule for the Jets, who finished 6-10 last season:
Week 1 - vs. Tampa Bay (Sept. 8, 1 p.m.) Week 2 – @ New England (Sept. 12, 8:25 p.m.) Week 3 – vs. Buffalo (Sept. 22, 4:25 p.m.) Week 4 – @ Tennessee (Sept. 29, 4:05 p.m.) Week 5 – @ Atlanta (Oct....
Read more »Rex attends SMU Pro Day
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Rex Ryan attended SMU's pro day Wednesday and paid close attention to defensive end Margus Hunt.
The Estonian-born Hunt created a buzz at last month’s NFL Scouting Combine after clocking a 4.60 in the 40-yard dash (which tied him for third-best among linemen) and benching 225 pounds 38 times – tied for the most reps of any participant.
It’s no secret why Ryan would be intrigued by the...
Read more »Rex: I haven't had any Revis talks
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If anyone in the Jets organization is discussing trading Darrelle Revis, it isn’t Rex Ryan.
Or, so he claims.
“I haven't had one conversation with anybody about trading any of our players,” the Jets coach said during an ESPN New York radio interview Friday afternoon.
Typically, where there’s smoke there’s fire. But Ryan continues to plead ignorance on the Revis front, despite daily...
Read more »Rex: 'I'll make the calls on defense'
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A refocused Rex Ryan claimed last season that he was going to be more involved on the offense. Now, he says he returning his "roots."
The Jets coach told The Daily News recently that he'll be doing the play-calling on defense, rather than Dennis Thurman, his former secondary coach who was promoted to defensive coordinator this offseason.
"Dennis and I worked side-by-side...
Read more »'Definitely competition' at QB, says Rex
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PHOENIX – Rex Ryan believes that the 2013 Jets will have better play from their quarterback. He just doesn’t know who that quarterback is.
Far from endorsing Mark Sanchez for the job, Ryan spoke about the most important position on a football team in vague terms and reiterated several times that there will be a competition as quarterback.
“I’m confident that we’re going to improve,”...
Read more »Rex says Jets aren’t 'actively' shopping Revis
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In the ultimate game of semantics, Rex Ryan tried to downplay the Jets’ interest in dealing Darrelle Revis.
"I know for a fact that we're not actively trying to trade Darrelle Revis," the Jets coach told reporters at the AFC coaches breakfast in Phoenix Tuesday. “But if somebody calls, you listen.”
Rex said he thought the first report of a Revis trade -- which broke the night...
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