Rex Ryan says he's not worried about his coaching future

Time appears to be running out on the Rex Ryan Era, but the Jets coach insisted he's not worried about his future, even after his team's eighth straight loss.

"At 1-8, we all get it," Ryan said Monday when asked why he should stay. "But the season's not over. Judge by when the season's over and you make up your own mind. But I know one thing, it won't be by lack of effort, lack of passion, lack of anything.

"The results aren't there yet. Certainly, they're not there yet and that's not acceptable to anybody's standard. Certainly not mine. We have a lot of season left and I think our football team is going to play a lot better."

The Jets have gone from surprise Super Bowl hopefuls to laughingstocks in Ryan's six-year tenure. With Sunday's 24-10 road loss to the Chiefs, he is under .500 (47-48) as a head coach.

When asked about the front office making a coaching change during the bye next week, Ryan said: "I don't look at it that way. I don't look past Pittsburgh. I know my opportunity is to be a head coach right now and I'm going to do the best job I can possibly do for this football team, to give us an opportunity to be successful. That's what you do as a coach. And that's certainly what I'm going to do."

Rise of the Sanchize

Ryan on Mark Sanchez's winning substitute performance Sunday for the Eagles: "That's great. I'm proud of Mark and happy for him."

Does Ryan wish he still had Sanchez? "Mark was great. There's no question about it and I wish him the best," Ryan said. "But every decision we made is what we think is in the best interest of our team. But I'm happy for him and I hope it works out well for him."

Owusu re-signed

The Jets signed wide receiver Chris Owusu to the practice squad. He was released from the active roster Saturday to make room for Matt Simms.