Archives for December 31, 2015

'“Is there gonna be a little more satisfaction that way? I mean I can’t tell you that because there’s a lot of people there that I care about and you want them to do well,” Ryan said. “But I don’t want them to do well at my expense.”'

'“There’s a lot of guys I care about on that team,” Ryan said Wednesday. “It’s actually great to see them having success. I just don’t want them to have success at my expense. I’m going to do everything I can to win this game.”.

'“Well, probably because we failed miserably,” Ryan said on a conference call with reporters who cover the Jets. “That’s probably the truth. Sometimes you don’t think about the consequences. I say what’s really on my mind, what I truly believe, but then it comes back and it bites you when it doesn’t go right. We historically know that I’ve done that more than once. I’ll take all the criticism. That’s fine.”'

'“I’m just ready to go,” he said. “I think I’m excited more than you know. I’m excited to see some of these guys step in and see how we prepare.”'

'"The wheels aren't coming off here," Ryan said Wednesday during a conference call with reporters who cover the Jets. "I think if you're around the entire football team, you'd realize that. The wheels are far from coming off. We've got a lot of positive things here, as well. That's the thing that maybe people aren't focused on. I get it. So pile on while you can. We'll see what happens."'

'"Yeah, probably so," Ryan said. "When you look at it, I've never had a negative—I've never been looked at as the problem. That bothers me. No doubt about it. Now, I haven't said anything publicly until now about it, but, sure, that one bothered me."'

'"When I had him here, he's a good coach," Cromartie said. "We believed in and trusted in him. But those guys up there, they've just got to buy into the system. I think that's what it really boils down to. Just like guys getting used to coach Todd [Bowles" target="_blank"> here and his plan — us buying into the system and making it work for us. That's what it's really all about."'

'"And why it didn't work, I don't have the demographics of the whole team to give you the answer to that. I don't know why certain players didn't get the ball, I don't know why certain players didn't perform a certain way. I don't know why we did certain things. I don't have an answer for that. But at the same time, I need to play defense, do my job, and control the controllable."'

'“I just want to win,” Ryan insisted during a conference call with Jets reporters Wednesday. “That would be big. No question about it. You’d have two wins over a really good football team. But as far as them … is there gonna be a little more satisfaction that way? I can’t tell you that, because there’s a lot of people there that I care about and you want them to do well. But I don’t want them to do well at my expense. From the competitor in me, I want to beat them and that’s the truth. That’s just the way it feels.”'

'"The Buffalo Bills are in total upset mode right now and this is when the offensive and defensive coordinators become brave. They’re going to call some plays they likely wouldn’t call in the middle of the season when they’re trying to get into the playoffs. The Jets need to stay alert. Surprise onside kicks, fleaflickers, reverses — all those could happen."'

'The Bills' streak of 16 consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance is the longest in major North American team sports.'

'There was no sign of the Clemson helmet, such as the one Ryan wore at the podium days before the Bills traveled to play the Jets in November. And there was no hint of the overly-emotional Ryan who punched the air and had his headset fly off on the sideline while celebrating Buffalo's 22-17 win at the Meadowlands.'

'Pegula's backing does not come as a surprise despite the criticism Whaley and Ryan have drawn with the Bills (7-8) extending the NFL's longest active playoff drought to 16 seasons.'

'Though Ryan wouldn't rule out McCoy entirely, he said "it probably doesn't look real good." McCoy has not practiced since getting hurt in a 35-25 loss at Washington on Dec. 20.'

'''Just us getting a win against a good football team is great,'' Ryan said. ''I don't care if we play East Carolina, you want to get a win, period.'''