Last night, in the New York Jets 24-21 overtime win over the New York Giants, the Jets’ quarterback Mark Sanchez, was injured in the 4th quarter. The weird part was that head coach Rex Ryan put him into the game at all at that point. He hadn’t played in the game until the 4th quarter, and it was a preseason game. The Rex Ryan press conference after the game was a little bizarre. The video of that press conference is below.
Ryan’s explanation of competing to win the game is admirable, but it was a preseason game, and Sanchez was the only starter in the game at that time. Rookie quarterback Geno Smith started the game for the Jets, but threw 3 interceptions, and even stepped out of the back of the end zone for a safety. But if you wanted to have Sanchez in the game, it should have been much earlier than in the 4th quarter, like to start the 3rd quarter. It just didn’t make sense.
The injury to Sanchez was to his right shoulder, which is his throwing shoulder. He is listed as day-to-day, so it’s not a serious injury, but he will miss the last preseason game for the Jets. Ryan had to know he would get all the questions that he did, and he took it well for a while. Then he got colorful, as is common with a Rex Ryan press conference, when he turned to his side to answer some of the questions.
Ryan narrowly escaped being fired after missing the playoffs again last year, so to keep his job, I think they have to make the postseason this year. However, I don’t think that will happen. I like Rex Ryan. He’s a colorful guy, and he used to look like one of my friends from college, before he lost a lot of weight. But the odds are stacked against him,especially with the instability the Jets’ have at quarterback. Good luck to the yearly soap opera that is the New York Jets.
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