File Under: training camp, Rex Ryan, SUNY Cortland, grass field
08/03 — Rex Ryan, less than two hours after his offense and defense got physical with each other at this morning’s practice, invited fans to come out Tuesday morning for Round 2.
No, not for another donnybrook, melee or brouhaha. For the first goal-line and short-yardage drills of camp.
“I think the grass field will be on tomorrow,” Ryan said at his daily news conference, referring to the SUNY Cortland grass field that has been resodded so the Jets can work on it. “If we are, there is going to be goal line and short yardage, so if fans want to come out to see a practice, I think tomorrow will be a good one to watch.”
As veteran camp observers know, this is not a Rex mix-it-up kind of thing. All NFL head coaches go for pad-popping and takedowns for these drills.
“The only way you can practice short yardage and goal line is full live contact,” he said. “We’re finally on the grass so we’ll start tackling. What’s funny is that sometimes when you do these, I am anticipating a DB will forget that it is a live drill and forget to tackle him. We have to do some tackling now. We have to get used to tackling and all of that kind of stuff.”
Tuesday’s morning practice will start at 8:20 a.m.
Ira Said:
Mon, August 3, 2009 - 7:45pm ET"Heard Rex on 1050 ESPN radio and i was glad to hear him give Brick the credit he is due. I thought he had an outstanding season last year and is now ready to take it to the next level. Possibly a Pro Bowl year this season."
Dave bleed green Said:
Tue, August 4, 2009 - 5:34am ET"Hey mike jet vet do you really think ainge is the answer(stop smokin the funny stuff)Either clemens or sanchez is the answer,,Where just ging to pound the ball on the ground and pass when we want to!!!! We didn;t pick sanchez the first round to ride the pine"
Ray Said:
Tue, August 4, 2009 - 2:41pm ET"Dave bleed green, I can tell you that so far Clemens has looked very inconsistent which isn't a good sign from someone who has been in the system this long. Sanchez is learning and also inconsistent, but looks good in the short game. But there is no way I want him to start just because he was drafted 5th or because he makes a ton of money. We can't rush this guy."
Ira Said:
Mon, August 3, 2009 - 2:46pm ET"Yaeh starting tomorrow you will see more hits like Cummings put on Greene. I think the sounds of pads popping will really wake up that Cortland town. GO JETS!!!!!"
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