If you have tuned into any medium of ESPN lately, you probably were bombarded with 'news' concerning the New York Jets and their training camp thus far. More specifically though, you've been privy to just about everything Tim Tebow does, whether you like it or not.
Jets Are The ESPN Version Of ‘Hard Knocks’, Rex Ryan Says
Jets coach Rex Ryan went on ESPN New York to discuss the media attention the team has been getting this summer.
Head coach Rex Ryan joined Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco on ESPN New York to discuss all the media attention the Jets have been getting, how he’s feeling about his team at the moment and why Tim Tebow won’t be the starter in the near future.
How do you feel about all the media attention the team has garnered due to Tebow?:
"I know we did Hard Knocks before, and this is like the ESPN version of it or something. It is surprising. There's no doubt. We're just a team that's 8-8. ... We do have some personalities here. Obviously people want to see Tim Tebow, they want to see Mark Sanchez and Darrelle Revis or whoever. That comes with the territory. Certainly I think in some ways the more success you have, the better this thing is for you. ... The cameras are around, we've had different things, and sometimes it gets you ready."
Ryan explains that the Jets are an 8-8 team, but the more success you have, the better the publicity is for you. So is this simply mediocre publicity for the Jets? And when asked if Tim Tebow will be the Jets starter at some point, Ryan was quick to pump the brakes and switch the talk to Mark Sanchez:
I say the fix is in and that it is inevitable that Tebow will start for the Jets at some point. What’s your response?:
“I’m going to say this: I think your ‘the fix is in’ comment is going to come back around just like my Super Bowl guarantee came around. Just like my thing never happened with the Super Bowl, this thing’s not going to happen, either. I will say this, Tim is really doing a tremendous job for us. He is going to be a big part of what we do offensively. He’s an outstanding football player and I’ve said it from Day One. Nothing he has done has told me otherwise. ... The guy that I’ve probably been most impressed with is Mark Sanchez.”
Smith questioned the Jets motives for bringing Tebow to New York, to which Ryan dodged with the usual Tebow epithets:
Then how do you justify bringing Tebow in?:
“We got a heckuva football player, so I don’t get it. I think he’s a fine young man, a good quarterback and a heckuva football player and that’s the way he’ll be. But Mark Sanchez has won four road games as a playoff starter and it’s funny because we’ll judge quarterbacks on wins and losses when it’s convenient to do so, but then we’ll be critical of other factors if we don’t have as much success. I think Mark’s a winner; I know he is.”
A heckuva player and fine young man who’ll be riding the pine according to his coach.
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