Jets’ Ryan: ‘We’re in it to win it’
Article By Unknown on 5th January, 2010
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Rex Ryan says his New York Jets are built to win in the playoffs. The New York Jets are ahead of schedule. They've made it to the NFL playoffs with a rookie head coach and a rookie quarterback in the country's biggest media market. No matter what happens against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend, these Jets are now saddled with the burden of expectations.
Head coach Rex Ryan joined ESPN Radio in New York with Michael Kay to talk about making it to the playoffs in his first year as head coach, why he has so much confidence in his team, whether or not he is concerned with his rookie quarterback, and whether or not his team can win a Super Bowl this season.
On making it to the playoffs in his first year as head coach:
"It's hard to get into the playoffs. It took a lot of things for us to get in there besides having to play really well. They don't come around all the time. You can't assume that you're always going to be in it, that's for sure. You'd like to think you would be, but it is difficult. It's one of the most difficult things to do in team sports.
You can look at last years, somebody was telling me, the top four teams in last year's tournament, none of them made the playoffs this year. It just goes to show how difficult it is. Being my first year and all that kind of stuff, absolutely, I'm excited about it. But that's not our goal. We're in it to win it.
We've got a tough task in front of us going to Cincinnati. I believe in this football team and I think were built for this time of year. We've said that. Be able to run the football, play great defense, do a good jo...
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Rex Ryan says his New York Jets are built to win in the playoffs. The New York Jets are ahead of schedule. They've made it to the NFL playoffs with a rookie head coach and a rookie quarterback in the country's biggest media market. No matter what happens against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend, these Jets are now saddled with the burden of expectations.
Head coach Rex Ryan joined ESPN Radio in New York with Michael Kay to talk about making it to the playoffs in his first year as head coach, why he has so much confidence in his team, whether or not he is concerned with his rookie quarterback, and whether or not his team can win a Super Bowl this season.
On making it to the playoffs in his first year as head coach:
"It's hard to get into the playoffs. It took a lot of things for us to get in there besides having to play really well. They don't come around all the time. You can't assume that you're always going to be in it, that's for sure. You'd like to think you would be, but it is difficult. It's one of the most difficult things to do in team sports.
You can look at last years, somebody was telling me, the top four teams in last year's tournament, none of them made the playoffs this year. It just goes to show how difficult it is. Being my first year and all that kind of stuff, absolutely, I'm excited about it. But that's not our goal. We're in it to win it.
We've got a tough task in front of us going to Cincinnati. I believe in this football team and I think were built for this time of year. We've said that. Be able to run the football, play great defense, do a good jo...
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