There was a lot of backlash from New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s comments about not watching Mark Sanchez’s pick-six interception in their first preseason game. It inevitably led to him being asked about the film and Ryan had a humorous response, via Pro Football Talk.
“I never watched the film,” Ryan joked. “I still haven’t seen the film.”
Any head coach watches film and evaluates talent on both side of the balls.
“That’s what’s so funny, I see every single play, every special team play, every offensive play, every defensive play, I see every one of them,” Ryan said. “I guess my thing is, I shouldn’t have said the truth.”
The in-game focus though is the focus of a lot of scrutiny. It led to Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett being stripped of play calling duties.
But you can’t fault Ryan for being honest and transparent.
“The truth was, did I see the interception? No,” Ryan said. “I heard the interception when I heard the fans going crazy and I looked up and I saw the young man, the big dude from BYU [Ezekiel Ansah] running with the football into the end zone and so I relayed that. I said, ‘Oh shoot.’ There was an ‘Oh’ something with an S.”
“I told the truth. I promise you [with] every coach, there’s no difference. I guess I need to be tactful and say, ‘Hey, we’ll watch the tape.’ From now on, that’s all I’m going to say,” Ryan said.