Rex Ryan praises Michael Vick for admitting he was unprepared against the Chargers

Rex Ryan is coaching for his job, but he’s alright with Micheal Vick slacking off as long as he admits he did.

Michael Vick made a stunning admission after the New York Jets’ 31-0 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Vick, who struggled mightily in relief of Geno Smith in the game, told ESPN that he wasn’t prepared to play because he might have taken his scout-team reps “for granted.”

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Vick caught some heat for the comments and rightfully so. The backup quarterback should always be prepared to play and most agreed there was little benefit to Vick admitting he wasn’t.

Well, maybe there was some benefit for Vick. Stunningly enough, the admission seems to have pleased Jets coach Rex Ryan.

From the AP:

"“When Mike looked at it,” Rex Ryan said Thursday, “he had the guts to say, ‘You know what? Maybe, I could have done more. I could have prepared better.'”Rather than be alarmed by Vick’s admission, Ryan applauded the quarterback’s honesty.“I think the way I challenged the team, in fact, this is exactly what I wanted,” Ryan said. “I want guys to take a stand.”"

This is a strange reaction from Ryan and one has to think he might not actually be as happy with Vick’s comments as he’s letting on. All the quarterback’s admission did was bring negative attention to the team and more questioning of Ryan’s leadership.

But perhaps Ryan is under the impression that praising Vick will somehow result in this story going away. The fact that Ryan’s comments are making news on their own suggests such a belief would be incorrect.

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