Archives for August 22, 2015

'The situation at running back is particularly worrisome.'

'“He just keeps elevating his performance, and that’s what we expect,” coach Rex Ryan said of Darby. “I don’t care about who we had on the corner last week or the lack of support we gave” in coverage. “I’d rather have him learn from it in the preseason and be ready to go out in the regular season. But I thought he did a good job.”'

'"Tackling the first part of last year was one of my downfalls, I had to get it right," he said. "Sometimes I beat myself up when I miss tackles because that's unacceptable. It was very important for us to make tackles in Schwartz's defense and he talked about that all the time in meetings — don't miss tackles, eliminate the gains."'

'I think E.J. is going down the same road as many have before him. See: Edwards, Trent; Losman, J.P.; Fitzpatrick, Ryan.'

'Taylor is the wild card. The fastest of the three players, Taylor was stuck behind Joe Flacco in Baltimore and has yet to show what he can do in the N.F.L. That means his upside is enormous, but so, potentially, is his downside.'

'Indeed, afterward Ryan maintained he wouldn’t name a starter until the week before the regular-season opener against Indianapolis. And, in fairness, he probably needs that much time.