New York head coach Rex Ryan addressed the media on Tuesday morning in Florida, as he's currently in Palm Beach for the NFL meetings. As Ryan has been known to do, the boisterous head coach quickly proclaimed his confidence in his quarterbacking tandem of Tebow and starter Mark Sanchez.
"I will say this: I feel better about our quarterback situation now than I ever have since I've been here," Ryan told reporters, according to ESPN.com.
He also spoke about how things should be fine if Sanchez just goes out and does his job and doesn't worry about the hype and the hoopla surrounding him.
"Mark's job is to play quarterback, it's not to be the general manager," Ryan said. "That's what it is. Our decisions are based on the team."
Ryan also added that there's one thing that can make the entire situation run smoothly, and that, of course, is to win football games.
"Sanchez will absolutely be OK with it — if we win, " he said. "We're all OK with it. Santonio Holmes will be OK with it if we win. That's the key."
Tebow's immense popularity also has some forecasting doom for the Jets upon the first sign of struggles from Sanchez, something which Ryan also touched on.
"I recognize, because of [Tebow's] popularity, [the groundswell] is going to be much more than it would be for a lot of backup quarterbacks," he said, according to ESPN.com. "I definitely recognized that, but we're always going to do what it's in the best interest of our football team."
