Jets safety Rhodes kept people guessing where he goes

The New York Jets free safety Kerry Rhodes made his first statement Thursday since Jets head coach Rex Ryan hinted that he would like not to see Rhodes on the roster, but what the safety said just made people more confused with whether he will stay or leave.

"Rex Ryan is my guy. I like Rex a lot," Rhodes said. "We get along. We're great friends. He called me [yesterday] and reiterated again that they want me here. And to be honest, I really do want to be here." But he also said, "Sometimes circumstances happen. There's going to be a little talk between us in the next couple of weeks."

Although what Ryan said a few days ago seemed to suggest that it would be fine with him if Rhodes left the Jets, Rhode appeared to convince people that it was up to his own choice. Saying that he would like to continue wearing his No. 25 Jets jersey as Ryan and the team want, Rhodes, however, also said he is not going to promise that he will stay with the team. As confusing is the statement, I guess it is absolutely up to his choice to leave or not.

Yankees manager Girardi to teach Jets QB Sanchez how to slide

It was the New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s genuine idea in purpose of helping quarterback Mark Sanchez to learn how to slide and avoid potential injuries. Whether it works or not, it has made the rookie quarterback even more famous in his very first year of wearing NFL jersey- whoever has been taught by a manager who guided the New York Yankees to its 27th World Series title? Only Sanchez.

“He’s too valuable and he needs to understand that we need him out there and people are going to take shots at him if he doesn’t start sliding,” Ryan said of Sanchez. “I really did want to make an emphasis to Mark and get the best guy that we can in the area.”

He was honest enough to admit the purpose of emphasis on Sanchez, who injured his left knee while being tackled at the end of Sunday’s 17-6 win over the Carolina Panthers. Sanchez said he had always slid headfirst just as he does while playing baseball.

Wearing a brace on his left leg that hampers his ability to slide on that side, Sanchez has to learn how to hook his right leg correctly, and how to protect the ball while sliding, under Girardi’s instructions. Girardi taught him in the way he teaches Derek Jeter and had Sanchez slide 10-15 times on a mat.

Why Girardi? Actually Ryan said he had no idea who was going to show up from the Yankees organization after he put in a call to Yankees president Randy Levine, who decided to send Joe Girardi to help the Jets. It is a really good choice to Ryan, as Girardi had a memorable slide on an RBI triple in Game 6 of the 1996 World Series in a win over the Atlanta Braves.

Verbal wars between teams make offseason no longer dull

The latest arguments between Jets coach Rex Ryan and Dolphins LB Channing Crowder just proved that the NFL teams will never let the offseason just go dull.

You can just get a lot of details of the argument through google search, but do you think any of the two sides really want win the verbal war? I do not think so. As professional football team, they should know resuts speak loud. Their real attention, I guess, is to divert public attention and also the players' attention. Why players' attention? Arguments from opponent team will make the players feel the same with each other and inspire teamwork, which will obviously improve the whole team performance.

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