Facing mounting criticism about the team's use of quarterback Tim Tebow, Jets coach Rex Ryan said he is happy Tebow is on the team.
"We've played seven games and we'll see at the end," Ryan said. "I will say this: I'm happy that Tim is with us. There's no question about that and I'll stand by my comments that he is a tremendous football player. He's a quarterback and he's an outstanding football player. What's his role? We will always do what is in the best interest of our football team. If that's an expanded role for Tim or if it's more of a secondary role, then that is what it will be."
Tebow has averaged seven plays a game through the Jets' first seven games. The team seems to have no set plan on how to use him, other than as the personal protector on the punt team.
Tebow did not complain yesterday, sticking to his script of saying he'll do whatever is asked of him, but Ryan acknowledged Tebow wants to be on the field.
"That first run he made [against the Patriots] going to the 1-yard line, that was a tremendous run," Ryan said. "Did he want to finish the drive? He absolutely did. Did he want to run that next play? Of course he did. I do know one thing, he was happy to see Shonn Greene score a touchdown."
* Safety LaRon Landry drew three personal fouls in the team's first two games, but has not been flagged since. Landry said it is something he has worked on, but he is not changing the way he plays.
"If I get penalized, I'm not going to stop head hunting," Landry said. "I'm not going to stop the way I play."
* RB/KR Joe McKnight played Sunday with a high left ankle sprain. He was walking with crutches on Monday, but said yesterday he'll play this week against the Dolphins.
"I'm playing this week, too," McKnight said. "We've got a bye week coming up and I'll rest on the bye week."
The Jets have their bye week after this game. McKnight referenced special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff and his battle with bone cancer as inspiration.
"I was in pain [Sunday]," McKnight said. "If Westhoff can beat his leg cancer, I can play through a little ankle sprain."
* LB Calvin Pace is the latest injured Jet. He did not practice yesterday with a shin injury. The other Jets who did not practice were: McKnight (ankle), RB Bilal Powell (shoulder), C Nick Mangold (ankle), LB Bart Scott (toe), TE Jeff Cumberland (wrist), S Eric Smith (knee) and NT Kenrick Ellis (knee). NT Sione Po'uha (back) was limited in practice. Dolphins CB Richard Marshall (back) did not practice.
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