Ryan to make debut: Ryan, along with the first-team offensive line, will play for at least a series.
In the second game last season, he played a quarter against the Chiefs. He drove them for a touchdown on their first possession and his second drive stalled on Kansas City?s 20-yard line when the Falcons failed to convert on fourth-and-2. Ryan played 14 snaps against the Chiefs before Matt Schaub took over in the second quarter.
Ryan wasn?t sure how long he was going to play. Quinn said definitely a series. ?I generally don?t tell the guys how long they are going to go,? Quinn said. ?I?d rather they just get ready to play. Then, (I tell them) ?you?re out? and they get mad at me.? Ryan is looking forward to playing.?Excited to get back on the field,? Ryan said. ?I put in a lot of hard work the last couple of weeks. There?s still a lot of work for us to do to get ready for the regular season.?
Cleaner game: The Falcons have committed 12 penalties in each of their exhibition losses to the Broncos and Dolphins.?No. 1, I?d like to see us function without some of the fouls that are limiting some of the plays,? Quinn said. ?We?ve had more fouls in the last two games that we?d be comfortable with.?
Sam Darnold Hopes to Stay on the Attack
With the first preseason game in the books for the Jets, quarterback Sam Darnold wants the offense to continue its evolution.
?Details and fine-tuning some things,? Darnold said when asked what the key to success would be for Week 2 of the preseason. ?Really understanding that it is a process, but at the same time we do want to make another step and keep going in the right direction and play consistent football. I think if we can do that, then we can tell ourselves at the end of the game that we?re heading the right way.?
In Thursday?s summer opener vs. the Giants, the second-year QB led the Green & White on a five-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended in a 3-yard touchdown pass to WR Jamison Crowder. After displaying quick decision-making and accurate throwing in his brief appearance, Darnold wants to stay on the attack.
?I think if we can control the tempo, we stay on the attack and the defense has to react to us instead of us reacting to what the defense is doing,? Darnold said. ?When you do the latter, I think it definitely hurts you as an offense. You play slower, and for me especially I?m thinking a lot more than I should be out there. If we just stay on the attack and just continue that good tempo, the defense must react to us and that makes it hard.?
In the second game last season, he played a quarter against the Chiefs. He drove them for a touchdown on their first possession and his second drive stalled on Kansas City?s 20-yard line when the Falcons failed to convert on fourth-and-2. Ryan played 14 snaps against the Chiefs before Matt Schaub took over in the second quarter.
Ryan wasn?t sure how long he was going to play. Quinn said definitely a series. ?I generally don?t tell the guys how long they are going to go,? Quinn said. ?I?d rather they just get ready to play. Then, (I tell them) ?you?re out? and they get mad at me.? Ryan is looking forward to playing.?Excited to get back on the field,? Ryan said. ?I put in a lot of hard work the last couple of weeks. There?s still a lot of work for us to do to get ready for the regular season.?
Cleaner game: The Falcons have committed 12 penalties in each of their exhibition losses to the Broncos and Dolphins.?No. 1, I?d like to see us function without some of the fouls that are limiting some of the plays,? Quinn said. ?We?ve had more fouls in the last two games that we?d be comfortable with.?
Sam Darnold Hopes to Stay on the Attack
With the first preseason game in the books for the Jets, quarterback Sam Darnold wants the offense to continue its evolution.
?Details and fine-tuning some things,? Darnold said when asked what the key to success would be for Week 2 of the preseason. ?Really understanding that it is a process, but at the same time we do want to make another step and keep going in the right direction and play consistent football. I think if we can do that, then we can tell ourselves at the end of the game that we?re heading the right way.?
In Thursday?s summer opener vs. the Giants, the second-year QB led the Green & White on a five-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended in a 3-yard touchdown pass to WR Jamison Crowder. After displaying quick decision-making and accurate throwing in his brief appearance, Darnold wants to stay on the attack.
?I think if we can control the tempo, we stay on the attack and the defense has to react to us instead of us reacting to what the defense is doing,? Darnold said. ?When you do the latter, I think it definitely hurts you as an offense. You play slower, and for me especially I?m thinking a lot more than I should be out there. If we just stay on the attack and just continue that good tempo, the defense must react to us and that makes it hard.?
