New York Jets: Matt Flynn discusses debut

Quarterback Matt Flynn had a pretty good debut performance with the New York Jets. Against the Philadelphia Eagles, Flynn went 10 for 14, 136 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception and had an overall quarterback rating of 111.9 as he definitely proved he can be a valuable backup behind Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Solidifying himself as a player the Jets should keep on the final roster at quarterback, below is a full transcript from Flynn sent to The Jet Press via the Media Relations Department of the Jets from in which he discussed his debut, how he think he performed and much more. Enjoy!

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On how he hasn’t played in a while…

Obviously, I haven’t played in a game in a long time. Haven’t taken many football reps either, with the hamstring.

On learning an offense in two weeks and being evaluated on a half of a game…

You know, kind of being around and this being my eighth year, the pressure, you don’t feel as much pressure I don’t think. Yeah, there’s probably a lot riding on how you perform in this game, but you know, they also know what you can do despite the game. They want to see you go execute the offense. I just went out there and played. I didn’t look at as I have to go play well to be able to make the team. I just went out there and had fun. I mean I haven’t been out on the field in a long time. I tried to soak it all in and enjoy it.

On how he think he performed…

I think, for the most part, I think we did well. I mean the offense did well the entire game. The third down conversion percentage had to be really high. We ran a lot of plays. Overall, I feel good. I feel like I put my best foot forward and that’s all I can ask. I can rest my head on the pillow and sleep good tonight.

Aug 21, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Matt Flynn (5) during warm up before game against the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports

On the Tom Brady decision…

When I was up in New England, I formed a good relationship with Tom. Me personally, I don’t want to get into too much depth. But, I’m glad it worked out the way it did.

On how it felt to play the first half…

It felt good. Hadn’t practiced a lot. This was my first week to full-on practice and it was a short week so it wasn’t like there were a ton of reps. It was interesting because there were a lot of plays that I ran today that I have never ran before and a lot of guys I was throwing to that I haven’t seen run routes. It was interesting, but it was fine. I told you all earlier this week that, that fourth game is always fun and it held up today.

On his touchdown pass to Chris Owusu…

I hadn’t thrown that to him, I hadn’t thrown that route to him. But, he did a great job of inside releasing and reading the defense and taking it high. It was a great route. All I had to do was get it in his range.

On dropping the touchdown pass to Owusu over a defender…

Yeah, it was a good play. It was a good all-around play, protection, route, the throw was there. It was fun. It’s definitely fun to start out that way, being the first drive. You always want to start fast and we did.

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