J.J. McCarthy’s performance on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints was the “best we’ve seen him on an NFL field,” according to former Jets and Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan.
McCarthy relieved Jameis Winston with the Giants trailing 34-10, and the Giants proceeded to score 17 fourth-quarter points in a 34-27 loss. McCarthy went 11-for-21 and passed for 243 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the fourth quarter in relief of Winston, who was 14 of 26 for 152 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
“I certainly would play J.J. McCarthy [going forward] and, to me, this is the best we’ve seen him on an NFL field,” Ryan said Monday on Get Up. “Two hundred and 40 yards in a quarter and you’re going to play the ‘Jameis Experience’?
He added: “I think we’ve seen that. He’s a backup quarterback at best. This kid right here [McCarthy], there’s a reason why he was taken as high as he was. I never liked him that much, but, quite honestly, I never saw this. He played his tail off in this thing in the biggest moments.”
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Like former NFL coaches Mike Tomlin and Jason Garrett, Ryan think it’s obvious who coach John Harbaugh should start next week against the Houston Texans.
“I don’t think there’s a choice,” he said. “I think this kid goes in there and let’s go. Put Jameis on the bench....and then let’s go play.
“I’m telling you man, enough is enough.”
Three-time Super Bowl champ Tedy Bruschi said the Giants should “kick the tires” on McCarthy as the starter.
“Why not?” he said. “I mean, you got to.”
He added: “You’ve got two quarterbacks that can get hot in Jameis and this kid, right? Go ahead and start J.J., if he sucks it off, then you take him out and put in Jameis. I don’t care, just switch back and forth.”
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