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Locker Room Sound Bites: Jets-Raiders

Green & White Reactions to 34-20 Road Loss and the Injuries to QBs Ryan Fitzpatrick & Geno Smith

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Selected quotes from the Jets' and Raiders' locker rooms at O.co Coliseum following the Jets' 34-20 loss Sunday:

Head coach Todd Bowles on if he had issues with the Jets' effort in the loss...

"No, I had issues with the energy. I think the effort was there. I thought they played a lot faster than we did and it showed all the way."

G Willie Colon on the game...

"We got our [butt] kicked. We've just got to own it. That's the bottom line."

MLB David Harris on what went wrong...

"Too many points, way too many third-down conversions, way too many big plays, way too many extra yards, too many missed tackles. That's the outcome you get when that happens."

Geno Smith on the injuries he sustained in filling in at QB for Ryan Fitzpatrick...

"The one on the sideline, I was trying to watch the sideline to make sure I stayed inbounds, but guys run up on you quickly. I tried to brace myself and I took a lick on my shoulder. The other one, I stepped into a throw and got hit in the midsection. It's happened to me a few times before. You get the wind knocked out of you and you get up and keep playing. I was able to get back. We did X-rays on the shoulder and everything feels good, but we still have to monitor everything. I'm going to get a ton of treatment this week. I'm just trying to prepare myself to be ready for next week."

Ryan Fitzpatrick on why, when he got hurt on the sixth offensive play of the game, he didn't go into the locker room until halftime...

"I didn't go in until halftime just because there was only two quarterbacks up. In case something happened, I wasn't going to go in until halftime so we didn't get stuck in that situation of not having any quarterbacks."

Brandon Marshall on the differences between Fitzpatrick and Smith at QB...

"Definitely different quarterbacks, but Geno is more than capable. You guys saw the throws he made out there — he's very talented. Geno just has to continue to learn from Ryan. Ryan is one of the best at processing things, getting people in the right place, and leading. He's an asset for all of us and the quarterbacks in that room, especially the young guys, if they can really learn from him, then they're setting themselves up for success."

Oakland head coach Jack Del Rio on if Derek Carr going right at Darrelle Revis on the Raiders' first offensive play was making a statement...

"Well we weren't about making statements as much as we were going to use our best and challenge their best. I think he's probably the best corner in the game. I think he's really a terrific football player. I have nothing but respect for him. But we really like our guys, too. So we weren't going to be afraid to utilize our guys."

Carr on that first-play long ball for Amari Cooper....

"We had a similar look on both sides and I went right at him, but they did a good job with their safety helping so I had to kind of miss it outside or else he would have been able to make a play on it. That would have been a fun one to hit, but the safety did a good job."

Darrelle Revis on Charles Woodson, the Raiders' 39-year-old safety who came up with his 65th pro interception in the game...

"I watched him when I was a kid, when he was at Michigan playing in the national championship. He was probably one of the most electrifying players in college football. I admire him."

RB Taiwan Jones on if he felt the last Jets tackle try from Sheldon Richardson go by him on his way to his 59-yard swing-pass catch-and-run TD...

"I felt him. I felt him in my feet. I wasn't going to let him take me down."

DE Muhammad Wilkerson on any lingering effects from the Raiders defeat...

"We can't dwell on this loss or we'll turn around and lose to Jacksonville next week."

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