10/23 — Rex Ryan had been optimistic all week about Jerricho Cotchery's availability for Sunday's game at the Raiders. But Cotchery still hadn't practiced at all in team drills this week.

So today, on an accelerated schedule before the Jets board buses this afternoon to get to Newark Liberty Airport and fly out to Oakland, Ryan said at his news conference that Cotchery, along with fellow WR Brad Smith and CB Lito Sheppard, will not play in this game.

"Jerricho, we feel it'd be best if he stays back and rehabs," Ryan said about Cotchery's hamstring, which limited him in the Monday night game at Miami and kept him out of Buffalo.

"I was hoping. I know he was getting better and all that. In the end, we definitely don't want this to be happening all the time, each week wondering if he's going to be up. If we can get him 100 percent or near 100 percent, that's the best option."

So the wideout lineup remains the same as it was for the Bills. Braylon Edwards and David Clowney will start, with Wallace Wright the third WR and Danny Woodhead available if needed.

There were a few Rex one-liners before he wrapped up his final news conference of the week. He was asked about Thomas Jones coming off his franchise-record-setting 210-yard game vs. the Bills. The text of those remarks will be available later today on newyorkjets.com in the coach's transcript, but Ryan had an interesting take on T.J.'s legendary physique:

"This man's in shape. You kidding me? It almost looks like he's upside down. The size of those arms, they should be on his legs."

On the Wildcat, Ryan said that even though they ran it last year some with Darren McFadden, McFadden is out for this game with a knee injury, and besides, "That's not really the Raiders. We're prepared for it, but I think there's more of a chance of you seeing us run it against them than vice versa."

As to a question about "what needs to happen" for the Jets on Sunday, he said, "What needs to happen is just find a way," adding about playing inside the notorious Oakland Coliseum, "It'll be a doozie. That's an interesting place to play. And Halloween's coming up."