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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Ryan Fitzpatricks confidence has not wavered.Not by the nine interceptions in his last two games. And certainly not by the fans and media suggesting the New York Jets consider making a change at quarterback.The Jets are 1/3 and Fitzpatrick realizes hes a major reason for the stunningly bad start. He also insists that hes the best option for New York to turn its season around, with tough road games at Pittsburgh and Arizona coming up.I know Im the right guy for it, Fitzpatrick said Monday. We found ourselves in a little slump last year and came out of it. Through all my experience and all the things Ive been through in my career, I know Im the right guy to get this thing headed in the right direction.Fitzpatrick threw three more interceptions Sunday in a 27-17 loss to Seattle, causing many of the fans who cheered his return in July to question why New York ever brought him back in the first place.The last two games, with the amount of turnovers that Ive had, youre not going to win football games that way and I know that more than anybody, Fitzpatrick said. So, I take full responsibility for all those.He set a franchise record with 31 touchdown passes last season, bringing the Jets from a mediocre 5-5 mark to a 10-6 finish. But needing a win to reach the postseason, Fitzpatrick was intercepted on each of New Yorks final four possessions at Buffalo in a 22-17 loss.I think its a new season, but you can kind of draw on some of those experiences, I guess, Fitzpatrick said. If you go back and look at last season with that five-game stretch, why did we play the way we did? Not just as an offense, but as a team. How did we come together and play well? Hopefully, we can pull a little bit from that experience. Its a new year with new challenges.Fitzpatrick was re-signed by the Jets just before training camp opened, ending a contract stalemate in which a free-agent market never materialized for the 33-year-old quarterback. After all, he has been a career journeyman, but a terrific season in Chan Gaileys offense had expectations high -- at least enough to justify the one-year, $12 million deal New York gave him.So far, though, things have been rough -- other than a fantastic performance against Buffalo in Week 2, when he threw for 374 yards and was selected the AFC offensive player of the week.Ive got to play better, Fitzpatrick said.Talk about an understatement.Still, the Jets are sticking with Fitzpatrick.Well go game by game, coach Todd Bowles said. I dont foresee any change right now.When asked if Fitzpatrick could be on a short leash against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Bowles simply said: Ryans fine.Fitzpatrick has thrown 10 interceptions for the season, but Bowles says hes still the Jets top option. That means former starter Geno Smith, Bryce Petty and rookie Christian Hackenberg will continue to stay on the sideline.Right now, its chemistry, Bowles said. Obviously, everybodys got an arm and can throw the football. But based on what he did last year, going into the season from a confidence standpoint, hes our best chance to win.Fitzpatrick earned respect from his teammates for galvanizing the locker room after Smiths jaw was broken by a punch from a teammate. The veteran assumed the starting role and never relinquished it, going on to one of the finest seasons by a Jets quarterback.It was that performance that produced a very real loyalty to Fitzpatrick, who had receivers Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker, among others, openly campaign in the offseason for the Jets to bring him back this year.Marshall came to his quarterbacks defense again after the loss to Seattle, saying that hes, Going down. In a boat. With Ryan Fitzpatrick. The receiver said Monday that hes not happy with Fitzpatricks play or his own, or the rest of the teams play, for that matter. But he believes Fitzpatrick and the Jets can get the season back on track before it spirals away just a few weeks in -- a sentiment shared by the embattled quarterback.Were not going to have some magical players come in and fix everything, Fitzpatrick said. We have to do it ourselves every day, starting today with making the corrections and working on the communication and then continuing Tuesday, watching some film, and Wednesday with practice.Were all in this together. We just have to continue to work at it.Game notes Bowles was asked if things might need to be simplified for the secondary, which has had big coverage breakdowns in each game. Theyre about as simple as they could be, he said, before adding, Thats alarming. ... C Nick Mangold was angry about an illegal block by Seahawks DE Michael Bennett, who was penalized for the blindside hit, during Richard Shermans interception return in the closing moments of the game. I dont have feelings on him -- I dont know him -- but I have feelings on that play, Mangold told reporters. It was a dirty cheap shot.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Boty Adidas Nmd Levně .ca. 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Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Given Sri Lankas growing injury concerns, the national selectors will pick a squad ahead of each Test for their upcoming three-match series against Australia, which begins on July 26.Chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya and co-selectors Romesh Kaluwitharana, Eric Upashantha and Ranjith Madurusinghe face a dearth of fast-bowling options after injuries to several first XI players. Dhammika Prasads shoulder injury is likely to keep him out of the Test series, while Dushmantha Chameera and Suranga Lakmal, who will undergo a fitness test on Monday for a hamstring strain, will be assessed later. Shaming Erangas suspect action leaves Nuwan Pradeep as the only seamer available for selection from the recent tour of England.It is very difficult times as a selector to pick a balanced squad with so many injuries, Jayasuriya, who is in his second stint as chief selector, said. Its a bit tough but we will try and pick the best possible team. I hope the players picked also know what is expected of them and that they will do their best.Whoever is fit and whoever is doing well in the Sri Lanka A team, well have to give them the opportunity. It is the feeding place for the senior side. If we feel there is somebody who is very good in the Sri Lanka A, emerging or Under-19 squads, we will not hesitate to pick them.I am really happy the way some of the Sri Lanka A players have been performing in England. Fast bowlers Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando, batsmen Dhananjaya de Silva and Roshen Silva are quite a few players.When we play in Sri Lanka we have a better chance of performing than when you are overseas. I am confident they can do well. But its a lot of hard work to come out and show their character.Jayasuriya said despite the bowling concerns, Sri Lankas young batting core is headed in the right direction.Our main concern is the bowling but this is also a good time for a youngster to put his hand up and perform and show his character, he said. The batting line-up is a fairly good one and stable. If you see the way they progressed in the Tests the batting was really good. Its the one key department we can think that we are on the right direction.With players like Kusal Mendis, Kaushal Silva, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews, the batting line-up did really well. Some of the innings of 20s and 30s, I would like to see them go and get a big 1100 or 200.ddddddddddddhe unfortunate thing about the Test series in England was that we had a very good bowling line-up but we started getting injuries from the first Test onwards and before long our main three fast bowlers - Prasad, Chameera and Eranga - were out of the scene. We were basically left with only another two fast bowlers Pradeep and Lakmal to run through the rest of the games. If not for those injures we would have done really well. But injuries are part and parcel of cricket and you have to face them.Jayasuriya also felt the increased workload of international cricket was responsible for Sri Lankas fast-bowling injury crisis.At the moment, they are playing a lot of cricket - Tests, ODIs and T20Is. In our days, our cricketing life span would have been about 15 years but now it has come down to about eight years.In the present context if you play for 10 years you will have played more than 150 Tests and almost 300-400 ODIs on top of T20Is. A human body cannot take such a workload. The main thing is how the player manages and rehabs himself. It is easy to come and say I am injured. To play with the pain is the key. No fast bowler can play without any pain. They have to play with niggles here and there. We are currently working on the players with one of the best trainers, Michael Mann, who has been trying to get them into shape.Jayasuriya said Chandimal will continue to be Sri Lankas designated wicketkeeper during the Test series with Kusal Perera as a middle-order batsman.At the moment Chandimal is the better keeper, Kusal is a bit out of touch. Chandimal normally bats at No. 4 but because of the conditions in England, we pushed him to No. 6 and it was successful. We will discuss with him what position he is comfortable batting, he is flexible.Although many Australian players have not played a Test in Sri Lanka, Jayasuriya warned against complacency.They (Australia) have come early and started practice to get to know our conditions and they have hired (Muttiah) Muralitharan to get information about Sri Lankan conditions and pitches. They are very smartly doing their homework. At the end of the day they are also professionals, their coach has played here. We cant take things lightly. ' ' '