Jets legend Joe Namath has questioned Rex Ryan's preparation of the team, but the coach says he isn't going to change his methods. Ryan jokingly said he might even let Namath, 68, participate in practice and compete to be Mark Sanchez's backup. "I'm not gonna change who I am because Joe Namath said something," Ryan said. "Joe Namath can come in here, and if he can still throw, we'll have him as a backup quarterback. He doesn't know our team. He's on the outside. Even though he's a Jet, and once you're a Jet you're always a Jet ... but he's on the outside, he's not in these meetings. I think if he was he'd be shocked at the preparation. "I'm confident with our football team. There's no question about it. And, I've told you this many times, I've never gone into a game that I didn't think I'd win. I haven't won them all, but I certainly think we can and will." Namath had said he was alarmed by the way the Jets lost to the Raiders on Sunday. "It wasn't disheartening so to speak," Namath said. "It's rather alarming is the way I'm looking at it. "It starts at the top. Coach Rex Ryan I think has been doing a great job getting the team to two (AFC) Championship Games. But if there's one thing about the athlete, if you keep telling him how good he is, he's going to start believing it, to the point that he may not be preparing not quite the way he should. He may be losing some respect for the other team."