Once upon a time in a barren meadowlands, there was a football team that tried year after year to be relevant. They had talented players like Gasinteau, Toon, Curtis Martin, Keyshawn, Chrebet, and my all-time favorite Browning Nagle, but they just never seemed to have the right leadership. They tried characters like Richy Kotex, Eric Manboobs, Al Groan, and Bruce Causes Losses, but they were more concerned about how good they looked in male Wonderbras and coke-bottle glasses.
"Would you like a hot apple pie with that order?"
From the Jets inception in 1963 until 2008, the franchise won a total of 8 playoff games. Then in 2009, the Jets tried something new and hired Rex Ryan, a coach who had the pedigree and cajones to make the Jets interesting. Rex learned a thing or two from his father Buddy, a man who once allegedly put bounties on players from opposing teams and was never afraid to speak his mind. Ryan and his bravado schtick have meshed well with NY fans who were starving for a coach who would deliver wins and would not be afraid of Darth Belichick and his son Tom Skywalker. In a recent interview, Ryan was asked what he thought of the Belichick/Brady bromance...
Ryan hasn't stopped talking trash since he started, but he has certainly backed up his smack-talk taking the Jets to consecutive AFC title games and winning 4 playoff games. Not to mention, these wins were all on the road with a young quarterback and Marge Shottenheimer as his offensive coordinator. This year has been a bigger challenge for T-Rex since the offensive line has lost some gritty veterans, the defense has not been as dominant, and Ryan has been consumed by his off-season loss to Andy Reid on the reality show the Biggest Gainer. Rex is making the most out of a team that lost some valuable experience and toughness in players like Brad Smith, Tony Richardson, and the oft-injured Kris Jenkins. In addition, Mark Sanchez has not progressed and continues to be a pocket pretty boy who is more concerned about his new UPN show, Baywatch: The Hamptons then becoming an elite quarterback.
I don't care about being the next Brady or Manning. I want to be the next Hoff!
Ryan is far from overrated based off his coaching performance in his first 2 years. His team is competitive every week and rarely loses to a team they are supposed to beat (also known as Giantitis). The argument that his act is wearing thin also loses merit. For example, this week Rex came out with some crazy comments that if he had been coaching the Chargers over the last few years they certainly would have won a Super Bowl. Ahead of a big game against the Chargers, Rex thrust all the attention on him and deflected the media attention away from offensive players bickering and the fact that Sanchez just stinks. Did you know the recently benched Done and Gone McNothing has a higher QB rating than Sanchez and that Sanchez ranks 26th in completion percentage??? Take a look at the scrutiny that Tony Romo faces every week and he is ranked in the Top 10 in nearly every QB category. They both play for high profile teams, the difference is Rex knows how to play the media game so that his team can focus on playing the games on the field. The real issue is that Rex may need to pull the plug on his offensive coordinator and Marky Mark needs to step up his game or it might be time to bring back Chad and his girly arm.
Did you know that Erik was once the quarterback for the Jets before a bad case of night vision cut his career short!
Don't forget about Norv's comeback that Rex must be keeping his Charger rings with the ones he won with the Jets. That goes down as the wittiest comeback ever made by anyone named Norv.
Don't forget about Norv's comeback that Rex must be keeping his Charger rings with the ones he won with the Jets. That goes down as the wittiest comeback ever made by anyone named Norv.
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