Rex Ryan was afraid of Ray Lewis. Ryan was around Lewis for a good while. He knows what kind of man Ray is and I believe he was intimidated by that. Rex believes his team is tough, but I think he believed that the Ravens were tougher, and he coached like it.
I wouldn't say just Ray. I'd say he feared that front 7 putting too much pressure on Mark which would cause Sanchez to throw erratically and cause an interception. He got "check down" drilled into his head. I really don't like how Monday night was coached. I really expect a fuckload more from this CS, Cutesy included. Everyone on this team has shown they can play at a very high level against playoff teams in this league.... Let's fucking act like it.