Excellent. Everyone get off Rex's back. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/pros_confidence_ONpJ5xGlQ4skbdJnv9PY1H/0 I don't want Rex replaced until he retires. OK fine, I have a man-crush - sue me. He reminds me of my late grandfather....
Nice article. Rex is the man and because of that people love to pile on him when the Jets lose. I just don't understand how people at this point can call him anything less then a great coach. Maybe not the greatest in the league but hes up there and there is no one else I would rather have for this team.
I agree, I dont think theirs a coach in the league that coulda done what Rex has done to the Jets so quickly. After Favre left we had a team similar to the 08 team that went 4-12. Ontop of that we were drafting a rookie QB. The state of the Jets was really bad and he completely flipped everything around.
The state of the Jets was not that bad really. The Jets finished 9-7 in 2008. Then Rex took over and the Jets finished 9-7 in 2009. Rex has changed things though. For the better.
Rex is definitely an upper echelon coach. That said, when you're as brash as he is and coaching in NY, ok NJ, you're going to generate some controversy. That said, I think some of the criticism is a reflection of his success in a short period of time. People are expecting the Jets to win all the time. Speaking of time, he's going to need a SB in the next few years to get this monkey off of his back.
Really bad wasn't it. It was just more of the same. It was the same culture, mentality, the last remnants of any SOJ tracings you could search for. Rex blew up the history of mediocrity and gave this fanbase and team a pair of balls for once. Very, very, few other coaches could have done what he did. Other coaches had fake confidence, like Pastor Herm.
To be fair, Steve Bisciotti attempted (keyphrase: attempted) to take the high road last year in addressing why he didn't hire Rex Ryan. Bisciotti's basic point was that he wanted to change the image of the Ravens, and Rex Ryan as head coach would've made the team even more divisive in league circles. If you notice, the teams that appear to get all the calls during games are the ones who are the league's golden boys. The Patriots, the Colts, the Steelers (save for the last two years), etc. They're the ones that the league believes to be the perfect representatives of the league. The Ravens were one of the most penalized teams in the past decade because of this perception that they're a team of thugs. John Harbaugh changed the culture of the team, and as a result, the Ravens have been penalized far less and have been given more national exposure than in years past. If Rex Ryan had been the coach of the Ravens, the team would arguably still look like the squad in 2007 that melted down against the Patriots in the 4th quarter. The end result is that both the Ravens and the Jets got the coach that they want. Rex Ryan's aggressive style works for the Jets. John Harbaugh's traditional approach works for the Ravens. Both fanbases win.
If Rex Ryan had been the coach of the Ravens, the team would arguably have gotten fitted for their superbowl rings in the last 5 years. So sure they might get less penalties called on them as a result of having a pansy as a head coach, but their fanbase certainly doesnt win.
If Rex Ryan had been the coach of the Ravens, there arguably would've been no offense in Baltimore. While Rex has brought guys like Mark Sanchez, Ladainian Tomlinson, and Santonio Holmes to the Jets, Rex likely would've continued to stack the Ravens defense because of his close relationship with his defensive players and his complaints that the Ravens drafted too many offensive players in 2008, his last year in Baltimore. Also, while Jets fans are optimistic that Rex Ryan can be the coach that brings another championship to town, that same logic can't be applied to Rex in Baltimore if the Ravens had discipline problems prior to the Harbaugh era. After Rex left, there were virtually no remnants of Brian Billick's regime. Immediately, the Ravens got over several hurdles, including beating the Steelers in Pittsburgh, blowing out the Steelers in a meaningful game, beating the Patriots in a meaningful game (in the playoffs, no less), and winning on the road. It's apples and oranges. You can't quite argue that Rex in Baltimore would've brought more championships if that argument is based on what Rex has done with the Jets.
Good points. We really don't know what he would have done in Baltimore. I think he would have drafted a new QB, because Ozzie would have made that priority #1. The OL and running game would be the way it is for you now because Rex is all about ground and pound.
What Rex has done with the Jets has been nothing short of amazing - back-to-back years in the AFC Championship game and along the way collecting scalps from elite QBs like Rivers, Manning and Brady in their own homes as well as creating an elite D from relatively average talent. But most importantly, he's changed the culture of the franchise from perpetual losers to having a swagger and gotten everyone from the top to the fans excited - it's rare you see a team where the biggest star is the coach. Colts fans would KILL for a real coach like Rex (best part is Rex could just leave Manning to run the offense) - last night on NFL Live they had a segment on which coaches you'd trade draft picks for and Rex was the first that came to mind. Fucking Caldwell can't even start the players he wants without being overruled by that faggot ginger upstairs. I also think Rex is more valuable to the Jets than he would be to the Ravens - his work there is already done.
I am a big Ryan fan. First of all he seems not only like a fun guy, a guy you'd like to have as a neighbor, even a friend, but considering what he does, he's proven to be effective. I don't give a shit about envy from other fanbases, or stupid crap from talking heads, and couldn't care less what Tony Dungy thinks. Whether he's better than Parcells or not, he's the best HC the Jets have had for a long time. Having said that, two things are also true: 1. He's not perfect. He is not above criticism, as long as it is reasonable. 2. He himself has set the standard for success in NY. That's a Lombardi. If he doesn't get that...
This is the standard for success everywhere in the NFL. The only difference between Ryan and the other coaches is that he's said it. Jim Schwartz should be standing up in Detroit and telling the fans that a Super Bowl is the goal and we're going to do it this year. If he fails to win it this year he should do the same thing the next year. He has maybe 4 or 5 tries tops to get that trophy and then he's out the door. If you haven't at least been to a Super Bowl in your first five seasons you have no claim on an NFL head coaching job. They may let you hang around to eventually get to the big show, a la Tony Dungy in Indianapolis, but you really don't deserve that opportunity. And I know people say Dungy was a great coach but I attribute a lot of Peyton Manning's failings in the post-season to Dungy's inability to coach big games when it counts. Tampa finally won a Super Bowl with that great defense after Dungy left town. It took the Colts 5 years to get to the show with the greatest QB in NFL history calling the shots after he arrived.
