Is Rex Ryan totally insane?

Jets barely beat the colts JV+Manning, and will get crushed by the Pats, just like the 45-3 loss, I think it will be alittle closer, but still a blowout.

And Chad Hall won Footlocker in an "off" year. So what. He's still a Footlocker Champ.

You saying they lost to a JV Colts + Manning is as bad as me saying they could have been 14-2. Don't you see that its just arguing the other side of the same coin? We're all equally bad in our could have would have should have.

All that matter is what does happen. Jets beat the Colts. They're at the same spot as the Pats. If they beat the Pats, they played the better game, and had a second year in a row with a more successful season. If they lose, well, the Pats were the better team.

I think the Jets win.

I'm not going to argue with a delusional Jets fan. I'm not even a Patriots fan. The fact that you're already hedging your bet by saying you're in a win-win situation is really lame. If the Jets win more power to them, they deserve it. If they lose, it means the Patriots were better that day. Either way, get over it. Of course they CAN win. They can beat anybody on the right day. To say they would be 14-2 with a better QB and pass rush is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. My Vikings would be 14-2 if their QB and pass rush played like they did last year. Guess what? They didn't. They both sucked this year and the Vikings missed the playoffs. The Jets don't have home field advantage like the Patriots because they didn't play well enough over the 16 game schedule. They are underdogs because they deserve to be underdogs. They didn't play as well this year as the Patriots. Why is that so hard for so many NFL fans to comprehend?

Rex Ryan is the epitome of the American football player / coach. He has zero playing credibility, maxing out at a nothing college in Oklahoma. His father greased the skids for him to get into and move up in the coaching ranks. Is he a good coach now? Who knows? He hasn't won anything personally. He had just started a year earlier as a defensive line coach when the Ravens won in 2000. Was he the impetus that led them to a title? Doubt it. Guys a complete media hog.

Well, not quite 17-14... But pretty close.

Lot of Pats fans eating their words tonight.

He's a great football coach and a defensive genius. His Defensive schemes made Brady and Belichik look like a fools on Sunday. Rex has now led the Jets to consecutive AFC Championship games with a rookie and 2nd year QB at the helm. He was 11-8 overall including the playoffs last season and is currently 13-5 this season. Sure he has a big personality but much of it is to deflect negative media away from his players. He takes the onus on himself. The NY media loves him bc he is always game for a great quote. Oh and he doesn't cheat his way to titles like Belichik and the Pats. Since Spy gate Belichik has Zero (0) Superbowl titles. That tells me that he and his organization need to cheat in order to win. If he hadn't taped the Rams practice the day before the 2001 Superbowl the Pats would have lost. It's pretty clear now why they were able to stun the Rams. They knew every single play.

Rex Ryan's playoff record the last 2 years: 4-1

What is the record of the wonder coach and Brady?

Also got a good laugh reading the Branch comments about the Jets being "classless".

Remember the Patriots dancing in San Diego a couple years ago?

The NFL needs more people like Rex Ryan. The Jets are a lot more entertaining than the other teams in the league.

They play hard and look like they are having a blast out there, what the hell is wrong with that?

Johann Gambleputty wrote:

You have to laugh at his theater of the absurd. "This is about Belichick vs. Rex Ryan..."?

Isn't that a bit like a decent NCAA runner calling out Bekele? Ryan may indeed be a good coach, but neither he nor his Jets are in the same league as Belichick and his Patriots. They will be destroyed by New England. Hear me... they will be destroyed!

You are now the official letsrun soothsayer.

I am as big a Jets fan as there is, but you've got to respect Brady and Belichick. One can make a case that they are arguably the best QB and the best coach to ever live. I couldn't believe when the ESPN pundits yesterday were asking, "Will yesterday's loss effect's Brady's legacy?". Are you kidding me? The guy is amazing... but even amazing guys get rattled.

Bottom line, Brady has a perfect season, 3 Super Bowls, how many division championships? and a number of passing records. His legacy is secure.

BUT, the Jet's have now had the better season for 2 seasons in a row. Can't take that away from them, and can't argue otherwise.

Doesn't take anything away from Brady, or Belichick... it just speaks volumes to the Jets and Rex.

On to Pittsburgh. 17-16 Jets.

nzbcad wrote:

They play hard and look like they are having a blast out there, what the hell is wrong with that?

Nothing anywhere outside of the NFL. The league wants everyone to look the same, act the same and wear their uniforms the same. It's about parity at all levels, and one of these years perfection will be achieved when all 32 teams go 8-8.

Rex and his family are known dope injectors.

what's amazing is how well the pats had played in the absence of a good rb and set of wr's and hopefully belichek will finally take those needs seriously in the offseason. w/reavis and the other guy, the jets had blanket coverage.