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Guaranteed drama against Rex Ryan and Jets

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As the question was asked, a hint of a smile played across Rex Ryan’s face. Why, exactly, does he seem to enjoy tweaking the Patriots so darn much?

“I want them to know and they know that I think we’re going to beat them,” the Jets coach said. “I don’t buy into all that other stuff. But I recognize they’re a great football team and [Bill] Belichick’s a great coach. I’ve never once said that he wasn’t. But again, we’re not going to back down or concede anything.

Comments

This proves that losing weight doesn't make you smarter, although I enjoy the theatre. If Ryan didn't exist Belichick would have to invent him.