New York Jets coach Rex Ryan is separated from Patriots coach Bill Belichick by 164 career wins, three Super Bowl rings, a series of empty boasts, and more than a few snacks consumed. But what has really distanced the Jets coach from Belichick is his judgment.
Ryan proved that again Wednesday when he announced that (Off The) Mark Sanchez would be his starting quarterback Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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...and this somehow matters to anyone reading the BOSTON Globe??? Chris with everything going on in the sporting world right now this is the best you can do?? The Patriots aren't playing the Jets again this season. The Jets are not making the playoffs. Why is a columnist for the Boston Globe wasting time on this irrelevant topic?? The Globe needs some fresh new talent.
Given the way most Pats fans feel about the J-E-S-T-S, it's not irrelevant. I'd call it "delicious" instead.
Stoney couldn't be more right. The globe and the rest of the New England media need to move on from the jets.
The weird thing is, Ryan supposedly knows how to analyze tape and it should be apparent to him that Sanchez is not a victim of bad luck, he's a victim of bad technique and bad decision making. The whole thing is very strange. In a way, this is good for the Patriots in the AFC East, but in another way, it isn't exactly exciting to have three doormats that eat up six games each season. I can't speak for Tom Brady, but given his competitive nature, I would guess he relishes games against good teams like Baltiimore and Houston a heck of a lot more than having to spend his Sundays dispatching the Jets, Bills and 'Phins.
Thegametape.net has some excellent play breakdowns (with still photos) of Sanchez that clearly demonstrate some of his shortcomings. Actually, there's a good column on the Thanksgiving debacle.
When hired, I gave Ryan three years at the helm before he was replaced. (His farther's act got old quickly as well). He's lasted a year longer than I thought, but this may be his swan song (finally).
I said the same thing back then as well. Ryan's style of coaching is suited for specific aspect of a team, particularly defense, NOT as a head coach. That bloaviating, rah-rah, emotional style of coaching only works for a short period of time, especially in the pros. After a while, players start tuning it out, which undermines the entire approach. Rex Ryan, like his father, was a very good, if not outstanding, defensive coordinator, and, like his father, should have stayed at that level. After this year, that's probably what he'll do for some team, and he'll be very good at it.
It is also clear Chris, that Rex is no Buddy Ryan...lol
And as bad as you make the Rex & Sanchez out to be Gasper, They still walked into Foxboro a few yrs ago and put Belichick & Brady on the streets, So this article just proves how much that loss still stings for you and that fanbase. Get on w/ your life, I'm a Jets fan and I know right now how irrelevent my team is.