One year after bringing Tim Tebow to Broadway, creating a nationwide fascination that slowly evolved into a salacious controversy, the New York Jets made the long-anticipated move Monday of releasing one of the NFL’s most popular players. The Jets confirmed the release in a three-paragraph press release, a long way from his Super Bowl-sized news …
Tag Archive: Rex Ryan
Feb 20
Rant Sports: New York Jets Foolish to Keep Silent Regarding Darrelle Revis
The New York Jets are a joke. With the exception of head coach Rex Ryan, they cleaned house in an attempt to turn things around, but things haven’t changed a bit. New Jets general manager John Idzik had a clean slate with all his players and staff, but has already caused the Jets’ best player–cornerback …
Dec 28
Jeff Pearlman: The Debate: Fire Rex Ryan vs. Keep Rex Ryan
I remember being in college and desperately wanting a chance to write somewhere … anywhere. Generally, that led to frustration. Hence, I decided to invite college journalists here to debate me on random subjects. I’ll run these from time to time, when I’m feeling particularly funky. Today, Vince Pitrone, an excellent University of Pittsburgh at …
Dec 07
Rex Ryan thinks his future isn’t tied to Mark Sanchez, Rex Ryan is wrong
In the NFL, quarterback play determines if a coach ultimately keeps his job. It’s a simple concept that most understand. If the quarterback plays well, the team has a better chance to win and the coach has a better chance to keep him job. In contrast, if the quarterback plays poorly, the team’s chances of …
Nov 10
Jets hope to rattle rookie Russell Wilson
Though there’s been no mention of “hot sauce,” the Jets have specific plans to turn up the heat Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson. “We’re going to get this guy rattled,” defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson told WFAN, via Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. Per Mehta, Wilkerson later told reporters that Wilson’s youth makes …
Nov 07
Of course, Rex Ryan was voted the most overrated coach in the league by NFL players
Look what we have here. Another poll asking NFL players who is the most overrated *fill in the blank* in the NFL. A couple of weeks ago, Sports Illustrated asked NFL players who were the most overrated players in the league. And like clockwork, Jets quarterbacks Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez were voted No. 1 …
Oct 21
Patriots rally back to beat Jets 29-26 in overtime
The Patriots were the biggest favorite of Week Seven and it looked like they might also go down as the biggest upset victim. After a listless offensive effort throughout the game and a defensive performance that allowed the Jets to score 13 straight fourth quarter points to grab a 26-23 lead, Tom Brady was able …
Jan 06
Gang Green Tragicomedy: It’s Time Rex, Zip It or Beat It
He was a popular coach in New York, emerging into the big brother after he changed the culture briefly for the minority football franchise in town. But now, he’s not best known as Rex Ryan but Talksaurus Rex for weeping and blabbering too much.
There is a circus that has drawn much tension and a ruckus after the Jets’ [...]
Dec 25
Giants’ Jacobs threatens to punch Rex in the face
The New York Giants’ 29-14 victory over the New York Jets apparently didn’t completely wipe out all the trash talk that led up to the game.
According to Reuters, Giants running back Brandon Jacobs said Jets coach Rex Ryan told him to “Shut the f—- up, wait till we win the Super Bowl,” in the aftermath of the Giants’ win.[...]












