carolinatony

So how good is he and do you think he will turn them into a team that can win the division?
Was he the brains behind the Ravens defense? I wonder if he would want to go after Peppers from Carolina or maybe his own Ray Lewis who is a free agent. What do you think?

JoeSixPat

Ray Lewis in NYC? What could possibly go wrong?

I concur with most that Ryan's a good pick for the Jets, and while I know there's a good deal of creativity that one can do in cap management (and not so creative like cutting Favre) I think if the Jets are smart they go for many middle-priced players as opposed to a big splash like Ray Lewis.

I'm guessing that Suggs or Lewis winds up getting an extension - with Lewis being the more likely because I think he actually likes it in Baltimore - and the possibility that the Ravens suck it up and accept the $10 million they'd have to pay Suggs for another tagged year if they don't reach a deal

So I'm not sure that either guy will be available (though a trade for a franchised Suggs isn't out of the question), nor that Ryan would want to go that route and make one big splash so early in his first go round as a HC. He's got some quality parts to a defense already, but he needs more bodies than just one big superstar anchor that's going to eat up the cap space he needs to be bringing in a lot of "middle class" quality players.

IcyPatriot

This is clearly a case of the players making the coach. Suggs, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and company ... the Rats will be an 8-8 or 9-7 at best team. The Rats merely excahnged one coach whose ego is overblown with another whose ego is too big for reality.

AzPatsFan

Rex Ryan is not a well spoken, smooth operator, with a witty quote a la the Tuna. He is a gruff, tongue-tied, foul-mouthed, football Coach of the Old School. Probably a pretty good Coach too. BUT...

He will get chewed up, throughly masticated, and spit out by the full time NYC Mediots; and the juvenile jackass jesters in JEST joke-land.

Too bad.

WhiZa

If the Jets sign anyone other then their own draft picks this year i'd be surprised. Rex Ryan may be able to make the Jets a top 5 defense, but they still have no QB and are in salary cap hell.

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KontradictioN

Ryan is a good coach but he's walking into an organization that is dysfunctional AT BEST with a premier 40 year old quarterback who can decide whether or not he wants to "just be a kid again" or retire, spotty offense outside of that, and the New York media.

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carolinatony

but they still have no QB and are in salary cap hell.
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I didn't know about their cap issue.
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TheGodInAGreyHoodie

His name is Wrecks Ryan.

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the Patriot

He certainly worries me more than Mangenius.

Tunescribe

Hey, I like that. He can also go by TeleTubby II. Or, Tubby Rex. After they go 5-11 next season, we can change that to Tubby Wrecks.