Rex Ryan loves to stoke the fire when it comes to playing the Patriots.
He did it when he coached the Jets, and Monday, as head coach of the Bills heading into Sunday's game with the Pats, he's doing it again.
“I can’t wait to see what our fans are going to be like when you have the hated Patriots — I mean, this kind of rival coming in," Ryan said at a press conference.
Although it never takes much to get Ryan's juices flowing, the Pats always bring out a little something extra in the ever-quotable coach whose team stands at 1-0 after a 27-14 win over the Colts on Sunday.
“I’m looking forward to it. I’m so glad that we play the game here," he said. "So that’s gonna be fun."
Even though the Jets, Dolphins, Bills and Pats all won the first week, Ryan still sees the Pats as the team to beat.
“I don’t know if anything has changed," he said. "They’re kind of the hunted in my eyes. They’re the world champions.
"The Patriots… they’re the ones you want to beat.”
He said his plan has been ready for a long time.
“Heck, I’ll go home early."
Ryan was just as colorful when it came to the Patriots' personnel.
"I think we'll stand by our record against (Rob Gronkowski)," Ryan said. "He's tough. There's no question. He's huge. He's a hell of an actor."
When it came to Pats running back Dion Lewis, Ryan brushed him off.
"I don't care, put anybody back there," he said. "You can do good there. All right? Nah, I mean they're decent backs in their own right. But I don't think we're gonna focus on that kid. I can't even tell you that kid's name."
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