Rex is one of those guys that you love him when he's on your side, and hate him when he's not. He speaks his mind and doesn't just throw out the usual cliches, which is refreshing.....to us. For Pats fans who are predisposed to hate the Jets as well as are used to the Bellichek "say nothing/grumpy" approach, its reasonable to hold this guy in contempt. After all, Bellichek is one of the best coaches in history and Ryan is the exact opposite of everything that Bellichek is, at least when it comes to the media. For Jet fans, considering we just came out of regime that tried (and failed) to emulate Bellichek's ways, you can imagine why we love this guy. Every coach needs to have their own persona. Rex is who he is and it comes out. Mangini, OTOH, basically only saw how Bellichek ran a team and tried to copy his persona, which ultimately was/is a disaster.
JMO, but all is talking won't really make that much of a difference come game time. The Jets love playing for Rex and embrace his bravado. The Pats love playing for BB and embrace his stoicism. I doubt Brady will play any harder, dive instead of slide, etc. solely on account of a perceived slight from Rex. He hates the Jets, regardless. If the Pats run away with this one, I fully expect Brady to take a shot downfield to rub it in, similar to what they did with Moss on Revis last year. In the (unlikely) event the Jets blow out the Pats, I fully expect the same from the Jets. The border war has gone on for years. I actually thought it died down some after Mangini left....but it hasn't taken long to ramp up - which is a good thing to me.