Speedy Welker
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Of all the people to try to anger, Bill Belichick. The guy has the temperament of one of those British Buckingham Palace Guards with their big bearskin hats. Those guys take a lot of abuse without blinking an eye.
Answering the original question, both. He is a sadist, he liked to dominate other people, he has a damaged frontal cortex he has no inhibition. If he weren't from football, he would be a cop, a really annoying, power-hungry cop. Or in jail.
Answering the original question, both. He is a sadist, he liked to dominate other people, he has a damaged frontal cortex he has no inhibition. QUOTE]
You know, watching him on TV yesterday, it struck me that the guy truly is mentally ill. Something in his eyes....he looks crazy. And not in a fun way.
“When you look at it, both teams are very even,” Ryan said. “When you look at the players, our teams are solid across the board. When you look at the assistant coaches, we’re on level ground. So this is going to be about me raising my level against Bill Belichick. I recognize he’s the best. But I’m just trying to be the best on Sunday. And I plan on being the best coach on Sunday.”
Bill Belichick on the matchup between him and Rex Ryan: "I might have a little quickness on him. He's probably got a little more strength and power on me. I don't think you see either one of us out there making any blocks, tackles runs, throws or catches. I bet you won't see me doing any of that. It's probably a good thing for our team." Patriots RapidReports
to be fair, it did work in game 1 in nyc last yr when he talked and hyped up the matchup by leaving voicemessges to fans to be loud etc etc. pats outcoached themselves by trying no huddle allt he game with the calling cards crap which they had never ever done before in a game.There's no sense getting riled up over the comments. At this point, the guy clearly has a strategy. He's being deliberately provocative. This is not Rex "speaking his mind." This is a guy who has gone all in with his strategy of trying to be antagonistic in the press and trying to tweak the Patriots, Brady and Belichick in an attempt to get under their skin.
Will it work? History indicates no. Then again, they lost their last game to the Patriots 45-3, so what does he have to lose? Like it or not, Ryan does seem to have his finger on the pulse of what works with and for his team. He's 3-1 in the playoffs in one plus seasons, all on the road. And he's also largely teflon -- tripgate, footgate, it just makes him stronger. I thought his bluster during las year's playoffs had to be counterproductive, but it wasn't. He's clearly decided that trying to get his guys to play up to the level he sets for them outweighs any perception that it will fire up the other team.
He's doing it deliberately. Getting worked up about is like getting worked up about who wins or loses in pro wrestling. You're being put on. Getting too emotionally tied up in what Rex says is a losing game. It's the mental equivalent of wrestling with a pig -- the pig loves it and you get filthy. If the Jets win on Sunday, it will make you even more miserable. If the Patriots win, it's not going to change Ryan one bit or shut him up next time. If anything, it will just make him more outrageous.
The Patriots don't have a titled offensive or defensive coordinator and, compared to most of the NFL, the team is short-staffed. It's good to see that Rex feels that puts it on level ground with the Jets staff.
Rex has only read one book in his life.
THE FOOT BOOK by Dr. Seuss. He read that, and made it his bible. That was enough, no more book needed to be read.