Tonight, as I watch the 49ers-Steelers game, I think back to some of the stories around the NFL from the past 24 hours. From Johnny Knox's horrifying injury (thank goodness he's not paralyzed or worse, after that scary, scary, hit he endured), to Green Bay's undefeated streak ending versus the surprising Chiefs, to the previously no-wins Colts grabbing their first, it was a crazy day in the NFL.
But after the dust settled, I read about Jets' coach Rex Ryan running his big, fat, foot-lovin mouth again. Normally, I'd consider this to be commonplace for the boisterous big boy. This time, I'm really shaking my head at you, Rex. You had the nerve to proclaim that your New York Jets are a better team than the New York Giants, who you'll face on Saturday (which team is the home team in that match-up, by the way)?!
It's one thing to have confidence in your team moving forward, to provide this sort of language to motivate your team after an embarrassing loss to the Eagles the day before (45-19, to be exact). It's another to blast it over ESPN for the whole country to read. Really? You just got creamed by a sub-.500 team (granted, I think the Eagles sometimes perform better than that as proved yesterday). And now you're going to boast and say you're better than another team? Have a little humility. You're only going to provide more locker room fodder for the G-men.
The Jets do still hold the #6 seed in the AFC playoff race, but they've got three hungry teams nipping at their heels. Also, the #5 seed is already clinched by either Baltimore (let's hope not) or Pittsburgh. They don't have much wiggle room. Rex needs to spend more time disciplining his hot dog players (i.e., Santonio Holmes, for this) than giving all the other teams more fire before playing them.
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