Unlike the last two weeks, Rex Ryan didn’t make it ‘personal’ in his news conference on Monday. He called out Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning and New England coach Bill Belichick each of the last two weeks, and said how much he was motivated to beat them [while also crediting them for their greatness]. However, Ryan didn’t single out anyone from the Steelers, Sunday’s opponent in the AFC title game. "If you can’t get motivated to win an AFC championship game, I don’t know what else you need,’ the Jets’ coach said. He explained that he has a lot of respect for Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin, saying, ‘he’s a man’s man and his team plays like that. ... He’s one of my favorite coaches." Ryan also jokingly said, "Give me somebody to call out, [WR] Hines Ward, [NT] Casey Hampton. Those would be the two early targets." Ryan was asked about how Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger presents different challenges than the last two QBs the Jets beat, Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning and New England’s Tom Brady. While those two are pocket passers, the 6-5, 241-pound Roethlisberger excels at making plays on the run. Rex said of Big Ben, "I’ve never seen a guy take the hits he can take and make people miss the way he does and be accurate on the run. ... He’s a lot faster athlete than you think." Ryan joked that had he drafted Roethlisberger, "I would’ve made him a defensive end when he came out. ... This guy is a giant." Source: The Record
It is only Monday people. Woody Johnson's NY Post/Daily News poster boy will be on both sides of the Front Pages come Wed/Thur. No short week. Everyone has till Sunday. Rex and Jets will come up with some bulletin board material. Only in New York People, only in New York! :icon_cool:
