Veteran Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis sounded off on all the hype surrounding the New York Jets on Thursday morning, according to Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun. "If they're the Miami Heat, we're the Lakers." Translation, the Jets still haven't proven a thing while the Ravens remain a perennial playoff team with a shot at the Super Bowl every year. Considering the Jets only made the playoffs last season after their Week 16 and 17 opponents basically forfeited, Lewis has a point. Source: RotoTimes.com
We have not done much but go to the play offs and the AFC Championship game 2 years ago. Here is what Ray had to say and why. Ray Lewis has unloaded on the New York Jets and their head coach, Rex Ryan. "We're talking about the Jets like we're talking about the Saints," Lewis said. "That's the Super Bowl champs. Until they play tonight, that's the only people that can be dethroned. Drew Brees and the Saints, not Mark Sanchez and the Jets. All of this 'We're the Miami Heat of football.' If you're the Miami Heat, we got to be the Lakers and multiple rings." Lewis was apparently agitated that Jets coach Rex Ryan criticized him in the most recent episode of the TV show "Hard Knocks." In that episode, Ryan said he allowed Lewis to call plays in a preseason game when he was with the Ravens, but that after just a handful of plays, Lewis was "tapped out." "The game ain't played through tongues," he said. "The game is played when you buckle up your chin strap. So, all this pressure he wants to put on his team, I hope they can cash the check that he writes." Source: WBAL
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best quote: "My name should not come out Rex's mouth unless you're telling somebody to come block me, which is going to be a very hard damn task come Monday night."
Here is the whole story in a nut shell. Jets owner Woody Johnson is very jealous, and tired of playing second fiddle to the New York Football Giants. So Woody told Rex go get your name in the New York papers everyday. Rex is happy to oblige. I'm just glad Rex is having a good time and is not as nasty as his father Buddy was. Rex will provide bulletin board material every week. It's a New York thingy, get over it.
Ray....are you serious? The "Lakers"? C'mon......really? Damn, he needs someone to write him some jokes. Maybe he's just not as sharp as he was back in 2000. You know what though? Very cool for the teams (on both sides) know that in the end, it's all hype for the game. At least they are letting their players and coaches say what's on their minds and not having some PR shrill right there to stop them when they get "off subject". I wish we had more of this.
Thank you Steve! The Lakers have won championships more recently than 10 years ago. Hell, the Lakers have been to their league's championship (series) more than the Ravens have been to the Super Bowl since 2000! If Ray Lewis wants to compare his team to anyone... um... who's been to the playoffs and not won a title recently? Orlando? nope, been to the Finals. Atlanta? doormat til a couple years ago. But I digress. Just one question- with all of that hot air inside the stadium Monday night, are they going to have extra coolers on the sidelines for the players?
Hell.....with what the fans are paying for tickets they better have some brew on ice in the sidelines. NOW that would be a helluva show.
