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How Will the Foot Story Affect the New York Jets Sunday?

It is an unfortunate reality that we have to discuss such silliness, but the story about Michelle Ryan's feet that came out this week provided the Jets with a major distraction heading into a big game. Wednesday's press conference was particularly uncomfortable according to reports.

The chagrined coach could not have looked more anguished if he had been sacked by Julius Peppers, the crafty defensive end his linemen will face this weekend when they play the hard-hitting Chicago Bears.

Ryan repeated the words "personal matter" five more times before mercifully moving on to questions about player injuries and playoff possibilities.

In those uncomfortable moments, Ryan clenched his teeth and hung his head.

I couldn't even venture a guess as to how this will affect the Jets. Some guys view the game as an escape from the real world and block it out. Others use a stable home life as an escape from the pressures of football. It is difficult to imagine this not being on his mind.

We will probably never know the full extent of how it really will affect the team. It will be in intangible ways. Did a lack of focus cloud Rex's thinking and hinder him during game planning? Did he forget to install something he wanted to? Did the distraction make him miss things he would normally pick up? Maybe the episode will get him upset and sharpen his focus.

It's also possible that a locker room full of guys who respect him will be fired up even more to win a game for him.

I couldn't even venture a guess as to how this will affect the team. Maybe it won't have any effect at all. It is something to keep a mind on.

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I think the Jets are at their best when they are "under siege."

I am confident that the Jets will rally around Ryan and play very well on Sunday*

*knocks on wood

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Dec 24, 2010 9:13 AM EST reply actions  

Oh come on now...

This story surely is much worse than say things like: Lawrence Taylor being charged of raping a 14 year old girl…or Dave Meggett being incarcerated for 30 some years for murdering someone….or Favre texting pictures of his johnson to some hot 20 something all behind his wife’s back who is battling cancer…….feet…..FEET…..We are talking about a man’s love of his wife’s FEET. Maybe he should have been cheating on his wife instead, since that is an occurrence in society today, the media would have just ignored it and thought they all do it. I had to laugh when I was flipping the channels the other night and stopped on Entertainment Tonight, they actually had a brief on this moronic story and actually called it a “scandal”….Seriously………..SERIOUSLY?? The media really is a joke these days.

by winnebagosun on Dec 24, 2010 9:45 AM EST reply actions  

100% agree

The man is married to his high school sweetheart of 23 yrs, and we are reporting that they have sex and that he likes her body parts news? Just another example of how much so many people want the JETS to fail… the whole week we have gotten no kudos for our win, but they want t o throw dirt out on us… smdh.

by lnford4 on Dec 24, 2010 10:22 AM EST up reply actions  

And poor Woody gets dragged into it....

Message to NFL. Bad enough you’re airing a personal matter. Leave the current Jets staff alone. Rex was with the Ravens at the time.

BTW, which corporate NFL staffer wants to have his/her personal life scrutinized like this? Goodell has sexting from Brett all season in an “on-going” investigation, and this is news? How about an simple statement from the NFL saying no action is warranted from our side so that the story dies a quick death. Or maybe he can take a look at the recent arrests of 3 Tampa Bay players and see what their “team culture” might be like.

by oldskooljet on Dec 24, 2010 10:11 AM EST reply actions  

unfortunately there no way that this hasnt had a negative impact on rex.

Its embarassing, and he was visibly uncomfortable during his press conference. He’s embarassed for his team, the organization, most of all his wife… How many times did he have to discuss this with colleagues and strangers? What if he had to divulge other humiliating little tidbits of his private life to woody, tanny and the pr dept? And had to tell his wife what he told them? What if there’s a long lost sex tape out there some where? Of course it was a big distraction for him personally.

Hopefully schotty really puts together a good game plan this week and the running game is clicking. And pettine gets the boys ready to destroy. Everybody needs to pick up the big guy for this one.

by Crackback on Dec 24, 2010 10:23 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

That’s exactly right, and the only way this could turn out positive is for the players and coaches to rally around Rex and make a statement to show their support – on the field. Clearly this is affecting him deeply as his confident, take charge approach with the media is gone.

I can’t understand for the life of me how a guy in his position would allow this to happen. Who cares what he does with his own wife, but making it public when the entire country knows who you are is just stupid and irresponsible. And something tells me there is a LOT more to this story… Because a character as boisterous and brash as Rex wouldn’t be so terrified of the media he once played like a fiddle simply because he’s in love with his wife’s feet.

by nationalist88 on Dec 24, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

There are no longterm problems that I can see

It’s a shame that Rex can get more drama for loving his wife, while Belichick can ruin two marriages and no one seemed to care. The guy is embarrassed, and will be for a little while. Everyone will get over it, just like we have gotten over everything else. A story like this has a shelf life of about a week. Actually, not even. It has until Sunday, then no one will care about Rex

We should be more concerned about our QB’s shoulder than any fetish Rex has. 95% of men have a fetish, or fantasy, why should we judge his?

Get busy winning or get busy losing.

by GangGreenMag on Dec 24, 2010 10:38 AM EST reply actions  

Oh boy...

When this story broke, I went and looked at the pictures and couldn’t really tell if it was Mrs. Ryan. She only had a few pictures out there to compare to. Then I listened to the audio… of coach Ryan (oh yeah)… with a Jags fan and a Fins fan and we immediately started laughing our butts off. I went into defense mode for 3 or 4 minutes and listened to the jokes they came up with on the spot. Sorry, they were funny. And you know what? 5 minutes later, we were back at work. Not forgotten, but old news.
In the scheme of things, this is NOT huge. His coaching abilities are not affected by what has happened. His technical and tactical knowledge have not been diminished at all. He still is the coach. He still is the leader and if he wants to wear Mrs. Ryans’ panties under the team sweats on the sidelines it ain’t gonna make a difference when they beat the Bears.
We should be VERY surprised if this has ANY effect at all on how they players and coaches respond on Sunday. (except the analysts) These men are professional, not because of being paid, but rather the belief in the coach abilities, his mission and his leadership.
If anyone gets the chance, watch what Bart Scott and Revis said about this. That ought to give a little sampling of what the players feel. Class, both of these guys.
The time is now to beat the Bears like the redheaded stepchildren they are.
Jets rush for 217 yards in a 27-21 win

by jaxopguy on Dec 24, 2010 10:44 AM EST reply actions  

Again, I just don't see how anyone can get off comparing Rex to Tiger Woods.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/rex-ryan-foot-fetish-video-New-Yorkk-Jets-coach-latest-embarassment-122310

I usually love Whitlock’s stuff, but this week he looks like an idiot. Tiger cheated on his wife multiple times, and Rex is worse and can make Tiger looke “wholesome” again just because he’s in love with his wife? Pardon me if I have to scratch my head a few times.

by umohan21 on Dec 24, 2010 12:01 PM EST reply actions  

wow - and he's calling Ryan a Bozo?

this guy is ridiculous – and he might be fatter than Rex too
He might break his chair on “The Sports Reporters” this morning – and I bet he’s gonna bash Rex there too.
“Antonio "Baby Daddy" Cromartie has lost some respect for Uncle Rex.” – how many people is he trying to insult in this article?

by ILikeSports on Dec 26, 2010 6:42 AM EST up reply actions  

I couldn’t even venture a guess as to how this will affect the Jets.

I can venture a guess for you. They are more concerned about the football game, and not feet. It’s not going to affect anything..

by James Calvin on Dec 24, 2010 12:07 PM EST reply actions  

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