Don't Blame Rex Ryan's Talk for Slow Start

of hearing about all of these magic intangibles that effect how well the other team plays…

I think the teams lack of discipline has to do with their lax approach to practice (I’m asusming this is the case when compared to other teams) and casual attitudes with eachother. I think Rex really needs to be that glue when it comes down to the offense and the defense. As we saw Monday, the offense had no fire/passion, no sense of urgency when they needed it, while the defense kept coming out and getting the job done with intensity.

The point here being this seems to be two seperate units, not a gelled team. I fail to see one team leader stepping up for that purpose. Bart Scott does it on defense and no one really seems to do it on offense and there’s no overall leader. Even Scott seems to stick with his unit and keep them playing with passion and commitment. I’m guessing this could be the detriment of getting rid of a Fanaca or Feeley like people were pointing out but it’s just not something tangable that you would see on the field but an attitude that feels like its just missing.

…but I absolutely agree that the “talking” has nothing to do with why they lost in week 1. That game was essentially a pick ’em anyway, and they lost by 1 point to another very good team.

What you CAN put Rex’s feet to the fire for is the fact that the offense looked unprepared, the defense was sloppy, and the team was generally undisciplined. Those are fair criticisms and he needs to address all of those issues as the head coach. But the talking? The boasting? Who cares about that? As the kids say these days, “haters gonna hate.”

he put way to much on dirty sanchez last year and cost us games now its happening all over again this year, any other offensive coordinator would have this loaded offense humming big time….HELLO?

Totally agree with the article – the other team will be fired up anyway. Talk is just talk. It’s fun. When it boils down to it, Rex is a defensive head coach, and he’s brilliant at it. Your defence will be top 3 again.

HOWEVER

I’d just worry about Sanchez. A young QB has to be allowed lead, has to be allowed to start taking the reigns of a team. With Rex’s bravado and the amount of egos on this team… it’s not there for a young QB to take control. In both hard knocks and the first game Sanchez looks like an outisder, like everyone knows he’s the albatross weighing them down. I don’t know, I think Sanchez struggles with this pressure Rex has put on him, and is finding it hard to impose his personality on the team. It would help if he played better. I guess you could argue that all young QBs face this pressure, and it’s sink or swim. But I think the attitude of the team doesn’t help.

Every time the Jets lose, the media will say it’s because of tough talk, Hard Knocks, and not “doing things the right way.”

It’s largely BS, but we set ourselves up for it, guys.

(I do wonder about our preparedness for that game though. Don’t tell me it’s the ref’s fault we posted so many penalties. 14 penalties is never an accident. Rex needs to make sure that never happens again.)