New York Jets: Five Minutes vs. Lions Save Rex Ryan From Critics—For Now

November 9, 2010   ·   Jayson Love   ·   Jump to comments

For one week and three-quarters of football, you saw the downside of having Rex Ryan as a head coach. 
On HBO's Hard Knocks, Ryan made a speech about the possibility of getting your opponent's "best shot" week in and week out.  The perception was that, having a target on your back due to a loquacious head coach, you couldn't sneak up on opponents. 
Despite acknowledging this, Ryan said that he didn't care.  He believed that his opponents' best shot wasn't good enough to beat his team.
Well, for one week and three quarters of football, Ryan was dead wrong.
The signs were there.  In Denver, before the bye week, the Jets needed a 4th down, pass interference call to salvage a late comeback win.
That same Denver team rolled over and died when the Raiders came to town the following week, surrendering 59 points in a loss. 
Then, the Jets played Green Bay, who displayed top-level defense an...

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