Rex Ryan Deservedly on Hot Seat Already, and It Shouldn’t Get Cool Anytime Soon

September 15, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

If there's one thing fans and pundits alike love to do early in an NFL season, it's overreact. Win in Week 1, and it's time to start making playoff plans. Lose, and the sky is falling.
However, where head coach Rex Ryan of the Buffalo Bills is concerned, talk of his tenuous job security isn't a matter of jumping the gun. Ryan was on the proverbial hot seat long before the Bills lost in listless fashion to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1.
And he's going to remain on it regardless of what happens in Thursday night's AFC East showdown against his old team.
All the way back in January, Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News reported that team owner Terry Pegula gave both Ryan and general manager Doug Whaley an ultimatum—end the Bills' long playoff drought in 2016 or find work elsewhere.
That "postseason or bust" campaign didn't get off to the best of starts. The Bills never led in a 13-7 loss to the Ravens, and while the Buffalo defense looked much improved over last year...

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