The Ryan brothers. If you are an NFL fan you have heard of these two clowns. They are both coaches following in their father, Buddy's footsteps. Then you think back to the day that Buddy Ryan, then Defensive Coordinator with the Houston Oilers sucker punched Offensive Coordinator, Kevin Gilbride on the sidelines MID game!
Rex is the head coach of one of the biggest three ring circus acts the NFL offers, the New York Jets. Two years ago Rex demonstrated his cockiness by providing his team with the schedule for the entire year in training camp. The schedule included the Superbowl parade. Regardless, this year was a joke if you are a fan of the Jets. I personally have never really cared for the Jets, a dislike exacerbated by the presence of the said, Rex Ryan as Head Coach. My reasons for my dislike, along with my sick pleasures include"
* He is a loud mouth to the ?th degree. If you ask him I'm sure he will tell you he is the greatest coach to ever grace God's green earth;
* He convinced management to move up and draft Mark Sanchez with the 6th overall pick three years ago. On a sidenote Mark Sanchez sucks.
* He traded for Tim Tebow, the worst QB the NFL has ever spent so much time talking about. He claimed that Tebow would help the Jets win; the Jets never won and Tebow never played.
* He has a tattoo of his wife wearing a Sanchez jersey; only slightly creepy
* And to cap it all off, after a season that was a complete disaster for the Jets, Rex Ryan stated in a press conference that he is the right man to coach the NY Jets. Sadly, I think he truly believes that.
On to his brother Rob, who on Tuesday was fired as Defensive Coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys lost on the final night of the season to miss the play - off's on yet another costly mistake by Tony Romo. The problem with the Cowboys this year was not Tony Romo, it was Rob's porous defense who would have been unable to stop molasses from moving uphill. Sure teams have bad years and guys get fired, but then, to prove he is his brother's brother he tells a reporter he is not worried as he will likely 'be out of work for about five minutes'. I hope he never gets another job again. I wouldn't hire this guy to coach my local six man High School team let alone pay him piles of money to accomplish so little.
Today is the WHL trade deadline, and I rarely talk about the WHL. I am not sure why, but when it comes to the WHL my fondness for the Regina Pats is about as miniscule as possible. They have been a disaster for over a decade now, and part of it lies in the way they run their hockey club. They don't seem to get Junior Hockey, or the idea of building a winner. Three years ago, a team that was going nowhere, the Pats balked on trading Jordan Eberle and Colton Teubert, a couple of guys they could have got a king's ransom for. Last year, a team who barely squeaked into the play - off's chose to mortgage the future to a degree by making a couple of acquisitions at the deadline. This year, they again are going pretty much nowhere yet don't appear willing to move any viable talent that is always a hot commodity at this time. Their GM was recently quoted as saying 'I like our team'. Really? Not many others do. Inevitably at some point, WHL GM's need to look at their team and choose to sacrifice a year or two of obscurity for a run in the future. Trade your studs for kids who will become studs. Somebody needs to send that message to the Regina Pats.
That is all I have today.
Later,
HM
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