If you love coaches who speak their mind, give life to nongame days and aren't afraid to talk trash, you better start pulling for the New York Jets.
As it stands now, Jets coach Rex Ryan is proving a point for all the coaches who hide their thoughts, put us to sleep on nongame days and sugarcoat every opponent.
Ryan's boastful personality and swagger on HBO's "Hard Knocks" series placed a giant target on one of the AFC's Super Bowl contenders. In Week 1, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis took the target and smashed it over Ryan's head. Next up: New England, another elite AFC team that's even more ticked off because it shares the same division as the Jets.
Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, whose team also resides in the AFC East, said the Jets' attitude makes it fun to play them.
"That's just the Jets; that's their personality," Williams said. "It's been like that for a while. I guess they like it. When you put a target up, it kind of forces you to get up every week for the game. I love it."
Let's hope the Jets and their woeful offense can respond to the many upcoming challenges and strike a blow for free speech. Let's also think of some targets to put on other teams. Such as:
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The Dolphins can issue a news release saying Brett Favre's performance in New Orleans broke Dan Marino's record for most incompletions to receivers he's never met, heard of or bothered to practice with.