Keidel: Regrettable, Forgettable Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan knows only one way to play poker in the Big Apple: No Limit. But Rex has discovered that being a head coach in the NFL is a zero sum game, and that no verbal smokescreen can hide the final score.
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Rex Ryan knows only one way to play poker in the Big Apple: No Limit. But Rex has discovered that being a head coach in the NFL is a zero sum game, and that no verbal smokescreen can hide the final score.
Rex Ryan was humbled, his boasts little more than hot air. Forget kings of the city. The New York Jets are now a desperate team on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since Ryan took over as coach.
It was not a good Christmas Eve for the Jets in more ways than one. The worst part of course was the 29-14 loss to the Giants that has put the Jets post-season hopes in peril.
Rex Ryan was brash and confident all week, insisting his Jets were the kings of New York. Well, the Giants shut him up in a big way.
Sanchez threw a career-high 59 passes, completing 30 of them, but also had two interceptions and lost a fumble inside the 5-yard line in the Jets' 29-14 loss.
Cincinnati (9-6) can clinch the final AFC wild card berth by beating Baltimore at Paul Brown Stadium next Sunday. The Bengals moved a game ahead of the Jets, who fell to 8-7 with a 29-14 loss.
Victor Cruz set two franchise receiving records, and Ahmad Bradshaw ran for two touchdowns as the Giants kept their playoff hopes alive.
New York Jets safety Brodney Pool suffered a head injury in the third quarter against the New York Giants and his return was questionable.
Rex Ryan's team stepped up the annoying tactics hours before their New York City metropolitan area showdown at MetLife Stadium by putting black curtains in front of the Giants' four Super Bowl logos.
Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham is inactive and Jets running back Joe McKnight, the NFL's leading kick returner, is active after being questionable.
A win for the Jets or the Giants brings either team closer to the playoffs, but for the fans, there's much more at stake.
The Jets could be without Joe McKnight and Marquice Cole for Saturday's clash with the Giants. Santonio Holmes, Eric Smith and Mike DeVito are all listed as probable.
And the question from this column is… who would you rather have coaching your team?
In the case of the Jets and Giants, it's a little more than just a sibling rivalry. It's about history, success and the constant bickering between fans of Gang Green and Big Blue.
Neil Keefe makes his Week 16 picks and asks for the same two things he asked for last Christmas. And then of course there's Giants-Jets...
