Rex Ryan Thinks He's Babe Ruth?

by Bruce Raffel on Mar 21, 2011 5:00 PM EDT

"They talk about walk softly and carry a big stick. I love that. I agree with that 100%," Ryan said. "But I guess I feel more like Babe Ruth. I'm going to walk softly, I'm going to carry that big stick and then I'm going to point and then I'm going to hit it over the fence."

Rex Ryan said the above quote in an interview with the New York Times, according to a story in the National Football Post. He thinks the comparison is similar because he means to have his team back up his strong words when they hit the field for the 2011 season and win the Super Bowl, as Ryan has been saying. It didn't work the first two years, although the New York Jets were in the playoffs both of his first two seasons and one of the better teams in the league.

However, once you lose and aren't the defending Super Bowl Champs, perhaps you should have a bit more humbleness in your boasting. At the same time, Ryan's players respect how he has so much confidence in them and even his former players on the Ravens speak fondly on how much they loved playing for him.

As far as the Babe Ruth comparisons? Perhaps only in his side-view profile....

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More like Baby Ruth, cause it looks like he has had a few.

"If only Flacco could put up numbers similar to Matt Ryan, or maybe just improve his stats year-to-year, he wouldn’t seem like such a wasted draft pick. It’s as if a young quarterback needs to put up better stats in his first three years than nearly every other quarterback to play in the NFL to justify a first round pick." - Amp

by Mr MaLoR on Mar 21, 2011 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

I can’t stand him. So glad we didn’t make him the head coach.

by JoshuaStein on Mar 21, 2011 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

This.

by Mr MaLoR on Mar 21, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions

You don't mean that.

Shawn Camp earned my dog several beatings back in 2007

by wtbudlight on Aug 30, 2010 5:54 PM PDT

by IntrepidX on Mar 21, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

A head coach who has gotten to the AFC Championship game in his first two years; speaks his mind; doesn’t sugarcoat anything; accepts blame; players love and respect him; free agents want to play for him.

He’s not perfect by any means, but he is one hell of a coach.

by MrPoopyPants on Mar 22, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m afraid I agree. I don’t like his antics or anything like that, but when based purely on coaching, I think he is a great coach. The biggest thing I see is the love players have for him and that includes the players here. They really buy in and believe what he is saying and that’s something that’s very important as a head coach. He is a defensive mastermind and is definitely deserving of being a head coach. I’m not saying I prefer him over Harbaugh or anything, but definitely think he is a great coach.

by AV23 on Mar 22, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

My thoughts exactly. Not really a fan of how he runs his mouth, but he’s obviously a damn good coach, and his players love playing for him. Although I wouldn’t trade him for Harb’s anyday, I’d much rather have a disciplined team than an over-cocky one.

"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right."
-Hunter S. Thompson-

by StuckInUtah on Mar 22, 2011 2:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions