The ones breathing the biggest sigh of relief after the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship a short while ago was the New York Jets. Barring any last-second changes of heart, the Jets should name Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan their new head coach as soon as Monday. If Baltimore beat Pittsburgh, the Jets would have had to wait another two weeks before they could hire Ryan as their coach, something they obviously did not want to do. The one question still left unanswered is the status of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. It originally was thought that Schottenheimer would hang around as coordinator with the new regime, but rumors have it that he wants to leave the team if he isn't chosen as the team's head coach. As a Jets fan, I'd gladly take the latter.(AP photo, right, of Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan and fullback Lorenzo Neal.)
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As usual, you were ahead of the curve. Ryan is now the coach. One can only hope he'll bring in his own staff and clear out the dreck that is there now- Favre included. Go JETS!
I love the hiring. Ryan's defense's have always been sick, so hopefully he brings some of that to the Jets. They definitely need it. By the way, the Cards are in the Super Bowl, which means Kurt Warner has to be back in Arizona for at least another two years, which means my plan to get Matt Leinart could be in full effect. (Although if Warner did win the Super Bowl he could retire on top.) In that case, with Anquan Boldin all but certain to be traded by the Cardinals, if I was the Jets, I'd switch my focus to him in a second. He's exactly what the Jets need.
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