Ryan apparently doesn’t want the “atmosphere around the Jets after last season’s bickering and collapse and this offseason’s trade for Tim Tebow.” Give credit where credit is due, good for Rexy for taking three years to learn how to finally handle the media.
Other teams on HBO’s hit list include the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. Seems like HBO has a little obsession with the Harbaugh boys.
I still say there’s a better chance of me getting struck by lightning while sitting on the back of a unicorm than the Ravens saying ‘yes’ to “Hard Knocks.” They won’t even let fans watch their practices, why would they let in television cameras? READ MORE >>>
Peyton Manning is up for the taking, Yu Darvish makes his Spring Training Debut, WPXI in Pittsburgh reports that Hines Ward goes to Baltimore and the gang rants about how much they despise lacrosse.
Join Zach, Patrick and Matt for this week’s edition of the best sports podcast in Baltimore, the BSR Podcast. The guys take you through the gamete of both Baltimore and national topics. Their guest on the show this week is Cal from Protect This Yard clothing.
Here are some of the topics discussed on this week’s show:
You mean to tell me that the Jets, who targeted every big name free agent after the lockout was lifted last offseason, are looking to bring in this year’s most talked about name? Stunning. I couldn’t be more surprised.
An unnamed source told the New York Post that Rex Ryan and the Jets are looking to shake up their franchise this offseason.
As Erin Silva of ProFootballTalk.com points out, the Jets owe Mark Sanchez $8.5 million this season and a $2.75 million roster bonus on March 27. That’s way too much money for a backup QB, which means that if Rexy and the Jets are serious about bringing in Peyton, Sanchez will hit the market this offseason too.
@Ravens_247 Tony Lombardi Can’t wait to see #RexRyan go full throttle after Peyton Manning, find out he can’t afford him and then start spinning how he loves Sanchez. Mar 07 via webFavoriteRetweetReply
I’ve got a admit, the colossal disaster that Rex Ryan created in New York makes me happy. Does that make me a bad person?
I loved the guy here in Baltimore and that he was a brilliant mind when it came to NFL defenses, but he antics got old and I said long ago that the beast he created with the Jets would ultimately lead to his demise.
We haven’t gotten that far yet, but based on Bart Scott’s recent frustrations, we can’t be too far away.
According to Gregg Rosenthal of ProFootballTalk.com*, Scott is guaranteed $4.2 million this season and has been given permission to seek a trade. Scott’s agent, Harold Lewis, told Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com that his client was “extremely frustrated” in his diminished role and said it was “destroying him” when he was demoted to a part-time player. READ MORE >>>
The Colts announced that a press conference will be held at 3:00 PM tomorrow.
As Aaron Wilson points out, Pagano becomes the fourth former Ravens defensive coordinator to get a head coaching job, following Rex Ryan, Marvin Lewis and Mike Nolan.
Pagano arrives in Indianapolis after a 2-14 season in the midst of a quarterback controversy between a number one draft pick and the NFL’s biggest commercial advertising super star. He spent the 2011 season as the DC in Baltimore after working the previous three as the Ravens’ secondary coach. READ MORE >>>
Houston cut Mason in December and on Monday he announced he was calling it quits. Mason’s departure from New York probably looked worse in October than it does now after their epic collapse. As a guy who was always known for talking, Mason made sure that people knew he wasn’t the problem in that locker room.
“They were a mess. It was a cluster you-know-what,” Mason told Wilson. ”If I was the problem, it would have stopped. I wasn’t the cancer in the locker room.”
Throughout the years, the Ravens have been forced to make transactions and lose fan favorite players, but they have excelled at replacing them. A strong defensive core has always been at the heart of the Baltimore organization and no matter where the guys in the Ravens system seem to go, they are never as success on other teams as they were donning purple.
Over recent years, Baltimore has lost a few key players from their roster to the New York Jets. After the Ravens second ranked defense took them to the AFC Championship in 2008, they lost their defensive coordinator Rex Ryan as he accepted the Jets head coaching vacancy to replace the recently fired Eric Mangini. Ryan took with him a talented and beloved Baltimore linebacker Bart Scott and a safety that helped keep together Baltimore’s shaky secondary, Jim Leonhard. READ MORE >>>
The Ravens decision to cut Derrick Mason this summer wasn’t a popular one and was one that I contested after the NFL lockout. Mason eventually signed in Baltimore-North with Rex Ryan’s Jets, but was traded in mid-October to Houston.
If you are a frequent BSR reader then you know that I, Zach Wilt, am not the biggest fan of one Rex Ryan. As recent as last week I talked about Ryan’s latest embarrassment, yelling the f-word at a fan during halftime of the Jets-Patriots game. I have constantly said that the hype that Ryan has built in New York will ultimately lead to his demise likely before he ever wins anything significant.
On the BSR podcast, Patrick, Matt and I discuss in full detail how ridiculous this fine is and how it goes against everything they promoted about Ryan just a year ago. Using foul language was what Rex became known for during HBO’s Hard Knocks and something that the league used to promote their brand just last season. No fines were handed out for Ryan using obscenities when the league received hype and national attention.
But, when Ryan gets caught in the moment and fires back at a fan while walking into the locker room it costs him $75,000. What happened to that being Rex’s personality?
As Pat pointed out in our podcast, how many times do you think John Madden told a fan to piss off on the way to the locker room? Probably countless. Fortunately for him, he didn’t coach in the era of cell phone cameras.
It’s these double standards in the NFL that drive me absolutely crazy. Champagne celebrations aren’t allowed in NFL locker rooms because the league doesn’t want to encourage kids to drink, yet every six seconds Miller Lite is advertising their douchey “Man Up” commercials. If it makes money for the league, it doesn’t matter.
The BSR podcast has returned for a Thanksgiving extravaganza. Join Zach Wilt, Patrick Guthrie and Matt Lund as they break down the week’s top stories on the official podcast of BaltimoreSportsReport.com.
Among this week’s topics are:
We’re just hours away from the Harbowl! - Brothers John and Jim Harbaugh face off on Thanksgiving as the Ravens host the 49ers. Patrick tells Matt and Zach that even the center of the sports universe, Connecticut, has a fever for more Harbaugh. The guys debate which Harbaugh is the best coach and how far the 49ers will go in the playoffs.
Justin Verlander wins AL MVP - Should pitchers win baseball’s Most Valuable Player award? What does “MVP” mean? Are baseball’s writers too biased to vote for the award? Patrick and Zach think Verlander deserved the award, Matt thinks Jacoby Ellsbury should have won it.
MLB unveils new collective bargaining agreement - No longer can baseball players opt out of the All-Star game. Zach likes that the league is holding players accountable, Matt and Patrick disagree and think that voting needs to be out of the hands of the fans.
One of most epic debates among commenters on BSR this week has been the coaching of the Baltimore Ravens. I argued that the losses that the Ravens have endured this season have to be blamed on poor coaching and that starts at the top with John Harbaugh.
When Harbaugh is criticized typically Ravens fans jump to the “I wish Rex Ryan was the head coach” argument. I do not. I’m not looking to replace Harbaugh or think that Ryan was better fitted for the job when Brian Billick was relieved of his duties. I think Ryan in Baltimore would have been terrible and I believe that his tenure with the Jets will end disastrously as the hype machine he has created in New York will ultimately lead to his demise.
After week 10, the Jets left walked off their home field just as embarrassed as the Ravens did when they left Seattle. The Patriots dominated the Jets 37-16 in a game that frustrated Ryan so much that he shouted an obscenity at a fan that said that Bill Belichick was better than him. (Warning: Video contains foul language)
Even though John Harbaugh drives me crazy when he lies about never cursing on the sideline, I would much rather have the liar than the fool.
One of those rare real sports moments occurred after the Ravens beat the Texans on Sunday. It was a moment that left many fans feeling satisfied, thinking to themselves that despite the men on the field making more in a week than they will make in a year that there actually is a human element to the game they spend an entire Sunday watching.
I’m talking of course about that moment that Ravens head coach John Harbaugh hugged his former player and current Texan, Derrick Mason, and said in is his ear “always a Raven.” The twitterverse exploded with joy over that Hallmark moment. How incredible was it that the camera was in the perfect spot and the microphones were pointed in their direction?
Derrick Mason's Jets jerseys have become collector's items
After Rex Ryan is fired from his job as head coach of the New York Jets, whether it be at the end of a disappointing 2011 or ten years down the road, one of the signings that people will call a failure during his tenure will be that of Derrick Mason.
Former Ravens have flocked to New York to begin anew under their former defensive coordinator and all around fun loving guy, Rexy. One of those guys just never seemed to fit in.
Last night, Derrick Mason was traded to the Houston Texans for a conditional draft pick. Mason reportedly struggled learning the New York offense (of course so has the rest of the team) and complained about his role on the team which ultimately led to this move. NFL insiders, including the Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson aren’t surprised to see these personality traits become public. ”Par for the course,” Wilson tweeted on Tuesday.
At 2-3, the Jets sit in third place in the AFC East behind the New England Patriots and the red hot Buffalo Bills. New York is arguably the second most disappointing team of the young 2011 season behind of course the dream team Philadelphia Eagles at 1-4.
It’s never good when a player clashes so badly with a team that he has to be moved. Especially when the coach of that team is as boisterous as Rex Ryan.
Baltimore North (The New York Jets for those without a sense of humor) is in a state of disarray after falling to 2-3 with their third straight loss this season. Their star cornerback, Darrelle Revis, got burned by Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker and their offense hasn’t seemed to click five weeks into the NFL season.
A vital part of that offense is former Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason, famously known in Baltimore for playing injured and saying things that he wished he didn’t say, spent this majority of this week’s loss on the sideline. ESPNNewYork.com reports that Rex Ryan benched Mason “because of his mouth.”
Mason was reportedly part of a group of Jets players that complained to head coach Rex Ryan about offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. Though Mason denied those claims, Jeremy Kerley still played the majority of yesterday’s game over the veteran Mason.
This loss could have caused the Ravens to say any number of things to the Jets on the field. Like “how are we going to see you in the AFC championship if finish behind the Bills?” Or “I haven’t seen Rex Ryan this upset since he caught his wife wearing socks.”
Regardless of the one liners, Ravens special teamer and linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo said something to the Jets linebacker Aaron Maybin that he later said was “uncalled for.” It was something that was bad enough to cause him to apologize on Monday. READ MORE >>>
Not surprisingly, HBO wants to feature Rex Ryan’s circus in New York once again on the 2012 season of “Hard Knocks.” What is surprising is that according to Adam Schein of FOXSports.com, Ryan is against the show highlighting his New York Jets.
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