Ryan said he was grateful to the Jets for providing him an opportunity to be a first-time head coach. The Jets have been riding the breakout season from Ryan Fitzpatrick as he proves a quarterback does not have to be exciting to get wins. He was hired as the Bills head coach two weeks later.
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The Rex Ryan reunion this week in NY is already off to an interesting, if predictable start. LeSean McCoy led in rushing with 112 yards and one touchdown in 16 carries while Karlos Williams added 110 yards and touchdowns in nine rushes.
TAYLOR MADE: Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor has sparked the offence with poise and playmaking ability. But given the circumstances of this 5-3 team, the Jets need more than a few things to go their way to avoid falling to 1-2 in the division. With that being said, he brought two great years to this franchise and rejuvenated a fan base who needed him. In Sunday’s victory over the Miami Dolphins, Ryan trotted out guard Richie Incognito, tight end Charles Clay and kicker Dan Carpenter to handle the pre-game coin toss against their former team.
On the season, the Buffalo Bills average 216.7 yards in passing and 123.9 yards in rushing.
The Bills’ injury report includes an issue on the right side of the offensive line.
Buffalo Bills’ LB IK Enemkpali, the former NY Jet who broke QB Geno Smith’s jaw in training camp with a locker room punch, has been named a captain for Thursday night’s game between the Bills and the Jets. “It’s not a slap in anybody’s face”.
Jets safety Calvin Pryor worked his way into Bills coach Rex Ryan’s press conference on Tuesday when a tweet he sent about Ryan constantly seeking attention for himself was nearly immediately turned into a question for Ryan from a Bills beat reporter.
These kinds of antics became a exhausted act when Ryan was with the Jets. If they are not accompanied by wins, they come off as grating rather than endearing. But if Ryan has anything right now in Buffalo, it’s time.
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That doesn’t mean he’s at the helm of a flawless team. The Bills got back to. This week against the Jets, Taylor is going to total at least four touchdowns in the game against a talented Jets’ defense. However, he suffered a shoulder injury late in the game, and it may keep him down against the Jets. “No slight to them, but I believe that we’re more talented here”. Teams get an automatic 15 yards on every return. The point is there’s a significant divide between Ryan and his former players. He did, however, impose push-ups as punishment for players who commit penalties during practice, days after defending his team’s high penalty count. Would it have been different if it was longer? Ryan, better than anyone in the National Football League, understands the National Football League is about entertainment, and he sure knows how to entertain. Ryan said he wasn’t “going to talk about that one” before going on to praise Fitzpatrick’s competitiveness and criticize the quarterback’s beard by calling him “not a real handsome kid”.
