Rex Ryan Is Already The Best Coach In The NFL

The New York Jets and their Head Coach Rex Ryan defeated the Tennessee Titans 24-17 Sunday in a rain-soaked contest at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.

Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (17-30, 171 yards) became the first rookie signal-caller in NFL history to lead his team to a 3-0 start.

“When Sanchez is playing at the top of his game and the defense is playing like they are, and special teams doing what we do, we’re unstoppable,” said Wallace Wright, a key performer on the Jets special teams unit. “We definitely feel we are the team to beat.”

The Jets believe that they are “the team to beat” because Ryan, 46, has instilled a swagger and genuine confidence in his players that has translated into victories on the gridiron.

Additionally, Ryan, who served as the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator from 2005-2008, has made playing the game of football enjoyable again for Jets players who were smothered by their former coach Eric Mangini’s tyrannical policies for three painstaking seasons.

One current Jets player was asked after Sunday’s game what their record would be if Mangini was still the head coach instead of the magnetic Ryan.

“We’d be 0-3, maybe 1-2,” said the player, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I’m serious. No one likes to be over-coached. It’s no fun.”

In essence, Mangini is to fun what kryptonite is to Superman. While Ryan has emphatically encouraged his players to speak their minds and voice their opinions.

However, the Oklahoman demands that his players exhibit a team-first mentality and he will not accept selfishness on his squad.

Promising wide receiver David Clowney learned that lesson when he was benched versus the Titans after he complained on Twitter about a lack of playing time.

In the immediate aftermath of Gang Green’s statement victory against the New England Patriots in week two, Clowney tweeted: “one play in the first half, four plays in the second half…A bit disappointed about my playing time but very happy and satisfied about the win.”

Clowney, 24, who was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech University, has performed brilliantly in his first two preseason’s with the Jets.

Unfortunately, in large part because of a severe collar bone injury he suffered last year, Clowney has not had an opportunity to exhibit his skills on the field during the regular season.

It is now apparent that Clowney, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds at the NFL Combine, will never be afforded a chance by Ryan in the future either if he continues to be preoccupied with himself.

“I was upset with him, yep,” admitted Ryan on Monday. “No individual is bigger than the team. If I feel a guy is not putting the team first, I’ll make that decision to put the guy down.”

After he posted the initial tweet that chapped Ryan’s ass, Clowney posted another message that read, “My team always comes first so I’ma just keep grinding.”

Ryan said that Clowney responded to being reprimanded in an ideal fashion. In fact, Ryan stated he is considering Clowney for the team’s practice player of the week award.

“It could be a misunderstanding between David and I, but nobody’s a bigger fan of David Clowney than I am,” said Ryan. “It’s not head games or anything else.”

Despite the fact that he has only three games on his resume, Rex Ryan is simply everything you want in an NFL head coach.

He is a player’s coach who requires discipline, he has an exceptional football mind. But, he doesn’t pretend to be a genius who could successfully split the atom.

In all probability, Rex Ryan is the man who will ultimately lead the New York Jets to their first championship since the 1969 season.