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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin
You can make whatever excuses you want. When Rex was first hired, I predicted this career trajectory for him - initial success and flame out. (Seriously, I was spot on with this one, look it up ... it doesn't happen often). Rex's motivational style is great initially but wears thin fast.
Also, the yes/no question pose could also have the answer "Yes" with the basis being "Yes, I am the great Rex Ryan and I can make anything work b/c I am the most brilliant motivator in the history of coaching." Rex's hubris caused him to believe he could make Sanchez into a QB and successfully incorporate Tebow into the offense. Ooops.
Ultimately, he's a clown coach and always will be. He's got Shanahan's ego but not his acumen.
With all that said, I give you that Tannenbaum is a clown GM and bears more responsibility than I initially implied. From everything I have read, however, Tannenbaum and Rex were in this together with Rex providing the impetus.
Maybe I am wrong about Ryan, but I see nothing to dissuade me from the opinion I originally held of him. Rex has his fans who love his "in your face" style. I am not one of them - I think he is and always will be the clown coach seed that did not fall far from the thug coach tree his dad was.
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I am not a fan of Rex nor his father, but his father coached the Bears to a Superbowl (no offense to Mike Ditka) and as much as I hated him for the "bodybag game" and his years in Philly he was a pretty good coach. Rex has not had a losing season as a head coach yet (may happen this year). The bottom line is that there are a number of coaches in the league who cannot stake that claim, but will keep their jobs this year. He has a winning record over 4 seasons even if he loses out. To fire him would continue the culture of the "win now" mentality that has plagued both the Redskins and the league over the past two decades. It takes a long time and a lot of work to create a masterpiece; why fans need to see coaching turnover every 2-5 years is beyond me. Until he truly loses a season badly I cannot see anyone trying to justify a coaching change.