Rex Ryan is coming to Foxboro to "kick ass"

[Dpantherman]

Who's ass you ask?

The fun really picked up Monday when Jets coach Rex Ryan gave Bob Glauber of Newsday the kind of quote that works as catnip for reporters. “I came here to win,” Ryan said. “As much as I respect and admire Bill Belichick, I came here to kick his ass, and that’s the truth. That’s just the way it is.”

Asked on Wednesday by New York reporters when the last time a coach said he wanted to kick his ass, Belichick initially didn’t say anything. “I don’t know,” he finally said. (We can feel the awkwardness from here.) Belichick gave a longer but no less dry answer to Ryan’s comments on Tuesday.

“I’m not really worried about anybody else,” Belichick said. “I’m just trying to get this team ready to play. I’m not surprised that they expect to win and they’re confident they’re going to win. So are we. It might be a headline story for you guys — both teams expect to win.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/01/bill-belichick-doesnt-recall-the-last-time-a-coach-wanted-to-kick-his-ass/

Don't you just love nationally televised big rivalry games with playoff implications?

[Cavscout]

Jets will lose

[ladypanther]

Jets will lose

Hope so. Ryan's stuff is getting old. Would love to see the Pats shut him up. Followed by anyone else.

[davos]

I hope its a tie and they both lose their first playoff games

[bleys]

it's not getting old to me.. after watching his interviews, it's more said in a fun/joking manner.. taking it out of context like these reports I could see getting old..

when they played the Browns, that was a great week of smack talk.. he is the exact opposite of Fox.. I'm enjoying it..

[Dpantherman]

i think its funny as hell.

[dimbee]

I love Rex Ryan and his antics. This should be an epic matchup

[SOJA]

can't wait for this game

[Mr. Scot]

I'm not a big fan of the "blowhard" approach either, but a lot of players like it.

In a recent poll of NFL players, Ryan was voted the kind of coach they'd most like to play for.