Rex Ryan says his team should be the Super Bowl favorites, and he’s made the appropriate plans for a long playoff stay.
ESPN’s Rachel Nichols reports Ryan handed out a schedule of practices and meetings this week to players, and the schedule ran through the end of the Super Bowl. He even listed the date for a potential parade.
Whether his tactics really make a difference or not, it’s hard for this New York resident not to love what Rex Ryan has brought to the Jets. He’s the biggest gift to back page headline writers since Alex Rodriguez arrived in town.
We’ll see Saturday afternoon if Ryan’s players can live up to their coach’s belief.
They will do battle with the Bengals at full strength. Nichols reports linebacker David Harris will start at inside linebacker, as expected.