Comments on: Rex Ryan faced extreme provocation before firing middle finger

By: joey-pickles

joey-pickles — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:17:15 +0000

Dare I say, “Twinkie Deffense”?

By: JetSet

JetSet — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:57:40 +0000

Rex was given celebrity status by being offered the mic and allowed to address the crowd.
His comments on MMA were on point and astute.
His challenge to Miami fans in their back yard however, was provoking and out of line.
Imagine if the Miami coach had said the same thing in Madison Square Garden?
Might be a different article we are commenting on.

By: JetSet

JetSet — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:43:26 +0000

2 quick comments.
1- Rex is a millionaire world class coach associating and antagonising MMA fans that are one level above WWE fans in their environment and probably lickered up. What was he expecting? Also a NY team too boot!
2- Based on past events, he snaps and punches the fan. Cha-Ching$$$? Maybe the fan was not as dumb as he appeared?
Song phrase says it best:
“Looking for Love in all the wrong places”

By: tigerlilac

tigerlilac — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:49:49 +0000

Think about it. When was the last time you gave someone the finger? For me, I think it was fourth grade.
Anyone can lose their temper. Certainly, players and coaches deal with some idiots, but, you have to grow up.
Imagine if Clinton, Bush, or Obama, with all the crap they took/take, flipped someone the bird? This guy represents the Jets organization. Good to see the No Fun League get a character but the weight, the stuff theat comes out of his mouth, they crying, and now “the finger” reflect a lack of discipline and make the NFL look like professional wrestling. Given some of the calls and non-calls we see NFL referees make one has to wonder if the league isn’t going in that direction.

By: mike_311

mike_311 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:28:07 +0000

who cares…

By: moreflagsmorefun

moreflagsmorefun — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:55:28 +0000

He should have let Bobby Knight talk to the guy,,

By: SDZC

SDZC — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:39:44 +0000

effeminate: womanly
effeminization: becoming womanly
afeminization: becoming more manly.
you know, like a-theist, a-sexual, a-edjumacated

By: GirthyOne

GirthyOne — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:46:01 +0000

Gone is the day when a coach could tell a couple of his players to kick the guys ass. Too bad.
Also, too bad nobody thinks fans should have class and enough respect for others, let alone themselves.

By: Doral4720

Doral4720 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:41:34 +0000

Fans take rivalries much more seriously than players. The NFL like all professional sports is a form of entertainment and a business. It is the job of the coach to pump up his team and Rex Ryan is much more in your face than most coaches but he is just doing his job. We are all fans and have our favorite teams and teams we don’t like but to curse at a man the way that fan did is just classless and stupid. I have met players from teams that beat my team and I told them “I don’t root for you but that doesn’t mean that I don’t respect you or your abilities”. If that guy had used the f word with me I would have done more than flipping him the finger.

By: EY

EY — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:37:32 +0000

Fired?
The Jets were just in the AFC Championshiop… Fired… Ha.

By: 305phinphan

305phinphan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:52:22 +0000

If he doesn’t want to hear the rants then he needs to stay his fat arse out of Florida. I have seen him eat endangered species off the inlet in West Palm Beach. Ryan stay your fat arse in New York and worry about getting his crappy team their own stadium.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:13:50 +0000

He obviously inherited his father’s temper. At least he didn’t punch the guy out like his dad did Kevin Gilbride!

By: td85

td85 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:52:45 +0000

He’s a piece of shit just like his dad!! Enough said

By: Meldog

Meldog — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:21:26 +0000

This guy gets paid millions of dollars to take that kind of abuse. If the league doesn’t like it, then he needs to learn how to not take it personally or start working at the post office where they tolerate that kind of behavior.

By: downsouth49er

downsouth49er — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:01:28 +0000

Seems like Rex can’t take not being the one throwing out insults….i hate that pregnant chin shrek

By: mrzazz41387

mrzazz41387 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:11:02 +0000

I mean what did Rex Expect going to a public event in Florida. Of course there are going to be bitter, pathetic, idiotic Dolphin’s fans, filling the arena to the rafters. I love Miami fans saying we didn’t deserve to be in the playoffs, yet we went on the road and beat 2 tames no one thought we could beat. Last year they got the same opportunity, and fell on their faces. Maybe they wish their team was run by Rex instead.

By: RayDaMayor

RayDaMayor — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:58:01 +0000

Oh come on…..if any other NFL head coach walked in that event over the weekend, this would have never happened.
But because Rex Ryan has such a big-assed mouth and openly disrespects other teams, he gets what got from the fans.
Ryan is a tool and he needs to learn what STFU means.

By: Discostu570

Discostu570 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:46:25 +0000

You’re right, since some fans are jerks, NFL coaches and players should all live in complete isolation. It’s the only rational thing to do, Ryan was a jerk for going out in public.
Honestly, if his target deserved it, why exactly should Ryan be held to a higher standard? I completely support his right to give some jerk the finger.

By: jeremyb91

jeremyb91 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:46:20 +0000

Unfortunately it’s something a coach must deal with and Rex lost his cool. He’s going to get a slap on the wrist and then he’ll learn from this.
We aren’t in high-profile positions were you are expected to keep your cool regardless of the situation. Do you think Senators and other high profile people get tested on a daily basis.
In Miami he has to understand he’s going to have to deal with dicks like the one he faced. In any rival town he’s going to come across some asshole who wants to rev Rex up and see how much he can piss him off.
This prick in Miami probably just got bank for taking the photo and egging him on. Rex is a high-profile coach who must keep his cool at all times and just walk away.

By: wwwmattcom

wwwmattcom — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:38:40 +0000

What do you expect from a guy from New Jersey. I live in New Jersey.
However if someone could associate me with where I work and I did that. woah harsh consequences.
Why is this so bad though?
The afeminization of america continues.

By: Rex Ryan=Fat Twat

Rex Ryan=Fat Twat — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:35:52 +0000

I must meat this man and bow before him

By: recent

recent — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:27:10 +0000

Whats next, Tom Coughlin honks his horn when somebody cuts him off in traffic and the league looks into it?
There has to be a line between work and personal life, and giving a rowdy guy the finger at a UFC event looks like personal life to me.

By: KingJoe!

KingJoe! — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:23:08 +0000

I think Ryan should have the right to punch this guy square in the face and not be arrested, fined or sued. I am so tired of these gutless punks thinking they can stand behind the potential for a lawsuit or the lawand lambast a public figure. We need to go retro and start making people stand behind what they say. This country is becoming a weak, aimless bunch of cry babies.

By: GhostofFlorioPast

GhostofFlorioPast — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:18:48 +0000

Rex obviously has finger control issues – his fingers keep stuffing his pie hole with delicious treats. I’d recommend surgery, but it sure didn’t do anything for Charlie Weiss.

By: Arizona Buckeye

Arizona Buckeye — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:17:37 +0000

Too bad Rex didn’t stuff a boot up his ass. I’m tired of rude and obnoxious fans/individuals spewing anything they feel like with no consequences for their idiotic actions.

By: cobrala2

cobrala2 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:10:08 +0000

“Then again, and as we said earlier, if an NFL head coach can’t control his middle fingers, he shouldn’t be going out in public.”
Freedom called. They want a rational opinion, please.

By: WashingtonRedstorms

WashingtonRedstorms — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:09:11 +0000

Rex had his box of twinkies stolen.

By: buffalopaul

buffalopaul — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:56:00 +0000

i love the double standard. most of you people siding with fatboy for being provoked, are the same people who lambasted ron artest after he was “physically” assaulted. stop flip flopping.

By: Igottz5onit

Igottz5onit — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:53:31 +0000

I don’t get it, did the finger hurt the guy?

By: Florio-is-a-tool

Florio-is-a-tool — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:52:03 +0000

Idiot fans need attention from someone, anyone to justify their miserable existence. Not a fan of Rex but it sounds like this time he was justified.