Former Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan to organization: 'F--- you guys'
Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Rex Ryan can only keep quiet for so long.
Just over a month after the Buffalo Bills fired him, Rex opened up about his time in Buffalo in an interview with the New York Daily News. Yes, he may have gone just 15-16 in his 31 games as a head coach, but that didn't stop him from lashing out at the organization that handed him his walking papers before the team's season finale against the New York Jets.
"I set the expectations too high," Ryan told the Daily News in a wide-ranging interview on Monday night, his first since getting fired before the Bills season finale against the Jets. "Like, boy, that's a shock. In a way, I felt, why not us? I stepped in where the head coach had quit, the defensive coordinator quit and the quarterback quit on them. So, I thought that it was important at the time to say, 'You know what? Shoot, I believe in you. And I'm proud to be the coach here.' Every bit of that was true. I put that truck (with the Bills logo) around town. I was all-in. Even though those other three had quit, I wasn't a quitter. I was ready. And I wanted to be there. And I wanted to win. And I thought I could win.
"... Let me tell you, I stripped that damn truck the day I got fired," Ryan said. "F--- you guys."
Rex's truck now has Clemson logos in support of his son Seth, who plays for the Tigers.
"Dude, national champions," Ryan said. "I'm supporting a winner."
"Supporting" a winner is all Rex ever did, unfortunately. He went seven straight seasons without a winning seasons. He went six straight seasons without the playoffs, becoming just the fourth coach since the merger to do so. His defense was a constant source of disappointment in Buffalo. In 2016 alone, he allowed three 200-yard rushing performances and had 10 players on the field for arguably the most pivotal play of the season.
The Bills were justified in firing him. The way it happened, with leaks from the front office and general manager Doug Whaley and ownership ducking questions, was shady. He didn't deserve that, and the problems with the Bills run much deeper than Rex. Even if he wasn't the entire problem, though, he was certainly part of it.
"I don't wish them bad will," Ryan said. "I don't. But I don't wish them luck, either. I'll be honest: I don't wish them good luck. I don't wish them bad luck. I just don't wish them luck. I wish the Jets luck."
Former Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan to organization: 'F--- you guys'
Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Rex Ryan can only keep quiet for so long.
Just over a month after the Buffalo Bills fired him, Rex opened up about his time in Buffalo in an interview with the New York Daily News. Yes, he may have gone just 15-16 in his 31 games as a head coach, but that didn't stop him from lashing out at the organization that handed him his walking papers before the team's season finale against the New York Jets.
"I set the expectations too high," Ryan told the Daily News in a wide-ranging interview on Monday night, his first since getting fired before the Bills season finale against the Jets. "Like, boy, that's a shock. In a way, I felt, why not us? I stepped in where the head coach had quit, the defensive coordinator quit and the quarterback quit on them. So, I thought that it was important at the time to say, 'You know what? Shoot, I believe in you. And I'm proud to be the coach here.' Every bit of that was true. I put that truck (with the Bills logo) around town. I was all-in. Even though those other three had quit, I wasn't a quitter. I was ready. And I wanted to be there. And I wanted to win. And I thought I could win.
"... Let me tell you, I stripped that damn truck the day I got fired," Ryan said. "F--- you guys."
Rex's truck now has Clemson logos in support of his son Seth, who plays for the Tigers.
"Dude, national champions," Ryan said. "I'm supporting a winner."
"Supporting" a winner is all Rex ever did, unfortunately. He went seven straight seasons without a winning seasons. He went six straight seasons without the playoffs, becoming just the fourth coach since the merger to do so. His defense was a constant source of disappointment in Buffalo. In 2016 alone, he allowed three 200-yard rushing performances and had 10 players on the field for arguably the most pivotal play of the season.
The Bills were justified in firing him. The way it happened, with leaks from the front office and general manager Doug Whaley and ownership ducking questions, was shady. He didn't deserve that, and the problems with the Bills run much deeper than Rex. Even if he wasn't the entire problem, though, he was certainly part of it.
"I don't wish them bad will," Ryan said. "I don't. But I don't wish them luck, either. I'll be honest: I don't wish them good luck. I don't wish them bad luck. I just don't wish them luck. I wish the Jets luck."
Former Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan to organization: 'F--- you guys'
