Rex Ryan put a cigar in his mouth when he needed to eat crow.
The ESPN analyst and could be a second term Jets head coach apparently lit a fireplace underneath the Texans by saying final week that the Chargers have a “bye week” going through the Texans within the AFC wild-card spherical.
Last rating: Texans 32, Chargers 12.
The Texans Ryan scoffed as he smoked his cigars of their locker room — as seen in movies on social media — which gave Ryan an opportunity to have the final phrase Sunday throughout ESPN’s “NFL Countdown.”
“I can nonetheless inspire a staff with the very best of them and stuff like that,” quipped Ryan, selecting up his personal cigar. “My God. Who had a worse day: me or Justin Herbert? It is most likely proper there.
Herbert threw 4 interceptions, together with a pick-six, for the Chargers.
“You need to tip your hat to them,” Ryan mentioned of the Texans. “As a result of this staff performed their absolute asses. Look, for those who performed like that, I might take you to win the Tremendous Bowl. I see, coming into it, [Texans] are 1-5 towards playoff groups and all that. Sorry, Houston.
It was Joe Mixon who struck out towards Ryan.
“I am smoking this Rex Ryan goodbye bundle,” Mixon mentioned in a video.
The AFC South champion and fourth-seeded Texans will go to the top-seeded Chiefs or third-seeded Ravens within the divisional playoffs subsequent week. The opponent shall be decided by Sunday’s Broncos-Payments winner.
Ryan’s apology did not final lengthy.
“I am not selecting you subsequent week both,” Ryan declared. “Or perhaps I’ll.”
The Jets aren’t scheduled to face the Texans till 2027, so it could possibly be some time earlier than Ryan faces the music even when he’s employed because the Jets’ head coach.
He interviewed for the job final week and one of many high candidates is off the board as Mike Vrabel lands with Patriots — and was quickly uttered by Ryan.
