Rex Ryan, Bill Belichick sees right through you.
The New York Jets head coach said Monday that Belichick is a “first-ballot Hall of Fame coach” when he retires. The New England Patriots head coach showed off his wry sense of humor when asked about Ryan’s comments by the New York media, then he quickly moved on to a new topic.
“It’s a very flattering comment, but it sounds like Rex is just buttering me up,” Belichick said Wednesday in a conference call. “I know they’re working hard, like they always do, play us very competitively. We’ve really had a hard time with them, including the last time we played them. We’re going to have to do a good job getting ready to go here stopping a team that runs the ball well, that stops the run well, that’s got a lot of explosive guys in the kicking game, that’s well coached, that’s tough, that beat us down there last year. We have our work cut out for us.”
The 11-3 Patriots take on the 3-11 Jets Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots beat the Jets 27-25 in Week 7 during their first meeting of the season.
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