Rex Ryan F-Bombs have become a hot topic around water coolers these days and have created quite a buzz for the
New York Jets’ HBO reality show, ‘Hard Knocks’.
Hard Knocks normally features the Jets players during training camp but Coach Ryan decided to get involved this season and debuted in this month’s premiere. When the show was aired, Ryan who is no stranger to controversy became the scene-stealer of the show and it wasn’t for delivering well-rehearsed, touching lines.
Media members who spend time around the Jets’ locker room and colorful Ryan postgame pressers expect to be ducking F Bombs, that’s a traditional part of it. That’s Rex Ryan.
Since arriving in New York, Ryan has craved attention. Whether he’s flipping off a group of rival Miami Dolphins fans during an event in South Beach or predicting a Super Bowl win with a rookie quarterback taking the snaps for his team, cameras continue to find Ryan at the most inopportune times.
Shortly after Ryan’s debut on Hard Knocks was aired, Tony Dungy didn’t hesitate to step up to the plate against Ryan’s Sopranos-like vocabulary.
While on the Dan Patrick Show, Dungy was asked if NFL Commish’ Roger Goodell should call Ryan and get involved.
“I would hope that he does,” Dungy said. “I don’t know that he will or not but I hope that he does because I just don’t think the league needs that. If I were in charge, I wouldn’t hire someone like that.”
The following day with lenses focused, the Jets’ head coach responded in classic Ryan style:
“I apologize if I’ve offended more people than I usually offend.”
Well at least Ryan kept his bird in his pocket this time since he had to write a $50,000 check for the one he displayed in South Beach.
F-Bombs are nothing new to professional sports. How many times have the microphones picked up vulgar trash-talking after an NFL player gets nailed out of bounds, when NHL enforcers are face-washing along the boards or ‘Sheed is arguing a foul call under the hoop.
When it comes to late night television, if Dungy or anyone else doesn’t want to expose their ears to language that may fall into anything higher than G-Rated, they can always opt for Disney Channel or Nick at Nite.
HBO isn’t required to bleep out language or place a “Do not try this at home” subtitle on the screen for guys like Dungy whenever Ryan speaks; just put on Sponge Bob reruns if you don’t want to hear it.
And good for the league or not, HBO reported that this year’s Hard Knocks premiere saw a 37 percent increase in viewer audience. You could almost hear the celebration coming from the HBO office at 42nd and 6th Ave.
Although Las Vegas hasn’t posted an over/under on the number of F-Bombs Ryan will drop in the upcoming episodes of Hard Knocks or at his next postgame presser after a loss, that might be something to consider for the local water holes scattered around the Big Apple.
Final Note: Even though New England Patriots QB Tom Brady said he refuses to watch his rival’s show, the rest of us can see Hard Knocks on HBO on Wednesdays at 10 p.m.
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