The Sporting News conducted a midseason poll of 103 NFL players from 27 teams to determine the most overrated coach in the league. Much to Patriots fans' delight, coming in at No. 1, named on 35 ballots, is Jets coach Rex Ryan. However, in second with 16 votes is Pats boss Bill Belichick. Andy Reid of the Eagles is third with nine votes.
Said an anonymous AFC offensive player of Ryan: "His coaching style is over the top. Some of the things he does in front of the cameras are way over the top. You put that with the New York media and he has a pretty big reputation, I guess. I don’t even know if you’d call him overrated anymore because it’s going to be a couple of years since he was in the AFC finals. He’s pretty funny, and he’s a pretty good coach. But not THAT good."
Read more about that story and others -- including an item about a positive diagnosis for inspirational Colts coach Chuck Pagano -- plus check out videos, trivia and more, at Tuesday's Morning Mashup [1].
Links:
[1] http://leeinks.weei.com/sports/2012/11/06/tuesdays-morning-mashup-nfl-players-vote-jets-rex-ryan-most-overrated-coach
[2] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/general