Jace Amaro says Jets lacked accountability under Rex Ryan
This happens all the time in sports: A team changes coaches and the remaining players praise the new boss, saying his way is better than the old way.
It's starting with the New York Jets.
Tight end Jace Amaro, in an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio, suggested there was a lack of accountability last season under Rex Ryan. He didn't mention Ryan by name, but it was clear.
"He's not really playing around with everyone being late," Amaro said of new coach Todd Bowles. "We had an issue with that last year. Guys just weren't accountable last year as much as they could be. I think that's the biggest thing. (Bowles) is making sure everyone's going to be 100 percent in or he's not going to be on the team."
Everybody knows Ryan runs a loose ship, so this is hardly a revelation. There were two documented instances of player tardiness: Geno Smith missing a team meeting in San Diego and Calvin Pryor showing up late for multiple meetings/weight-lifting sessions.
Smith, the starting quarterback, received no discipline in terms of reduced playing time. Basically, Ryan let him off easy, resulting in criticism from fans and media. Pryor, a rookie, was demoted for a month and had to work his way back to a starting role.
That's what you get with Ryan: He's the ultimate player's coach, letting his players police themselves. That style works if you have a locker room filled with experienced professionals, as they did in 2009 -- Thomas Jones, Jerricho Cotchery, Damien Woody, Brandon Moore, et al. When it's a young team that lacks veteran leadership, as was the case last season, it leads to a lack of discipline.
The Jets' high command was well aware of what was happening in the locker room, and they sought a coach that would raise the level of accountability. Bowles, too, is regarded as a player's coach, but he brings a sharper edge than Ryan. That is the early word coming out of the locker room.
No doubt, this won't be the last Bowles-Ryan comparison from a player. It's cyclical. In 2009, Ryan was the proverbial fresh air, replacing the tyrannical Eric Mangini. When Bill Parcells took over for Rich Kotite ... whoa, that was pure culture shock.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-je...ays-jets-lacked-accountability-under-rex-ryan
This happens all the time in sports: A team changes coaches and the remaining players praise the new boss, saying his way is better than the old way.
It's starting with the New York Jets.
Tight end Jace Amaro, in an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio, suggested there was a lack of accountability last season under Rex Ryan. He didn't mention Ryan by name, but it was clear.
"He's not really playing around with everyone being late," Amaro said of new coach Todd Bowles. "We had an issue with that last year. Guys just weren't accountable last year as much as they could be. I think that's the biggest thing. (Bowles) is making sure everyone's going to be 100 percent in or he's not going to be on the team."
Everybody knows Ryan runs a loose ship, so this is hardly a revelation. There were two documented instances of player tardiness: Geno Smith missing a team meeting in San Diego and Calvin Pryor showing up late for multiple meetings/weight-lifting sessions.
Smith, the starting quarterback, received no discipline in terms of reduced playing time. Basically, Ryan let him off easy, resulting in criticism from fans and media. Pryor, a rookie, was demoted for a month and had to work his way back to a starting role.
That's what you get with Ryan: He's the ultimate player's coach, letting his players police themselves. That style works if you have a locker room filled with experienced professionals, as they did in 2009 -- Thomas Jones, Jerricho Cotchery, Damien Woody, Brandon Moore, et al. When it's a young team that lacks veteran leadership, as was the case last season, it leads to a lack of discipline.
The Jets' high command was well aware of what was happening in the locker room, and they sought a coach that would raise the level of accountability. Bowles, too, is regarded as a player's coach, but he brings a sharper edge than Ryan. That is the early word coming out of the locker room.
No doubt, this won't be the last Bowles-Ryan comparison from a player. It's cyclical. In 2009, Ryan was the proverbial fresh air, replacing the tyrannical Eric Mangini. When Bill Parcells took over for Rich Kotite ... whoa, that was pure culture shock.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-je...ays-jets-lacked-accountability-under-rex-ryan
