Head coach Robert Saleh of the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Rex Ryan has generally held his fire when it comes to criticizing the Jets, in part because he remains friendly with team owner Woody Johnson and because of an affinity he still holds for the team he led to two AFC Championship Games in his first go-round as an NFL head coach.
But this time, he couldn’t help himself.
After yet another putrid performance from Robert Saleh’s defense in Sunday’s 45-17 home loss to the Bills, Ryan unloaded on his old team, specifically the woeful state of the defense he once presided over.