ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There is a Rex hex on Fitz.
It is not a fleeting, manipulated statistical mash-up for the purpose of illustrating a point. It’s real: Bills coach Rex Ryan owns Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick like Bill Belichick owns the AFC East.
Ryan can call it coincidence, which he predictably did Tuesday, ahead of Thursday night’s early-season desperation showdown between the Jets and Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium, when he said, “The players have more to do with it than anything else.’’
Um, no they haven’t. This is about Ryan and how far into Fitzpatrick’s head his defensive schemes have seeped since they first met as opponents in 2008.