Do we have beef between a former Jets head coach and the current occupant of that specific role?
ESPN analyst Rex Ryan, while appearing on ESPN Radio’s “DiPietro & Rothenberg” show Monday, took a number of shots at Robert Saleh and his defense following the Jets’ 45-17 loss to Buffalo Sunday afternoon. Ryan called Saleh’s defense “abysmal” and subsequently told listeners to never “compare this guy to me, this Robert Saleh to me.”
Saleh’s primary task-at-hand is his team’s matchup with the Dolphins this Sunday, but in spite of that, the rookie head coach took the time to respond to Ryan’s comments while appearing on “The Michael Kay Show.