Rex Ryan and Bill Belichick are supposed to be archenemies. They’re not supposed to exchange Christmas cards, compliment one another on their interesting clothing choices or even swap pleasantries, at least as far as Patriots and/or Jets fans are concerned.
But on Tuesday, Ryan broke that code. The Jets head coach actually backed up Belichick on his decision to play Rob Gronkowski on an extra point late in the game, that same play when Gronkowski broke his left forearm and could cause him to miss anywhere from four to eight weeks.
Ryan went as far as to call the criticism of Belichick’s decision “absolutely ridiculous” before further defending his rival.
“[Gronkowski] is on an extra point. He’s probably done it 100 times this year for the simple fact that’s how many points they score,” Ryan said. “You never see that. Every single team in the league [does it]. We have D’Brickashaw Ferguson there.”
Belichick’s decisions sparked a pretty polarizing debate on the issue, with some even ques
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November 19, 2012
