Found January 20, 2012 on Pro Football Zone: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan is at it again with his predictions. This time though,  it has nothing to do with his team. Instead,  Ryan thought he’d predict the winners of this Sunday’s conference championship games. “I think the Giants, when you look at them, they can throw the ball, they can move the football better against San Francisco than San Francisco can move it against the Giants,” Ryan said in an interview on 660 WFAN in New York. “The Giants are, statistically, like the 28th-rated defense in the league, but they’re not playing that way. I just think that pass rush … When you watched the 49ers play against the Ravens, that pass rush ate San Francisco alive. “I think the Giants are going to take this game. Eli (Manning) is hot. I like the fact that both running backs are healthy. You could be looking at a Ravens-Giants rematch.” Of the 2001 Super Bowl, he meant. Ryan believes the Ravens will take the same approach the Giants did against the Patriots...
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