Was Rex Ryan Right About Bill Belichick Not Attracting Top Players?
Bill Belichick and Rex Ryan. | Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
Rex Ryan s animosity toward Bill Belichick is long founded and based primarily on Ryan s inability to best the Patriots head coach in the AFC East for the better part of a decade. But was the former Jets and Bills coach and current ESPN analyst correct in his assertion that players didn t go to New England because of Belichick but rather because they wanted to play with Tom Brady? Ryan certainly added some ammunition to that arsenal today.
only team Stafford wouldn t accept a trade to. There are many reasons why that may have been the case, from the Patriots lackluster talent on offense to the fact that former Lions coach Matt Patricia has rejoined the Pats coaching staff. But the fact that Stafford singled out the Patriots certainly helps the argument Ryan presented about Belichick last week.
leland: amid the debate in washington over gold star families, 30,000 runners hit the road tomorrow mourning in the 42nd annual marine corps marathon, joining us now ryan, president of the travis foundation, travis brother killed while serving iraq in 2007 and you have a team in why travis honor. 300 people running between the marathon and the 10k, this is our 11th year doing this as a team and i m really excited for it. leland: we have pictures of some of the work that you all do. how does this further travis legacy? not only further travis legacy but the legacy of men and
arlington national cemetery to be with you 1% and that is what this man was. one of the 1% and so were the men who lost their lives along with him. leland: hers is pulling in, we saw the honor guard lining up that will fire the 21 gun salute once sergeant johnson is laid to rest and the american flag folded and that is when the grieving process begins, we are general kelly take everyone through what happens when there is a death in combat, the knock on the door ingrained in people s memories. at the same time our guest earlier said what does it mean to be a gold star family? we now know you laid your son or daughter or husband or wife to
women. foundation to empower veterans and members of fallen to instill character in the next generation. that s what we want to make sure we are doing. renewed sense of purpose again when they are leaving active duty, after the loss of loved one, but the flip is that they are inspiring our next generation to be servant leaders as well. leland: let s talk about just that issue specially as it relates to families who have lost a brother, a son, a daughter in combat. and now somehow they have been politicized and even the condolence calls, this was written by chris, under headline of stop questioning everyone s patriotism. in all of these disputes both sides claim to be on the side of politicization of everything, but what we know, here it is, we know that the finest way to honor those who died and service of country to help, build,
president that might not have confronted a previous president? absolutely. joining us now the factor s dynamic duo juan williams in new york and mary katharine ham in washington. first go to you first. wow, the race card? on the year end summary with npr? you don t think that s true, eric? of course it s true. the guy is a muslim, the guy is the other. he has never fully accepted. you look at the reality and the elections in 2008 and 2012, he loses white men, especially the white southern states overwhelmingly. you get barron, now ryan,. this is what he wants to talk about. it s the year end summary. the question is has race been a factor? he would have been a liar had he said oh no race is not a problem in america. his own sort of way that race may have had something to do with the success of the economy when he talks about policy. wages, income, i don t know,