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Rex Ryan gettin his MMA on (UPDATED)

(UPDATE BELOW)

I was at the Bank Atlantic Center last night for the Strike Force event on SHOWTIME. I saw some pretty good action. Herschel Walker made his MMA debut and didn't embarrass himself, in my opinion. Robbie Lawler won on a lucky punch. Cris Cyborg makes me wonder if she could fight with dudes? And, Nick Diaz retained his title. All in all, it was a good night.

Then there was a Rex Ryan sighting.

Rex was taking in the event with Fox Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer (who is the Brock Lesnar of the NFL reporting business). The Jets Head Coach was interviewed in between fights and a cascade of boos came down on him by the crowd of eight thousand. It probably had something to do with him telling the audience that the Jets would beat the Dolphins twice next season.

You can see a picture of Rex on the JumboTron 
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 I was amused & not surprised by the reaction to Rex. 

Then I received an email from a listener/reader who was at the event. This is how it read.

Here's a pic of the Jets' coach as he smiles and flicks off two of my friends at a recent MMA show in SouthFlorida.  They identified themselves as Dolphin fans and thus this is his reaction.  You tend to expect some sort of a class from a head coach, or at least you used to...

Dave H., Miami, FL

JUST FOR THE RECORD: I'm not naive to think that this was an amicable discussion between Dolphin fans & Rex. I'm pretty sure that this wasn't just friendly banter that led to Rex's reaction.

Now, I'm in the midst of finding out if I can post the picture sent to me by Dave in Miami of Rex Ryan telling Dolphins' fans, " YOU'RE #1."

Stay tuned as I should have an answer rather soon.

***UPDATE***

So, here's a link to the picture of Rex Ryan at the Strikeforce MMA Event yesterday (courtesy of my blogger friends at SPORTSBYBROOKS). You can also see the non altered UN-FAMILY FRIENDLY (if you're easily offended do not click on the 790 link) picture at the stations website 790 The Ticket.

***UPDATE***

From NFL.com Blog

Jets coach Rex Ryan issued a statement Sunday, apologizing for “stupid and inappropriate” behavior after a photo of him making an obscene gesture toward Dolphins fans surfaced on the Internet.

“I wouldn’t accept that type of behavior from one of the coaches or players, and it’s unacceptable from me,” Ryan said of the incident, which reportedly occurred Saturday night at a mixed martial-arts event in Miami. “I apologize to the Jets organization, the National Football League and NFL fans everywhere.”

Said Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum: “Rex showed extremely poor judgment and his conduct was inappropriate. He knows he was wrong, has apologized, and we have accepted his apology. Any other actions regarding this incident will be addressed internally by the organization.”

Fans play blame game with local coaches (POLL)

The biggest complaint I get as a sports talk host is about coaches. Fans seem to make the coaches the scapegoat for players' errors.

I personally think it's overstated. 

Are there times when coaches make a costly mistake? 

Yes.

Is it usually the leading cause for a team's failure?

I don't think so.

With that said, I've provided a list of the coaches/managers in the area and would like for you to vote on who you have, "THE LEAST FAITH IN."

Having fielded calls on this subject for years I'm curious to see what the tally looks like when seen in an anonymous fashion like a poll.

Online Surveys & Market Research

Jets Shop will make you hope jinxes exist

Saw this on DEADSPIN...

I don't believe in jinxes. This makes me hope I'm wrong about them.

COCKY JET FAN needs to be stopped.

It's on you Peyton.

Jerry West says NBA should contract teams

I agree with him. I think the talent is diluted and that fans are not getting their money's worth around the league.

Based on the NBA attendance figures and financial considerations I've come up with my own contraction plan.

I would contract 6 teams...

EAST: Charlotte, NJ
WEST: Sacramento, New Orleans, Memphis, Minnesota

I would move Milwaukee to the West.

My NEW NBA would look like this...

EAST:

Atlantic - Bos, Tor, NYK, Philly

Central - Cleve, Chi, Indy, Det

Southeast - Mia, Orl, Wash, Atl

WEST:

Northwest - Den, Utah, Por, Mil

Pacific - LAL, LAC, GS, Phx

Southwest - Okla, Sa, Dal, Hou

Tim Tebow involved in Super Bowl commercial controversy?

Found this story in the New York Daily News this morning:

The Heisman Trophy winner will appear in a 30-
second spot for the Christian group Focus on the Family

Appearing with his mother, Pam, the former Florida Gators

quarterback will share a personal story in an
ad called “Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life.”

The ad is expected to focus on Pam Tebow's difficult
pregnancy and her decision to give birth to Tim
against doctors’ suggestions.

The Tebows are known for their Evangelist
association and missionary work in the Philippines.

“Tim and Pam share our respect for life and our
passion for helping families thrive,” said Jim Daly,
president and CEO of Focus on the Family.

The Tebows said they agreed to appear in the ad
because the issue of life is one they feel very
strongly about.

Focus on the Family said that funding for the spot,
which could run up to $2.8 million, came from “very
generous and committed friends.”

Tim Tebow will enter the NFL Draft in April where he
is expected to be a top 10 pick.

Today on the show we discussed the possibility of CBS airing this commercial. I'm torn on this subject.

I'm a firm believer that everyone should have an opportunity to express their beliefs.

On the other hand, I don't know how comfortable I feel about any advertising with a political or religious agenda airing during the Super Bowl? I feel like there are other outlets for that. Tough Call.

How do you feel about the matter?

Marlins: ESPN's Stark breaks down the revenue share numbers

I read Greg Cote's column this morning and found myself in total agreement with what he wrote about the Marlins. It's certainly embarrassing that the team was singled out that way, but there seems to be a silver lining.

Many of my listeners this morning were ecstatic that this happened to the Marlins because it forces their hand to spend some money.

Speaking of the revenue sharing dollars, I had ESPN's MLB Insider Jayson Stark on this morning, and he broke down the numbers in more detail for us (and gives us his thoughts on what happens next).

Jayson Stark Interview - 1-13-10

The only way I can defend not using the money for, "baseball operations," is for the money to be used towards the stadium. Even then it still feels kind of slimy. Why? It's simply not the letter of the law regarding MLB's Basic Agreement.

Ultimately, even in that scenario I don't know how people would feel if this ownership group received a loan to buy the team. Then used revenue sharing money to fund their end of the agreement for a stadium. Accompanied by the final piece coming from the public sector.

Dolphins: Who's to blame for the Defense... Talent, Coaching, or both?

I had a fun discussion today about where the blame should go for the defensive woes.

The Dolphins defense had tons of issues, but how much can you blame on former Defensive Coordinator Paul Pasqualoni? He certainly made some mistakes. Nate Jones covering Andre Johnson near the top of the list. Though, I don't know if any of this was his fault?

1. He had injuries to deal with.

A. Best Run Stopper: Jason Ferguson - INJURED

B. Most experienced CB: Will Allen - INJURED

C. Best ILB: Channing Crowder - INJURED (at the end)

2. There were some personnel shortcomings.

A. No true FS: - Gibril Wilson (nuff said)

B. Aging Veterans: - Joey Porter (also injured), Ferguson, Ayodele, and poor Jason Taylor who I thought played well inspite playing out of position all season.

C. The ups & downs of youth & inexperience: Merling & Langford regressed in my eyes. Vontae & Sean had their moments. Though, it's expected out of rookies.

D. No real depth.

The tale of the tape says they went from 15th to 22nd in total defense.

So, what we came up with was very few guys can scheme their way to the playoffs with all those deficiencies. Again, no one is saying we should absolve Pasqualoni of blame. All I'm saying is that some of it was circumstance and the decision makers should take some heat too. Not just the guy who took the fall.

BTW: There is also no shame in wanting to go in a different direction because someone you covet might have become available (Ex: Crennel, Groh or Zimmer).

One more thing. Just want to give some love to the guys at Phins.com

They did a nice Q & A piece w/ Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland.

Dolphins: Pasqualoni Fired

The Dolphins defense allowed 390 points, 3rd most in the AFC, and gave up an NFL-high 140 points in the 4th quarter.

The defense ranked 22nd in NFL and ranked DEAD last in the AFC in passing yards per play.

So, this shouldn't be considered a SHOCKER! (Unless, you were stunned by Mark McGwire's recent admission... which means you don't get out much)

Here's the tale of the tape...

There are now three coaching vacancies the team needs to fill on the defensive side. Linebackers coaches Jim Reid and George Edwards, along with Pasqualoni.

There are 2 guys available that obviously can fill the void and have ties to The Tuna.

There was a report based out of Atlanta that had Al Groh heading to Georgia Tech.

Groh is looking for work after being let go as the HC at Virginia.

He coached for Parcells with the Giants in 1989-90, the Patriots (as the defensive coordinator) in 1993-96 and the Jets in 1997-99. He was also the Jets head coach in 2000 when Parcells was the GM.

Also, the word out of KC is that they want to hire Romeo Crennel (He & Pioli have NE ties).

Crennel coached Parcells special teams with the Giants and the defensive line with the Patriots and Jets.

Crennel was the DC in New England for two of their Super Bowls.

So, maybe those names surface here in Miami with the possibility that secondary coach Todd Bowles, who is also the Dolphins’ assistant head coach could also be a candidate.

College Football: Pete Carroll & USC

Pete Carroll has decided to make the jump to the pro's and leave the power he rebuilt at Southern California. Call me cynical but isn't the timing of this odd?

USC's athletic department has been under investigation multiple times throughout his tenure. The  investigations included players such as, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Dwayne Jarrett, and most recently Joe McKnight. This week the USC Men's Basketball team was hit with major sanctions stemming from OJ Mayo's tenure there. Now, Carroll decides to jump to the pro's after years of shunning pro teams (including Miami) for the college game. I sense big trouble for the USC Football team soon... Stay tuned.