Quote:Most teams were not interested in him anyway.

Key word: most. Do you think anyone was seriously interested in Del Rio before the Jags came calling in 2003?

 

Quote:It looks like Rex Ryan is going to Buffalo. I don't understand it because he needs a proven quarterback, not E.J. Manuel and a new guy. Atlanta would have been a better fit IMO.

You presume Atlanta wanted Ryan. Given how much more attractive that job is, it's safe to say that Ryan was told he wasn't the guy.

 

Quote:The Falcons have some explaining to do. Why would they not want a guy who can upgrade their bad defense?

Y'know, Rex Ryan is not the only defensive-minded head coach on the market. Maybe they don't like his track record with offenses, maybe they didn't think his personality would fit, maybe they didn't want a retread, maybe they've decided completely against hiring another defensive-minded head coach. Or maybe Atlanta did want Ryan, but the Bills were willing to write a bigger check. There are so many variables in play that there'll be no way to say exactly where negotiations broke down until someone leaks the reason.

 

All that said, it's a very long stretch of logic, perhaps to the point where your logic breaks, to say that the Falcons passing on Ryan means they don't want to fix their defense.

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