Rex Ryan, Bart Scott not trying to put bounty on Cowboys fans, just trying to fire up Jets fans
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan (l.) wants the advantage of the 12th man against Dallas Sunday, and linebacker Bart Scott backs him up, telling Jets fans to get off their iPads and cheer.
Even as Rex Ryan unintentionally stuck himself in another controversy, one of his most outspoken players defended the coach Thursday and told Jets fans to get off their iPads and on to their feet.
"I think the last stadium was a lot louder and maybe some of the die-hard fans can't afford tickets any more," Bart Scott was saying Thursday, referring to the PSLs that priced some longtime fans out of the stadium. "We have to challenge the people that's in the stadium now to get off their iPads and tweets and represent the stadium and get loud and make it a home-field advantage for us."
Ryan explained Thursday that comments he made Wednesday in which he "recommended" that fans wearing Cowboy gear not show up at Sunday's opener were not intended to threaten Dallas fans. In light of the fan violence at a Giants-Dodgers game in March and a Raiders- 49ers game last month, Ryan should have found a better way to get his point across, although he wasn't putting a bounty on fans who show up Sunday night wearing visitors jerseys.
There was no question what Scott intended when I asked him about the atmosphere at the new $1.7 billion stadium, which opened last season, after the Jets had played at Giants Stadium from 1984-2009.
"I don't think it was one of the louder stadiums last year. We have to do a better job of keeping them excited and making sure they are loving what they are seeing on the field."
Accusing Jets fans of being on their electronic devices instead of following Fireman Ed 's "J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets" chant is almost sacrilegious, although the atmosphere at the stadium last year was vanilla at times. Maybe the fans and the team needed a season to get used to the building: the Jets were only 5-3 at home in 2010 (6-2 on the road) and didn't score a touchdown in any of their three losses at the Meadowlands.
Jets fans will obviously outnumber Dallas fans Sunday night, but don't forget that the Cowboys are America 's Team and they attract fans everywhere they play.
Ryan, who was asked Wednesday about Dallas fans showing up wearing their caps and jerseys, wasn't buying into that theory.
"I don't know why they'd be here. They're coming into our stadium," he said. "It's probably not recommended that you wear Cowboys stuff, I would think."
Ryan seemed surprised Thursday that it was being suggested that he was strong-arming Cowboys fans. He does say a lot of things with a desired intent to needle or infuriate, but in this case, he didn't have bad intentions.
He wants the stadium, he says, to be "green and white," even though he wasn't suggesting fans take action against anyone wearing metallic silver and blue.
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