A little trash talk can be productive.
Words can amp up your game, fuel fires and heighten tempers.
It can provide in-game storylines and make games that much more interesting.
What I can't stand, though, is when coaches do it.
On Monday, Jets coach Rex Ryan alluded to Saturday's showdown between his team and the New York Giants.
"I recognize that they [the Giants] are a great football team, but I think we're better," Ryan said.
He also had something to say about the Jets' supposed "little brother" role in the state of New York.
"I didn't come here to be little brother to anyone.
So, it's on.
" Is this just another instance of false bravado? Only time will tell.
We will find out on Saturday whether Ryan's team can cash the checks that his mouth has written.
My opinion? I don't put much stock into what Ryan says anymore.
Rex Ryan is the boy who cried wolf.
Since arriving in the big apple, he has promised a Super Bowl victory at the start of every season.
He hasn't delivered.
He preaches to anyone who will listen that his Jets are the best team in New York.
But who has had more recent success in terms of Super Bowls? The giants won the Lombardi Trophy in 2007.
The Jets haven't won one in more than 40 years.
Year in and year out, Ryan always has something to say.
It's hard to keep believing him.
Despite all of the Jets' problems this year, from their nonexistent offense led by their shaky QB play to their struggling defense, Ryan continues to talk, preaching championships and greatness.
It's almost as if he hasn't seen his team play this season.
His press conferences are bravado without substance, much like his team this year.
Players have the right to talk trash.
They get three hours each weekend to back up the words that come out of their mouth.
Ryan can only hope to ride the coattails of his team to vindication.
He can't line up opposite Justin Tuck.
He can't make Victor Cruz eat his words.
He can't show the Giants that his team is the better one.
All he can do is watch his team do it.
It is a win-win situation; if his team wins, he's a genius.
If not, hey, he wasn't the one out there playing the game.
He did all he could, right? I say it's time for Ryan to stop.
Rex, be humble until you've won a Super Bowl and earned the right to talk.
You haven't done anything.
Will the Jets win this weekend? If they do, it will be in spite of their head coach.
Words can amp up your game, fuel fires and heighten tempers.
It can provide in-game storylines and make games that much more interesting.
What I can't stand, though, is when coaches do it.
On Monday, Jets coach Rex Ryan alluded to Saturday's showdown between his team and the New York Giants.
"I recognize that they [the Giants] are a great football team, but I think we're better," Ryan said.
He also had something to say about the Jets' supposed "little brother" role in the state of New York.
"I didn't come here to be little brother to anyone.
So, it's on.
" Is this just another instance of false bravado? Only time will tell.
We will find out on Saturday whether Ryan's team can cash the checks that his mouth has written.
My opinion? I don't put much stock into what Ryan says anymore.
Rex Ryan is the boy who cried wolf.
Since arriving in the big apple, he has promised a Super Bowl victory at the start of every season.
He hasn't delivered.
He preaches to anyone who will listen that his Jets are the best team in New York.
But who has had more recent success in terms of Super Bowls? The giants won the Lombardi Trophy in 2007.
The Jets haven't won one in more than 40 years.
Year in and year out, Ryan always has something to say.
It's hard to keep believing him.
Despite all of the Jets' problems this year, from their nonexistent offense led by their shaky QB play to their struggling defense, Ryan continues to talk, preaching championships and greatness.
It's almost as if he hasn't seen his team play this season.
His press conferences are bravado without substance, much like his team this year.
Players have the right to talk trash.
They get three hours each weekend to back up the words that come out of their mouth.
Ryan can only hope to ride the coattails of his team to vindication.
He can't line up opposite Justin Tuck.
He can't make Victor Cruz eat his words.
He can't show the Giants that his team is the better one.
All he can do is watch his team do it.
It is a win-win situation; if his team wins, he's a genius.
If not, hey, he wasn't the one out there playing the game.
He did all he could, right? I say it's time for Ryan to stop.
Rex, be humble until you've won a Super Bowl and earned the right to talk.
You haven't done anything.
Will the Jets win this weekend? If they do, it will be in spite of their head coach.