If nothing else, Rex Ryan knows how to be entertaining.
The former NFL coach and current ESPN analyst stepped up his verbal battle with Baker Mayfield during “Countdown” Sunday. And he did it while wearing a brown suit and orange tie, mimicking the Cleveland Browns colors.
“Baker Mayfield better be happy I’m not in the black and purple today on that sideline, ’cause he’d be in trouble,” Ryan said on Countdown before the Browns played the Ravens. “Here’s one thing I know about Baker Mayfield: Unlike any other quarterback in the National Football League, he’s got two Pro Bowl receivers (Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry) that he’s throwing to. No other team can say that. They’ve got two of them. By the way, this offensive line that’s been much-maligned, they’re ranked second in pass protection. So I don’t get it. Where’s the correlation? He’s been sacked the [fourth]-most times in the NFL, so something’s not jiving.
“Pat Mahomes is the favorite to win MVP. Baker Mayfield is second in our league. Why is he overrated? I never voted him second in the league to be MVP. Don’t be the weak link. You’re supposed to be Joe Superstar, go prove it.”
The next step in the trash talk comes after Mayfield said, “In the wise words of Freddie Kitchens, ‘If you don’t wear orange and brown, you don’t matter. Rex Ryan doesn’t have any colors right now for a reason, so it’s OK.”
That came after Ryan went after the Browns’ QB for “being overrated as hell.”
