JMJ Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ncy/index.html Rex Ryan wants it bad From "Monday Morning Quarterback" by Peter King March, 2, 2009 Mind if I start with the recruiting story? And Bart Scott's two German shepherds, Mater and McQueen? Free agency began Friday morning, a second after midnight, and Scott's agent, Harold Lewis, told him he might be getting a call or two in the wee hours of the morning. At 12:15, at the same time he heard his dogs barking wildly outside his Owings Mills, Md., home, Scott's cell phone rang. "Man, come get these damn dogs!'' Jets secondary coach Dennis Thurman said into the phone. Thurman was outside in the driveway with two other unannounced visitors -- Rex Ryan and defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. Scott knew them from their days on the Baltimore Ravens' coaching staff, and he absolutely could not believe they were sitting in his driveway, about to get attacked by his security dogs if they ventured out of the car. After Scott secured the dogs ("I'm just glad Mater and McQueen didn't take a bite out of those guys,'' Scott said Sunday night. "I'd have had to spend a chunk of my signing bonus for stitches.'') Ryan walked into the house, looked at Scott and said: "We want you. We're here for you. We're not leaving without you.'' There was a plane coming at 8 in the morning to take Scott to the Jets' facility in Florham Park, N.J., and Ryan told him he had to be on it. "Talk about taking it back old-school!'' Scott said. "I was getting recruited! They were recruiting me big-time! Can you see the precedent they're setting? Remember Jerry McGuire? You're going to have players asking their coaches now, 'Why don't we have that kind of relationship?' '' I asked Scott about the reports that after he'd made his deal with the Jets on Friday, he tried to get the Ravens to match it, or at least come within a few bucks. "I made no bones about it,'' he said. "I owe a lot of loyalty to the Ravens. They're the ones who gave me my chance seven years ago. And I was going to have to uproot my family, and we love Baltimore. If it was close, the home team would win.'' At the end, the Ravens were at least $3 million off the total package of the Jets, who signed Scott for six years and $48 million, most of which he actually should see. Seems close to me, but it wasn't close enough for Scott. There was another factor too -- the Ray Lewis factor. As long as Scott played on the same defense as one of the all-time greats, he knew he'd forever be second- or third-fiddle to Lewis. "It would have been great to walk back into that locker room, but in a way, I would have had training wheels on the rest of my career," said Scott. "I'd always wonder if I could have done it by myself, if I could have actually been the leader of a good defense. In a lot of ways, our defense was like the Bulls, and Ray was Michael Jordan. We had a lot of Craig Hodgeses on our team, but we had a few Scottie Pippens too.'' In other words, Scott, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs are better than average. And Lewis, though it's not his fault, is going to suck so much air out of the room that the others will never get to fully emerge as leaders and players. Now we'll see if Scott can do what he never had the chance to do in Baltimore. Lead. And be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KudosForND Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Heard it on Mike and Mike this morning, pretty cool story. You can tell he kinda wanted to say wit ravens tho bc even after that he still gave them a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJ Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Guess that puts the "Ray Lewis had first crack" rumors to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Also explains why Scottt's deal was so high. He was going back to the Ravens if the money was similar. We needed to knock his socks off to get him. Hopefully his old D coordinator knws what he is doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 "We want you. We're here for you. We're not leaving without you.'' There was a plane coming at 8 in the morning to take Scott to the Jets' facility in Florham Park, N.J., and Ryan told him he had to be on it. LOL. Talk about getting straight to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I missed it! Is there anyway I can watch this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Guess that puts the "Ray Lewis had first crack" rumors to sleep. Maybe they called Ray on the phone while they were in the car in Scott's driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 LOL, that's ****ing classic. Glad the know how to get the players they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 LOL. Talk about getting straight to the point. rumor has it yer friend was along for the ride to seal the deal "wink wink" if needed awesome story though. great signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJ Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Maybe they called Ray on the phone while they were in the car in Scott's driveway. <burring, burring> "Hello." "Ray? It's Rex." "Hey Rex. What's good?" "You're good Ray, but not as good as Bart so we're outside his house right now about to make him RICH BEEOTCH!" <click> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 <burring, burring> "Hello." "Ray? It's Rex." "Hey Rex. What's good?" "You're good Ray, but not as good as Bart so we're outside his house right now about to make him RICH BEEOTCH!" <click> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 <burring, burring> "Hello." "Ray? It's Rex." "Hey Rex. What's good?" "You're good Ray, but not as good as Bart so we're outside his house right now about to make him RICH BEEOTCH!" <click> :rl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I asked Scott about the reports that after he'd made his deal with the Jets on Friday, he tried to get the Ravens to match it, or at least come within a few bucks. "I made no bones about it,'' he said. "I owe a lot of loyalty to the Ravens. They're the ones who gave me my chance seven years ago. And I was going to have to uproot my family, and we love Baltimore. If it was close, the home team would win.'' I dunno but $3 mil is fairly close for me too. Up rooting your family and kids in school for that much ? With the different tax structures between NJ and Maryland it may be alot less than even that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 The JETS have swagger now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 <burring, burring> "Hello." "Ray? It's Rex." "Hey Rex. What's good?" "You're good Ray, but not as good as Bart so we're outside his house right now about to make him RICH BEEOTCH!" <click> I'm shocked they weren't there at 12:01 am ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJ Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 I dunno but $3 mil is fairly close for me too. Up rooting your family and kids in school for that much ? With the different tax structures between NJ and Maryland it may be alot less than even that. The Jets deal could have had more guaranteed money. Or more money in say the first 3 years (hence money he is actually going to see vs. more money in year 5 and 6 which he realistically might not make it to). I'm with you. I would think it would need to be more than $3M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Guess that puts the "Ray Lewis had first crack" rumors to sleep. Not necessarily, I mean, we all know tampering goes on in this league, they probably knew Lewis's (And Scott's) contract demands well before Free Agency began and decided to pursue Scott instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 so what did they do from midnight to 8:00 when the plane got there ? play Wii ? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS17 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The JETS have swagger now. Mangini didn't have swagger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The JETS have swagger now. We should be on one of those Old Spice commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS17 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 We should be on one of those Old Spice commercials. Could you imagine Rex? & Throw Jenkins in there too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Guess that puts the "Ray Lewis had first crack" rumors to sleep. They were at his house at 12:08. I think there is another thread on it. Tanny negotiates quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets Voice of Reason Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 They were at his house at 12:08. I think there is another thread on it. Tanny negotiates quickly. That's what his wife says at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That's what his wife says at least. Hey now That would have also worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharrow Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Yeah, $3 million is nothing. Could barely wipe your ass with it. Chump change. Lol. You guys are crazy. $3 million is $3 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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