Rex Ryan has all but huffed and puffed his way all over the city and splattered buckets of green paint across Manhattan to emphasize his point: the Jets are kings of New York. And he’s right: They are brash, have lots of flash and are the toast of this once-Big Blue town. That fact won’t sit well with the Giants or their fans, but as the 2011 season begins, anybody who doesn’t think the Jets own this city isn’t in touch with reality. In the past, the Big Apple has always been a Giants town, even when Joe Namath in his fur coats and pantyhose was shocking the world in Super Bowl III. The Jets are starting their 52nd season, but they have always been considered the Giants’ annoying little brother. Right now, though, the Jets are the big brother. “No question. But bring it on,” Rex Ryan told the Daily News. “They’ve been saying it for years. Well, I’m saying it now. I said it the day I took this job. I didn’t come here to be second fiddle to anybody, especially in my own town.” Ryan has led the Jets to the AFC Championship Game in his first… Read full this story
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