“You don’t line up and beat a Bill Belichick-coached team by tiptoeing in there.’’
Ryan also didn’t shy away from any of the headline-grabbing comments he has made since being hired by the Jets in January.
“We’re going to be ourselves and I’m going to be myself,’’ he said. “How much more motivation are they going to get by putting a quote from me on the wall, saying I believe in my football team and I’m not going to be intimidated by a coach or anyone else?
“If that’s where you’re going to draw motivation from, hell, we’ll probably kick your [butt].’’
League looks in
Raiders coach Tom Cable went on the defensive yesterday and the NFL said it would investigate reports that the coach got into a fight that sent one of his assistants to the hospital.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league is looking into the situation to try to determine what happened.
A day after calling it “an internal issue that we are dealing with,’’ Cable denied anything transpired at all with defensive assistant Randy Hanson earlier this month. Cable allegedly punched Hanson in the jaw.
“Nothing happened,’’ Cable told a large swarm of reporters when asked about it following a joint practice with the 49ers. “Listen, you want to talk about this football team and the players on this football team, I’ll talk all day. Otherwise, I’m not getting into it.’’
A report filed with the Napa Police Department describes an unnamed 41-year-old Raiders assistant coach being treated at the Queen of the Valley Hospital for a jaw injury, which the victim alleges was caused by an unidentified member of the Raiders coaching staff Aug. 5.
AOL Fanhouse reported that Cable was the coach who caused the injury.
Meanwhile, Chaz Schilens, projected to be one of the Raiders’ top two receivers this season, broke a bone in his left foot while running a route during practice.
Cable said the injury likely will sideline Schilens at least a month.
