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Rex Ryan had been feeling antsy. Plenty of reports this week seemed to be trying to pressure the Falcons, and their search firm Korn Ferry, to make a move.
Rex Ryan is meeting with Bills officials tonight, source confirms, as @AdamSchefter said. Falcons "dragging their feet," per source #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) January 10, 2015
At the same time, Arthur Blank's mother passed away midweek and interviews were delayed a day or two, with the team completing their first round of interviews last night.
.@RapSheet: "But while Falcons continued their search meeting w/ Todd Bowles late last night the Bills offered Rex Ryan the HC job."
— NFL Media PR (@InsideNFLMedia) January 11, 2015
Arthur Blank very much interested in Ryan. Naturally process delayed when Blank had a death in his family. Surprised Rex's camp didn't wait
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 11, 2015
That does seem pretty odd. Unless Rex was told there would not be a second interview, this is pretty bizarre. Rex goes to a similar situation in Buffalo, except a much better defense.
At the very least, there was no 2nd interview.
Rex Ryan's top choice was the Falcons. Made sense for his family too. However, ATL never scheduled 2nd interview. #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) January 11, 2015
I understand on some level Rex being worried about not getting any coaching job, but more patience and I think he coulda had his top job
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 11, 2015
Which means Rex was likely still in the running for the job. Really, if Blank liked him as much as reported, he had good odds on the job.
Rex Ryan ultimately didn't feel like Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff was in his corner despite a productive 1st interview. #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) January 11, 2015
Might have something to do with reports that Dimitroff wants Josh McDaniels.
Source on why Rex Ryan chose the Bills: "They made him feel wanted." #nyj
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) January 11, 2015
We wanted you Rex. We really did. But it seemed like he jumped on his first job offer instead of waiting out the interview process.
With Rex Ryan coaching for Buffalo, who do you want coaching the team? Josh McDaniels, Todd Bowles, and Adam Gase seem like the top three candidates.
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