The Las Vegas Raiders truly have one of the more likable guys in the entire league. Rob Ryan, and even his brother Rex Ryan, have been somewhat successful coaches in this league.
Sure, they have had their downs, but they have had some ups, too. Rob Ryan is still coaching, and Rex Ryan is one of the funniest guys on ESPN, breaking down football every Sunday before games.
As for Rob, he has been a coach in the NFL for 24 years, where he joined the New England Patriots in 2000. And he has coached in football for longer than I have even been alive. But, he is content with the job he currently has - the senior defensive assistant of the Las Vegas Raiders.
But, it's not so much the job as it is who he works for. Ryan is a Raider for life. He got pretty deep when talking about his experiences, and why he believes the Raiders are the best organization in the NFL.
“It’s the best thing, the best organization," Ryan said. "And like I already talked about; it’s got the best head coach, but it's got the best owner. And the Raiders, I love this franchise. And God knows I've been on 10 of them, so I should know. This is my favorite franchise, it was when I worked with the great Al Davis. This place is special. And when you see the whole stadium out there, now we got a home field that believes in us, you got a whole stadium yelling for AP.
"That was the coolest thing ever and now you see guys lined up to probably go buy an Aidan O'Connell jersey, but I'm sure they're sold out. It's a great organization. I love it. This is where I'm going to work the rest of my career, which hopefully will span for another…I want to beat my dad's record for longevity. I won't be the best Ryan by any stretch. But I do want to coach longer than all of them did, so that'd be good. Uniforms are the sweetest in the league. They like a guy with long hair. I mean, it's a great place for me.”
Ryan absolutely had the best press conference we have had since Antonio Pierce gave his first one ever as interim head coach. Ryan was funny, and serious, but also shared some of his insight and experience. This is a guy that could legitimately talk about football all day, every day.
He just proved why he is one of the most likable guys in the league, if not the most likable.
