Trash talking is an art. I have found that there are many different types of trash talkers. For example, a person who can back up his words, is what I like to call a trash walker. He talks the talk, but more importantly, he walks the walk. A Kevin Garnett type. Talks all the trash he can possibly spit out, but when it comes down to it, guess what? He backs it up, and that's what really matters. He's a future first ballot hall of fame inductee. He has a ring. And, he is/was a perennial All-Star.
Be as good as Kevin Garnett has over his illustrious career, and the trash talking can go unnoticed, because your play speaks louder than that.
Another type of trash talker is the "Let me get my fifteen minutes by talking, because when it comes down to it, I don't really perform all that well" variety. This is the Look At Me talker. I'll give an example that jogs my memory, but might not yours. Recently, a Detroit Lions cornerback named C.C. Brown, when playing the Giants in week 6 of the 2010 season, stated that the previous year, when he was a member of the Giants, that Eli Manning was erratic and you never knew what you could expect from him. He went on to say that the Lions had the advantage over the Giants in that week's match up because of said erratic"ness". Eli Manning went on to complete 66% of his passes and threw for two touchdowns, one a 33 yard toss to Mario Manningham, who was being covered by none other than C.C. Brown. Oh, yea. The Lions lost that game too. These are the guys you won't remember in 10 years because they are fools.
Be as inconsequential as C.C. Brown is to an NFL franchise, and eventually, your trash talk will also go unnoticed, but for a very different reason. It goes unnoticed, because so did you.
The last type of trash talker, and the reason I am writing this piece, is the talented, unproven, yet very much provoking type. Or, what I will call, the Trash Rex, T-Rex if you will. The T-Rex is quite the talker. It seems like, the more he talks, the more nauseated you feel. And I for one have no idea what he thinks he's accomplishing by some of the things he has said this week. But, it looks as if the T-Rex has inspired some other trash talker to come out of the closet. Antonio Cromartie, vis-a-vis Rex Ryan, has done some heavy hitting himself this week. Even going as far as equating Tom Brady to the part of your body that defecates.
Now, I think that Rex Ryan is a very gifted defensive coach. I even think that he is on his way to becoming an elite head coach, and with some clock management classes he can be. He is the All-Time Jets franchise leader in (get ready to laugh) postseason wins. With 3! Wow. Anyway, where was I? Oh, right. He even points out that Bill Belichick is an All-time great coach. Thanks for that, by the way. I know this doesn't sound like trash talking, but if you listen to his press conferences sometimes, there is no other way to describe it. He stands there, states obvious things about how great a coach Belichick is, and how he has 3 Super Bowl rings as a head coach, and then, Wham! He hits you with Tom Brady isn't as good as Peyton Manning because Brady has Belichick dialing up his plays for him. Last time I looked, Tom Brady has 3 rings. Peyton has 1. Tom Brady holds the record for touchdowns thrown in a season. He holds the record for consecutive attempts without an interception. Tom Brady has Gisele Bundchen. Last time I checked, Tom Brady torched the Jets heralded defense led by T-Rex to the tune of 326 yards, 4 touchdowns, no picks, and a near perfect QB rating of 148.9! Tom Brady led an offense with 2nd tier players other than himself to score 30+ points 12 times this season. He is football right now. So, please! Before you do any more trash talking, for the sake of not upsetting the best team in football before you're Divisional Playoff game, can you rethink what you are going to say?
Be a talented coach in the making and you're trash talking gets very much publicized, and it can be remembered for a very long time, especially in a city like New York. Joe Namath will forever be remembered as the trash talker who made good. And that's a great thing. But Rex Ryan can be remembered as the trash talker who angered a more talented coach with an even more talented quarterback. And that combination may not be the best thing for a sophomore coach. But hey you know what they say. Any given Sunday.
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