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Change of Script: Jets Become Targets of Smack Talk

Posted Sep 26, 2009 11:15AM By Josh Alper (RSS feed)

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Ahmard HallComments from Titans fullback Ahmard Hall have eliminated any doubt. One of the running themes of this year's NFL season is going to be trash talk and the New York Jets. Up until this point, the Jets have been the ones running their mouths with the explicit approval of new coach Rex Ryan, but it was inevitable that some of it would get lobbed back in their direction.

We thought it happened last week, but it turned out to be a fake Rodney Harrison doing the tweeting. Now, though, we've got our first actual return of fire. Hall isn't a fan of Jets linebacker Bart Scott's running on-field commentary. On the eve of this Sunday's game, Hall told Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean exactly why.
"It is serious to me. I wouldn't fight the guy or nothing like that -- unless he wanted to fight. I don't like the guy. He just runs his mouth all the time, even when he is not doing anything in the play. He is a talker and I just like guys that go out there and get their job done."
On the list of people you don't want to fight in the NFL, Hall is right at the top of the list. Before going to Texas, Hall spent four years in the Marine Corps and left as a Sergeant after a tour of duty in Afghanistan. A lot of players talk tough, but few have those kinds of bona fides.

Scott laughed off Hall's comments, but had nothing but good things to say about Hall as a player during a conference call during the week. Ryan weighed in during a chat with reporters yesterday.
"Hey, bring it on. Nobody likes Bart. That's the beauty of it. Only his teammates like Bart. Trust me, Bart will be more than happy to accommodate him."
The best thing about the chatfest is that we'll actually see it play out on the field. Hall and Scott figure to butt heads early and often as the Titans try to get Chris Johnson going in an attempt to slow down the Jets defense. It's unlikely to lead to a fight, but it should make a key matchup even more entertaining than it would be otherwise.

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