Rex Ryan perplexed by why his brother isn't a head coach yet

When speculation emerged that teams weren't interested in New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan as a head coach because of his long hair, it seemed silly.  However, after Ryan wasn't even interviewed for any of the open head coaching jobs during the offseason, one starts to wonder.

Rob's brother Rex, the head coach of the New York Jets, believes the hair must be the reason Rob's not been given the chance.

"You tell me one other reason why he doesn't have a [head coaching job] right now with the kind of job he did," Rex Ryan told the New York Post.  "Maybe that's it.  I told him, 'Dude, how about you go get a haircut?  It makes no difference.' I said, 'You can wear the Fu Manchu if you're bald.'

"I can't explain it.  Is it the hair?  I don't know.  I'm trying to get him to get a haircut.  Hopefully, this is one of the things that motivates him to do so."

Rex pointed to the work Rob did this season with New Orleans as reason enough for him to have earned a shot, heaping praise upon his brother's accomplishments.

"It was one of, in my opinion, the greatest coaching jobs in the history of the National Football League," Rex said.  "You go from 32nd in the league, and they were closer to 33rd in the league than 31st, improve 130-something yards a game and 10 points a game.  He doesn't get an interview?  They had more injuries than any team in the league.  He had to make adjustments constantly based on personnel.  I just thought it was one of the greatest coaching jobs.

"It's amazing," Rex said.  "Everybody knows he can coach.  I'm just really shocked he didn't get an interview at least.  I thought he'd get a [head coaching] job.   I guess it wasn't his time.  Hopefully, his time is coming."