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To little surprise, Jets coach Rex Ryan’s gift of gab translates well to the written word.

In his new book, Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs and Leadership in the World’s Most Beautiful Game, Ryan applies a twist to his habit of predicting that the Jets will win any and every future Super Bowl by declaring that, if the Jets had advanced to Super Bowl XLV, they would have emerged victorious.

“I thought Green Bay was to going to have the upper hand on Pittsburgh,” Ryan writes, via Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  “Their passing attack was giving everyone problems.  But I truly believe we would have beaten Green Bay.  We only lost to them 9-0 during the season, and we gave them two of the field goals because of mistakes.”

We’re starting to wonder why the NFL even bothers to play the games.  Just declare the Jets to be the champions of all past and future Super Bowls and be done with it.

Actually, given the manner in which the 2011 offseason has unfolded, that might not be a bad approach.

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Happy Birthday to Season 4's Nikko and Scott!

This week, two Season 4 finalists celebrate their birthdays: Nikko Smith and Scott Savol.

Ninth place finalist Nikko Smith turned 29 years old on April 28^th. The "Comeback Kid" had a rollercoaster ride on Idol's fourth season when he was originally voted off during the semi-finals round. After contestant Mario Vasquez left the competition, Nikko was invited back and made it to ninth place. As a result of being in the Top 10 Idols, he spent the summer on tour with his fellow finalists. About two years ago, Nikko released an album entitled Revolution. Currently, Nikko has a single out called "Speakaz Blow." The son of Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, Nikko has performed The Star-Spangled Banner numerous times, including at Game 4 of the 2006 World Series.

Scott Savol turns 35 on Saturday, April 30^th. "Scotty the Body" made it all the way to the Top 5 of Season 4. The soulful singer found success on American Idol with songs by Luther Vandross, The Temptations, Brian McKnight, and more. Since appearing on Idol, Scott performed in Season 9 semi-finalist Todrick Hall's Oz, The Musical. Fellow Season 4 finalists Mikalah Gordon and Vonzell Solomon, as well as Season 2's Rickey Smith, performed alongside Scott. Then, in 2008, Scott joined Idol finalists read more

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Artwork for Steven Tyler’s Single

American Idol Season 10 judge Steven Tyler shared the artwork for his upcoming single, "(It) Feels So Good." The song will premiere on Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show on Monday, May 9, and the song will be available for download on iTunes on Tuesday, May 10.

View the artwork for "(It) Feels So Good."

Before he releases his single, Steven Tyler will release his autobiography, DOES THE NOISE IN MY HEAD BOTHER YOU?, on Tuesday, May 3.

Steven Tyler is hard to miss these days! He's a beloved judge on American Idol every Wednesday and Thursday on FOX, and this week he graces the cover of two magazines: Rolling Stone and PEOPLE.

Chat about Steven in the Idol forums.

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