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Dolphins at Jets: LaRon Landry Raises Trash Talking to Dangerous Levels

It's no secret: the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets don't like each other. There's something extra in the air when these two teams meet, and this week will mark the second time they clash this season. Inevitably, when the game gets close, the trash talking gets louder. Except now, Laron Landry has decided to take it to a new level - and he's pretty dumb for it.

By Kevin Nogle
Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE

The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets meet for the second half of their annual home-and-home series. And, it should come as no surprise that the trash talking has begun now that the game is getting close. Of course, LaRon Landry may want to learn the difference between trash talk and stupid statements.

The Jets' safety was the guy who took a shot at Miami running back Reggie Bush's knee during their first matchup five weeks ago. Bush ended up missing the entire second half of that game with a bruise to the knee, and has been slowed by the injury over the team's last three games.

Before the game, New York head coach Rex Ryan had talked about wanting to put some "hot sauce" on Bush. After the game, Jets linebacker Calvin Pace decided to tell the media, "I guess he was doing his thing for a quarter or two. We had to put him on out. We didn't see him again."

Of course, both Ryan and Johnson said later that their comments were misunderstood, and there was no targeting or "any kind of bounty system" leading to the injury on Bush.

After their last meeting, Bush simply said that the season ending injury to Jets' cornerback Darrelle Revis was karma coming back and biting the Jets for all of the rhetoric.

All of that back and forth from the team's Week 3 contest served as a jumping off point yesterday. Ryan told the New York media yesterday, "I apologized for my [hot sauce] comments. I expect [Bush] to do the same."

Bush said, after hearing of Ryan's comments, "I don't believe that at all. They're the ones that started it. If there was ever any retaliation, it would come from us. But with this team, the caliber of guys and the character of guys we have on this team, we play with respect for the game."

Ryan, who spoke to the Miami media after his comments to his hometown reporters, backed off his request for an apology from Bush, saying he didn't really need one.

And then Landry decided he needed to speak up. Jets beat writer Manish Mehta tweeted out the statements Landry made about Bush:

When Miami Dolphins fan, and FinHeaven.com writer Robi wrote about Landry's comments on Twitter:

Landry apparently did not enjoy being called out about his need to target players' heads:

Of course, Landry deleted the tweet after writing it, but Robi grabbed the screen shot of it as well:

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Landry clearly took the trash talking to a new level - and a level nearing Commissioner Roger Goodell attention levels. Of course, this is all just words, and really should not cause any action from the NFL based solely on these words; but it sure will cause attention to every move Landry makes on the field to come under a microscope.

Plus, trying to intimidate a player like Bush, who takes pride in his preparation and is one of the hardest working players in the league, is probably not a great move. Former Dolphins beat writer turned NFL.com reporter Jeff Darlington had the same thought:

If beating the Jets wasn't enough motivation. If beating a division rival wasn't enough motivation. If staying within a half game of the division lead, if not moving into the lead, wasn't enough motivation, Bush and the Dolphins now have just a little more reason to shove it straight down Landry and the Jets' throats on Sunday.

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