For the second consecutive year, the Jets made it into the playoffs while the Giants missed out. The teams’ recent fortunes got me thinking about their head coaches.

My daughter recently asked why Giants' coach Tom Coughlin always looks “so cranky.” (From that moment on, he became known in our house as Tom Cranklin.) I wonder if the Giants’ late-season collapses are due to the players getting sick of listening to their cranky coach by week 10.

Contrast that with Rex Ryan, who is every bit as intense as Tom Cranklin, but usually looks like he’s having a great time.

I would rather play for Rex. That’s why one of my resolutions for 2011 is to suppress my inner Cranklin and bring out my inner Rex.

On a related note: Go Jets!