Rob Ryan says Bills ‘are going to beat’ Patriots

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Rex Ryan said last December that he gave his team a “black eye” with his mouth after several of his bold predictions about the Buffalo Bills last season fell short of happening.

Now his twin brother is doing the talking.

Bills assistant head coach/defense Rob Ryan, hired by Rex this January after being fired by the Saints last November, said in an interview with TheMMQB.com published Friday that the Bills will defeat their long-dominant division rival, the New England Patriots, this season.

“All the respect in the world for Bill Belichick. That was fantastic training, working for him for four years, and I learned a ton,” Rob Ryan said, referring to the 2000-03 seasons, when he was a Patriots assistant coach. “Look, [Belichick] is the No. 1 nemesis of every coach in this league. So it’s not just Rex.

“Now, I think if you ask [the Patriots’] offensive …

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