Hard Knocks with the New York Jets is quickly rising up the charts as my favorite sports documentary miniseries of all time, and Rex Ryan is 95% of the reason why. He’s the coach everyone wants to play for. He’s smart, loud, and awesome. HBO gave us another glimpse of Rex at his finest during last night’s episode of Hard Knocks, which featured a preseason game between the Jets and Redskins.

Rex had some choice words for Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall after he put a late hit on the Jets’ injury liability, LaDainian Tomlinson. Calling the insult a low blow is like asking if a bear sh*ts in the woods. Which it would, unless that bear was toilet-trained like the one in Dr. Dolittle 2. Then, that bear could fart excessively while Eddie Murphy was in the bathroom. Truly, comedic sophistication of the highest order.

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Wait, did I say eighty-five? I meant ocho cinco. Chad Johnson is celebrating the NFL's Hispanic Heritage Month by referring to his number in Spanish. And, okay, "eight five" isn't exactly the same as "eighty-five," but who talks Mexican anyway?

This is part of a larger return to form for Chad, as he gears up for this Sunday's game against Atlanta and his verbal sparring partner DeAngelo Hall. From the man himself:

"Hey, I'm a man who takes risk. Coach (Marvin) Lewis has told me to tone it down. He's told me to be quiet. I've been quiet all year. I haven't said much. I'm back. I'm going to let it rip. I'm celebrating. I'm going to score. I'm going to score more than once. I'm tired of being quiet. I ain't had no motivation. I ain't had no energy. I ain't had no drive. Nothing to look forward to on Sunday. I don't care if they put five people on me. I'm going to get it done this week."

Fucking. Awesome. Johnson also proclaimed that Hall would have to resort to flipping burgers at Fat Burger after the game. Which might be true, especially if Hall gets assigned the Bengals' best receiver, T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

Still: welcome back, Chad. I've missed you.