Rex Ryan wants to beat the Patriots so bad he's telling players to abstain from sex, or maybe he isn't

So, this one's a little bit weird.

Josh Cribbs told the New York media that Ryan told the team to "Say no to the wife" this week. Which he meant innocently, as in rest up your legs, don't take out the trash, etc. etc. Of course, in typical Ryan fashion, the comment became a point of mockery.

NFL.com:
"I can tell he really wants this game," said Cribbs, according to the team. "He was like, 'Rest your legs. Don't do nothing for your wife. Say, baby next week. I'm going to do it next week. I'm going to take out the trash next week. I'll take the kids to practice next week, but I have to rest for this game.

Anyone else also think "Say, baby next week" implies something different than taking out the trash?

Apparently the media and some players thought the same thing, prompting Rex to have to address the media to clarify.

Rich Cimini, ESPN:
I've seen a lot of bizarre stuff in 25 years of covering the New York Jets, but this was a first: The head coach, standing in the press room, talking about sex. Or, rather, telling us he wasn't talking about sex.

About four hours after his news conference, Rex Ryan returned to clarify a comment he made in the team meeting. He apparently told the players to "rest your legs" and skip household responsibilities this week, focusing entirely on the upcoming game against the New England Patriots. At least one player, rookie defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson, interpreted that as a no-sex edict from the coach.

"Most definitely," Richardson told the New York Daily News.