Rex Ryan’s Coaching Staff: One Part Baltimore, One Part New York

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: May 16, 2009

commentComment        

... chance to make a name for himself as a head coach.

New York’s defense wasn’t awful last season (ranked seventh in run defense, 29th in pass defense and 16th overall), but Ryan’s Baltimore Raven defense never ranked lower than sixth overall during his tenure as coordinator.

The new man under the headset has made a name for himself as one of the premiere defensive minds in the NFL by mixing a traditional 3-4 with the 46 defense his father popularized. Seeing as Ryan inherited the personnel from Eric Mangini’s 3-4 defense, Jets fans can rest assured that there won’t be a lot of roster upheaval.

“We've got the man in the middle there in (nose tackle) Kris Jenkins,” Ryan said when being introduced as Head Coach back in January.

“We've got some linebackers, got a free safety (Kerry Rhodes) that's a ball hawk, and to me the best corner in football (Darrelle Revis). That's a pretty good starting point.&rd...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments