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Rex Ryan taking on larger offseason role with Jets

By Brian McIntyre NFL.com

Published: May 14, 2012 at 06:30 p.m.

Five weeks into the offseason program, New York Jets players have noticed that larger-than-life coach Rex Ryan has taken an increased role in meetings and on-field instruction, Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger reports.

"He did fade off a little bit, I don't know what reason for," cornerback Darrelle Revis said during an appearance at teammate David Harris' charity golf tournament on Monday. "But he's the head coach, he has a lot on his plate, a lot of pressure. It's just something that maybe he thought he put more trust in the coaching staff, and seeing that it kind of hurt us last year, maybe, a little bit.

"Not to frown on any coaches or anything, how they coached, but it's good to see your head coach being involved, at least just putting his two cents in. You just hear his voice every now and then in the meeting room, so I think it is good."

Ryan has been candid about his role in the locker room spiraling out of control at the tail end of a disappointing 8-8 season in 2011. Since most of the turmoil occurred on the side of the ball, Ryan plans to be more visible in offensive meeting rooms.

"I will definitely be around the offense more," Ryan said in a January interview with "The Michael Kay Show" on ESPN 1050 Radio. "There is no doubt. For no other reason, just so I have a better idea of our team."

One month later, in Indianapolis prior to a Super Bowl he had guaranteed his team would be playing in, Ryan discussed how he needed to be more involved in coaching up the defense.

"Instead of being pulled in maybe different directions or whatever, I have to sit back and say, 'You know what? I have to coach more and I need to have more of an impact even on what we do defensively,'" Ryan said according to Newsday's Rod Boone. "When you look at it, (defensive coordinator) Mike Pettine and (defensive backs coach) Dennis Thurman have been with me forever. Bob Sutton is a tremendous (linebackers) coach. But I know I can make an impact on defense. I always have my whole life and I think I'll even get more involved."

With Ryan more involved in the day-to-day operation, and the team avoiding a distraction by turning down an opportunity to appear on HBO's "Hard Knocks," the Jets might not be as entertaining as they've been the last few seasons, but they could win a few more games and return to the playoffs in 2012.

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LOL it begs the question wtf has he been doing? pedicures? movies? weightwatcher ads?

This is exactly my thought. He said he wants to get more involved with the offense and defense. We all know Westhoff runs the special teams so wtf was he doing last season? I also read an article Ryno posted about how the Jet's locker room is setup in a unique way and how Rex is an infrequent visitor in the locker room and how he doesnt really get involved with the way his locker room is setup and how Rex really had no idea what was going on in the locker room until the end of the season when he saw it on the field. It really sounds like he did absolutely nothing last year

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LOL it begs the question wtf has he been doing? pedicures? movies? weightwatcher ads?

Defense.

I think Rex realized that he cant leave the offense up to coordinators and position coaches. He has to manage both sides of the ball. Notice how he realizes this the year after they dont make it to the AFCCG...or the playoffs at all.

Losing puts things in perspective. This is also the reason why I know Sanchez is going to have an awesome year, especially if they bring Braylon back!

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Defense.

I think Rex realized that he cant leave the offense up to coordinators and position coaches. He has to manage both sides of the ball. Notice how he realizes this the year after they dont make it to the AFCCG...or the playoffs at all.

Losing puts things in perspective. This is also the reason why I know Sanchez is going to have an awesome year, especially if they bring Braylon back!

Rex knows nada about running an O, at least he should have always had his hands on the Def. So many quotes from him last year and not being part of def gameplan.

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Rex knows nada about running an O, at least he should have always had his hands on the Def. So many quotes from him last year and not being part of def gameplan.

I agree, but this is his time to learn. He has to know something about offense in order for him to be so good at stopping it.

He needs to grow as a coach. If not then we'll always be outplayed and out coached in this division. Buffalo seems to be making moves to get better. This isnt going to get any easier for us and im getting tired of waiting for the day that Brady retires. Brady will be in the league for atleast 3 more years.

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His job as HC is to be involved and have some knowledge about all aspects of the team. He was clueless about some things that were going on with this team last year, both on and off the field. Totally inexcusable. He and the jets have to have a better season or he could be in trouble.

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I think some of this "Rex doesn't know what's going on in the lockerroom/on offense" goes back to losing guys like Woody, Jenkins, Cotchery, etc... The soap opera of the lockerroom was blown out of proportion but if you've got certain guys who run things in a certain way, and they leave and noone steps up to run things in a functional way, it hurts. Either Rex didn't realize that magic isn't what holds a team together or he expected new guys to step into those leadership roles (as appointed captains or otherwise) and nobody did.

Losing sheds light on a lot of things, so maybe Rex didn't realize how much he does need to guide the team but does now. At this point, it's forgiveable as long as he's really learned from it. What would also help is if he realizes WHEN he has to be more hands on, but baby steps I guess.

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I wonder how much Rex will be involved with the offense this year. I think the Sparano hire was largely to put a no nonsense guy in charge on that side of the ball, to squash any bullsh*t that Holmes or anyone else wants to stir up. Schottenheimer did not garner respect, Sparano will.

I think Rex will stick his head in the door once in a while, but that he's going to continue to be much more involved on the defense.

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I wonder how much Rex will be involved with the offense this year. I think the Sparano hire was largely to put a no nonsense guy in charge on that side of the ball, to squash any bullsh*t that Holmes or anyone else wants to stir up. Schottenheimer did not garner respect, Sparano will.

I think Rex will stick his head in the door once in a while, but that he's going to continue to be much more involved on the defense.

And if Soprano bland offense does nada? where do you go from there?

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And if Soprano bland offense does nada? where do you go from there?

Cut Sanchez's a$$ to the curb.

We have talent on offense, and a simplified, bland gameplan is exactly what we need in contrast to Schottenheimer's over-thinking and being overly reliant on Sanchez. No more pre-snap movement, run the crap out of the ball and throw play-action passes to Holmes/Hill/Keller.

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Cut Sanchez's a$$ to the curb.

We have talent on offense, and a simplified, bland gameplan is exactly what we need in contrast to Schottenheimer's over-thinking and being overly reliant on Sanchez. No more pre-snap movement, run the crap out of the ball and throw play-action passes to Holmes/Hill/Keller.

Exactly. In order for a "bland" offense to work, the line of scrimmage must be controlled. The Jets have to get back to basics. For a winning season, the Jets need to be able to run the ball, even when the defense knows we are going to run. After that, run it again. Our guys need to be in tiptop shape up front, and we need to be able to wear defenses down. I think the addition of Ganaway will be key. His ability to break a long gain against tired defenses is something we have not seed from Greene since his emergence in the playoffs his rookie year. Now, Greene becomes Thomas Jones, and Ganaway will be the guy with the fresh legs come January.

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