courtnj18 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Unfortunately it was reported this morning Buddy Ryan has passed at the age of 82. As we all know, in 1968 he moved to the Jets and helped them win Super Bowl III. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/06/28/legendary-defensive-mastermind-buddy-ryan-dies-at-82/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Watching on NFLN. Love him or hate him, he knew his defense and was a character. RIP Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 sad to hear but apparently he wasn't doing well for a long time. one of the great character in the history of this game, pone of the most brilliant coaches and he helped us win our only Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge4Tide Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP......one of the last of a dying breed. A true original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy. This is sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAR I Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Another Super Bowl III hero is gone. RIP SAR I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southparkcpa Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 He lived a good long life, produced sons who continue his legacy and love him and respect him and has left his mark on a great game. That in and of itself is more than 99.9 percent of humans accomplish. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekskill68 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy. For those of us who remember watching the '85 Bears I have never seen a more dominant defense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banks81 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy, what a great football mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodeawhodat Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP to the old crumudgeon. Sad day for his family, especially his boys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP to a legend. 82? My pops turns 80 this year. This life man...it flies by if you're not paying attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenwichjetfan Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Don't do this often, and am generally not affected when someone I don't actually know passes, but for whatever reason, this one got me in the feels for a split second. Not because of SB3 - I was still 17 years away from being born at the time. Plus, I didn't even know that the great Buddy Ryan was on that team until we hired Rex. But what he did for the NFL - countering the west coast offense and innovating an entire system and style of play to bring defense back into the game, was revolutionary. QBs needing to read defenses and understand the mechanics of each level of the defense - that started because of Buddy's attacking and randomized style of defense. More than any of that though, personally, because of Buddy, the Jets got to hire a coach who gave me the best three year period of my life as a football fan. Regardless of how that turned sour quickly, I'm not one to forget all of the serious awesomeness that began from the day we hired Rex in '09 till the Victor Cruz 99 yard TD. Thanks Buddy, for all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainejet Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I loved the Buddy Ryan style. Loved watching the Bears defense crush the patsies and later watching the Eagles become a major foe. Rex Ryan IMO was saddled with terrible GM's here in NY. They were cheap jerks that couldn't pick talent to save their lives. It was bad GM's that cost Rex his job in NY. If you gave this guy the talent, he would make something of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 A different sport but Pat Summitt passed today as well. 2 absolutely legendary coaches who revolutionized the sport that they made their lives passion. Sad day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio State NY Jets fan Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Best wishes to the Ryan's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy and thanks for smacking Kevin Gilbride around - someone had to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Buddy. Condolences to Rex and the rest of the Ryan family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flushing Roots Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, peebag said: RIP Buddy and thanks for smacking Kevin Gilbride around - someone had to do it. That was priceless! RIP Buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 A true original, RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Buddy Ryan was a terrific defensive coordinator. RIP Too bad Rex stained the family rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsons Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Kleckineau said: Buddy Ryan was a terrific defensive coordinator. RIP Too bad Rex stained the family rep. Buddy and Rex were both genius DCs who made for so-so head coaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 12 minutes ago, jetscrazey said: Buddy and Rex were both genius DCs who made for so-so head coaches Let's not go crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southparkcpa Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 14 minutes ago, jetscrazey said: Buddy and Rex were both genius DCs who made for so-so head coaches Buddy was the BEST DC for a 2-3 year period. I dont think REX was ever the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetdawgg Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 That Super Bowl III Defense was one of the best ever. The Jets D was there for a while. Namath had to grow up and he did. Buddy was a great NFL character. The 85 Bears will always be remembered I really enjoyed the way they waxed the Pats that day. Big Perry scored too. RIP Buddy. You will always be remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekskill68 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Classic Buddy LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, JiF said: A different sport but Pat Summitt passed today as well. 2 absolutely legendary coaches who revolutionized the sport that they made their lives passion. Sad day One of the best coaches ever. If she was in men's sports they have statues of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no psls Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP BUDDY - part of our only Super Bowl win . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Rip to a true innovator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP, Created perhaps the Best D of all time, 85 Bears Monsters of Medway. A feisty guy but all Football, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSfan4life_1 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIP Mr. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, southparkcpa said: Buddy was the BEST DC for a 2-3 year period. I dont think REX was ever the best. Rex isn't even better than the guy he replaced in Buffalo. Nor was Rex better than most of the other DC's before him in Baltimore, where that roster was single-handedly responsible for the most significant uptick in Peter Principle'ing defensive coordinators in the history of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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