fastmover Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/2820-r-e-x-p-e-c-t-ryan-takes-jets-reins From the jets website. Semper fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Here's the article from the Jets official website. It's clear from Woody's quotes supporting the hiring the reason why he fired Mangini: Rex has begun his Green & White reign. The Jets have announced this evening that Rex Ryan, the Baltimore Ravens' vaunted defensive coordinator, is their new head coach. The franchise's 17th overall head coach and 15th full-time skipper will be introduced at a Wednesday news conference at the Atlantic Health Training Center. Jets owner Woody Johnson and general manager Mike Tannenbaum have concluded their three-week head-coaching search by finding in Ryan a coach that Johnson calls "a great football mind and leader." In an email to Jets staffers sent out this evening, Johnson said: "Rex is revered by his players and respected by his peers around the NFL for his innovative schemes. There is no doubt in my mind that he has the expertise and instincts to build on the foundation that we have in place and take this franchise to the ranks of the NFL’s elite. He brings an aggressive, physical brand of football that will captivate our fans and ignite their passion." “I’d like to thank Woody Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Ryan. “It’s been a dream of mine to become a head coach in the NFL. Coming here to the New York Jets, where my father once coached and was part of the Super Bowl III staff, is fantastic. I look around at the facilities and the people they have in place and see a first-class organization. I’m just proud to be part of it.” Ryan emerged as the frontrunner for the job soon after Johnson and Tannenbaum interviewed him for five hours in Baltimore on Jan. 11. The list of candidates to replace Eric Mangini included Jets assistants Brian Schottenheimer and Bill Callahan as well as top NFL assistants Russ Grimm from Arizona, Ron Meeks from Indianapolis and the Giants' Steve Spagnuolo, who has since been named the St. Louis Rams' new head coach. The search rose to a new level this morning, following the Ravens' Sunday night 23-14 loss to the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field. Johnson and Tannenbaum flew to Baltimore in Johnson's plane to meet Ryan, begin the negotiation process, then fly Ryan back to North Jersey to finish negotiations at the team's new training complex in Florham Park, N.J. “During our search, we were looking for a great football mind and a passionate leader,” Tannenbaum said. “Rex is a coach with an established track record who is universally respected by players and coaches for his skills as a communicator and his creativity.” Ryan, who turned 46 in December, has established himself as a great NFL defensive mind. It runs in the family, of course. Ryan's father is Buddy Ryan, the well-known head coach of the Eagles and Cardinals from the mid-Eighties to the mid-Nineties who early in his career served as the defensive line coach for the Jets' Super Bowl III team in 1968. And Ryan's twin brother, Rob, also has been a veteran NFL defensive coordinator, with the Oakland Raiders for five years before recently accepting the same title on Mangini's new Cleveland Browns staff. Rex Ryan played defensive end for Southwest Oklahoma State from 1983-86. He went immediately into college coaching and spent 10 of the next 12 seasons coaching at five different schools — Eastern Kentucky (1987-88), New Mexico Highlands (1989), Morehead State (1990-93), Cincinnati (1996-97) and Oklahoma (1998). Rex and Rob also spent two seasons on the Arizona Cardinals staff assembled by their father, Buddy Ryan, in 1994-95. But Rex's rambling days ended when he joined Baltimore in 1999. He's been there for the past 10 seasons and spent the last four as the Ravens' D-coordinator and before this season added the title of assistant head coach in the first year of John Harbaugh's regime. And quite a presidential term those four years were. Ryan could easily qualify for the Secretary of Defense as the Ravens ranked consistently in the NFL's top 10 in many statistical categories. Here is a summary of the Ravens' major rankings the past four seasons: SeasonTotalRushPassPoints 20055th9th8th10th 20061st2nd6th1st 20076th2nd20tht-22nd 20082nd3rd2nd3rd Combined2nd2nd5th2nd Additionally there are these among many Ryan distinctions from 2005-08: ■ The Ravens are the only NFL defense in that span to have yielded fewer than 1,000 first downs to opponents (999). ■ Their 104 TDs allowed are second to Pittsburgh's 103 and their 13.4 percent touchdown drive rate is the best in the NFL. ■ They allowed league-best averages of 4.9 plays and 22.9 yards per opponent drive. Further, since 1999, when Ryan first came to Baltimore, the Ravens merely rank first for fewest points allowed (17.1 per game), fewest rushing yards allowed per game (87.3), most shutouts (9), most takeaways (337), most interceptions (212), most interceptions returned for touchdowns (29) and lowest third-down conversion rate allowed (33.9 percent). All of the quantity indicate a quality of leadership that Ryan has indicated he's ready to bring to another team at the next level, as head coach of the Jets. The Ravens, who gave the Jets permission to talk with Ryan early in the process, are sorry to lose him. "Just being around Rex," said linebacker Ray Lewis, "being around his knowledge, being around his passion for the game, makes it special to have him. ... Just playing for him is a privilege. That man is gonna be a great head coach." And Woody Johnson and the Jets are clearly thrilled to have him on their team. "Rex is approachable and easy to work with. He understands the importance of working together with every department to construct a championship-caliber team," Johnson said in his email. "I am confident Rex is the right fit for us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boynton Beach Jets Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 :cheers:Welcome to the green and white Rex:cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Here's the article from the Jets official website. It's clear from Woody's quotes supporting the hiring the reason why he fired Mangini: I knew he would reference his father...I think this is a great omen. Hell, what else do we Jets fans have to fall back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I just hope he's not predictable on offense. I hate that. you can be conservative without being predictable, and that's what I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I knew he would reference his father...I think this is a great omen. Hell, what else do we Jets fans have to fall back on. That is a good touch, but it's definately sincere. Eric Boland from Newsday wrote about it last offseason where Boland interviewed Rex. Rex said the Jets were a special franchise for him because his father's work on the SBIII team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gg Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 the green and whites version of sexy rexy!!! passion is good! fire 'em up, coach!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hey now is the time to be optimistic- the resume is there in Ryan as a defensive coordinator- will he be a good head coach -we have to hope for the best. we can always watch Super Bowl of 1969 reruns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 This is Marketing 101 Additionally there are these among many Ryan distinctions from 2005-08: ■ The Ravens are the only NFL defense in that span to have yielded fewer than 1,000 first downs to opponents (999) I wish you guys the best with Ryan. My only question is why wasn't he hired in previous off seasons? Was it the stigma of being a Ryan (we all know his dad is bat**** crazy) or did he turn down HC jobs that we never heard about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Welcome aboard Rex! No punting from inside the opponents 35 yrd line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 That is a good touch, but it's definately sincere. Eric Boland from Newsday wrote about it last offseason where Boland interviewed Rex. Rex said the Jets were a special franchise for him because his father's work on the SBIII team. Oh, I know he is being sincere...I think it will be one of the driving forces to bring this organization some respect. At least I hope so...we need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 So who is taking bets that the first 5 questions asked Of Ryan at the press conference will be do you want Brett Favre back as QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsman Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 So who is taking bets that the first 5 questions asked Of Ryan at the press conference will be do you want Brett Favre back as QB. i hope 2 of those 5 questions are about Bob Sutton and Schotty Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I've wanted him all along, even when nobody was talking about him. Great to see it official! I can only hope for the best under him at this point. I think he'll be a very good HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I knew he would reference his father...I think this is a great omen. Hell, what else do we Jets fans have to fall back on. and that was some defense that year NS...Gerry Philbin, John Elliott, and Verlon Biggs on the D-line....I read somewhere that Philbin had over 20 sacks...was it DM who said that? Namath got all the glory but it really was the defense that won that championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Welcome New Coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 and that was some defense that year NS...Gerry Philbin, John Elliott, and Verlon Biggs on the D-line....I read somewhere that Philbin had over 20 sacks...was it DM who said that? Namath got all the glory but it really was the defense that won that championship 19, SFJ. And Elliot was actually their best d-lineman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This is Marketing 101 I wish you guys the best with Ryan. My only question is why wasn't he hired in previous off seasons? Was it the stigma of being a Ryan (we all know his dad is bat**** crazy) or did he turn down HC jobs that we never heard about? Exactly. Why hasn't he been hired after being the Ravens DC for four years and on the Ravens staff since 1999? He was also fired, then rehired by the Ravens, but only because Harbaugh wanted him back. There is a reason he isn't a HC. He will run a good, very good D, but not a good team. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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