Darth Vader Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 First, a little 45 second appetizer, Exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swYlm4Uuk-k You see alot of similarities between the defensive philosophies of Rex and his father, Buddy Ryan. There is nothing defensive about the Ryan's defense. Buddy Ryan believed in attacking first and foremost, of converting the the defense into "offensive". Hence, blitz. Ryan was at the tip of the spear in transforming the landscape of the NFL by smelting the day's conventionally passive, reactionary and schematically monolithic defensive posture and reforming it as a bludgeon, flexible, capable of metamorphosing into any of a variety of fronts: 3-4, 4-3, 4-4, and the one he invented, the "Bear" 46, named after Doug Planck, the original stout run-stuffing strong safety. Today's safety is a child half borne from Buddy Ryan's defense. Peering into Buddy's playbook, we see his philosophy boiled down to its core: "We will keep constant pressure on our opponent and their offense. Our multiple defensive scheme will hamper their ability to identify our intentions by giving them an ever-changing picture on defense.""A quarterback has never completed a pass when he was flat on his back. We must hit the QB hard and often. QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I don't think the Ravens look to intentionally injure specific players. Man the media is really stupid, the players are all a big fraternity. Towards the end of the Steelers-Ravens game last week, nobody was thinking about a rivalry or hating each other, everyone was just hoping McGahee was okay. Nobody goes out there trying to end someone's season or career. Nobody is trying to injure somebody else. But the Ravens play a very physical style of defense. There is a huge difference between hitting hard and playing hard and with pride on defense, and trying to injure people. Shanahan and the Broncos play to injure people and are dirty. Rex Ryan and the Ravens just play hellacious football. I've always liked Buddy Ryan, he just can't cut it as an HC. I don't know if Rex can, but he has some more tools than his father did in terms of HC ability. But no doubt, Buddy Ryan is a hell of a defensive mind to learn from. '85 Bears are widely considered the best defense ever because they really were an amazing unit. I didn't get to watch them play live, just read about them and watched some videos and was impressed. You oldey time guys though, feel free to educate the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Remember when Jimmy Johnson accused Buddy of going after his kicker? That was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 First, a little 45 second appetizer, Exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swYlm4Uuk-k You see alot of similarities between the defensive philosophies of Rex and his father, Buddy Ryan. There is nothing defensive about the Ryan's defense. Buddy Ryan believed in attacking first and foremost, of converting the the defense into "offensive". Hence, blitz. Ryan was at the tip of the spear in transforming the landscape of the NFL by smelting the day's conventionally passive, reactionary and schematically monolithic defensive posture and reforming it as a bludgeon, flexible, capable of metamorphosing into any of a variety of fronts: 3-4, 4-3, 4-4, and the one he invented, the "Bear" 46, named after Doug Planck, the original stout run-stuffing strong safety. Today's safety is a child half borne from Buddy Ryan's defense. Peering into Buddy's playbook, we see his philosophy boiled down to its core: "We will keep constant pressure on our opponent and their offense. Our multiple defensive scheme will hamper their ability to identify our intentions by giving them an ever-changing picture on defense.""A quarterback has never completed a pass when he was flat on his back. We must hit the QB hard and often. QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indygirl4jets Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Great read, thanks for posting it. I think next season is going to be great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I feel bad for Chad... lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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