ForceEight Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 They made the official offer. The New York Jets will formally offer their head coaching job to Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, who has told confidants he will accept the position, several sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. The Jets notified other candidates, including offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, of their plans to hire Ryan, the sources said. A formal announcement is expected Monday or Tuesday. Ryan told ESPN's Rachel Nichols late Sunday that he could find out about the Jets' job as early as tonight. "We'll see. There were no pre-arrangements made or anything, though. I was completely focused on our team." http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3843174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROME Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I love Rex and he will be missed, but he is a little arrogant IMO. He continues to blitz in games when we aren't getting to the QB, and when we don't have the CBs to play man. Sorta like Billick, "no matter what I call or who I have out there, it will work". I felt he blitzed too much tonight when we would have been better off sitting back in a zone and forcing Ben to fit passes into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinmaniac52 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Good luck Rex, it was time for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagles Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Good luck Rex, it was time for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc. Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Unfortunately, I don't think Rex will be a good head coach. He is a great players guy... but he isn't enough of a disciplinarian to run a team entirely. Especially not in NY, where everything is blown out of proportion. Additionally, to paraphrase some other analysts... his crazy schemes worked here because of the level of talent of our defense. The unconventional does not and will not work everywhere. I cannot fault Ryan for anything he did with this team. And I wish him the best in NY. But I think it is time we saw some new faces on our defensive coaching staff... who knows what greatness may come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83eh01 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Who could become the new Ravens DC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmacarolle21 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'm not happy he's gone but, I could care less we've had 3 different DC's with Ray Lewis we've been fine every year. It's all good good luck playing against the Patriots lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc. Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 We get the Pats for the next two years at least, I believe. In 2009 because we both finished 2nd in our divisions. In 2010 because we'll be playing the AFC East again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varaven45 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Mixed feelings about Rex's departure - if in fact it happens. 1. He coached a helluva D - and brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm. 2. The players seemed to respect him a lot, however, I thought they were undiscplined at times, esp in the secondary. Our secondary (sans Jim Leonard) was horrible at tackling and left many tackles/lost yards on the field. In short, our secondary needs to relearn to "wrap up" the opponent and not tackle the head or ball. 3. I really believe a change would be good. We have had some defensive brainfarts (NE game Dec 07) and various mental lapses in the secondary that signify a general lack of focus and discipline. 4. If we can get a butt kicker - maybe a Singletary type - and someone the players respect who can mesh well with Harbaugh, Cam, etc. then I'm all for it. I could see some real positives coming from a Rex Ryan replacement. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensNest8483 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Mixed feelings about Rex's departure - if in fact it happens. 1. He coached a helluva D - and brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm. 2. The players seemed to respect him a lot, however, I thought they were undiscplined at times, esp in the secondary. Our secondary (sans Jim Leonard) was horrible at tackling and left many tackles/lost yards on the field. In short, our secondary needs to relearn to "wrap up" the opponent and not tackle the head or ball. 3. I really believe a change would be good. We have had some defensive brainfarts (NE game Dec 07) and various mental lapses in the secondary that signify a general lack of focus and discipline. 4. If we can get a butt kicker - maybe a Singletary type - and someone the players respect who can mesh well with Harbaugh, Cam, etc. then I'm all for it. I could see some real positives coming from a Rex Ryan replacement. We'll see. You want romeo crennel don't you...haha i kid i kid......What about nolan? Is he still available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercleetz Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nolan is with the Broncos. Nolan would have been a great pickup for us, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc. Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 You can be sure we'll find someone good to lead this D. We've got a young coach who has roots in the Eagles organization and in many college organizations through his brother. We've got the league's best GM ready to reel someone in - and you can bet he's had a list of who he wants for quite a while. We've got a great defense with three straight coordinators to head coaches... makes it hard to turn down an offer to coach some of the league's greatest defensive players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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