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Originally Posted by SAR I
Rex Ryan is the problem:
1. He built the team incorrectly.
2. The defense he inherited was better than the one he created.
3. He's ignored all offensive responsibility.
4. He hasn't supported his quarterback.
5. He hasn't gotten a running back that can be a difference-maker.
6. His team is undisciplined.
7. His team is unprepared.
8. He lost the pulse of the locker room and never got it back.
SAR I
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Originally Posted by SAR I
Mark, while lousy, isn't the problem with the defense, the running game, the special teams, the offensive coordination, the defensive coordination, the clock management issues, the playcalling.
1. We signed up for a Rex Ryan strategy that doesn't work in today's NFL.
2. We collected players that either a) couldn't execute it or b) aren't being coached properly.
Both are squarely on Rex Ryan's shoulders.
SAR I
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I said it last year before Schottenheimer was (rightfully) jettisoned and I guess at this point I will say so again; Rex seems to be the biggest problem with the team at this point.
It's obvious that there are major issues with personnel, but some of it can be overcome. For instance, as bad as Sanchez has been, it's obvious to a duck that he is better with a more uptempo approach to the game. What does the coaching staff do? Run the play clock down to the sub-5 second mark. Greene's a better late-game runner? Let's start him! Pace can't hold the point of attack or pursue from the backside? Let's start him and leave a guy that can do at least one of those things on the bench! Brilliant!