Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
Rex Ashley Ryanis an American football coach who is the head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. After serving as an assistant coach for 22 years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the New York Jets in 2009. He is the son of former head coach Buddy Ryan and is the fraternal twin brother of Rob Ryan...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 December 1962
CityArdmore, OK
bring dogs men refused
There were two men there who refused to leave. They didn't want to go if they couldn't bring their dogs. I probably wouldn't have left, either,
expected instead mental physical ready takes
A lot was going to be expected of him. If he's ready to go, it takes time. He'll just be getting mental reps instead of the physical reps.
men years bills
I know it’s been 15 years since the Bills made the playoffs. Well get ready, man, we’re going. We are going.
brother business dad football knew learning realized serious twin
I think that was when dad first realized how serious my twin brother and myself were of learning the business, ... I think he realized then that we knew a lot more about football than he had thought.
bad
I said 'We've got to go before something bad happens,'
change field mistake third
I think we have to get off the field on third down. If you make a mistake on third down, it kills you. We've got to change the field position, and I think you do that by three-and-outs.
defense learned took
We probably learned the ins and outs of (the 46 defense) in two days, but it took about 10 years to really put it into action,
coach fly lie standard team
As a coach, I could lie and tell you the standard thing about, 'Oh, we'll let that fly under the rug,' but that's not how we operate. This is a team game. It's about all 11 and not just one.
anyone kept knew people
They kept saying, 'We'll come back, we'll come back,' but no one came. I don't think anyone cared. People knew we were there, and no one came.
animals drowning haunt owners pets rest sight sound
The sound of animals howling for their owners and the sight of drowning pets will haunt me the rest of my life.
arizona brother buddy college football last nobody step taken
That's what's funny, ... My brother and I had to go back, take a step back into college football because nobody would've taken us. We were just Buddy Ryan's sons. They can't coach; just look at Arizona that last year.
sack scare
One sack doesn't scare me. The sacks will come.
anybody apply knew needed pencil whip
On paper, I can whip anybody with the pencil because I knew that system. But I needed those other years to really apply the craft.
ability afford bowl guy pro
He's got Pro Bowl ability. Obviously, he's a guy we really couldn't afford to lose.