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Maybe an upgrade or two on the O-Line wouldn't be such a bad idea?
ProFootballTalk.com - JETS EMBRACING ‘46′ ROOTS
ProFootballTalk.com - JETS EMBRACING ‘46′ ROOTS
Under the leadership of newly-hired New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, the influence and background of his father, fiery former NFL coach Buddy Ryan, is already having an impact on the makeup of the coaching staff.
Reaching back to his father’s roots as the inventor of the aggressive ‘46′ defense that terrorized quarterbacks with the Chicago Bears during the 1980s, Rex Ryan has reportedly hired hard-hitting former Bears safety Doug Plank as the Jets’ assistant defensive backs coach.
A former head coach with the currently defunct Arena Football League’s Georgia Force, Plank is expected to coach the safeties. The elder Ryan regarded Plank so highly that he named his innovative defense after the No. 46 jersey Plank wore in Chicago.