Rex Ryan is hoping so. The former NFL coach ... consecutive runs to the AFC Championship Game behind a stout defense. But the Jets failed to make it back to the playoffs over Ryan's final four ...

That would be Rex Ryan. The boisterous 61-year-old coached the Jets for six seasons from ... He began as a defensive line coach before becoming the team's defensive coordinator in 2005.

Rex Ryan stood over a blue trash can, with five them of spaced out as stand-ins for an offensive line, and barked out order to the defensive rookies in front of him. The Jets coach made himself ...

Make no mistake, this is personal for Rex Ryan. Sunday would be as good a time as any for the Jets' defense to show what it truly is. Unless, of course, we already know. Follow Kimberly Jones on ...

The Jets are 31st in the league - second-to-last - in run defense. That's unheard of from a Ryan-led unit, whether it has been Rex, twin brother Rob or even their famous father, Buddy.

Rex Ryan interviewed Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Fla., for the Jets head coaching job ... who then was the Browns’ defensive coordinator, Ryan attended his daily press conference wearing ...

Rex Ryan on @PardonMyTake ... To Ryan’s credit, he did build the Jets defense into one of the league’s best, but the offense never really took off and even as he shuffled through offensive ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, scheduled to interview Tuesday ... when he went from Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator to Jets head coach in January 2009.