From afar, I’ve always loved Buddy Ryan.

He was as authentic as they come and the one thing that always stood out throughout his career was his players loved him. A former master sergeant in the Army, he was a man you wanted leading your team. Honest and quick-tempered, intelligent and innovative, confident and brash, Buddy Ryan was great for the National Football League.

Even though he’s best… More

It was an honor today for Eric Allen and me to do a short "Jets Two-Minute Drive" radio interview with Buddy Ryan, father of the new head coach of the Green & White.

Buddy's mellowed just a little from his days as the fiery defensive genius of the Chicago Bears of the Eighties and the Philadelphia Eagles of the Nineties — not surprising, since next month he'll turn 75 years old.

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The acronym for Rex Ryan’s football philosophy is rather dark.

KILL is a word that carries a horrifying connotation in everyday life, but it took on a whole new meaning throughout Jets Nation today.

“You've heard of the K.I.S.S. philosophy — 'Keep It Simple, Stupid,' " said the Jets’ 17th head coach in the first ever news conference held inside the team’s new auditorium here at the Atlantic He… More