The coordinators

Putting aside his clown show, Rex runs a complex scheme and, for everyone screaming about Barry's inability to adapt, Rex expects players to play his way. There was a mini-rebellion in Buffalo b/c they had a solid D under Jim Schwartz; Rex came in and changed the scheme entirely. After two years, the Buffalo D still needed time to adapt to the schemes that the Ryans run.

http://www.buffalorumblings.com/buffalo-bills-opinion/2015/12/16/10287888/rex-ryan-defensive-scheme-is-complicated-per-buffalo-bills-players
Marcell Dareus: Rex Ryan defense was too complex for some players | Larry Brown Sports (http://larrybrownsports.com/football/rex-ryan-scheme-too-complex/340947)

In the two years prior to Rex, Mario Williams had 13 & 14.5 sacks; first year under Rex - 5.0; Maybe he dropped off b/c of age, but, the drop off was consistent with the entire D's performance under Ryan. After being 4th in both pts. allowed and yards allowed, in the first year under Rex, Buffalo's defense dropped to 15th and 19th respectively.

Rex ran a great D when he had HOF players. Since then, pfffft. He's all ego and clown show.

EDIT: More from last year -
Five problems Buffalo Bills players have with Rex Ryan's defense - Buffalo Bills Blog- ESPN (http://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/22980/five-problems-bills-players-have-with-rex-ryans-defense)

Three words..., Joe fucking Barry. Rex as a DC would not get the press time to sound like an idiot or be a distraction. I think he could be a valuable piece of the puzzle as DC.

My desire to be rid of Barry does not mean we should just grab the next big name that happens along.

Still pissed they passed on W. Phillips.

My desire to be rid of Barry does not mean we should just grab the next big name that happens along.



Still pissed they passed on W. Phillips.



I would take Wade over Rex. What about Rex with the Jets though?

Just say no to Rex Ryan. He's a clown who craves attention and is all talk.

We need someone who will make our players better by creating a scheme to fit the talent (or lack thereof) we have and getting the best out of them. Barry is probably a good coach and knows his X's and O's, but he isn't a difference maker. We need a difference maker.

F the Ryans, overrated

Neither Ryan is coming here. They're not part of club... aka Tampa North.

Neither Ryan is coming here. They're not part of club... aka Tampa North.

Correct, but Gus Bradley is part of the club. Worked under Jon Gruden in Tampa from '06 - '08, and left to become Seattle's D coordinator in '09 when Gruden was let go from Tampa.

Gus Bradley was defensive quality control coach for Monte Kiffin in 2006, and then took over coaching the linebackers in 2007 when none other than Joe Barry left to become the coordinator of the Lions.

That period of course overlapped with Jay Gruden's time in Tampa, when he was an offensive assistant.

And then in 2009 when Bradley joined the Seahawks as the defensive coordinator from 2009 - 2012, that period overlapped with Scot McCloughan's tenure in Seattle, when he was a personnel executive there supporting Jon Schneider from 2010 - 2014.

Guaranteed Bradley is the top D coordinator target. Redskins One will be fueled up the moment our season ends.

Fewell is already on the team has previous DC experience, same goes for Manusky. Olivadotti could also ve considered. I think if Barry is fired, it will be an internal promotion.

Correct, but Gus Bradley is part of the club. Worked under Jon Gruden in Tampa from '06 - '08, and left to become Seattle's D coordinator in '09 when Gruden was let go from Tampa.

Gus Bradley was defensive quality control coach for Monte Kiffin in 2006, and then took over coaching the linebackers in 2007 when none other than Joe Barry left to become the coordinator of the Lions.

That period of course overlapped with Jay Gruden's time in Tampa, when he was an offensive assistant.

And then in 2009 when Bradley joined the Seahawks as the defensive coordinator from 2009 - 2012, that period overlapped with Scot McCloughan's tenure in Seattle, when he was a personnel executive there supporting Jon Schneider from 2010 - 2014.

Guaranteed Bradley is the top D coordinator target. Redskins One will be fueled up the moment our season ends.

From what I've read Bradley fielded horrid defenses early on in his tenure I'm Sea because he had no talent to work with. It wasn't until his units were stacked with perennial players that he started to look like a defensive guru. If he comes here and still has the same players that Coach Barry has the D will not fare that much better.

That being said The Jags defense is rated very high this season so when Gus does have talent he can do a little something something. Barry has never had that chance. Each defense he over saw had a litany of jabronis that were out of the leauge in year. When he was The Chargers LB coach his unit was the strength of the D and his players spoke very highly of him.

Correct, but Gus Bradley is part of the club. Worked under Jon Gruden in Tampa from '06 - '08, and left to become Seattle's D coordinator in '09 when Gruden was let go from Tampa.

Gus Bradley was defensive quality control coach for Monte Kiffin in 2006, and then took over coaching the linebackers in 2007 when none other than Joe Barry left to become the coordinator of the Lions.

That period of course overlapped with Jay Gruden's time in Tampa, when he was an offensive assistant.

And then in 2009 when Bradley joined the Seahawks as the defensive coordinator from 2009 - 2012, that period overlapped with Scot McCloughan's tenure in Seattle, when he was a personnel executive there supporting Jon Schneider from 2010 - 2014.

Guaranteed Bradley is the top D coordinator target. Redskins One will be fueled up the moment our season ends.

Wouldn't surprise me at all.