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• Rex Ryan says he'll have a bigger role with the defense

  to his roots isn't a result of not trusting new defensive coordinator and longtime friend Dennis Thurman , who replaced Mike Pettine this offseason."It has nothing to do with Dennis' ability," said Ryan, whose voice carried on the practice field Saturday as   Read more »

• Thurman not worried about Revis rumors or play-calling duties

  said its not important to me whether he or coach Rex Ryan made the defensive calls during games. Former defensive coordinator Mike Pettine shared the responsibility with Ryan during his tenure with the Jets, but chose to leave this offseason to create a name   Read more »

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• Breaking Down the Buffalo Bills' New-Look Hybrid Defense Under Mike Pettine

  coverage much, but Lawson could be used somewhat in that role. This is where things really get interesting. We have heard Mike Pettine say that the nickel defense will be the base, but which version are we talking about? It could be a 4-2-5 nickel, the front 5/17/13 from Bleacher Report Read more »

• OTA Practice Notes - Day 2

  pressure as Buffalo’s defense began to install some of their blitz packages Tuesday during OTAs. Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine was dialing up a number of different pressures to reduce the time for decision making for Buffalo’s offense. “Everyone in OTAs   from The Official Website of the Buffalo Bills Read more »

• Rex Ryan taking 'more hands-on' role

  gotten away from running every facet of his defense over the past two years. He delegated to former defensive coordinator Mike Pettine and tried to spend more time injecting himself into the offense and becoming more of a head coach. No longer. Ryan is back   from FanNation Read more »

• Buffalo Bills: How Much Will New Coordinator Mike Pettine Improve the Defense?

  chose to go with former Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone as their new head coach. His choice for defensive coordinator was Mike Pettine. Pettine will have his work cut out for him in Buffalo, trying to turn around a defense that was ranked 22nd in the league   from Bleacher Report Read more »

• Rex Ryan increasing his role in Jets' defense again

  Ryan, a defensive coordinator in Baltimore before being hired as a head coach in New York, left most of those duties to Mike Pettine the last two years. "I just think for me, and really the football team, in our situation, we're better-served if I'm on the   from Boston Herald Read more »