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

  a great offensive coach. Will I be involved there? Of course. But I do my best down there on defense."Last season, when Tony Sparano served as the offensive coordinator, Ryan made a point to say he would take a more hands-on approach with the unit. But in   Read more »

• Free agents Shonn Greene, Yeremiah Bell leave Jets

  yards in each of the past two seasons. The Jets also have Joe McKnight (though he wasn't used often as a running back in Tony Sparano 's offense) and John Griffin. The Jets could bolster their backfield through the draft.Greene, a third-round pick in 2009,   Read more »

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• Tony Romo not worried about playcaller

  Texas – Since taking over as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback in 2006, Tony Romo has had two voices calling him the plays: Tony Sparano for a year and Jason Garrett for the last six seasons. Who will call the plays for the Cowboys has been a major topic since 5/22/13 from ESPN Read more »

• Joe McKnight says that he will stay with the Jets

  races for 502 yards. McKnight said he never had any conversation with the former Nike Elite NFL Jerseys offensive coordinator, Tony Sparano, an action which we are sure not helped in its development during the 2012. Even so, unless you get into trouble with   from Silicon India Read more »

• Has the Miami Dolphins Offense Picked Up the Pace?

  to Philbin's arrival, the Miami Dolphins ran a notoriously slow and unimaginative run-first offense under coach Tony Sparano. The results were not good. The Dolphins never ranked higher than 15th in scoring offense in Sparano's four seasons and lacked any   from The Phinsider Read more »

• Rex’s role now hands-on

  on the offensive side of the ball. Last year, he made a greater effort to attend offensive meetings and learn ex-coordinator Tony Sparano’s offense. Now, Ryan has lost Pettine, his right-hand man for many years, along with seven starters from last year’s defense.   from New York Post Read more »

• Jets GM Idzik says drafting Smith led to Tebow's release

  “warming” to the idea of giving him another shot after his essentially non-existent role under former offensive coordinator Tony Sparano last season. “Tim’s a pretty easy guy to warm to,” Idzik said. “He works extremely hard at his craft, and he’s a great   from New York Post Read more »