The Rex Ryan New York Jets weren’t difficult to figure out. Actually, they played week-to-week as a bit of a throwback.
While most teams had already converted to the chameleon-like game-planning strategy Bill Belichick had slowly implemented up north, Rex’s Jets remained true to who they were regardless of situation and opponent.
This team would throw a constant dose of ground-and-pound while heavily blitzing from every angle from that classic 3-4 attacking defense (to go along with a touch of 46 in tribute form for Buddy). A low-scoring game would represent the norm. That is, until … boom.