A Chemistry Forged Over Cigars and Defense

(NYTimes) The Jets’ ministry of defense was a package deal, a threesome of defensive coaches, more Sack Pack than Rat Pack. The franchise hired Rex Ryan as coach, and Ryan insisted on hiring Mike Pettine as defensive coordinator and Dennis Thurman as the defensive backs coach.
Ryan’s inner circle meets regularly, hashing out a philosophy of organized chaos while smoking cigars at The Side Bar in nearby Morristown, N.J. Between puffs, they watch sports, talk sports, argue about sports. Continued