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Ryan, Jets’ D looking to fix things in a hurry

The Columbian
Published: September 28, 2011, 5:00pm

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Defense is Rex Ryan’s pride and joy, so he was predictably angry when the New York Jets got run over by the Oakland Raiders last Sunday.

The performance wasn’t up to his lofty standards, and his coaching staff and players agree. The Jets are ranked 31st — second-to-last — against the run, a position in which Ryan says he has never been.

Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine says the Jets’ letdown last weekend was partly because of “an effort thing” and said some players were “lackadaisical.” Linebacker Bart Scott took a unique approach at an excuse, saying it was due to time zone changes and not eating correctly.

Whatever it was, the Jets are trying to fix things in a hurry, especially with Baltimore and New England up next.

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