Rex Ryan wants the fans of the New York Jets to calm down and take a deep breath. Let Ryan tell it, everything will be fine for the Jets on defense, even if they are down to their fourth string cornerbacks.
With starters Dee Milliner andDimitri Patterson dealing with injuries and third-round rookie Dexter McDougle out for the season with a torn ACL, Ryans defense is hurting worst where it’s most important.
Ryan told ESPN.com that his defense can work just fine without a great cornerback.
“I never said I had to have the top corner in football,” said Ryan, who actually had that player from 2009 to 2012 in Darrelle Revis. “My defenses work, period. I don’t care what anybody thinks. We take what we have and we work around it.”
Ryan, a defensive mastermind, says his defense is going to work regardless of his depth at cornerback.
“This is going to work,” Ryan said. “We just don’t necessarily know how yet. But this defense—one thing we know for a fact, that this defense will be an outstanding defense.”