Poll: Jets’Rex Ryan favorite among NFL players(Mike Tomlin second!)

[polamalubeast]

Rex Ryan should be the Jets’ main recruiting tool for free agents this offseason.

Sports Illustrated polled 279 players asking them “For which other coach would you like to play?” and 21 percent responded Ryan — by far the most. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin came in second with 12 percent. Ryan talked about using “Hard Knocks” as a way of recruiting players and fans and it appears to have worked.



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[polamalubeast]

As on organizational philosophy, the New York Jets rely on acquiring established veterans every year.

A player poll conducted by Sports Illustrated suggests they'll have any easier time landing free agents than other clubs.

Sports Illustrated asked "For which other coach would you like to play?" Of the 279 NFL players who responded, a whopping 21 percent of them said Rex Ryan.

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was a distant second at 12 percent. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was at 9 percent, Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher at 8 percent and New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick at 7 percent.

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[SMR]

Tomlin, second only to Ryan, not too shabby. Can't complain, really.