There were several hot topics at today's Rex Ryan news conference: the challenge presented by the first-place Patriots on the road on Sunday, the ripple effect through the secondary that Jim Leonhard's thumb surgery could create.

But first, Rex said, "I got a new sponsor ... for obvious reasons."

And with that the Jets head coach plunked a box of Kleenexes on his podium in the media room at the … More

Over the past several years there probably have been four NFL defenses known for their relentless pressure — Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New England and Baltimore.

Feel free to throw in your favorites as well. We'll leave aside the Pennsy teams and your picks for another day. On Sunday it's Bill Belichick's Patriots vs. Rex Ryan, the guy who choreographed the Ravens "D" and now calls the plays fo… More

So will any of Rex Ryan’s statements become bulletin board material up in New England? You’ll probably have to wait until next week to find out because Patriots head coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying.

“Whatever is between me and the team I think should stay with me and the team,” Belichick told Newark Star-Ledger reporter Dave Hutchinson during today's conference call with Jets writers.

Rex Ryan heard a little more today about the Baltimore Ravens remarks he made Monday, about being passed over for the Ravens head coaching job last year and about his feelings on the Ravens handing out uniform No. 99, Michael McCrary’s old number, to rookie LB Paul Kruger.

And one or two columnists probed the Jets head coach on if he’ll be moderating his free-wheeling remarks once the buzzsaw o… More

This is the latest in a series of nine Radar entries over the next five weeks detailing trends in the AFC East, downward tendencies each division team wants to correct for the coming season and upward strides that each team wants to continue into 2009:    

Rodney Harrison said it after the Patriots' 19-10 win over the Jets in the Green & White's Game 2 home opener last year:

"It's a nice win… More