Brian “B-Smitty” Smith, quality control
Clyde Simmons, intern
Offense
Brian “Schotty” Schottenheimer, offensive coordinator
Bill Callahan, offensive line
Anthony “A-Lynn” Lynn, running backs
Matt Cavanaugh, quarterbacks
Mike Devlin, tight ends
Henry Ellard, Receivers
Tom Moore, consultant
Lance Taylor, quality control
Samson Brown, quality control
Special Teams
Mike “Westy” Westhoff, special-teams coordinator
Ben Kotwica, assistant coach
The Front Office
Mike Tannenbaum, general manager
Scott Cohen, assistant general manager
Joey Clinkscales, college scouting director and draft coordinator
Terry Bradway, senior personnel consultant and former general manager
Brendan Prophett, director of pro-personnel
JoJo Wooden, assistant director of player personnel
Dave Szott, director of player development
Sara Hickmann, sports psychologist
Michael “Mr. Mike” Davis, assistant director of college scouting
Jeff Bauer, scout
Matt Bazirgan, scout
Jay Mandolesi, scout
Joe Bommarito, scout
Dan Zbojovski, college draft coordinator
Steve Yarnell, security
The Players
Defense
Darrelle Revis, cornerback
Antonio Cromartie, cornerback
Jim Leonhard, safety
Eric Smith, safety
Bryan “BT” Thomas, outside linebacker
Calvin Pace, outside linebacker
Bart Scott, inside linebacker
Davis Harris, inside “Mike” linebacker
Mike DeVito, defensive end
Muhammad Wilkerson, defensive end (rookie)
Sione Po’uha, nose tackle
Kyle Wilson, cornerback
Dwight “D-Lo” Lowery, cornerback
Ellis Lankster, cornerback
Julian Posey, cornerback (rookie)
Marquice “Quice” Cole, cornerback
Donald Strickland, cornerback
Isaiah “Tru” Trufant, cornerback
Davon Morgan, safety (rookie)
Andrew Sendejo, safety
Gerald Alexander, safety
Josh Mauga, inside linebacker
Nick Bellore, inside linebacker (rookie)
Aaron Maybin, outside linebacker
Jamaal Westerman, outside linebacker
Garrett McIntyre, outside linebacker
Ropati Pitoitua, defensive end
Marcus Dixon, defensive end
Vernon Gholston, defensive end
Kenrick Ellis, nose tackle
Martin “MTV” Tevaseu, nose tackle
Offense
Mark Sanchez, quarterback
Mark Brunell, quarterback
Greg McElroy, quarterback (rookie)
Kevin O’Connell, quarterback
Shonn Greene, running back
LaDainian “LT” Tomlinson, running back
Joe McKnight, running back
Bilal Powell, running back (rookie)
John “Terminator” Conner, fullback
Santonio “Tone” Holmes, receiver
Plaxico Burress, receiver
Jeremy Kerley, receiver (rookie)
Derrick “Mase” Mason, receiver
Patrick “PT” Turner, receiver
Jerricho Cotchery, receiver
Scotty McKnight, receiver (rookie)
Josh Baker, receiver (rookie)
Dustin Keller, tight end
Jeff Cumberland, tight end
Matthew “Mully” Mulligan, tight end
Nick Mangold, center
D’Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle
Wayne Hunter, tackle
Brandon Moore, guard
Matt Slauson, guard
Colin Baxter, center
Rob Turner, center/guard
Vladimir Ducasse, tackle
Matt Kroul, guard
Others
Buddy Ryan, former NFL coach and Rex Ryan’s father
Rob Ryan, defensive coordinator Dallas Cowboys and Rex Ryan’s twin brother
Eric Mangini, former head coach, New York Jets
Joe Gibbs, former head coach, Washington Redskins
Bill Belichick, head coach, New England Patriots
Tom Brady, quarterback, New England Patriots
Don “Wink” Martindale, former defensive coordinator, Denver Broncos
Steve Shafer, former NFL defensive-backs coach
Jonathan Ogden, former offensive lineman, Baltimore Ravens
Mike Pettine Senior, former high-school coach and Mike Pettine’s father
Sean Gilbert, retired NFL player and Darrelle Revis’s uncle
Aileen Gilbert, Darrelle Revis’s grandmother
Haloti Ngata, defensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens
Ed Reed, safety, Baltimore Ravens
Ray Lewis, linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
Terrell “T-Sizzle” Suggs, outside linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
Brad Smith, quarterback/receiver, Buffalo Bills
Tim Tebow, quarterback, Denver Broncos
Appendix II
Schedule for a Typical Week During the Season
Monday
10:00 defensive and offensive coaches’ meetings (game-film review)
1:00 team meeting
1:25 offense and defense meetings (game-film review)*
3:20 offense and defense walk-through
4:00 after-action meeting (senior front-office officials and senior coaches)
5:30 game planning begins
Tuesday
players day off
coaches game planning
Wednesday
7:45 special-teams meeting
8:00 quarterbacks’ meeting
8:45 team meeting
9:10 offense and defense meetings (game plan installed)
12:00 walk-through
12:35 practice
3:30 offense and defense coaches’ meetings (practice-film review)
4:00 special-teams meeting
4:20 offense and defense meetings (practice-film review)*
5:20 offense and defense walk-through (Revis and Cromartie excused to watch film)
Thursday
7:45: special-teams meeting
8:00: quarterbacks’ meeting
8:50 offense and defense meetings
10:00 offense and defense positional group meetings
11:45 walk-through
12:20 practice
2:30 offense and defense coaches’ meetings (practice-film review)
3:30 special teams meeting
3:50 offense and defense meetings (practice-film review)
4:50 offense and defense positional group meetings
5:30 offense and defense walk-through (Revis and Cromartie excused to watch film)
Friday
7:45 special-teams meeting
8:00 quarterbacks’ meeting
8:50 team meeting
9:05 offense and defense meetings
10:15 offense and defense positional meetings
10:50 walk-through
11:05 practice
1:00 offense and defense coaches’ meetings (practice-film review)
Saturday
8:45 special-teams meeting
9:15 offense and defense meetings (review Friday practice film)
10:15 walk through
afternoon off or travel (evening, team hotel)
7:15 worship
7:45 quarterbacks’ meeting; special-teams meeting
8:30 offense and defense meetings
9:00 team meeting
Sunday
11:30 pregame meal
12:30 early bus to stadium
1:15 la
te bus to stadium
4:30 kickoff
* On Monday and Wednesday, position coaches might meet briefly with their players after the unit meetings.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Epigraph
Part I: Before
Prologue: A Football Metabolism
1. Combine
2. Brothers
3. Tape Don’t Lie
4. An Inexact Science
5. The Sound of Silence
6. The Game Face Is On
Part II: During
7. Training Camp
8. Dime Spike 1 (Vegas)
9. The World Changes
10. Dispatches from a Losing Streak
11. Softness
12. Revis Island
13. Football Is My Father
Part III: After
14. Rex in Winter
Source Notes and Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Nicholas Dawidoff
Appendix I: Principal Characters—2011 New York Jets
Appendix II: Schedule for a Typical Week During the Season
Newsletters
Copyright
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