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The Best Defense Was the One Coached By Buddy Ryan

By Geoffrey Norman
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The Best Defense Was the One Coached By Buddy Ryan

There was always something wrong about saying Buddy Ryan coached defense. The units that he sent onto the field may not have been in possession of the football, but there was nothing defensive about them. They were the aggressors. They didn’t stop offenses; they routed them. Destroyed them. Humiliated them.

The former football coach who made his mark as a defensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears passed away Tuesday at 82.

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