Rex Ryan's big-talking defense disappoints

 
By Dennis Waszak Jr., The Associated Press
Published: January 25, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — Rex Ryan was frustrated on the sideline, desperately trying to come up with a plan to slow Peyton Manning .

He never found one.

Ryan’s big-talking, top-ranked defense came up short, and it cost the New York Jets a trip to the Super Bowl in a 30-17 loss to Indianapolis on Sunday in the AFC title game.

"We tried everything,” said the Jets’ coach, a former Ok...


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