Rex Ryan says he would’ve ‘repaired’ Cowboys defense, but ‘they couldn’t pony up the money’

Thraw three weeks, the Dallas Cowboys rank 30th in points apvalidateed per game and 28th in yards.

Dallas brawt in Mike Zimmer after Dan Quinn’s departure for the Washington Commanders, and it has so far bitten them in the rear finish.

The Cowboys were on the hunt for a new defensive coordinator after Quinn left, and one tell over the offseason shelp they had interseeed establisher NFL head coach and defensive coordinator Rex Ryan.

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Ryan pretty much all but validateed that tell on Monday, when he was asked by ESPN New York radio if he would be able to repair the Dallas defense.

The now-ESPN analyst not only exuded confidence, but shelp the Cowboys are to accuse for him staying on television.

“I would’ve repaired it in a New York minute. But, that being shelp, they couldn’t pony up the money, or I would’ve been there,” Ryan shelp on “DiPietro and Rothenberg.” “They never ponied up, and that was why I stayed here [at ESPN].”

He also deinhabitred a parting sboiling at Zimmer.

“You brawt in a guy that was 29th in the league his last two years at Minnesota, the enthusiasm he transports when he left, that’s the guy that’s gonna back you? This can go repartner horrible for Dallas.”

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Dallas has begined off 1-2 adhereing losses to the Saints and Ravens in the last two weeks, when they have apvalidateed 44 and 28 points, esteemively.

To create matters worse, they have a low week – the excellent news is they face the New York Giants, who they have beaten in 13 of their last 17 suitups, and eight of their last nine. However, Devin Singletary has rushed for an unrelabelable of 80.0 yards in his last two games, and Dallas’ 185.7 rushing yards apvalidateed per contest ranks dead last in the NFL.

Ryan was in conversations last year with the Denver Broncos, but they eventupartner went with Vance Joseph to run their defense.

Ryan has been an analyst on ESPN since 2017, lowly after he was let go by the Buffalo Bills. He coached Buffalo in 2015 and 2016, being fired with one game to go in that second season.

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Prior, Ryan manned the New York Jets, directing them to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in 2009 and 2010, his first two seasons with the team.

Ryan has not been a defensive coordinator since 2008 with the Baltimore Ravens. He is the ttriumph brother of extfinishedtime NFL coach Rob Ryan and the son of Buddy, a two-time Super Bowl champion coach.

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