Pettine’s defense doesn’t require blue chip pass rushers, but it relies heavily on strong cornerback play.

Mike Pettine defenses take the old NFL adage about the pass rush making the secondary better and flips it.

In New York, Darrelle Revis and a versatile group of defensive backs provided the rush just an extra half second to create pressure.

That 2009 team, on a per drive basis, was the best defense of the last decade and one of the best of all time. The best pass rusher on...

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