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Rex Ryan defensive scheme is complicated, per Buffalo Bills players

There's a lot of finger-pointing going on as the Buffalo Bills' defense struggles, and most of those fingers are pointing at Rex Ryan and his defensive scheme. But 2015 could very well just be an anomaly year for Rex and the Bills.

With three weeks remaining in the 2015 regular season, the Buffalo Bills' defense, led by venerable defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, is ranked No. 20 overall in the NFL.

It's the first time in Ryan's 11 years as a pro defensive play-caller that his defense has ranked outside of the Top 11; in fact, in his 10 seasons prior to coming to Buffalo, his Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets defenses had finished in the Top 5 six times.