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          New York Jets

          What do Rex and Barry Switzer have in common?

          • Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2011, 06:29 PM ET
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              Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.
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          Interesting note included in the New York Jets' media release: Rex Ryan is one of only five head coaches in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to reach the conference championship in his first two seasons. Taking that a step further, Ryan is one of only two to accomplish that after inheriting a team that didn't make the playoffs the year before his arrival.

          Here's the Fab 5:

          John Madden, Oakland Raiders -- 1969-1970

          Don McCafferty, Baltimore Colts --1970-71 (first two seasons)

          George Seifert, San Francisco 49ers -- 1989-90

          Barry Switzer, Dallas Cowboys -- 1994-95

          Rex Ryan, Jets -- 2009-10

          Ryan is off to a Madden-like start in his coaching career. Does that mean he'll have his own video game some day?