Jets’ special-teams coach comes from Indy with 500-mph attitude

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This is Brant Boyer’s first season as a lead special-teams coordinator, so there’s no guarantee he will be the savior of the New York Jets’ sorry special teams. But this much appears certain: He will try to change the culture.

“Part of my philosophy is 500 miles per hour all the time,” Boyer said last week in his first interview since being hired away from the Indianapolis Colts in February. “We’re going to play snap to whistle and we’re going to punch first. That’s how I’m going to coach.”

Boyer brings intensity to the job, and you can see it — and hear it — on the practice field. When he spotted a few young players jogging on the kickoff unit in practice on Wednesday, he made sure they heard about it.

Attitude is such an important part of special teams. You need selfless players willing to turn their bodies into heat-seeking missiles for the good of the team. You need a unit that plays with pride and establishes an identity. Years ago, the Jets had that mentality, but they’ve been mediocre (at best) since 2012, falling to the bottom of the rankings last …

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