"There's no question that he's a brilliant man," said Purdue coach Darrell Hazell, who was an assistant under Sutton at West Point. "So many people see things from one angle, but Bob always had that special quality to see things from so many different angles."
Sutton transitioned to the NFL in 2000 as the linebacker coach of the Jets,Cheap Adidas Hockey Jerseys, and rose through the ranks to become defensive coordinator on Eric Mangini's staff. When Mangini was fired and Rex Ryan took over, Ryan persuaded Sutton to stay on as a defensive assistant.