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I disagree with this on so many levels I don’t know where to start. Well let’s try to find a place. Here we go . . .
New York Post headline – “Jets doing their best to scare away Chan Gailey replacements.”
What is that all about? What are they doing to scare people off?
Maybe there are some candidates not interested, but the Post doesn’t know that. They are just guessing.
“The Jets’ search for a new offensive coordinator has been a lot like their 2016 offense so far — not making much noise,” wrote the Post.
So a coordinator search is about “making noise.” I wasn’t aware of that. I thought it was about landing a good play-caller. Let’s see who they get. Haven’t the Jets gotten in trouble trying to “make noise” with decisions (Darrelle Revis signing in 2015, trading up for Mark Sanchez in the draft)? This isn’t about making noise. It’s about making the right decision.
“The view in league circles is the Jets are going to have a tough time convincing any candidate with options to take the job because of how they compare with other teams looking for an offensive coordinator,” the Post wrote.
Look, I understand the Jets unsettled QB situation is far from ideal, but honestly, most of the teams looking for new coordinators are teams with new head coaches. And the reason there are new head coaches in these towns is because those teams had lousy quarterback situations. Bad quarterback situations will get you fired quicker than anything in a QB-driven league. The only opening with a decent QB situation is San Diego with Philip Rivers.
Jacksonville, Buffalo, Rams, San Francisco, Denver, you could make an argument none of them have a better QB situation than the Jets right now. Bortles isn’t very good. Lord knows who Buffalo is going to get. Jared Goff was awful this year – has proved nothing yet. San Francisco and Denver have a lot of questions marks as well.
And the Jets are going to add a veteran like Brian Hoyer, Case Keenum, Mike Glennon – there will be a veteran in the room with the two youngsters.
“There have been no reports or any indication that any candidates have turned down an interview request from the Jets, but the view around the league is their job is unattractive for a few reasons,” wrote the Post.
How do you discern a view around the league? You have to talk to a heck of a lot of people.
The Jets job will pay well, it’s one of 32 NFL offensive coordinator jobs, it’s in New York (if you do a good job you will get tremendous publicity). It’s a really good job. Why? Because it’s an NFL offensive coordinator job. Those are hard to land.
“Someone like Mike McCoy, who is expected to take the OC job with the Broncos, probably did not have the Jets’ job at the top of his list,” wrote the Post.
McCoy used to coach in Denver. He loves it there (who wouldn’t?). He loves the West. He’s from California and went to college at Utah. Vince Lombardi could be the coach of the Jets, and McCoy would be going to Denver right now.
Look, the Jets have plenty of things you can criticize about their current state, so let’s not destroy them on something that is currently a work-in-progress.
January 12, 2017
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