“It’s in regards to the course of. It will likely be led by Woody and me. We’ve got a number of good folks on this group. They’re going to assist us make the fitting determination. We’re not going to rule anyone in or anyone out, however it’s an vital determination. We’ve got to make the fitting one. We’re going to maneuver rapidly, however we’re going to be thorough. That’s an important factor.”— Mike Tannenbaum on Dec. 29, 2008
That’s what Tannenbaum, then the Jets normal supervisor, stated on the morning the Jets introduced they’d fired head coach Eric Mangini. Tannenbaum then led a training search that led to the group hiring Rex Ryan three weeks later.
Sixteen years later, right here we’re.
Tannenbaum isn’t main the search this time, however the Jets have employed Tannenbaum’s firm, The thirty third Crew, to assist Jets proprietor Woody Johnson by means of the method of discovering the group’s subsequent normal supervisor and head coach. Former Vikings GM Rick Spielman additionally shall be one of many level males on the search, a 12 months after he helped Washington rent Adam Peters as GM and Dan Quinn as coach.
