The Jets 0-5 start has led to a lot of contrasts to the 1996 Jets, probably the worst season in team history.
Checking out the previous 15 years of Super Bowl-winning coaches, there are not numerous obvious choices. Costs Cowher and Tony Dungy seem material in the broadcast booth. Tom Coughlin had a bad run in Jacksonville and is 74 years old. Parcells shook totally free for the Jets due to the fact that he was dissatisfied with the Patriots and wished to carry on. Could the Jets discover that scenario once again? Would Sean Payton wish to leave the Saints if Drew Brees retires? Would John Harbaugh ever leave the Ravens? Mike Tomlin seems content in Pittsburgh. And I do not see Bill Belichick riding to the Jets rescue.
The only solace that any Jets fans must take in the Jets once again bottoming out 24 years later on is what came after 96. The Jets employed Bill Parcells in 1997 and he turned the franchise around. The Jets require somebody who can stroll in the door and establish a culture. Parcells shook complimentary for the Jets since he was dissatisfied with the Patriots and desired to move on. The Jets simply employed Douglas a year ago and gave him a six-year contract.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is the prize in the 2021 draft. That is unless he goes back to school. Not even the Jets can have that type of bad luck, can they?
So, those 1996 comparisons might fit right now, but it does not feel like 2021 will be 1997, when Parcells showed up and brought instant trustworthiness with him. This will be on Douglas to find the right coach and then discover the best players to assist out that coach.
The only solace that any Jets fans should take in the Jets again bottoming out 24 years later is what came after 96. The Jets hired Bill Parcells in 1997 and he turned the franchise around.
The Jets simply worked with Douglas a year earlier and offered him a six-year contract. Any coach with a résumé like Paytons or any of the others is going to want total control of the football operation. Would the Jets make Douglas a glorified personnel director?
That is what Parcells had, and what the Jets require– but is that individual out there, and are the Jets prepared to confess they require him?
If the Jets fire Gase, which feels unavoidable at this moment, they will likely end up employing whatever planner they fall in love with throughout the interview procedure. Douglas undoubtedly will supervise the hiring process, so take notice of coaches with ties to him from Baltimore or Philadelphia.
These Jets appear to be marching toward being in the exact same category as that group, which went 1-15. This years team might not even get that one win.
The Jets require somebody who can stroll in the door and develop a culture. It is something Bowles, Gase and Ryan all talked about doing however eventually stopped working at.
It will be another pointer of the 1997 draft if the Jets finish with the No. 1 draft option. That year, Peyton Manning selected to remain at Tennessee for his senior season instead of play for the Jets, and Parcells moved the pick to the Rams.
Parcells brought gravitas, something the Jets desperately required after their run of mediocre to horrible play under Bruce Coslet, Pete Carroll and Kotite. It is exactly what the Jets require now after a similar run under Adam Gase, Todd Bowles and the last few years of Rex Ryans period.
