Why Jets’ choice to outsource their huge hires is smart

“It’s concerning the course of. It will likely be led by Woody and me. We have now numerous good folks on this group. They’re going to assist us make the fitting choice. We’re not going to rule anyone in or anyone out, however it’s an vital choice. We have now to make the fitting one. We’re going to maneuver rapidly, however we’re going to be thorough. That’s crucial factor.”
— Mike Tannenbaum on Dec. 29, 2008

That’s what Tannenbaum, then the Jets common 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 workforce hiring Rex Ryan three weeks later.

Sixteen years later, right here we’re.

Tannenbaum will not be main the search this time, however the Jets have employed Tannenbaum’s firm, The thirty third Group, to assist Jets proprietor Woody Johnson by way of the method of discovering the workforce’s subsequent common supervisor and head coach. Former Vikings GM Rick Spielman additionally will probably be one of many level males on the search, a yr after he helped Washington rent Adam Peters as GM and Dan Quinn as coach.