GM Tannenbaum Fired ; Rex Ryan still coach

[Giantmetfan07]

A little after 9 a.m. ET, the team announced that General Manager Mike Tannenbaum will not return to the team in 2013. In a statement, owner Woody Johnson also announced that Rex Ryan would remain the team’s head coach.

“This morning, I informed Mike Tannenbaum that he will not return for the 2013 season,” Johnson said in the statement. “Mike devoted 15 years of service to the Jets, and I want to thank him for his hard work and dedication. Although he helped guide us to two consecutive AFC Championship games, we are not where we want to be, and a new General Manager will be critical to getting this team back on the right track.”

Tannenbaum helped put together the roster that went to a pair of AFC Championship Games in 2009 and 2010, but he wasn’t able to keep the roster stocked with enough talent to avoid a 14-18 record over the last two seasons. Most damningly, the Jets went into games with the least talented offensive skill position players in the league during the 2012 season and they never found a way to put an effective offense on the field.

Tannenbaum also made several questionable contract decisions in recent years, including guaranteeing money to fading players like Bart Scott and extending Mark Sanchez before this season. The latter move guaranteed Sanchez $8.25 million for 2013 and put a massive cap hit in place if the Jets decided to cut bait, complicating their quarterback position as they try to improve heading into next season. There’s a lot of work to be done to get the Jets under the cap heading into next season, something that will be job one for the next G.M.

-- PFT

 

[.infamous]

he probably will be fired once a new gm is put into place.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Hopefully, he doesn't deserve to keep his job.

 

[Pugz]

hes gonna get one more year probably.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

he probably will be fired once a new gm is put into place.

that's what i'm thinking. most new GMs will put in their own staff so I wouldn't be surprised if he's out before the new season.

 

[youngguru]

Rex Ryan has these Jest fooled. He's not a good HC.

I wouldn't be surprised if they kept him.

 

[Elite]

Lol @ people saying Ryan isn't a good coach and doesn't deserve to keep his job. The Jets decline these past two seasons had nothing to do with the coach and everything to do with the construction of the roster.

The Jets have drafted 23 players over the last five years. This is by far the lowest in the NFL, the league average has been 38. Of those picks only seven were defensive players. This aggressive style trading pick for players moving up in the draft has allowed the team to be competitive with back to back championship game appearances. However the shelf life of a team built in this manner tends to be short. As we all saw once the roster started to turn over the replacements were not there, for example Wayne Hunter.

That was written before the 2012 Draft in the middle of the 8-8 season. The lack of depth, the inability to get anything out of guys not drafted in the 1st round, and missing on Gholston and Sanchez has done this team in. Drafting defense in the first round three seasons in a row when we should have taken an offensive player every single team was incredibly stupid too.

People shit on Rex because of his public persona but he's a damn good coach.

 

[youngguru]

lol

 

[Elite]

lol

Interesting analysis sir

 

[youngguru]

Jest fans defending Ryan is almost as funny as Cowboy fans defending Romo.

 

[elcheato]

Just because Romo has come up short a few times on the big stage doesn't make him a bad QB.

 

[youngguru]

Just because Romo has come up short a few times on the big stage doesn't make him a bad QB.

seriously?

 

[Falcons11497]

lmao

 

[bosoxlover12]

Ryan is a solid coach, and deserves one more shot.


"damn good"? no.

 

[Elite]

Why isn't he a damn good coach

 

[elcheato]

Jets are interviewing Tom Heckert.

They'd be smart to hire him.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Eric Mangini should be given an opportunity in the front office one of these days.