Chapter 1: Why did the Jets decide to change their coaching staff?
The Jets have decided that nothing was good enough last year, and I can understand why. And Aaron Glenn is trying to improve this coaching staff. He had already fired Steve Wilks during the season, and Wink Martindale and the Jets have been talking. Wink now with his second interview. It's not the only person they're talking to, but they really do apparently want Wink to come in here.
Chapter 2: What is Wink Martindale's role in the Jets' coaching search?
Tanner Ingstrom was the offensive coordinator last year. Didn't have a ton to work with. They gave him Brady Cook at the end of the year, I think for reasons we understand, that they were okay with losing some games towards the end, at least organizationally, maybe.
But Aaron Glenn is now saying, we're going to reassign Tanner Engstrom somewhere else in the organization and bring in somebody who is going to be the head man on offense. So, turns out that on X over the weekend, the name that kept popping up all over the place is your buddy, your friend, your college roommate, your former teammate, Frank Reich.
So, if there's anybody other than Frank and the New York Jets that may know what's going on between Frank and the New York Jets, it might be you. So, what do you know about the Jets talking to Frank Reich?
Yeah, I saw Connor Hughes' report, and all I can say is that Connor Hughes knows what he's doing. Oh, okay. He's very much on top of it. I am not a leaking source. He's talking to somebody, whether it be agents or people within that building over there that are giving him good information, solid information, and accurate information. Okay? That's what I can say, and I can say that...
Of course, I've had a couple conversations with Frank about potentially doing this. But remember, if the Jets are thinking about doing this with a coordinator, they still have to meet the Rooney rule. They still have to interview minority coaches in order for them to finally make a decision either on Wink or on Frank. You know what I'm saying?
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Chapter 3: How is Aaron Glenn planning to reshape the Jets' offense?
So there's still a lot of things that have to go on here. I think Frank has been contacted by a number of teams, both in college and in the pros. He's highly sought after. He has another year left on his contract from the Carolina Panthers. He's highly respected. You know, I told him, I said, if it ends up happening that you end up coming here, I'm going to quit WFAN. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
So we don't want that.
You're just ā I can't.
I just ā it would be miserable. It would be even worse than him being the head coach, I think, because the offensive coordinator is the one who gets more crap than anybody. All right. Yes.
I mean, like, so, yeah, I mean, you know, I'm ā I know all this stuff is going on. I mean, I'm just a sounding board. I'm just a listening person. I've been here for, obviously, 19 years on this radio station, trying to give them the flavor of what the Jet fan is all about, what the situation is with the team from where I sit, what I see, what I hear.
Um, he appreciates the honesty and the things that I tell him, um, whether or not he will decide to take it or they even offer it to him. That's, that's still, I get to be seen. Yeah. I mean, he's someone as well respected throughout the league. I could obviously believe me. I'm telling you, you know, when he was, when he was initially let go from Carolina, uh,
I mean, all these consulting jobs come. You know, like, can you look at this guy? Can you look at that guy? Can you evaluate these quarterbacks? Can you look at that quarterback? What do you think about this quarterback?
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Chapter 4: What insights are there about Frank Reich's potential involvement with the Jets?
What if we trade for that quarterback? I mean, you know, he's been in that world for two years now. And then when he went to Stanford, you know, he did his buddy Andrew Luck really solid because he went out there, just stabilized the whole thing. I think they ended up winning four games.
And the biggest game they won was the most important game in the eyes of Stanford people, and that's the California game where they beat Cal on their home field. And all the fans rushed the stadium and the field and everything. And Frank said it was one of the best feelings in his life as a coach that he was able to corral this ā coaching staff that he inherited, the players that he inherited.
They lose a lot of guys in the transfer portal. They don't bring a lot of guys in from the transfer portal. I mean, it was quite the year for him out at Stanford. So, look, I think he's seriously considering a number of things, and the Jets would be one of those.
I don't know how or why he would ever take this job. The only way I could see that he would take this job is if he was getting paid like a head coach and got a guaranteed contract that was worth, I don't know, $15 million a year or something like that.
They're not paying him that kind of money.
I can tell you that.
The point that I'm making is, though, if he has these other options... I mean, you know, the conversations we had, and he's on vacation now, but the conversations we've had are there was a couple college offers. There are a couple pro deals going right now. And, you know, as coaches are still moving around, a lot of these coaches have not built their staffs fully yet.
So there could be an opportunity for him to go with somebody who's getting a new job and then getting a four-year deal or a five-year deal with a new job as opposed to a job that is wrought with a lot of uncertainty right now. Does he have any years left on the Carolina contract?
One year left on the Carolina contract. Okay. I mean, that's another reason why there's no way in hell am I taking that jet job. This is just... Well, hold on now.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of the Rooney Rule for the Jets' coaching search?
Yeah, but again, I didn't really talk to him too much about that. I was just ā he is so thorough in his thought processing. And I'm kind of more of a ā somebody that's listening and giving my opinions, you know, that I think are realistic. And like we all think, and most coaches think that they could fix the team.
Like, you know, Mike McCarthy thinks he's going in to take over the Pittsburgh Steelers and win another Superbowl. Yeah. I mean, I, that's the way coaches, you have to think that way. You know, when Aaron Glenn took this job, he's like, I can turn the jets around. I'm going to be totally positive in that building. I can, my way is a way that is a winning way. And all coaches feel that way.
Yeah, but I mean, coaches also, like Frank, that have been around are really smart about situations. You're talking about a process being thorough. That's why it would be surprising to me that he would look at where the Jets are right now and be like, this is something I want to be a part of, especially if he's still getting paid the Carolina contract.
I just, for me, everything that, for anybody... That has other options. Right now, where the Jets are in this organization, it just would be a strange time for him to want to join it. I mean, this is why the Jets had to go with someone like Tanner Engstrom, who had never been an offensive coordinator before, to take the job.
A guy like Steve Wilks, who was working for the Charlotte 49ers instead of the San Francisco 49ers, to come here and take the job.
Because no one wants it. I mean, the thing about, you've got to remember, first and foremost, Aaron and Frank were teammates.
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Chapter 6: How does Frank Reich's experience influence his coaching options?
Yeah. On the Jets in 1996. So I know that they know each other. And I know they know each other from coaching circles as well. And Frank, with all of his head coaching experience, also brings another aspect of to the Jets if he came here, or wherever he may go. He would help manage games. He would be a guy that would understand, do we go forward or fourth down? Do we kick the field goal?
And that's the kind of thing. The one unfortunate thing for Frank is that He's had so many quarterbacks as a head coach. I think it was in Indianapolis. He had Andrew Luck. They go to the playoffs, and then Andrew Luck decides to retire right in the middle of training camp the next year and inherits Jacoby Brissett.
And then it goes down the list with Phillip Rivers and Matt Ryan and what's his name? Carson Wentz was there. He never had the same quarterback back-to-back, and yet they were still extremely competitive, much like they were this year until Daniel Jones got hurt. There's something about that organization, kind of like the Jets, that you just can't seem to find the right guy.
They're always too good to be at the top of that draft to get one of the better quarterbacks coming out of college. And they've always had to rely on free agents, which I think either a free agent or trade is what the Jets are going to have to do, at least in the meantime. If they draft one of these kids out of college...
You know, Ty Simpson, Chambliss, or one of these kids, they're not starting here next year.
Better hope not, because then we'll have another Sam Darnold situation.
Right, so then who is the starter for the New York Jets next? This is, you know, I had conversations like that. Like, who is the starter? Like, who is your quarterback? And here's the other thing. If you're a Jet fan out there, what do you want the Jets to do next year?
If next year's quarterback class is supposed to be so good, including potentially Arsh Manning, in order to get him, that means you're going to have to suffer through another 3-14 season. And Mike Frank's not going to want that.
No, of course.
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