Speculation regarding what will likely be the firing of Head Coach Rex Ryan, and the possible dumping of second-year General Manager John Idzik has reached what seems to be an all-time\u00a0 high.\u00a0 Many Jets fans and beat writers have already\u00a0moved on in their collective minds as Rex’s ouster is all but certain at this point.\u00a0 Reports have already begun to surface linking the Jets to current San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh as there are reportedly irreconcilable differences between\u00a0the coach\u00a0and 49ers ownership.\u00a0 The regression of his dynamic young quarterback can’t be helping matters much either for the offensive guru.\u00a0\u00a0Countless fans\u00a0have chosen to focus on Idzik as the fall guy\u00a0and feel\u00a0the need to move on to a new General Manager after what has been a complete failure to assemble a legitimate contender up to this point. Since taking over two seasons ago, the Jets have become significantly worse in multiple areas under Idzik,\u00a0and that has been reflected in their declining performance.<\/p>\n
One thing that seems to have been lost in all of these assumptions\u00a0is that the man in charge, Woody Johnson, has said close to nothing in regards to the futures of either of the two men.\u00a0 When asked about Ryan’s status prior to the start of the season, Johnson made it clear that missing the playoffs for a fourth consecutive\u00a0year would not be the sole contributing factor in his decision to retain or\u00a0fire\u00a0Ryan.\u00a0There is always the possibility that Johnson\u00a0will take in to account the opinions of former players and coaches who have accused Idzik of assembling an inferior roster that was bound to\u00a0produce\u00a0\u00a0a season like the one that’s unfolding before us.\u00a0 That could work in Ryan’s favor, but what works against Ryan is that despite the lack of talent at his disposal, there have been too many coaching gaffes that can’t be attributed to personnel.<\/p>\n
At the\u00a0top of the list would have to be questionable offensive game plans.\u00a0 Knowing he was going to be outmanned for much of the season, Ryan would have done himself a big favor by playing to the team’s offensive strength by\u00a0feeding the ball to Chris Ivory and Chris Johnson on a consistent basis.\u00a0 The Jets running game is far from what it was just a few years ago, but with Geno\u00a0Smith\u00a0 under center, running the ball was always going to give them the best chance to win.\u00a0 Despite\u00a0dropping a head to head match-up in New England to the Patriots earlier this year,\u00a0that game\u00a0was arguably the best showing the Jets’ offense produced this season.\u00a0 Despite the loss, the Jets scored a season-high 25 points and rushed for over 200 yards.\u00a0 They\u00a0consistently pounded the ball\u00a0in what was Smith’s only turnover-free\u00a0start of the year as the Jets tried to rein him in and put\u00a0a stop\u00a0 to his 20 interception pace.\u00a0 If the Jets had used this\u00a0philosophy from the start, there is every reason to believe they would have been a more competitive team and significantly improved their putrid turnover differential of -12\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0Marty\u00a0Mornhinweg is the man calling the plays, but Rex Ryan is the\u00a0Head Coach, and ultimately it’s up to him to dictate the game plan to his coordinator.<\/p>\n
In Idzik’s case, Johnson came out in support of\u00a0the GM\u00a0not long ago when speaking to the media and echoed\u00a0 Idzik’s plan to “build through the draft” and said the Jets would rarely make big or pricey\u00a0splashes in free agency.\u00a0 The problem with that however, is that while it’s still early, \u00a0Idzik’s drafts have been horrendous, and just a couple of weeks after making those comments the GM\u00a0reached out and traded for high-priced veteran receiver Percy Harvin.\u00a0 So shortly after his boss supported his blueprint for success, Idzik made a move that contradicted the\u00a0entire philosophy.\u00a0 So much for that plan.<\/p>\n
So as the Jets prepare to take on the Miami Dolphins on the national stage that is Monday Night Football, we’re all left asking, what is Woody thinking?\u00a0 The only move that would seem to make no sense at all would be to keep both Ryan and Idzik around for another season.\u00a0 Johnson has every right to move on and fire both men, but will he seek some continuity within the organization and allow Idzik one last shot to assemble a contender?\u00a0 Of the two, Ryan is the more likely candidate to be cut loose, but Jets fans fear the possibilities of another draft with John Idzik calling the shots, all while possibly holding a top two or three pick.\u00a0 For now we can only ask what Woody is thinking, but in just five weeks, we’ll all have our answer.<\/p>\n
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