Jets' Rex Ryan Cleans Out His Office

 

Ryan has a 45-50 record as Jets HC. Photo Credit: Andrew Weber/USA Today Sports

Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan sees the writing on the wall for his Jets tenure & confirmed that with his move today.

By: Michael Hanley (@Magic20099)

NFL: Rex Ryan's Hot Seat

NY Jets Rex Ryan on the hot seat. Photo credit NFL 

by Chad Jones 

Enter Rex Ryan's world, the gregarious Coach enters his 5th season in New York, overseeing an organizational transition, what most would call a rebuild. Owner Woody Johnson fired General Manager Mike Tannenbaum of a disappointing 6-10 campaign. The proverbial scapegoat, Johnson searched for the next GM with one caveat- Rex Ryan would be retained as Head Coach in 2013. 

After high profile candidates turned down Johnson's overtures & generous offers, John Idzik Jr was hired to lead a, "Collaborative Consensus-Building Process." In many ways, Idzik represents a shift in NFL Circles, not your prototypical 'Football Guy', Idzik is deeply analytical & well-spoken. Idzik graduated Magna Cum Laude & Phi Betta Keppa from Dartmouth College with a degree in Mathematics. He later earned a Masters Degree from Duke University. He chooses his words carefully, and weighs decisions from a cost-benefit vantage point, not coming across as affable or endearing, but rather as a capable professional.

Jets officially grounded; Ryan names McElroy the starter over Tebow

After Mark Sanchez threw the NY Jets out of a chance to reach the postseason, head coach Rex Ryan announced that he will be benched. No real surprise there since Sanchez is at the bottom of almost every quarterback statistic invented this year.

But, it would not be the Jets without headlines. Instead of naming Tim Tebow the starter since he is number two on the depth chart, won 8 games last year with Denver, won a playoff game on the road in Pittsburgh, and was the biggest player acquisition for the team in the off-season  Rex decided the third stringer Greg McElroy would be the best fit.

"I'm going to put Greg out there. In my opinion  its best for our team", commented Rex during his press conference today. Really? If Greg was so vital to the team, then why was he not activated for last night's game?

Are we to believe that Tim Tebow is really that bad? The season is over and you traded for most popular player in the NFL only to not play him. What do you have to lose other than the little fans left in painted green faces?