WEBVTT - LISTEN | Jets Coaching Search Update with Joe Douglas (1/6) 0:00:03.720 --> 0:00:06.760 Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast powered 0:00:06.800 --> 0:00:10.080 by Amazon Web Services. Ethan Greenberg, Eric Allen here for 0:00:10.080 --> 0:00:13.440 the first episode of the off season. We're not stopping 0:00:13.440 --> 0:00:16.079 here on the Official Jets Pod. The Jets now looking 0:00:16.160 --> 0:00:18.599 for a new head coach. Adam Gates no longer the 0:00:18.640 --> 0:00:21.079 head coach of the New York Jets. General manager Joe 0:00:21.120 --> 0:00:24.040 Douglas spoke to the team or spoke to the media, 0:00:24.079 --> 0:00:27.520 should I say on Tuesday? CEO Christopher Johnson spoke to 0:00:27.560 --> 0:00:30.520 the media on Monday, and you really got the sense 0:00:30.600 --> 0:00:33.879 that this full this head coaching search is about to 0:00:33.960 --> 0:00:36.240 be in full swing over the next couple of weeks. 0:00:36.440 --> 0:00:39.000 It certainly is happy New Year to all our listeners 0:00:39.080 --> 0:00:42.040 out there. Things move quickly in the National Football League. 0:00:42.640 --> 0:00:45.559 It seems like seven months ago that the Jets had 0:00:45.560 --> 0:00:48.520 a fourteen seven lead over the Patriots in Weeks seventeen 0:00:48.920 --> 0:00:51.880 in that third quarter before gone down to the Patriots 0:00:52.840 --> 0:00:57.560 to fourteen. On Sunday night, Christopher Johnson informed Adam Gates 0:00:57.640 --> 0:01:00.400 that he would not be back in two thousand twenty one. 0:01:00.840 --> 0:01:04.400 Then Christopher Johnson spoke to the media on Monday. Joe 0:01:04.440 --> 0:01:08.959 Douglas spoke to the media on Tuesday, and Douglas already 0:01:09.160 --> 0:01:13.880 has told reporters that they put in multiple requests throughout 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:17.800 the National Football League to speak to some coaches. So 0:01:18.120 --> 0:01:22.840 the searches on in earnest because the National Football League 0:01:22.880 --> 0:01:26.600 right now there are six head coaching vacancies, and Christopher 0:01:26.680 --> 0:01:31.280 Johnson said that it's gonna be a deep search and 0:01:31.440 --> 0:01:35.920 broad but time will be of the essence. And as 0:01:35.920 --> 0:01:39.480 we're recording this Monday or not Monday morning, Wednesday morning, 0:01:39.760 --> 0:01:42.000 the days are kind of metching together for me right now. 0:01:42.080 --> 0:01:46.840 So that's my bad, but it's Wednesday morning. It's forgivable, man, 0:01:47.240 --> 0:01:49.920 all thank you. I appreciate that. So the Jets have 0:01:49.960 --> 0:01:53.560 not officially interviewed any head coach. And when you look 0:01:53.600 --> 0:01:58.200 at the timeline the coaches that you know, you see 0:01:58.200 --> 0:02:00.640 the reports out there who the Jets are looking to 0:02:00.720 --> 0:02:03.800 interview so far, a lot of them are coordinators and 0:02:03.840 --> 0:02:07.000 a lot of them are going to coach this weekend 0:02:07.440 --> 0:02:10.079 in post season play. And so for the Jets that 0:02:10.160 --> 0:02:14.000 can't interview those guys until after their game this weekend, 0:02:14.000 --> 0:02:16.320 that could be as early as Sunday. But for someone 0:02:16.400 --> 0:02:19.040 like one name, for example, Eric b Enemy, the Chief's 0:02:19.080 --> 0:02:22.160 offensive coordinator. He because he has a bye week, the 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:25.200 Jets can interview him this week, so we'll see what happens. 0:02:25.480 --> 0:02:29.440 And you mentioned a broad search. I just wanna throw 0:02:29.440 --> 0:02:32.360 this out there that Joe Douglas said that the head 0:02:32.360 --> 0:02:35.720 coach that's to be named the twenty head coach of 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:38.560 the Green and White does not need to have prior 0:02:38.720 --> 0:02:41.800 NFL head coaching experience. If it's a college coach that 0:02:41.840 --> 0:02:45.720 fits the criteria, that's great. And when Joe Douglas was 0:02:45.760 --> 0:02:50.320 talking about different qualities that he's looking for, and uh, 0:02:50.400 --> 0:02:54.880 and a head coach, I mean the awards that came up, communication, leadership, 0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:58.200 vision for the team, and then the blueprint how to 0:02:58.240 --> 0:03:02.200 achieve that vision, and really the identity. And I think 0:03:02.240 --> 0:03:04.360 that he got the sentence and he said, this is 0:03:04.360 --> 0:03:07.240 not gonna be offensive, it's not gonna be defensive. You know, 0:03:07.320 --> 0:03:10.560 that would eliminate half of the pool. He said, So really, 0:03:10.639 --> 0:03:13.720 I think they're looking for the right guy. And I 0:03:13.760 --> 0:03:16.040 thought it was interesting that he said it's not like 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:20.440 a a power ranking of characteristics. It's a group of characteristics, 0:03:20.440 --> 0:03:24.320 almost kind of like how you'd approached the draft. Yeah, 0:03:24.360 --> 0:03:27.919 and it's interesting that Kim Jones from NFL Network asked 0:03:27.960 --> 0:03:31.720 Christopher Johnson about, Hey, are you the New York Jets 0:03:31.800 --> 0:03:36.720 organization looking for a CEO type and Chris said, I 0:03:36.760 --> 0:03:40.760 don't love that term, but yes, they want a head 0:03:40.800 --> 0:03:45.240 coach to oversee the entire operation. And when you say why, NET, 0:03:45.840 --> 0:03:48.840 they're not going to emphasize the offensive side of the 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:51.800 ball or the defensive side of the ball, pro or college. 0:03:52.200 --> 0:03:55.680 Joe Douglas is approaching this with an open mind. He 0:03:55.760 --> 0:03:59.760 just wants the best candidate and the best partner. And 0:04:00.400 --> 0:04:04.400 he also said, hey, we're not making major decisions as 0:04:04.400 --> 0:04:07.160 far as the rosters is concerned before we get a 0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:10.640 head coach in here, because I have to know his 0:04:10.800 --> 0:04:13.800 vision and make no mistake about it, whether the Jets 0:04:13.880 --> 0:04:18.240 changed their structure or not. Joe Douglas is the leading 0:04:18.279 --> 0:04:22.160 man in this search. Part of the interview uh committee, 0:04:22.160 --> 0:04:25.279 of course, will be Christopher Johnson and team president himI 0:04:25.400 --> 0:04:31.000 el Hi el Hie. Christopher Johnson pointed to as far 0:04:31.080 --> 0:04:34.160 as he was a big part of the interview process 0:04:34.240 --> 0:04:37.880 before the Jets brought in Joe Douglas, and the Jets 0:04:37.920 --> 0:04:42.320 are really happy with Douglas. Christopher Johnson said that he 0:04:42.440 --> 0:04:46.640 is the GM that we have been searching for four 0:04:46.760 --> 0:04:51.239 years now. It is imperative for us to get the 0:04:51.240 --> 0:04:54.960 head code right and then we believe we have a 0:04:55.240 --> 0:05:00.800 very good future. And uh, Joe Douglas knows that as well, 0:05:01.200 --> 0:05:04.520 and I like that he goes into this with an 0:05:04.520 --> 0:05:08.560 open mind and it feels a lot different differently than 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:10.920 a couple of years ago. We're not naming names here. 0:05:10.960 --> 0:05:13.800 The reason why I say that is because the Jets 0:05:13.839 --> 0:05:20.440 talked about somebody helping a young quarterback developed in Sam Donald. Well. Uh, 0:05:20.480 --> 0:05:24.920 the narrative certainly has switched quite a bit in less 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:28.160 than two calendar years. And Joe Douglass since day one 0:05:28.240 --> 0:05:31.839 has always emphasized the culture, and I think that's what 0:05:31.920 --> 0:05:34.960 he's looking to bring someone to further that culture. And 0:05:35.200 --> 0:05:37.520 the words that Joe Douglas said was bring the Jet 0:05:37.560 --> 0:05:41.360 back basically to being a playoff contender. And obviously all 0:05:41.520 --> 0:05:43.400 the thirty two NFL teams want to compete for the 0:05:43.400 --> 0:05:45.640 Super Bowl. He wants to put the Jets back on 0:05:45.680 --> 0:05:49.640 the map essentially. And I think after listening to Joe Douglass, 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:52.000 I think that there is a real sense of hope 0:05:52.040 --> 0:05:54.960 and I think that the fans I could be wrong 0:05:55.000 --> 0:05:57.000 here but I really do think that the fans trust 0:05:57.080 --> 0:05:59.680 Joe Douglass even though he's been on the job for 0:06:00.320 --> 0:06:03.320 what almost two years? How long? Like almost two years? 0:06:03.600 --> 0:06:06.400 It was it was June, so it's like eighteen months. 0:06:06.400 --> 0:06:08.880 To be honest with you, it's two seasons. But he's 0:06:08.880 --> 0:06:12.920 only had one draft class. So when we look at 0:06:12.960 --> 0:06:15.640 the job he's done so far. Oh, by the way, 0:06:15.839 --> 0:06:18.840 that's one of the enticing parts of this job. I 0:06:18.880 --> 0:06:21.240 think if you're a head coaching candidate out there, is 0:06:21.279 --> 0:06:24.560 that the Jets have great draft capital and they have 0:06:24.680 --> 0:06:28.599 a man who is so well respected in the NFL circles, 0:06:28.600 --> 0:06:31.520 who seems like he got a lot of things right 0:06:31.640 --> 0:06:35.080 in his first draft class, most notably his first pick 0:06:35.200 --> 0:06:39.640 overall McKay beck. Then he could be the best tackle 0:06:39.720 --> 0:06:43.000 out of that two thousand uh twenty class. And then 0:06:43.040 --> 0:06:45.799 Denzel Mims we saw him flash in the second round, 0:06:46.040 --> 0:06:48.560 and there are other pieces in that class as well. 0:06:48.600 --> 0:06:51.400 The Jets are very excited about. So if you're a 0:06:51.480 --> 0:06:56.159 head coach, my thing is what Joe Douglas and Christopher 0:06:56.200 --> 0:06:58.680 Johnson and him al Hi are going to have to 0:06:59.120 --> 0:07:03.279 look at his who is a developer of talent Because 0:07:03.640 --> 0:07:06.640 Christopher Johnson was right when he said the Jets are 0:07:06.640 --> 0:07:10.240 a young team, but Ethan they're about to get younger. Yeah, 0:07:10.320 --> 0:07:13.320 they are. And the draft capital is huge. Two first 0:07:13.400 --> 0:07:15.760 round picks this year to first round picks next year, 0:07:15.840 --> 0:07:18.680 to third round picks this year to fifth round picks 0:07:18.720 --> 0:07:21.840 this year. There's a lot of capital and the Jets 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:26.320 can really continue to build the core that they've already established. 0:07:26.320 --> 0:07:28.360 I mean it even goes back, it pre dates Joe 0:07:28.400 --> 0:07:30.760 Douglas with Quinnin Williams, and then you think about his 0:07:30.800 --> 0:07:34.120 first draft class and these reasons and the things that 0:07:34.120 --> 0:07:36.360 I'm saying, I think are reasons why I think the 0:07:36.360 --> 0:07:39.920 fans trust Joe Douglas. I mean, we knew that he 0:07:39.960 --> 0:07:43.360 came from a winning culture with the Baltimore Ravens and 0:07:43.400 --> 0:07:45.520 Ozzie Newsom and then of course on a Super Bowl 0:07:45.600 --> 0:07:48.960 with the Eagles in two thousands seventeen, and you just 0:07:49.040 --> 0:07:51.280 kind of get the sense that Joe is very calm. 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:54.680 He now, his first draft, by the way, as general 0:07:54.680 --> 0:07:59.080 manager in the NFL, was a virtual draft, which no 0:07:59.240 --> 0:08:01.840 other generalman manager has dealt with before, and I think 0:08:01.840 --> 0:08:05.239 he handled it very well. And you think about the draft, 0:08:06.320 --> 0:08:08.880 the draft, Dame moves like trading back in the second 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:11.640 round and still getting mims, and then you traded back 0:08:11.680 --> 0:08:13.680 again in the end of the third round, then you 0:08:13.920 --> 0:08:15.600 had the three fourth round picks. I mean, there's a 0:08:15.600 --> 0:08:17.720 lot that we can get into as we'll get into 0:08:17.760 --> 0:08:20.640 it and review it between now in April Straft. But 0:08:20.680 --> 0:08:22.840 in terms of the head coach, I thought it was 0:08:22.880 --> 0:08:25.600 really interesting. Joe Douglas said that the last time he 0:08:25.680 --> 0:08:27.960 was involved in a coaching search was two thousand and eight, 0:08:28.120 --> 0:08:29.800 and he was on the outside because he was a 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:33.120 scout with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens hired John Harbaugh, 0:08:33.240 --> 0:08:37.040 who's still the coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and Joe 0:08:37.040 --> 0:08:39.319 said that he called a couple of people he said, 0:08:39.440 --> 0:08:41.720 you know, what did you do well in your process 0:08:41.720 --> 0:08:44.000 that you liked? What are some things that you wish 0:08:44.000 --> 0:08:46.080 you could do over? And then he said, I'm gonna 0:08:46.080 --> 0:08:48.600 attack this like the only way I know how, which 0:08:48.640 --> 0:08:51.320 is like the draft, where you develop your criteria and 0:08:51.320 --> 0:08:54.319 then you just go about it that way. And if 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:58.280 his history proves right, it seems like he's gonna make 0:08:58.360 --> 0:09:00.960 the right higher. And I think that a lot of 0:09:00.960 --> 0:09:03.199 fans I know I've said this again, but I'm reiterating 0:09:03.200 --> 0:09:05.640 it because I'm curious your take. Do you think fans 0:09:05.679 --> 0:09:08.000 trust Joe Douglas could because I get the sense that 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:12.560 they really do. Yeah, listen, and Joe is the first 0:09:12.600 --> 0:09:17.080 one to admit that, Hey, every decision he has made 0:09:17.440 --> 0:09:20.600 hasn't hit, so to speak. And he looked at himself. 0:09:21.040 --> 0:09:24.760 I think that appeals to people where he took some 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.840 ownership for what happened this year too. He said, I 0:09:27.880 --> 0:09:31.120 have to supply better talent to whoever is the head 0:09:31.120 --> 0:09:34.000 coach ultimately, but he's one of the most well respected 0:09:34.040 --> 0:09:37.120 guys in the National Football League. He's been in it 0:09:37.160 --> 0:09:39.959 in twenty one years. For twenty one years, he is 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:44.400 three Super Bowl rings. You mentioned Baltimore. That's so interesting 0:09:44.440 --> 0:09:46.480 because we go back who did they hire? Who did 0:09:46.480 --> 0:09:49.839 azi knew? Some higher a special teams coordinator, So we 0:09:49.920 --> 0:09:54.360 talked about offense defense. Well, let's include special teams in that. 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:58.440 But this the learning point there was a lot of 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:00.960 guys can come out of No. Eric doesn't have to 0:10:01.080 --> 0:10:04.280 necessarily be the hot name. It has to be the 0:10:04.360 --> 0:10:08.240 right guy for you in the entire organization. And I 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:10.400 do agree with Joe. The other thing he said, is 0:10:10.679 --> 0:10:13.120 we have a lot of good people here. Not only 0:10:13.160 --> 0:10:16.760 do we have the draft capital on, the financial flexibility 0:10:16.880 --> 0:10:20.439 and some young players who on both sides of the ball, 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:23.720 who we think can be part of our core moving forward. 0:10:23.760 --> 0:10:26.920 But the Rex Hogan's of the world, the Phil Savages, 0:10:27.000 --> 0:10:31.079 the Chad Alexander's, the Greg Nasmas, the list goes on 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:34.840 and on. So the Jets like their structure in place. 0:10:34.920 --> 0:10:37.000 And I think when a lot of people get there 0:10:37.360 --> 0:10:40.200 and they have an opportunity to sit down not only 0:10:41.080 --> 0:10:43.600 well virtually like we are right now, but have that 0:10:43.640 --> 0:10:47.880 opportunity to talk to Joe, himI el Hi and Christopher Johnson, 0:10:47.880 --> 0:10:52.760 they're gonna come away very impressed. And uh, you know, 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:57.600 we go back to it. Christopher said, he and Woody 0:10:57.679 --> 0:11:02.320 are guys who are going to provide the resources people 0:11:02.520 --> 0:11:06.120 need to do their jobs. Yeah. I think that this 0:11:06.200 --> 0:11:08.920 is an exciting time if you're a Jets fan, because 0:11:10.320 --> 0:11:13.760 Joe is Joe Douglas. I think, like we said, I 0:11:13.760 --> 0:11:15.640 think fans believe in him. I do think he's gonna 0:11:15.640 --> 0:11:18.040 get the head coaching higher right and when in terms 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:21.960 of this search, I don't think that we've seen maybe 0:11:22.000 --> 0:11:24.880 half the names, if not more that have yet to 0:11:24.920 --> 0:11:26.880 be reported in terms of who the Jets will interview. 0:11:26.920 --> 0:11:30.040 I mean, the names that you've seen on Twitter and 0:11:30.120 --> 0:11:33.720 on social media that have been reported are Eric Banamy, 0:11:33.760 --> 0:11:37.480 the Chief's offensive coordinator. It was Patrick ram the Giants 0:11:37.480 --> 0:11:40.400 defensive coordinator until he signed a multi year extension with 0:11:40.440 --> 0:11:43.880 the Giants what was Tuesday night, and so he will 0:11:43.920 --> 0:11:46.439 not be looking for any head coaching gig Then their 0:11:46.520 --> 0:11:50.120 names like Brian day Ball, Arthur Smith, Matt eber Flews 0:11:50.200 --> 0:11:53.560 the Colts defensive coordinator, and Brandon Staley. But I don't 0:11:53.640 --> 0:11:56.880 think that those names, I mean, I think what I'm 0:11:56.880 --> 0:11:58.160 trying to say is I think there are a lot 0:11:58.240 --> 0:12:01.120 of names that have yet to be reported. Yeah, they're 0:12:01.160 --> 0:12:04.880 gonna cast a wide nut, and sometimes, uh, you kind 0:12:04.880 --> 0:12:07.760 of go under the radar, especially if you're looking at 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:10.160 college people. That remains to be seen and we'll find 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:12.760 that out in the weeks ahead. And there are some 0:12:12.760 --> 0:12:15.199 connections there that that that's the other thing you look at. 0:12:15.640 --> 0:12:17.840 You know, Dave Ball was a guy who worked here 0:12:17.880 --> 0:12:21.160 back in the day under Eric Manginie, Rex Hogan and 0:12:21.240 --> 0:12:26.240 Eberflus obviously worked together with the Indianapolis Colts. So you 0:12:26.280 --> 0:12:31.360 look at connections. But again, Douglas just keeps an open mind. 0:12:31.520 --> 0:12:35.000 That's his approach on everything. So they're gonna be guys 0:12:35.080 --> 0:12:40.040 here where there are no uh connections, direct connections, I 0:12:40.080 --> 0:12:42.960 should say, And they're gonna come in and uh they 0:12:43.040 --> 0:12:47.559 will be very thorough in this process. One of the 0:12:47.559 --> 0:12:51.960 most critical decisions moving forward for this organization is long 0:12:52.040 --> 0:12:54.960 term success. And Joe said it, he was open about 0:12:55.000 --> 0:12:57.280 this with the media, is that you gotta get the 0:12:57.280 --> 0:12:59.559 head coach right. You have to get the quarterback right. 0:12:59.800 --> 0:13:04.600 So automatically the question becomes, Okay, Joe, then what are 0:13:04.600 --> 0:13:06.920 you gonna do with Sam Donald? And I thought he 0:13:07.000 --> 0:13:10.520 handled that right. If you're Joe Douglas and you're gonna 0:13:10.559 --> 0:13:14.480 be a partner with your head coach, you can't make 0:13:14.559 --> 0:13:17.920 that final conclusion on Sam Donald right now. He was 0:13:18.000 --> 0:13:19.760 clear about it. He thinks he's gonna be a very 0:13:19.800 --> 0:13:22.320 good player in the National Football League. What with that 0:13:22.400 --> 0:13:26.439 number two overall selection. You have to sit there and 0:13:26.480 --> 0:13:31.440 have these conversations during the interview process and get people's 0:13:31.480 --> 0:13:35.920 thoughts on Sam Donald before you make a conclusion of 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:40.840 where you're gonna go and assemble game plan moving forward. Yeah, 0:13:40.880 --> 0:13:44.559 I think Joe has said this since again day one, 0:13:44.640 --> 0:13:47.839 that no decision is gonna be made unilaterally and it's 0:13:47.880 --> 0:13:52.120 always gonna be a collaborative decision. And for someone that 0:13:52.240 --> 0:13:55.920 keeps on stressing partnership and collaboration, I think that you 0:13:56.040 --> 0:13:58.320 get the sense. And he said it just like you said, 0:13:58.960 --> 0:14:01.520 He's not gonna make a decisi vision on the quarterback's 0:14:01.559 --> 0:14:04.840 future without the head coach being in place. That head 0:14:04.840 --> 0:14:07.560 coach will have a big say, and not only that decision, 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:11.000 but every major decision which involves free agency, the draft, 0:14:11.120 --> 0:14:13.840 so on and so forth. And you did, I should say, 0:14:14.120 --> 0:14:19.640 you interrupted real quick. I I liked that he came 0:14:19.680 --> 0:14:23.040 out and did say, Marcus May is one I think 0:14:23.040 --> 0:14:27.520 the Jets have like nineteen or twenty guys with exploring contracts, 0:14:27.520 --> 0:14:30.320 and one of them is team m VP Marcus May 0:14:30.480 --> 0:14:33.280 and he meant so much to the team this year. 0:14:33.520 --> 0:14:37.280 And Joe said, hey, listen, that is one of our 0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:41.720 off season priorities to get him signed. Yeah. I think 0:14:41.720 --> 0:14:43.760 that was cool and Jets fans are gonna be happy 0:14:43.760 --> 0:14:47.520 to hear that. In terms of Sam and the quarterback situation, 0:14:47.560 --> 0:14:50.640 you can skin this cat a thousand ways. Now you 0:14:50.640 --> 0:14:53.680 can skin in a thousand ways on draft day. But 0:14:53.720 --> 0:14:56.880 the fact of the matter is that no decision has 0:14:56.920 --> 0:14:59.920 been made, No decision will be made until the head 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.880 coaches in the building in place, and that discussions and 0:15:02.960 --> 0:15:06.840 which are gonna be many discussions, whether it's about sam 0:15:07.000 --> 0:15:09.400 evaluation of the quarterback class that's going to be in 0:15:09.400 --> 0:15:12.880 the two one draft, it's gonna happen over time, but 0:15:13.040 --> 0:15:15.960 right now there's no real update because the Jets don't 0:15:16.000 --> 0:15:19.400 have a head coach, and that's the priority for the 0:15:19.520 --> 0:15:21.920 organization is filling that spot, making sure that is the 0:15:22.000 --> 0:15:24.640 right call. You know. Actually, e A caught up with 0:15:24.720 --> 0:15:28.200 Joe Douglas one on one after Joe Douglas spoke to 0:15:28.240 --> 0:15:30.840 the media, So let's hear from Joe de Joe, you've 0:15:30.880 --> 0:15:33.560 won big in the National Football League. With that being said, 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:38.040 how difficult was this past season? Very difficult? UM. I 0:15:38.080 --> 0:15:41.480 don't think anyone envisioned us starting the euro in thirteen 0:15:41.640 --> 0:15:45.360 and finishing the year two and fourteen. UM. But we'll 0:15:45.400 --> 0:15:47.600 say very very proud of the way that this team 0:15:47.720 --> 0:15:49.560 stuck together, a lot of the way the locker rooms 0:15:49.520 --> 0:15:52.600 stuck together. They competed every day in practice. We're able 0:15:52.640 --> 0:15:55.080 to be two playoff teams down the stretch and win 0:15:55.080 --> 0:15:58.200 two of our last three games. But obviously we have 0:15:58.240 --> 0:16:01.160 a lot of improvement improvement to make moving forward. Joe, 0:16:01.920 --> 0:16:04.120 over the course of your career, what is set you 0:16:04.280 --> 0:16:09.960 up along your journey for this moment? Yeah, good question. 0:16:10.080 --> 0:16:12.960 I think. I think just relationships that have been able 0:16:13.000 --> 0:16:15.240 to build over the course of twenty one years in 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:19.160 the National Football League. UM being able not not being 0:16:19.200 --> 0:16:21.560 able to to really be a big part of a 0:16:21.640 --> 0:16:26.080 head coaching search, but UM haven't been able to tap 0:16:26.080 --> 0:16:29.200 into mentors that have been able to to to run 0:16:29.200 --> 0:16:31.840 a search and and really leaning on them for guidance 0:16:32.400 --> 0:16:36.320 UM and advice and having some great conversations. So I 0:16:36.760 --> 0:16:40.480 feel good about our process. I feel good about the candidates, 0:16:40.560 --> 0:16:43.600 the names we've required, and you know, right now we're 0:16:43.680 --> 0:16:46.960 we're ready to start this process and and ready to 0:16:47.000 --> 0:16:49.440 learn about these guys and get to know them and 0:16:49.440 --> 0:16:53.200 and their their philosophies and and uh really really excited 0:16:53.200 --> 0:16:56.040 about it. We talked about that a lot over the years. 0:16:56.040 --> 0:16:59.960 But can you trace back and speak to those mentors 0:17:00.040 --> 0:17:04.119 us as far as what they've done. No, Actually, I'm 0:17:04.160 --> 0:17:06.840 a reward that we talked about it a lot over 0:17:06.880 --> 0:17:10.000 the years. But you just mentioned your mentors. Um, are 0:17:10.040 --> 0:17:12.920 there lessons that you're taking from them right now as 0:17:12.960 --> 0:17:17.359 you begin the search? Yeah, there are. You know, it's 0:17:17.480 --> 0:17:19.879 UM there. There's there's a lot of a lot of 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:22.639 good people out there that UM that I've had a 0:17:22.720 --> 0:17:26.040 chance to work with over the years, and so UM. 0:17:26.080 --> 0:17:29.240 You know, you you you try to stick to your strengths. 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:31.960 And you know, for me, UM, twenty one years in 0:17:32.000 --> 0:17:36.159 the in the league, in the personnel department. UM. You know, 0:17:36.200 --> 0:17:40.040 one of those strengths is is the draft process and 0:17:40.040 --> 0:17:43.439 and everything that goes into that and every every evaluation 0:17:43.480 --> 0:17:45.800 of a player, and so you think about the critical 0:17:45.840 --> 0:17:50.200 factors and the position specifics and so really correlating that, 0:17:50.440 --> 0:17:53.480 UM in terms of acquiring a player. UM, now you're 0:17:53.560 --> 0:17:57.040 you're what are the critical factors and positions specifics that 0:17:57.080 --> 0:17:59.320 we're really looking for in a head coach in the 0:17:59.359 --> 0:18:02.840 New York chet and so UM, you know, we've had 0:18:03.080 --> 0:18:05.320 had a chance to really dive into that with him 0:18:05.480 --> 0:18:10.160 and Christopher and talk about what we need moving forward, 0:18:10.520 --> 0:18:13.640 and I feel like we have a great plan. Christopher said, 0:18:13.680 --> 0:18:16.800 it's going to be abroad and deep search, but time 0:18:16.840 --> 0:18:20.240 will be of the essence. There's a lot of openings 0:18:20.240 --> 0:18:23.320 in the National Football League, So how do you balance 0:18:23.359 --> 0:18:27.080 being thorough while moving quickly at the same time. Yeah, 0:18:27.119 --> 0:18:29.280 that is a balancing act because there's a lot of 0:18:29.320 --> 0:18:32.000 urgency in this league and a lot of competition. So 0:18:32.119 --> 0:18:34.960 I feel like I feel like, for for our part, 0:18:35.000 --> 0:18:37.920 we're we're gonna let this process dictate our decision and 0:18:38.280 --> 0:18:40.600 not a date on the calendar. And so we we 0:18:40.680 --> 0:18:43.440 are we are going to be thorough, um, And so 0:18:43.520 --> 0:18:46.000 I think that's that's the that's the most important thing 0:18:46.040 --> 0:18:49.359 for us, um to be thorough, but but urgent and 0:18:49.400 --> 0:18:52.720 so um. Unfortunately, there's a lot of people, a lot 0:18:52.720 --> 0:18:55.000 of good people in this organization that are that are 0:18:55.040 --> 0:18:57.800 helping us in terms of the logistics, in terms of 0:18:58.240 --> 0:19:01.040 in terms of gathering information, and uh, I feel like 0:19:01.040 --> 0:19:04.679 we're ready, We're ready to start our process. Some of 0:19:04.680 --> 0:19:07.240 these candidates are gonna have multiple suitors. What are you 0:19:07.240 --> 0:19:12.760 gonna tell them about your vision for this organization? Yeah? 0:19:12.840 --> 0:19:17.119 I think when when I talk about vision, and of course, UM, 0:19:18.359 --> 0:19:20.440 my vision is important, but I want to know about 0:19:20.440 --> 0:19:23.040 what the head coaches vision is gonna be. Um. You 0:19:23.080 --> 0:19:25.000 know when I when I talk about vision, you know 0:19:25.359 --> 0:19:27.520 of of what the head coach and what the team's 0:19:27.520 --> 0:19:30.920 gonna look like. I feel like I've been pretty clear 0:19:31.000 --> 0:19:34.800 upfront about what I think wins in the National Football League, 0:19:34.800 --> 0:19:38.920 and that's strong, strong offense and defensive lines. And then 0:19:39.480 --> 0:19:41.920 you have to have you have to have a great quarterback. 0:19:41.960 --> 0:19:44.959 And so um quarter like I said before, quarterbacks one 0:19:44.960 --> 0:19:49.560 of the most important positions in all pro sports. So um, 0:19:49.600 --> 0:19:52.359 you know, just just diving in roll up sleeves, getting 0:19:52.440 --> 0:19:56.080 talking talking ball with the with a coaching candidate, feel 0:19:56.200 --> 0:19:59.440 very very excited just to to learn about, uh, their 0:19:59.560 --> 0:20:02.719 vision and their philosophy and uh, I'm sure, I'm sure 0:20:02.800 --> 0:20:06.080 we're all gonna um learn some really new new and 0:20:06.119 --> 0:20:09.920 intriguing things. Well, you talk to coaches with both offensive 0:20:10.040 --> 0:20:13.719 and defensive backgrounds and also coaches that are in the 0:20:13.720 --> 0:20:18.760 pros and at the college ranks as well. Right, you know, 0:20:18.800 --> 0:20:21.119 we're we're gonna cast wide that I feel like we 0:20:21.200 --> 0:20:24.360 have the right criteria and what we're looking for, and 0:20:24.920 --> 0:20:28.080 if if there's a coach and in the in college 0:20:28.119 --> 0:20:31.159 that fits that criteria, we're we're looking forward to talking 0:20:31.160 --> 0:20:33.680 to them. Do you think it also is a balanced 0:20:33.720 --> 0:20:38.480 as far as finding that right coach but also finding 0:20:38.680 --> 0:20:41.159 the guy who is the right fit for the New 0:20:41.240 --> 0:20:46.400 York Jets organization. Correct, absolutely, Eric, you know, there there 0:20:46.400 --> 0:20:50.920 has to be uh a fit and alignment fitting, the 0:20:51.080 --> 0:20:54.440 UH fitting and then the vision. Um, there needs to 0:20:54.440 --> 0:20:58.000 be alignment and the vision. And so um that's a 0:20:58.040 --> 0:21:02.199 big thing that that you touched on, um, because ultimately, 0:21:02.520 --> 0:21:05.399 you know, we're looking for the right partner to really 0:21:05.760 --> 0:21:09.120 springboard this organization for many years to come. And so 0:21:09.400 --> 0:21:11.680 you know, like I said, just can't I can't wait 0:21:11.720 --> 0:21:16.400 to get going. Um. I feel like we we're gonna 0:21:16.440 --> 0:21:18.879 find find the right guy with the right leadership traits, 0:21:18.960 --> 0:21:23.080 right communication, ability to connect and engage with players, with staff, 0:21:23.640 --> 0:21:28.040 and so um, we're we're excited to get this process going. 0:21:28.400 --> 0:21:31.480 You've always approached this thing with humility and like you 0:21:31.560 --> 0:21:34.680 just mentioned, twenty one years on the job already, uh 0:21:34.800 --> 0:21:37.479 two years almost on the job as GM in New 0:21:37.520 --> 0:21:40.360 York Jets. What are the some of the most significant 0:21:40.440 --> 0:21:43.520 lessons you've learned over the course of the two seasons 0:21:43.520 --> 0:21:47.600 here with the Green and White. Yeah. Um, I would 0:21:47.640 --> 0:21:51.120 say I've learned that that relationships matter. You know, it's 0:21:51.240 --> 0:21:55.480 it's important, it's important to to uh connect and engage 0:21:55.480 --> 0:21:59.080 with with everyone in the building. UM, you know, and 0:21:59.280 --> 0:22:03.879 and and deathly learned learned that, UM, you know, people 0:22:03.880 --> 0:22:07.760 are the most important thing. And so the best organizations 0:22:08.600 --> 0:22:11.520 UM have have the best people, They have the right stability. 0:22:12.080 --> 0:22:15.080 And really that's what we're trying to to to create 0:22:15.119 --> 0:22:22.000 here a culture where UM, different ideas UH come together 0:22:22.680 --> 0:22:25.359 and we can we can create we can, but we 0:22:25.400 --> 0:22:28.480 can create one vision, one vision of the team and 0:22:28.600 --> 0:22:32.040 there there's gonna be great collaboration and UM, you know, 0:22:32.119 --> 0:22:34.359 we can we can create the right kind of culture 0:22:34.400 --> 0:22:39.159 that can sustain success for for hopefully a decade. Do 0:22:39.200 --> 0:22:42.800