Back in 2019 when Kliff Kingsbury emerged as an NFL head coaching candidate, his first interview was in New York with the Jets. Media reports at the time were that the Jets were keenly interested in hiring him, perhpas even on the spot. The Jets had drafted QB Sam Darnold in 2018 and the their priority was to make good on their investment of the highly touted former QB at USC who as a rookie passed for 2,865 yards at 57.7% with 17 TDs and 15 interceptions for a QBR of 45.9.
On the afternoon of the Jets’ interview I can vividly remember how I was anxiously checking Twitter to see whether the Jets were going to act quickly on hiring Kliff.