Mike Maccagnan and Christopher Johnson don’t expect to have trouble finding interested candidates in the Jets’ head-coaching vacancy.
Despite eight straight seasons without a playoff berth, the two chief decision-makers believe they have what others lack: a franchise quarterback in 21-year-old Sam Darnold.
“I think this is a good landing spot. I do. I think the Jets are a really good spot for a coach to end up,” Jets CEO Johnson said the day after he fired coach Todd Bowles following four seasons, three of them losing years. “I think we’ve got some good pieces.