After the New York Jets cleaned house from the top down this offseason, it might be easier to list the people returning to Florham Park this fall rather than the new faces.
There have been big changes on both sides of the ball in terms of personnel, but also organizational upheaval, as the Jets replaced their entire coaching staff and front office. Out is head coach Todd Bowles in favor of Adam Gase, and while Joe Douglas has replaced Mike Maccagnan as the team’s general manager.
Those kinds of seismic changes can leave daunting tasks for the coaches, players and decision-makers assuming their new roles, and Douglas knows full well the importance of changing the culture from top to bottom (via team senior reporter Eric Allen):
The challenge for this team is you’ve got a lot of new people in a new environment with a new head coach and a new GM.