How’s this for a hot start?
Mike Maccagnan earned the PFWA Executive of the Year award after his very first season as a general manager. Maccagnan was officially introduced in his new role as Jets GM exactly one year before taking home the Executive of the Year honors, which was announced Thursday.
Maccagnan was expected to be a candidate or favorite for the award after turning the Jets around from a 4-12 disaster to a 10-win team that fell just shy of the playoffs. The rebound season came after a particularly aggressive offseason a year ago in which Maccagnan made several moves that paid major dividends for Gang Green.