Coaching in our town is always perilous work. We know that. They certainly know it. You can’t take one of these nine pro jobs without knowing there will be heat from Day 1, scrutiny from Hour 1, stress from Minute 1.
But even judged against New York’s unforgiving standards, this is an especially hazardous time. When Alain Vigneault was jettisoned from the Rangers last weekend, he was the fourth coach or manager to be replaced just in the past 193 days. Todd Bowles, the Jets coach, is somehow the longest-tenured boss in town, and he’s only been on the job for three years, and it was considered something of a miracle that he survived a second straight 5-11 season.