That would be a horrible move. Rex is a good coach. The offense lacks talent and as a coach there is only so much u can do... Their group of receivers is the worst in the league period. If he doesnt have the horses, it's not entirely his fault. He has also had 3 OC's that all see the game differently as well. On D however it's a different story... We have the horses and should be great! If they dont step up than IMO Rex has to take credit for that. As he should take the credit if they thrive.
I really feel like the team's performance this year will determine if he's extended, as it should. Rex had two good years, followed by two down seasons. He needs to make sure the team doesn't continue to slide in the wrong direction for a third straight year. He also needs to try and eliminate any extra curricular nonsense. I have a feeling the decision to extend him or can him will be clear either way by the end of the season.
The Jets should extend Rex after they see how he copes with the rebuild this year and most importantly how he has the team focused in December. The Jets records under Rex in December: 2009: 3-1 and a long playoff run 2010: 1-3 and a long playoff run 2011: 2-2, no playoffs 2012: 2-3 no playoffs One of the things Rex needs to correct this year is the tendency for the Jets to lose focus late in the regular season and then lose games in December they shouldn't lose. They went 0-3 and out in 2011 and then 0-3 and out in 2012 against 3 teams that finished under .500.
It really depends on what you consider is overacheiving for the Jets. For someone that sees the Jets as a 4-5 win team, 7 wins can be impressive. I like Rex, but I really don't get so knee-jerkish to assume I already know what kind of team we have yet. Things happen during the season that affect the outcome, even if a coach does a great job. I don't think he did a great job the past couple of seasons, but that doesn't mean he can't this season even with the team only winning 7 games.
No, as a HC it's your responsibility to make sure that all 3 units (offense, defense and special teams) are performing on all cylinders. No excuses. He doesn't get a pass for the offense as the buck stops with him. Not to mention how he lost complete control of the locker room circus that has surrounded this team for more than 2 years now. And the waffling on his starting QB last year. These bad moves are all on Rex. He is firmly on the hot seat as he should be.
The NYJ will not be looking for a new HC in 2014. RR has done a good job and he needs to keep improving. He's gong to be the HC of the NYJ for a long time to come, But there is no reason to extend RR now. That can wait until next spring.
The reason the Jets haven't extended Rex is because they aren't sold on him, otherwise this would've been wrapped up long ago. He was lucky not to get canned when Idzik came in. It was actually abnormal to bring in a GM and keep the lame duck HC. Rex hasn't done a good job at all the last 2 years. He'll definitely be gone after this season if the team has an awful record.
Rex needs to get more acclimated with understanding what to do in tight spots offensively I do not trust Marty late in games The coaches I want Rex to become have their hands in all 3 phases Mike Tomlin Jim Harbaugh John Harbaugh Pete Carroll 4 of the top coaches in the league and their greatest strength is they lead their teams Rex needs to improve his offensive acumen and get his cockiness back Idzik will handle everything else
Rex has two years left on his contact. He would have had to win playoff games in the past two years to justify getting another contract with two years left. If this team has an awful record, there will have to be reasons directly attributable to his ability to coach in order to see him cut loose early. Stop coloring reality with your fragile emotions.
:lol: I got news for you. If your team has an awful record then that right there is directly attributable to the head coach as he calls the shots. Stop trying to act like Rex Ryan is this great head coach, he's decent at best. Much better served as a DC.
Too early. Another disaster season and he will probably be shown door. I like him though. I like him a lot but if things keep going south he will be gone for good. Contract extension at this point doesn't really make sense. Let the season play out first.
Metha Manish: "According to an un-named source within the Jets organization, Rex should get a contract extension within the next 2 years".
Rex is a tremendous asset for the Jets on the defensive side of the ball. The question is whether he can become a tremendous asset as a head coach. The two things are not directly linked although being great defensively does help him out as a head coach.
When have I acted like he is a great head coach? Stop trying to act like people that don't agree with your dipshit opinion are homers. Plenty of things can happen to cause the team to suffer that aren't directly attributable to coaching, most of them are injury related. If the Jets end up plagued with injury and end up winning 6-8 games, that is a good coaching job.
Great def coordinator,,,yes,,,,extend him ? Why now ? Guy has 2 years left . My biggest problem with Rex is he has not gotten better at what he does poorly. Its been 4 years and he still does business the same as year 1. Remember several times as he said to reporters he would be more involved in the offense ? I know defense is " his thing " but here's a news flash " THE ENTIRE TEAM " should be his thing ! Heard M M interviewed yesterday and they asked him about this and he said the OFF is his . Think about this,,,,last year when Sanchez finally got benched during the game , Rex was asked afterwards why he did not bench Sanchez himself and tell him directly,,,Rex said " because we were about to play defense " ! To me the head coach must be involved in every aspect of the game from the 3 units to clock management, to challenges,,,personnel ,,,he must be aware and involved in everything , sadly Rex is not. I like Rex he is a character and can coach a defense like no one else but we need a guy that can coach the whole team not just one unit . Hopefully by some act of god he can somehow do it this year but I just don't see it
Rex has to have enough faith in Dennis Thurman that when something comes up that requires his full attention as head coach he can let Thurman run things on the defense until Rex has squared away what has to get done in his full capacity as head coach. Rex and Thurman should be game-planning together and then able to split apart for periods during the game if that's what needs to happen. In truth there are very few moments during a typical game when the head coach is required to take his attention off the action on the field for any reason. Among those moments are injury triage decisions, replacements of players for performance reasons and motivational opportunities where something a player has just done very right or very wrong needs to be addressed in the moment not on tape a couple of days later.
the lunatics who think firing the HC every 4 yrs is a good strategy are literally ot of their minds. Firing a HC who took you to B2B Championship games is assinine. If you want to be a perpetual losing organization just keep firing HCs every 4 yrs and show no loyalty whatsoever - that is EXACTLY what shitty organizations do.
People in this thread are saying that the jets shouldn't extend him when he has 2 years left on his contract (which would put him at 6 years of coachong the jets) right now. A lot of people are also saying he needs to get more out of the offense before he's extended. No one is saying to fire him after 4 years. No one is saying the Jets should fire every head coach after 4 years as a good strategy. You're arguing with your own imagination.
Say what you will about Rex, I love the guy and the truth is the JETS wouldn't have even sniffed the AFCC without him and his D. Shit, they wouldn't have even gotten into the playoffs. I mean, everyone who hates Sanchez constantly says the Defense carried the JETS and that Sanchez doesn't deserve any credit so then if that's the case, why would you hate Rex? Unless it's something more personal like his arrogance, his fetish and stupid shit like that....
