I think they were pissed at him and wanted to deny him the opportunity to go out with a bang against his old team.
Rex was fired because he wanted to play tyrod in the last game but an injury might have guaranteed his contract in march. U can't blame the owners for benching this guy. He ain't worth 33 million guaranteed
I don't want Rex back in any capacity but that said, I actually appreciated Rex after seeing Bowles coach our team. In our worst year under Rex, the defense was never this bad and he had worse talent in the secondary is final year.
Especially well done since the Jets have never finished 5-11 since the 16 game schedule began. Lots of 4-12's so at least this season was unique.