10 More Candidates The New York Jets Should Interview Next

The New York Jets would like everyone to know they are serious about finding their next general manager and head coach.

They’ve gone as far as hiring an NFL blog as consultants in their search.

These consultants have led them to interview names from Louis Riddick of ESPN to Ron Rivera, who was so awful in 2023 that he helped Washington get Jayden Daniels at the top of the draft.

But once I saw a report that Rex Ryan is set to be interviewed and possibly return as the Jets head coach, I knew for sure how serious Woody Johnson was about fixing his franchise.

So since the Jets are sending direct deposits to random NFL blogs to help them with the hiring process, I figured we here at Deadseriousness would create a list of some names that the Jets should absolutely take the time to sit down with.

Let’s fix the Jets or just make them more entertaining.

Here are 10 candidates the Jets should interview next:

1. Aaron Rodgers: Rumors are floating around about Aaron Rodgers possibly retiring this offseason. I think he wanted to play in Tennesee but now that they have the no. 1 overall pick, I cannot imagine Rodgers rushing to teach Shedeur Sanders the game.

But this maniac seriously considered playing football this season while serving as RFK’s running mate. Rodgers clearly believes he can play football and do more in his off time. Why not also coach the team and pick the players too?

If Jim Irsay can run the Colts on crack, Aaron Rodgers can pop a little acid on draft night and knock it out of the park. Or wake up in the park with no memory of the night before.

2. Mike Greenberg: The Jets are interviewing Tampa Bay Buccanners assistant GM, Mike Greenberg, a man who grew up on Long Island as a Jets fan.

But what if they went ahead and interviewed ESPN personality, Mike Greenberg, a man who grew up on Long Island as a Jets fan?

3. Robert Saleh: Wow, the Jets sure did suck once they fired Robert Saleh, a man who was able to squeeze back-to-back 7 win seasons out of Zach Wilson, the third-string quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

If the Jets want a reunion with a former coach, it should be Saleh, not Rex Ryan.

4. Condoleezza Rice: Condoleezza Rice is one of the most accomplished women in America. She’s the former Secretary of State from the Bush administration and she was also almost hired to coach the Cleveland Browns in 2018 before the info leaked and everyone mocked them.

A few years later she said she didn’t want to coach the Browns but she also said this:

“I’m really glad to see women in the front offices, (and) in the front office of the NFL as well. That’s a wonderful breakthrough,” she said. “I think the next breakthrough is to see if women can find their way into position (coaching jobs) … You’re gonna have to have somebody who goes through that progression … You do not have to have played this game to understand it and coach it well.”

She’s right. You do not have to have played the game to understand and coach it.

Interesting quote. Sounds like someone would be a head coach just, ya know, not for the Cleveland Browns.

5. Urban Meyer: Okay, so it didn’t work out with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Urban Meyer was a litttleee too horny for the job. But that was then and this is now. He still has a 187-32 win-loss record in college and we’re seeing Jacksonville isn’t suddenly playoff-bound without him.

6. Mina Kimes: This lowkey may be the only serious suggestion on this list but if Louis Riddick is getting interviews then the Jets should be looking at one of the only ESPN employees I’d trust running my team. Like, if John Mara fired Joe Schoen and hired Mina Kimes, I think I’d be excited for the Giants.

7. Dave Gettleman: Gettleman drafted Saquon Barkley with the no. 2 pick and Barkley almost just beat Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record while we all pretended teams don’t play a 17-game schedule now. Sure, in context it made absolutely no sense to draft Saquon onto a team with no QB or offensive line but it worked out in the end. Gettleman can see the future.

8. A Kelce: Although the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift noise has been damped to a quiet whisper, it still feels impossible to go 24 hours without seeing a Kelce somewhere. Especially now that Jason Kelce’s wife has the no. 1 podcast over Joe Rogan and that girl a crypto company used to steal millions of dollars.

9. James Gunn: Marvel has a stranglehold over comic book movies. DC gave Zack Snyder a bag to fight back and Snyder filled that bag with tanks, grenades, machine guns and slow-mo action scenes.

If James Gunn’s Superman is a hit and gets audiences excited for DC’s second shot at this whole extended movie universe thing then Gunn can save the Jets. I assume that comes with hiring Dave Bautista as the head coach where he has to wear those tiny little Homer Simpson reading glasses he uses in his serious roles.

10. Brick Johnson: The Athletic already detailed Woody’s son Brick being the big swinging teenage Johnson around the Jets facility, capable of stealing a post-game ball in the locker room and giving it to someone completely different just because he feels like it.

His extensive knowledge of every player’s Madden rating has been crucial in the Jets team building. He might as well get the full reigns and become the GM. He’s ready.

He’s been preparing all his life for this, getting the new Maddens as they release each year, taking notes on offensive linemen’s awareness rating in case they become available for the Jets.

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