What I want to happen is probably going to be different than what actually happens. Here is what I believe will happen this off-season for the Jets: Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles will be back for a 4th year. The Johnson's won't give Mac autonomy over picking the next head coach, when he too could be gone in a year. Just let both Mac and Bowles come back for a 4 year, and let the chips fall where they may. In 2018 you can make wholesale changes should the Jets not make the playoffs. What I want to happen is fire them both, and hire a new GM. Perhaps make another run at Eric DeCosta and give him the keys to the franchise. Double whatever the Ravens are paying him. Step back, let him hire his coach and trust the process for the next 4 years. Perhaps he makes a run at Jim Harbaugh after working with John Harbaugh in Baltimore.
I agree, keeping both or firing both is safe move. Keeping one would be like standing in middle of road. Standing there you get squished like grape, HomeoftheJetson.
Fire Todd and let Macc hire the next HC. I would prefer to see Bowles go so his whole staff in particular Rodgers can be gone from the jets sideline.
Suppose you want to fire Bowles and keep Mac. In other words you don't think Bowles is a good coach and can't stand the thought of keeping him another year. Now suppose Mac picks his own coach. But he doesn't do any better as a GM, and the coach he picks is nothing great. So in a year from now we're still a mess. Then our options are to clean house, which means firing the new coach after one year like we're the Browns, or to keep Mac, who you now hate, for another couple years. Suddenly an extra year of Bowles doesn't sound so bad.
As of now I'd give Mac an extension and allow him to pick his own HC. But I would say that a lot depends on how many HC positions are open. I'm thinking that there will be a lot of HC openings this off-season, so I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to bringing both back and then extending Mac (or both but I have serious doubts about Bowles' skills) next offseason.
Why would Mac need to pick the next coach? This isn't baseball. These are two distinct jobs that don't require a linear structure. As for next year I would keep both guys and reevaluate each guy's job performance independently at the end of next season.
Increasing number of flags can't be Mac's work. Unless he somehow learned how to sabotage Bowles' weekly preparation. I am still a bit iffy with Mac, but I am certain Bowles has to go.
I don't think many of us would be drastically opposed to firing everyone this offseason, but the problem is that we won't be the premier option for either. Also there is almost no chance that DeCosta comes to us (even though that would likely be the most favored move by the fan base).
I'd bring both back. Get a real qb. See what Bowles can do with that and if it doesn't work blow it up. No one will want to come here if we keep firing people after two or three years. Look at the Bucs. Fire Lovie now Koeter. Someone will go there but if it was me I'd be skeptical.
One point point about bringing Bowles back for another year is the concept of him retaining his coaching staff. I would , if I were GM, fire Rogers. This would be an addition by subtraction. The D has not performed well overall, and being that Bowles made it apparent that it would all be on his coaches to be more responsible in their duties in 2017, Rogers has to go.
Annoying dickhead says: It's four options, not four choices. One choice from multiple options. Dickhead out.
Choice 3 is not how the organization is structured. Therefore this is a fantasy option at best, it WON'T HAPPEN. Congrats to whoever voted for #3 you played yourself. I voted for #1.
