The Adam Gase era is officially over.
After numerous rumors from unspecified sources via WFAN's Craig Carton and a website called uStadium, it is now official Gase will be gonzo from the Jets sidelines.
According to Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissaro of NFL.com, the Jets are expected to fire Gase following the Jets season finale in New England.
Gase went 9-22 in two years as Jets coach - a stay that felt just as long as well as tortured. He alienated the teams superstars and chased them out of town in Jamal Adams and LeVeon Bell, and ruined the development of quarterback Sam Darnold in the process.
The question for the Jets now as the move on from Gase is can the find a coach who can get Darnold on the right track, or B) do they find a coach who wants someone cheaper like Justin Fields or Zach Wilson, both of whom will be there when the Jets pick second in the NFL draft.
Likely names linked to the job inlcude: Ravens Defensive Coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale, Colts Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus, Titans Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith, Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Eric Bienimey, Iowa State's Head coach Matt Campbell, and maybe Michigan's head coach Jim Harbaugh.
In short -- if the Jets are smart, and if the Johnson brothers allow Joe Douglas to search for and pick the head coach, this could be a very thorough process. Bottom line is the Jets have to get it right this time. They blew it big time when they hired Gase, especially looking back when they had Mike McCarthy, Matt Rhule and Kliff Kingsbury in the building for interviews and didn't hire either of them, settling on Gase instead.
The Johnson brothers should do themselves and the future of the franchise and butt out of this search process. No more firms. No more consulting with the likes of Charlie Casserly. No more nonsense. Get it right this time.
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