{"id":676887,"date":"2026-01-14T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/676887\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:38:15","slug":"exclusive-what-mike-tannenbaum-thinks-of-new-jets-regime-one-year-after-helping-hire-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/676887\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | What Mike Tannenbaum thinks of new Jets regime, one year after helping hire them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tannenbaum knows a thing or two about the Jets\u2019 decision-makers.<\/p>\n<p>The former Jets general manager gave his thoughts to The Post on Season 1 of the Aaron Glenn-Darren Mougey regime, after his company \u2014 The 33rd Team \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/25\/sports\/jets-bringing-back-mike-tannenbaum-to-help-find-next-coach-general-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">helped hire the coach and GM last offseason.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jets went 3-14 and traded away key players, though Tannenbaum said the brain trust needs more time before giving them a grade for their performance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would give [Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey] the same grade. I\u2019d give them a grade of incomplete,\u201d Tannennbaum told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I give the Jets a ton of credit for is that they\u2019re trying to reset this franchise for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a season in which the Jets traded away their top two defenders \u2014\u00a0defensive lineman Quinnen Williams and cornerback Sauce Gardner \u2014 following an 0-7 start.<\/p>\n<p>The team also benched Justin Fields due to his disappointing play after signing a two-year, $40 million deal in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey made some really big decisions where they could have won four games, five games, or six games if they kept Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner,\u201d Tannenbaum said. \u201cWe\u2019ll never know. I think they put themselves in a position with cap space and draft choices that is really good. The result wasn\u2019t where they wanted to be this year. In six short weeks, as we come up on free agency, this roster is going to look very different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tannenbaum, who was instrumental in the hiring of Glenn and Mougey, added that the process was lengthy, and he received glowing reviews of Glenn specifically when running through the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Mougey (left) and Aaron Glenn in their end-of-season Jets press conference.  Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew Aaron Glenn for a long time, and you talk to people he either played for or coached for,\u201d said Tannenbaum, who was the Jets GM from 2006-\u201912 when the team last made the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had recommendations from Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton and Dan Campbell. Look, this year didn\u2019t go great, obviously. What I can tell you about Aaron Glenn is that no one will be harder on himself than him. He takes this very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Glenn remaining, despite some fans calling for his ouster after one difficult season, the head coaching carousel continues to swing without the Jets involved in a star-studded list of available candidates, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/13\/sports\/mike-tomlin-twist-isnt-changing-giants-john-harbaugh-focus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">including John Harbaugh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who is getting John Harbaugh is getting a really good coach,\u201d Tannenbaum said. \u201cHe does a lot of emphasis on fundamentals, and he\u2019s a great leader, and he puts a process in place, and he hires really good people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Harbaugh could be an interesting fit in New York.  AP<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh has been closely linked to the Giants job and is being pursued by almost every team with a coaching vacancy this offseason, with nine teams looking for new coaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUh \u2013 I think he\u2019s a grown man. And as we know, New York is not for everyone,\u201d Tannenbaum said when asked if Harbaugh would be a fit in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn is a fully-formed adult. I think he will go anywhere with his eyes wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for potential coordinators for a scenario in which Harbaugh landed with the Giants, he views it as a necessity to be an offensive mind with a run-pass option or a zone-read background with Jaxson Dart set to be the team\u2019s quarterback of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum in 2010. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Kliff Kingsbury immediately came to mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Kliff a lot. Kliff was with us with the Jets,\u201d Tannenbaum said. \u201cHe was on IR for a year. Great guy. Did a great job with Jayden Daniels two years ago. Knows a lot about the run game with the quarterback. Got Jayden Daniels to the final four in year one, which is incredible. That makes a lot of sense to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tannenbaum added that he predicts a team \u2013 potentially the Las Vegas Raiders \u2013 will hire a big-time college coach. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy prediction is we will see something that we\u2019re not thinking of yet,\u201d Tannenbaum said. \u201cMaybe there\u2019s a coach in college that springs. An obvious spot to do that would be Vegas. If you\u2019re trying to attract a college coach, the fact that you can say you can have your pick of whoever you want with the first pick and you try to reset things. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if we\u2019re sitting here in a couple of weeks and a college coach jumps to the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike Tannenbaum knows a thing or two about the Jets\u2019 decision-makers. 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