Johnson spoke about Ryan<\/a> and many of the Detroit Lions\u2019 assistant coaches. The highlight focused on Ryan\u2019s creativity \u2014 something Johnson has been described as himself.<\/p>\n\u201cThey\u2019ve been in charge of our specials for not just this year, but for the last few years, and there\u2019s a reason why we have probably a little higher success rate for those special plays, and they\u2019re a big reason why,\u201d Johnson said in 2024. \u201cThey have a ton of creativity, they bring a lot of ideas to the table, so I really wanted to start off here today by giving them a shoutout.\u201d<\/p>\n
Working under Johnson provides Ryan with the kind of experience and expertise in the modern offense that fans around the league can find intriguing. Pairing him with a veteran play-caller in Frank Reich could be an excellent fit.<\/p>\n
2. Adaptation to quarterback outlook<\/p>\n
Speaking of Reich, the Jets\u2019 offensive coordinator has a certain quarterback build he will want to see with the team in 2026. After an illustrious career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, and San Diego Chargers, Reich may be fair in his overall assessment of wanting big quarterbacks with big arms. <\/p>\n
Ryan has no such loyalty, though. <\/p>\n
By marrying Johnson\u2019s modern concepts with the old-school feel of a Reich offense, the Jets do not have to pigeonhole themselves into philosophies and concepts that may not match the modern game.<\/p>\n
Ryan has only worked with Jared Goff, but the Lions\u2019 starting quarterback is quite different than Nick Foles, Andrew Luck, Carson Wentz, and even Jacoby Brissett, who are more athletic at the position.<\/p>\n
Could the Jets be interested in shorter quarterbacks now with Ryan in the fold?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all on the table with his hire. New York won\u2019t be capped by what a quarterback can do. <\/p>\n
3. A natural gamble<\/p>\n
New York is not asking Ryan to call offensive plays this year. Instead, the organization is simply asking him to help design the passing concepts \u2014 particularly in the week-to-week game-plan area \u2014 modernize Reich\u2019s offense, and develop young talent across the offense.<\/p>\n
This is expected without the pressures of a coordinator or play-caller role.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s always a gamble to hire a coach who is just 31. There will be players on the 2026 Jets who are older than Ryan, but Ryan\u2019s credentials aren\u2019t just legit; they also share a coaching story that\u2019s up to snuff with 2026 offensive football. <\/p>\n
Seth Ryan could be exactly what the New York Jets need going forward. It could be classified as a bit of a gamble, but it\u2019s one that good football teams have no problem making \u2014 when a young coach is on the come-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you think of the great football families in NFL history, the Ryans are certainly among the pantheon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":736938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[44775,7,6494,3228,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,4403,6531,26061,106286,3234,31834],"class_list":["post-736937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-jets","tag-buddy-ryan","tag-football","tag-frank-reich","tag-free-content","tag-jets","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-jets","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkjets","tag-nfl","tag-ny-jets-coaches","tag-ny-jets-column","tag-rex-ryan","tag-seth-ryan","tag-standard","tag-syndication"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116032395397605510","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}