What Can Mike Maccagnan Do to Get the Jets Back on Track in 2015?

January 14, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

The New York Jets have finally gotten the ball rolling on filling their biggest vacancies in the organization at head coach and general manager. With the law of inertia on their side, the Jets must now make sure that they continue to make progress.
On Tuesday night, the Jets, via their official Twitter account, announced that they hired Houston Texans director of college scouting Mike Maccagnan as their new GM.
Maccagnan worked with Jets consultant Charley Casserly and remained with the Texans from 2000-2015. After 16 years in Houston, the New Jersey native is coming home. This time, instead of hiring a salary-cap specialist (as they did with former GMs Mike Tannenbaum and John Idzik), the Jets went with a GM who has a background in scouting.
"We interviewed a number of impressive, qualified candidates, but Mike Maccagnan clearly stood out," Jets owner Woody Johnson said in a statement. "Mike's attention to detail, strong personnel background and collaborative approach t...

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