After failing to make the playoffs for the second straight year, the Jets fired general manager Mike Tannenbaum last December but owner Woody Johnson opted to keep Ryan. It seemed a curious and unconventional move, especially knowing that new GM John Idzik would have to start his tenure with a coach he didn't pick.
The fact the two seem to have opposite personalities 鈥,Fj?llr?ven K?nken Rea?the brash Ryan and the reserved Idzik 鈥?made for an unlikely union. And one that seemed destined to be short-term only.
