Exclusive | What Mike Tannenbaum thinks of new Jets regime, one year after helping hire them
Mike Tannenbaum knows a thing or two about the Jets’ decision-makers.The former Jets general manager gave his thoughts to The Post on Season 1 of the Aaron Glenn-Darren Mougey regime, after his company — The 33rd Team — helped hire the coach and GM last offseason.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.“I would give [Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey] the same grade.I’d give them a grade of incomplete,” Tannennbaum told The Post.“What I give the Jets a ton of credit for is that they’re trying to reset this franchise for the long term.”This comes after a season in which the Jets traded away their top two defenders — defensive lineman Quinnen Williams and cornerback Sauce Gardner — following an 0-7 start.The team also benched Justin Fields due to his disappointing play after signing a two-year, $40 million deal in the offseason.“They 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,” Tannenbaum said.
“We’ll never know.I think they put themselves in a position with cap space and draft choices that is really good.
The result wasn’t 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.”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.“I knew Aaron Glenn for a long time, and you talk to people he either played for or coached for,” said Tannenbaum, who was the Jets GM from 2006-’12 when the team last made the playoffs.“He had recommendations from Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton and Dan Campbell.
Look, this year didn’t go great, obviously.What I can tell you about Aaron Glenn is that no one will be ha...