Rex Ryan says he’s convinced Jets will hire him as next coach

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who interviewed Tuesday for the crew’s head teaching emptiness, is satisfied he’ll land the job.

If it occurs, he says he’ll put an finish to the Aaron Rodgers “nation membership.”

Ryan, showing Monday morning on ESPN New York radio, ripped the long run Corridor of Famer for skipping the crew’s obligatory minicamp final June to take a trip to Egypt. He additionally criticized the group’s “abysmal” management for condoning it.

“Clearly, when you may have a man that does not present up for obligatory minicamp — and, by the way in which, he is your quarterback, coming off an damage — I feel that is a completely ridiculous message you ship to the crew,” Ryan stated throughout a spot on the “DiPietro & Rothenberg Present.”

“If he comes again, issues could be completely different. If he is again, it ain’t gonna be the nation membership, present up each time the hell you need to present up. That ain’t gonna occur. I will simply go away it at that,” Ryan stated.

Rodgers, who blamed his absence on a scheduling mix-up, was fined roughly $100,000 by the Jets for lacking the minicamp. Then-coach Robert Saleh referred to as it an unexcused absence, although he wasn’t significantly crucial of the four-time MVP. Rodgers, 41, is undecided on his future, saying he’ll take time to think about it.

Ryan, who has been lobbying for the Jets’ job, met with crew brass in Palm Seashore, Florida, the place proprietor Woody Johnson has a house. The assembly occurred practically 16 years to the day of his first interview with the crew, when he went from Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator to Jets head coach in January 2009.

He went 46-50 in six seasons, main the Jets to the playoffs and back-to-back AFC Championship Video games in 2009 and 2010 — the franchise’s final postseason appearances. He was fired by Johnson after going 4-12 in 2014, however he has maintained a relationship with the proprietor.

“The rationale I feel I will get it’s as a result of I am the perfect man for it. It ain’t shut. The factor you must do is, you must join together with your soccer crew, you must join together with your fan base. The way in which they play, that is a very powerful factor. It isn’t simply the Xs and Os and all that. This Ben Johnson, I like him, I completely love him, however I am a greater candidate for this job than he could be.”

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The crew already has interviewed former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel and former Washington Commanders and Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera. The Jets even have submitted interview requests for not less than 4 offensive coordinators — Arthur Smith (Pittsburgh Steelers), Bobby Slowik (Houston Texans), Joe Brady (Buffalo Payments) and Matt Nagy (Kansas Metropolis Chiefs), based on stories. The Jets are additionally anticipated to submit requests for not less than three defensive coordinators — Aaron Glenn (Detroit Lions), Vance Joseph (Denver Broncos) and Brian Flores (Minnesota Vikings) — and two quarterback coaches — Josh McCown (Vikings) and Brian Griese (San Francisco 49ers — sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The ever-confident Ryan, now an ESPN analyst, expects to land the place.

“Oh, 100%, completely, I do,” he stated. “The rationale I feel I will get it’s as a result of I am the perfect man for it. It ain’t shut. The factor you must do is, you must join together with your soccer crew, you must join together with your fan base. The way in which they play, that is a very powerful factor.

“It isn’t simply the X’s and O’s and all that. This Ben Johnson, I like him, I completely love him, however I am a greater candidate for this job than he could be.”

The Lions’ offensive coordinator is likely one of the hottest candidates in the marketplace, however he isn’t anticipated to interview with the Jets, sources stated.

Ryan stated the present Jets are “not brief on expertise.” He blamed their 5-12 season on a “lack of organizational management,” pointing to the teaching employees. Saleh was fired in October, adopted by basic supervisor Joe Douglas in November.