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Again, NFL jobs are plentiful. A highly sought assistant doesn't need to jump at the first job that comes his way anymore. There are plenty of openings every year.
I should let this go, but I can't... last post on this subject, I promise.
HC positions are not plentiful, 7 open spots per year (which above average) is still a very low number. And he was not a highly sought young coordinator, he was an unknown, quiet, obscure BB puppet (I should add funny looking and portly but I won't). I could be wrong but NY was the only team that he interviewed with.
NY is not the perfect spot but better to have one in hand than 10 in bush. If he fails in NY then he is no different than other guys like Petrino, Cameron, Crennell, Nolan, Childress, Jauron, Herm Edwards, Linehan, guys who tried hard but couldn't get it done.
It is hard to wait for the perfect opportunity, the way the NFL is setup it allows for a coach to quickly rebuild, and yo-yo between wild card and top 5 draft pick. Most of the time the coach gets 3-4 years, if that is the case for Mangini he will be a 40 year old with head coaching experience and experience with a winning program (Patriots). He also will have made about $5,000,000 compared to the $800,000 ~ he would have made as an DC.
It he gets the team to the playoffs and they win a game then he will be around 4-6 years. He will learn a lot more about being a HC with the Jets then he ever would as an assistant with the Patriots.