This is a team that was supposed to be on the verge of something when it lost in the AFC title game to Pittsburgh two years ago.
Instead, the Jets are 11-13 since. Tannenbaum let veterans like Shaun Ellis, Damien Woody and Jerricho Cotchery leave, added a pair of washed-up receivers in Plaxico Burress and Derrick Mason (who didn’t survive the season), and let what was once a strength – the offensive line – deteriorate.
He responded to an 8-8 season that exposed a serious need for athleticism on defense and playmakers on offense with … Tebow?