Lions’ coaching blunder makes Jets’ Tanner Engstrand decision look even better

Former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesWhen New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was putting together his first coaching staff around this time a year ago, many believed that defensive coordinator Steve Wilks was the prize of the organization's hiring cycle.

Little did Jets fans know that Wilks would be fired before the end of the year, while Glenn's other two coordinators, Tanner Engstrand and Chris Banjo, would emerge as the true standouts.

Engstrand came over with Glenn from Detroit and was the first-year head coach's first official hire. It was a move many believed the Jets wouldn't even have an opportunity to make, as…