FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- No one knows if Joe Douglas and Adam Gase can raise the New York Jets from the walking dead and deliver -- dare we say it? -- their first Super Bowl championship in a half-century. After all, Douglas is a rookie general manager and Gase is a 23-25 coach. But this much can be said with absolute certainty:
They know each other. They respect each other. They wanted to work together.
Hey, these are victories for the Jets, a franchise known for its lousy matchmaking. This time, they've entrusted the team to two men who can skip the "let's-get-acquainted" stage and get down to business immediately.