One of the mysteries of the Jets coaching hire is how close they came to offering the job to Baylor coach Matt Rhule.
It depends on whom you ask.
A big part of all of these job interviews was who a head coach would want to hire for his staff, particularly on offense to mentor Sam Darnold. That was an even bigger issue with the college coaches – Rhule and Kliff Kingsbury – who had little to no NFL experience.
How much of an issue is where things get murky.
Sources who have spoken to Rhule say the Jets wanted to hand pick his offensive coordinator.