Eric Mangini doesnt shut down idea of Jets return as coaching rumors emerge

What’s old seems to be new again for the Jets.After NFL insider Dianna Russini floated the idea of the Jets looking at former head coach and current Fox analyst Eric Mangini over the weekend, Mangini addressed the topic during an appearance on “The Heard” on Monday. “I obviously am not lobbying for the job, but I feel pretty good about what I did while I was there,” he told host Colin Cowherd.“We just had three of those guys that I’ve coached go into the Jets ring of honor and I think we were a smart, disciplined, tough team.

I didn’t realize we were bringing the band back together bringing [ex-Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum] back in.It’s like any other situation, there’s a lot of things you can do with an organization from a vision and a principle standpoint.“I feel good about what I did when I was there.” While the comment didn’t exactly read like he wanted the job, he didn’t deny interest in the opportunity either. The Post’s Brian Costello reported on Monday morning that Jets owner Woody Johnson was turning to The 33rd Team — founded by former Gang Green GM Mike Tannenbaum — for help in with the organization’s search for a new head coach and general manager. Russini mentioned the idea of the Jets looking at Mangini in an article that was published over the weekend by The Athletic and acknowledged in the story that the idea was a “little wild.”Mangini spent three seasons as the Jets head coach from 2006-2008 and led the organization to one postseason appearance – a loss in the wild-card round to the Patriots in 2006. While the Jets finished 10-6 his first year there, the team failed to make another playoff appearance during his tenure nor did they record another double-digit win season. Tannenbaum was the Jets’ GM from 2006-2012.If Mangini does want the job, he’s being a lot more lowkey about it than another ex-Jet coach has been. Rex Ryan has been openly lobbying for the head coach job with the Jets in media appear...