NEW ORLEANS — The Jets can see what they missed out on in Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl if the Chiefs play nicely.
The Jets interviewed each Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for his or her head-coach opening. They in the end employed Aaron Glenn, they usually haven’t any regrets, however they’ll get to observe two of their candidates coach within the massive recreation.
“I used to be honored to speak with Woody [Johnson] and Mike Tannenbaum and Rick [Spielman] and all the blokes within the interview,” Spagnuolo stated. “It’s totally different as a result of it’s a Zoom interview. It’s form of laborious. I’m a relational man. I wish to be round, however I used to be very honored to have them ask and speak to them. It didn’t work out. I’m comfortable for Aaron Glenn. I feel he’ll do a terrific job. However I actually respect the folks there.”
Nagy grew up in New Jersey and this may have been a homecoming for him.
“It was a terrific alternative,” Nagy stated. “I used to be very appreciative of it. It’s near household there in New Jersey. It’s a type of offers the place you get your title again within the combine and get again into that have. I’m very appreciative of the Jets for that.”
Nagy and Spagnuolo have been head coaches earlier than. Nagy led the Bears from 2018-21 and went 34-31 with two playoff appearances. Spagnuolo was the Rams coach from 2009-11 and went a dismal 10-38.
Each males stated they hope to get one other shot at a head-coaching gig. There was a thought the Jets may go along with an skilled coach this time, however Glenn is a first-time head coach.
Nagy and Spagnuolo stated the Jets’ course of was a superb one they usually appreciated the prospect to talk to them. They had been making ready for the playoffs after they had their interviews, which hindered them a bit.
“I’m only a agency believer that you just owe your entire efforts to the folks that you just’re working for these days,” Spagnuolo stated. “Once you nonetheless have a recreation to play, all the main target is on that. The week we went via these interviews, we had been making ready for 4 doable opponents. We now have that occurring. However I did clarify to everybody I talked to that, look, I haven’t dove deep into their soccer group however I’d if I acquired the prospect going ahead. It simply didn’t work out that means. There are quite a lot of twists and turns to it if you’re nonetheless taking part in.”
Each stated there was a dialogue about quarterback Aaron Rodgers, however neither acquired in depth on the scenario.
“There was slightly little bit of that,” Nagy stated. “It’s solely truthful if you undergo that course of you wish to be open and trustworthy with them. Let’s be actual: Once you’re anyone like myself and also you’re not there and also you’re up to now entrenched with what’s occurring with Kansas Metropolis, you don’t actually know what’s going on. You’re going to have opinions and stuff.
“Belief me, I do know Aaron fairly nicely. I do know what he’s achieved to us once I was in Chicago. I feel he’s a hell of a quarterback. However there’s quite a lot of stuff that goes on and that’s a course of itself, and I don’t suppose it’s actually truthful. … Coach Glenn’s going to undergo that and the place they wish to go, however I’ve quite a lot of respect for Aaron Rodgers.”