Within minutes of the stunning announcement on May 15 that Mike Maccagnan had been fired by Jets CEO Christopher Johnson, the first name that came up as a potential successor was the man who indeed became the successor Friday night.
Joe Douglas, the Eagles' director of player personnel and a close associate of Jets first-year coach Adam Gase dating to their days working together with the Bears, was the target from the start. And a little more than three weeks after parting ways with Maccagnan, Johnson got his man.
The timing certainly wasn't optimal, not after Maccagnan had gone on a whirlwind spending spree to land the likes of running back Le'Veon Bell, linebacker C.J. Mosley, wide receiver Jamison Crowder and guard Kelechi Osemele. And not after Maccagnan ran the draft that eventually netted first-round defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, third-round pass rusher Jachai Polite and a handful of other rookie prospects.
