Jets Complete Interview With Highly Sought-After Head Coaching Candidate

New York, in search of Adam Gase's replacement, announces it has interviewed Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy

The Jets have completed an interview with Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for their head coaching vacancy, the team announced on Wednesday. 

New York isn't the only team looking at Bieniemy as their next head coach. As of Monday morning, the Falcons and Lions have also reached out for permission to interview the offensive coordinator. 

Other teams will likely reach out to Kansas City about Bieniemy as well. After all, the offensive coordinator is believed to be one of the best candidates for open head coaching positions this offseason.

Across three seasons in charge of the Chiefs' offense, Kansas City is 38-10 with one Super Bowl victory (and counting).

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The 51-year-old would be a huge upgrade from Adam Gase, who was fired on Sunday. Under Gase, in both of his two seasons in charge, the Jets had the worst offense in all of football. They averaged 279.9 yards per game this year, close to 150 yards less than the Chiefs and their league-best offense (415.8 yards per game).

Sure, Bieniemy's success has a lot to do with the talent that has been at his disposal, namely Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, but with a surplus of draft capital and plenty of cap space to work with, the offensive coordinator can surely turn this team's offensive production around in the near future.

Plus, considering Bieniemy's role in helping Mahomes blossom into one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL, this coach could be able to bring the best out of Sam Darnold (or whoever the Jets select with the No. 2 overall pick next spring).

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It also doesn't hurt that Bieniemy has spent close to a decade working with Andy Reid in Kansas City. He may have no prior head coaching experience, but has proven he's ready for the challenge and opportunity.

General manager Joe Douglas will have the most say in the decision of who will be New York's next head coach. CEO Christopher Johnson, and players like quarterback Sam Darnold, have faith that Douglas will choose the right individual for the job.

"Joe has a lot of background, he has a lot of time in this league, he’s well respected and make no mistake, he’s going to be taking lead on this," Johnson told reporters on Monday. "While this is a collaborative effort, his opinion will be taken most seriously. And I think that the fans can feel safe knowing that we’re going to get this right."

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