Sources: Jets to fire Tony Sparano

[JonLP24]

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson's unhappiness in a disappointing 2012 season is expected to be reflected in the moves he is planning to make.

According to sources, the Jets do not plan to bring back offensive coordinator Tony Sparano (the Jets are ranked 30th in total offense in Sparano's first season in the role) and Johnson has been putting out feelers for ideas to determine the ideal structure of his front office.

Some league sources believe coach Rex Ryan, who will return, would be best served working again with general manager Mike Tannenbaum, which they believe would provide Johnson the type of stability he respects in other organizations led by such owners as the Maras and Rooneys.

Meanwhile, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine's contract is up and longtime special teams coach Mike Westhoff is retiring.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8792986/new-york-jets-fire-tony-sparano-sources

[bluedigger]

1. Red Rover, Red Rover, send Norv right over.

[taterguy]

2. Norv has a job coaching San Diego

Dumbass

[bluedigger]

8. Was I waiting for this?

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8795549/san-diego-chargers-fire-norv-turner-aj-smith-sources

Yes, yes I was. But not for long.

[taterguy]

9. Congratulations, Nostrafuckingdamus

[Yavin4]

3. Actually as an OC, Norv is quite good

Some guys never develop into a head coach. With Norv, the Jets would basically have two coordinators.

[Auggie]

6. He'll end up as OC somewhere

[RockaFowler]

4. Why was he hired to begin with??

[WooWooWoo]

7. because he's a run-based offensive coordinator

and rex ryan was frustrated with former OC Brian Shottenheimer, who ran a lot of weird pass-happy plays when the Jets were ahead in games, which led to turnovers. So Rex wanted a conservative offense based around running the ball...and what he got was an offense straight out of the 1980s.

[Renew Deal]

5. I'm not sure why they hired him

Miami was pretty bad on offense when he was there. The wildcat was close to discredited in the NFL. It made no sense.

[KamaAina]

10. So help me FSM, I read that as Tony Soprano!