Carroll has obviously gone on to have much greater success, but his lone season as Jets' head coach in 1994 (6-10 record) will be best remembered for Dan Marino’s famous “Clock Play” touchdown pass that started a five game losing streak to end the season.
The Jets went 10-6 and earned a playoff spot in Mangini’s first season (2006), but a 13-19 record over his final two seasons led to a quick end to his tenure. He moved on to the Cleveland Browns in 2009, but things did not go any better there (10-22 record in two seasons).
The Jets made the playoffs once in Coslet’s four seasons (1990-1993), but they never finished above .500 during his tenure on the way to a 26-38 regular season record. He was also head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals for four-plus seasons (1996-2000), but his record was bad there as well (21-39).
Kotite had some success as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, with a 36-28 record over four seasons (1991-1994) and two seasons with 10 or more wins. But things did not go nearly as well with the Jets, with a 4-28 record in two seasons and a 1-15 mark in 1996 that sealed his fate.
Holtz took over as the Jets’ head coach for the 1976 season, and things went so badly (3-10 record) that he resigned with one game left in the season. Holtz is not the first or last college coach to wind up failing miserably in the NFL, but those that have and will come after him can take note and be sure to select the right opportunity when it comes time to consider moving to the pros.
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