Jets head coach Adam Gase was naturally pleased with what CEO Christopher Johnson had to say about him on Wednesday.
Johnson said that the Jets will not make a head coaching change before or after this season, meaning Gase will be the coach in 2020. While Gase has never worried about his job security, it was still refreshing for the head coach to hear that his boss has confidence in him going forward.
“To get his support, and for him to see what we’re trying to do, that’s an important step for us,” Gase told reporters.
Johnson told the rest of the team the news before the game against the Giants. The news was well-received.
“If everything works out how it’s supposed to and Adam’s here again, that would be absolutely amazing,” Sam Darnold said. “I think most of the guys on the team, if not the whole team, already had that much confidence in Coach Gase.”
When a coach’s job status is brought into question, it could cause players to be distracted from doing their job on the field. However, Gase hasn’t noticed that in this locker room.
“Nobody in this building, but I can’t speak for the outside,” Gase said. “I’m closed in a little bit.”
People on the outside have certainly called for Gase to be fired. Last week, a group of Jets fans organized for a plane to be flown over New York City that carried a banner that read “Fire Adam Gase!” After the Jets lost to the Dolphins, fans could be heard chanting for the coach to be fired.
That’s not going to happen though, at least not any time soon.