No fanbase will ever be unanimously pleased with their team’s decisions over the course of an offseason.

There are too many variables—from the draft, to free agency, to coaching hires—to get an entire fanbase on board. The New York Jets know this well. For 15 straight years, they have failed to make the playoffs. In the last 10 years, they have failed to post a winning record.

The consistent losing has worn the fanbase out. A group normally loyal to a fault has been left arguing on the sidelines about why Gang Green has struggled as much as it has. It’s a kind of vitriol that leaves every potential move the team makes into a game of Gladiator.

Was this the right decision? Did the team make a mistake with this action?

The clearest example is the recent debate surrounding the Jets’ candidates for their open offensive coordinator role.

In this case, there is no call New York can make that will please the fanbase immediately. Even if the team believes it is making the “correct” call, fans will not celebrate until they see it work out.

But it is fair to wonder whether things could ever work out with any of the three finalists New York has chosen.

Jets’ veteran gamble

There are three finalists for the Jets’ OC role: Frank Reich, Greg Roman, and Darrell Bevell.

All three candidates have extensive play-calling experience, and each has led Super Bowl-bound offenses.

It is the kind of pedigree that Jets fans would once be celebrating in droves over.

But does that mean New York is making the right call in 2026? Has the game passed these men by to the point that their offensive systems will be obsolete?

No matter who the Jets choose, there will be a plethora of detractors. There is a reason each is still available at this point of the coaching process, and that no other NFL team is interested in them for the OC position.

But in the case of the Jets’ offense in 2026, it doesn’t matter whether the fans are excited or down on the hire… at least not yet.

The coordinator hire itself is not the focal point for Aaron Glenn and the Jets. What matters most is bringing in quality positional coaches who can develop young talent. After parting with 10 coaches, including plenty on offense, the Jets have to build out an entire offensive staff, not just find an offensive coordinator.

The end results will be determined in the regular season, following an offseason in which plenty of talent is expected to be added on that side of the ball.

We won’t know if the Jets made the right call at offensive coordinator in early February. But the idea of bringing in veteran minds to stabilize the unit should never be discarded, so long as the staff around them is strong.

For that reason, fans should be at least somewhat patient with the Jets as they build out a complete offensive staff.

If the regular season rolls around and the results haven’t changed, the criticism is welcome to return in full force.