2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers)

2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers) – Jets

by Chase Stuart on July 12, 2019

in History

In this series, I will be looking at the history of coaches, quarterbacks, rushers, and receivers for all 32 franchises. For coaches and quarterbacks, I will be looking at how much their franchise’s career records (regular season only) would change if we removed the games with that person. For rushers and receivers, I will note how many times that player was the team’s leading rusher/receiver over the course of their time with that franchise (regular plus postseason).

Previous Teams:

Dolphins
Cowboys
Bills
Eagles

The Jets have not had a storied history when it comes to head coaches. If Adam Gase wins his first game, he will be just the third head coach in Jets history with more wins than losses. Bill Parcells has the best winning percentage in franchise history, and Weeb Ewbank — who led the team to its only Super Bowl — is probably the best head coach in its history. But other than those two Hall of Famers, the pickings are slim in Jets history… and even Ewbank had a losing record! Meanwhile, Rich Kotite appropriately stands out as the worst coach in franchise history. But #2 is Todd Bowles, who went 24-40 with New York over the last four years.

Ovr Rk	Coach	G	W	L	T	HC Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o HC	Diff
68	Bill Parcells	48	29	19	0	0.604	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.441	0.9%
86	Weeb Ewbank	154	71	77	6	0.481	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.444	0.6%
99	Joe Walton	111	53	57	1	0.482	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.446	0.4%
112	Herm Edwards	80	39	41	0	0.488	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.446	0.4%
115	Rex Ryan	96	46	50	0	0.479	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.447	0.3%
135	Al Groh	16	9	7	0	0.563	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.448	0.2%
141	Eric Mangini	48	23	25	0	0.479	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.448	0.2%
142	Sammy Baugh	28	14	14	0	0.5	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.448	0.2%
172	Walt Michaels	87	39	47	1	0.454	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.45	0%
208	Mike Holovak	1	0	1	0	0	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.451	-0.1%
256	Pete Carroll	16	6	10	0	0.375	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.451	-0.1%
257	Ken Shipp	5	1	4	0	0.2	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.451	-0.1%
258	Bulldog Turner	14	5	9	0	0.357	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.451	-0.1%
262	Charley Winner	23	9	14	0	0.391	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.452	-0.2%
329	Lou Holtz	13	3	10	0	0.231	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.453	-0.3%
333	Bruce Coslet	64	26	38	0	0.406	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.453	-0.3%
395	Todd Bowles	64	24	40	0	0.375	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.456	-0.6%
489	Rich Kotite	32	4	28	0	0.125	900	401	491	8	0.45	0.462	-1.2%

Meanwhile, the Jets success hasn’t been much better at the quarterback position. Vinny Testaverde, who only had a winning percentage of 0.574, has moved the needle the farthest in the right direction for the team. After him, it’s actually Joe Namath — who was one game under .500 for his career — who helped the franchise’s winning percentage the most. And when Mark Sanchez ranks third, you know the history has not been very good.

Meanwhile, Boomer Esiason is the quarterback whose starts most harmed the franchise’s career record. The full list, below.

Ovr Rk	QB	G	W	L	T	QB Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o QB	Diff
69	Vinny Testaverde	61	35	26	0	0.574	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.441	0.9%
81	Joe Namath	125	60	61	4	0.496	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.443	0.7%
90	Mark Sanchez	62	33	29	0	0.532	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.444	0.6%
97	Chad Pennington	61	32	29	0	0.525	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.445	0.5%
134	Ken O'Brien	106	50	55	1	0.476	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.446	0.4%
157	Pat Ryan	19	11	8	0	0.579	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.447	0.3%
179	Ray Lucas	9	6	3	0	0.667	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.448	0.2%
191	Brett Favre	16	9	7	0	0.563	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.448	0.2%
262	Al Dorow	27	13	14	0	0.481	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.449	0.1%
263	Ryan Fitzpatrick	27	13	14	0	0.481	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.449	0.1%
291	Quincy Carter	3	2	1	0	0.667	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.449	0.1%
302	Dick Jamieson	1	1	0	0	1.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.449	0.1%
394	Richard Todd	94	42	51	1	0.452	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
395	Dick Wood	24	10	12	2	0.458	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
401	Matt Robinson	13	6	7	0	0.462	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
410	Butch Songin	2	1	1	0	0.500	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
411	Jack Trudeau	2	1	1	0	0.500	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
442	Kellen Clemens	9	4	5	0	0.444	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
467	Mike Taliaferro	7	3	4	0	0.429	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
502	Bill Demory	3	1	2	0	0.333	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
503	Michael Vick	3	1	2	0	0.333	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.450	0%
553	Pete Liske	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
554	J.J. Jones	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
555	Kyle Mackey	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
556	Greg McElroy	1	0	1	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
666	Johnny Green	8	3	5	0	0.375	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
667	Bob Davis	8	3	5	0	0.375	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
682	Rick Mirer	6	2	4	0	0.333	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
706	Lee Grosscup	4	1	3	0	0.250	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
707	Bubby Brister	4	1	3	0	0.250	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
731	Galen Hall	2	0	2	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
732	Marty Domres	2	0	2	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
733	David Norrie	2	0	2	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
734	Tony Eason	2	0	2	0	0.000	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
775	Neil O'Donnell	20	8	12	0	0.400	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.451	-0.1%
892	Geno Smith	30	12	18	0	0.400	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.452	-0.2%
944	Sam Darnold	13	4	9	0	0.308	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.452	-0.2%
967	Brooks Bollinger	9	2	7	0	0.222	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.452	-0.2%
978	Frank Reich	7	1	6	0	0.143	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.452	-0.2%
979	Bryce Petty	7	1	6	0	0.143	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.452	-0.2%
988	Josh McCown	16	5	11	0	0.313	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.452	-0.2%
1025	Glenn Foley	8	1	7	0	0.125	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.453	-0.3%
1049	Browning Nagle	13	3	10	0	0.231	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.453	-0.3%
1090	Al Woodall	19	5	14	0	0.263	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.454	-0.4%
1110	Boomer Esiason	42	15	27	0	0.357	900	401	491	8	0.450	0.455	-0.5%

At running back, HOF Curtis Martin laps the field in terms of how often he led the Jets in rushing yards. Freeman McNeil and Thomas Jones were very good running backs for the Jets, while the franchise hopes its next star running back is about to enjoy a long and successful tenure in New York.

Rusher	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Rusher	Total Games	%
Curtis Martin	1998	2005	120	130	92%
Freeman McNeil	1981	1992	88	152	58%
Matt Snell	1964	1972	48	89	54%
Adrian Murrell	1993	1997	47	73	64%
Emerson Boozer	1966	1975	46	121	38%
Thomas Jones	2007	2009	41	51	80%
Johnny Hector	1983	1992	38	128	30%
Shonn Greene	2009	2012	37	67	55%
John Riggins	1971	1975	36	61	59%
Bill Mathis	1960	1969	36	139	26%
Chris Ivory	2013	2015	31	46	67%
Bilal Powell	2011	2018	30	96	31%
Clark Gaines	1976	1980	26	65	40%
Brad Baxter	1989	1995	23	95	24%
Johnny Johnson	1993	1994	22	31	71%
Scott Dierking	1977	1983	21	106	20%
Blair Thomas	1990	1993	19	51	37%
Kevin Long	1977	1981	16	74	22%
Matt Forte	2016	2017	15	26	58%
Leon Washington	2006	2009	14	56	25%
LaDainian Tomlinson	2010	2011	12	32	38%
Dick Christy	1961	1963	10	39	26%

Similarly, the Jets have one HOF WR, and Don Maynard leads the group here. Also noteworthy: Al Toon, Laveranues Coles, and Keyshawn Johnson all easily eclipsed a 40% rate here, and each had short stints of greatness with the Jets. Undrafted free agent and fan favorite Wayne Chrebet had a memorable career as a slot receiver, and exceeded expectations at every step of the way.

Receiver	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Receiver	Total Games	%
Don Maynard	1960	1972	71	175	41%
Wesley Walker	1977	1989	58	161	36%
Al Toon	1985	1992	52	111	47%
Laveranues Coles	2000	2008	48	109	44%
Jerricho Cotchery	2004	2010	38	112	34%
Wayne Chrebet	1995	2005	37	158	23%
Rich Caster	1970	1977	32	107	30%
Rob Moore	1990	1994	31	77	40%
Keyshawn Johnson	1996	1999	29	64	45%
Mickey Shuler	1978	1989	27	167	16%
George Sauer	1965	1970	25	87	29%
Jerome Barkum	1972	1983	24	162	15%
Bake Turner	1963	1969	19	93	20%
Art Powell	1960	1962	18	42	43%
Santana Moss	2001	2004	18	56	32%
Robby Anderson	2016	2018	17	46	37%
Dustin Keller	2008	2012	17	78	22%
Brandon Marshall	2015	2016	15	31	48%
Justin McCareins	2004	2007	15	67	22%
Jeremy Kerley	2011	2017	15	82	18%
Johnny Mitchell	1992	1995	14	53	26%
Lam Jones	1980	1984	14	64	22%
Bruce Harper	1977	1984	12	102	12%
Santonio Holmes	2010	2013	11	46	24%
Chris Burkett	1989	1993	11	77	14%
Eric Decker	2014	2016	10	33	30%
Quincy Enunwa	2014	2018	10	40	25%
David Knight	1973	1977	10	58	17%
Clark Gaines	1976	1980	10	65	15%
Eddie Bell	1970	1975	10	81	12%
Pete Lammons	1966	1971	10	86	12%
Derrick Gaffney	1978	1987	10	104	10%

That’s it for the Jets version of this series. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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