One of the three in house guys being mentioned as a candidate for the Jets job is Mike Westoff.....I think Westoff is and has been, for 15 years. one the best Special Teams coaches in the league. I wonder why special teams coaches never seem to get mentioned as head coach candidates. They are in all reality one the three assistant coaches on each staff that have coordinating responsibility. Coaching on special teams makes a huge difference. Look at Frank Beamer at Va Tech. Special teams win them three games each and every year and Beamer actually coaches them himself. A lot of coaches pay lip service to strong special teams but there are very few that put significant resources and time into it.
Anyway some of the coaches past who were special team coaches before getting a head job were Marv Levy, and George Allen.