Willie Colon filled in for Boomer Esiason for Tuesday’s Boomer and Gio show, giving Gio a chance to pitch his Jon Gruden to the Jets idea once again.
Boomer was open to it, but Colon doesn’t see it as an option.
“They don’t need Chucky. No they don’t,” Colon said. “They need somebody who is gonna build a culture.
“I like Ben Johnson.”
Gio likes Johnson as well, as he figures to be one of the hottest coaching candidates available this offseason, but he doesn’t see the Jets as a strong candidate to land the Lions offensive coordinator. Especially once he asks Robert Saleh about his experience in New York.
“If Ben Johnson is smart, he’ll call up those guys and they’ll say ‘Man, it’s one of 32 [jobs], but Woody Johnson is up your ass there, so I would go elsewhere,’” Gio said.
“I’m afraid that you’re gonna get another guy with absolutely no experience.”