 Following a late season collapse in which the Jets missed the playoffs after losing four of their final five games , the team fired head coach Eric Mangini on December 29 , 2008 . The team interviewed a host of candidates , including Ryan , Jeff Jagodzinski , Russ Grimm , Bill Callahan , and Brian Schottenheimer ; however , the contract , which was valued at approximately $ 11 @.@ 5 million over the course of four years , was ultimately offered to Ryan . 
