NY Jets' Joe Douglas is statistically one of the worst GMs in NFL history

The Joe Douglas era has been an undisputed failure for the NY Jets organization. Despite some of the progress Douglas has made to build a competent roster, the former Philadelphia Eagles executive is close to solidifying an unfortunate place in NFL history.

That's because Douglas is statistically one of the worst football executives in the history of the league, at least based on his record alone. The Jets' 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10 dropped Douglas's record to 30-63 in his 93 games as the team's general manager.

That's a worse record than both John Idzik and Mike Maccagnan, widely seen as two of the worst GMs in Jets history, had with the organization. Douglas has been given more games than both Idzik and Maccagnan combined.

Not only does Douglas rank poorly in Jets history, however. His win-loss record ranks 105th out of 107 managing football executives since 1977 to spend at least five years with an organization. This includes owners who have held that title and executives who overlapped with each other (h/t Brian Sternback).

Joe Douglas might be the worst GM in NY Jets history

Douglas has had his share of positive moments with the Jets. His 2022 draft class still stands out as one of his crowning achievements, even if the likes of Sauce Gardner and Breece Hall have regressed in 2024.

The process has often made sense with Douglas, which is why the team's lack of success over the last six years has been so excruciating. But at a certain point, results are the only thing that matters. You are what your record says you are.

Douglas is also responsible for one of the worst quarterback draft picks in league history, Zach Wilson. His latest QB solution, Aaron Rodgers, looks to be a complete whiff. He hired a head coach who had a 20-36 record with the Jets.

He's had six years to build a roster that can compete for a Super Bowl and the result is a 3-7 football team that's one loss away from the worst record in the NFL. The Jets are the laughingstock of the NFL, and that largely falls on the shoulders of the man who's been running the show behind the scenes.

The Jets will part ways with Douglas in the offseason, simply opting to let his initial six-year contract expire instead of extending him. In the end, he will go down as one of the worst general managers not only in Jets history but in NFL history.

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