Keith McPhersons says Jets fans that want to see Rex Ryan return as head coach don’t realize how the sport has passed Ryan by after eight years away.

Rex Ryan interviewed for the job he used to have with a couple of the men who hired him to be the Jets’ coach nearly 16 years ago. Ryan sat down with Woody Johnson and ex-Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum on Tuesday in Florida to discuss the team’s head coaching vacancy.

Rex Ryan is among the candidates for the Jets’ head coaching position, and he is set to interview Tuesday. His latest comments on the situation make it clear he sees himself as the favorite to land the gig.

The New York Jets are leaving no stone unturned in their search for a new head coach, even looking to their past as they announced on Tuesday that former skipper Rex Ryan has officially interviewed for the position.

Rex Ryan returning as head coach of the New York Jets more than a decade after getting fired from that same position is reportedly not considered a