It is always hard to determine how good a general manager or front office leader will be right away on the job. After all, the best way to see how good an executive is will be by looking at how good of a roster they assemble once games begin.
But in the case of New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey, it's not outlandish to say he is excelling in his first key part of the job.
Bringing competency and respect back to the Jets front office.
Mougey has spent the last two weeks since being hired building his staff. Along the way, he has brought in some talented people while letting go of executives who have been a part of the organization's struggling past for little to no reason.
Gone are the Greg Nejmeh's of the world, and in come strong personnel executives like Rick Speilman and Rob Paton.
Mougey is surrounding himself not only with personnel directors and scouts that he trusts, but people that he respects around NFL circles who can build an environment of trust and collaboration.
It's a key point that every top organization in the league currently has.
By instilling people that he trusts, Mougey is showing that not only does he trust his own plan to the fullest, but so do the Jets as well. There hasn't been infighting over the massive changes hitting the front office - nor should they be.
The team hasn't simply won enough.
For years, New York has been plagued with anonymous sources and finger-pointing from the front office to the coaching staff to the locker room. Along the way, a series of inexperienced executives haven't helped solidify a roster that has failed to reach the playoffs for the last 14 years.
Again, we won't know if Mougey is able to put an end to all that. It is much too early in the process
However, the early returns from his hiring process around the front office show an organization that is willing to trust the people in charge.
And those people appear to be excelling at everything they need to be doing.
