Report: Jets nearly fired Schottenheimer during 2011 season

In a development that makes the Jets’ post-2011 support of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer seem even more curious (at best), Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that coach Rex Ryan nearly fired Schottenheimer after a 34-17 loss in Week Four to Ryan’s former team, the Ravens. Instead, Ryan insisted on a shift…