Quite likely he didn't like the value proposition of a trade from a weakness, so he wanted to see if they could play their way out of their hole. To their credit, they did. By doing nothing, he raised the median level of value around the team. So, good on him for that.
My issue is it falls in line with the rest of his doing nothing mantra. We never find out about the deals that don't happen unless somebody spills the beans. The Jets are still fairly tight lipped, and don't talk about the deals they don't win. So all we have is the perception of them not trying hard enough, and then getting players we don't like because of excuses that get trotted out every single time. I'm tired of celebrating Cheveldayoff for doing the same thing he does every time, but it working out in his favour this time.
Quick question: how long have Jets fans been crying about them changing the coaching staff? Defense, special teams, goalie, head coach. All of it under the purview of one person. Why 11 years in are we finally getting that change? That's my biggest f***ing frustration. It took such a colossally inept season for actual tangible change to happen to that coaching staff, and they didn't even do it willingly. They let contracts expire and a coach quit. Sorry if I'm not celebrating that.