Remember when the Jets finished runner-up to the Falcons for the services of Dan Quinn as their head coach?

The year was 2015 and Jets owner Woody Johnson was believed to have coveted Quinn as his top choice to replace the fired Rex Ryan. But Quinn, then the defensive coordinator for the Seahawks, was in the throes of a second consecutive Super Bowl run and Johnson didn’t want to wait. So, he settled on Todd Bowles.

Jets fans know how that worked out. For those who don’t recall, it didn’t.

Meanwhile, Quinn led the Falcons to the Super Bowl in his second season in Atlanta, losing to the Patriots in the ultimate game. He went 10-6 and lost in the divisional playoff round the next season, in 2017.

Since that second consecutive playoff berth, though, Quinn has looked a lot like Bowles did during his four seasons with the Jets in that his team has been inconsistent, disconnected and sloppy.

As if the 7-9 record in 2018 wasn’t bad enough, it’s gotten so bad in Atlanta this season — the Falcons are perhaps the biggest disappointment in the league at 1-6 after Sunday’s 37-10 home loss to the Rams — that there’s been some speculation that Quinn might not survive the season.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank has given Quinn a vote of confidence, but you know how those go: They’re rarely trustworthy.

Historically in fact, votes of confidence from ownership often are precursors to eventual firings.

Two things are most alarming about the Falcons’ recent decline under the watch of Quinn: Since he walked in the door in Atlanta, he’s had the benefit of an established franchise quarterback with Matt Ryan already in place, and he was hired by the Falcons because he’s supposed to be a defensive guru. Yet he’s failed to take enough advantage of Ryan and his defenses has not reflected his supposed prowess.

Ryan, at least statistically, has performed well. Despite the poor record last season, Ryan completed 69.4 percent of his passes and threw 35 TDs and only seven INTs.

How can any team finish 7-9 when its quarterback is producing those numbers? You think Bowles might have liked that kind of quarterback production with the Jets as he spent four years floundering to find the right quarterback without success?

This season, Ryan is completing 70.9 percent of his passes and has 15 TDs to eight INTs, which are not horrible numbers that would reflect a 1-6 team.

Defensively, the Falcons have been an abject mess, allowing an average of 31.9 points per game, which is the second-most in the NFL through seven weeks. In their last three games, they’ve yielded 37, 34 and 53 points.

Sunday was the fifth time in seven games that the Falcons trailed by double-digit points at halftime. They’ve been outscored 120-50 in the first half this season, which falls on the coaching staff getting the players properly ready.

As often happens when teams begin to spiral, calamity has now entered the Falcons’ sphere. Jets fans will remember some of the most calamitous times in NFL history when crazy bad things would happen weekly under the watch of Rich Kotite.

This is not to compare Quinn to Kotite, but …

On Sunday, Ryan was sacked five times before leaving with an ankle injury, the offense did not score a touchdown until it was 30-3 Rams, and there was a fumbled punt return that led to one final score for the Rams with 11 seconds remaining in the game.

After Sunday’s loss, questions began to surface about whether or not Quinn has lost the team. When questions like this arise about a coach, it usually is a death knell.

When Quinn was asked after the loss to the Rams if he felt he’s lost the team, to his credit, he didn’t shy away from answering. It’s just that his response was somewhat rambling and didn’t really provide an answer, which may be an indicator that he either doesn’t know or realizes that he has.

“I recognize when you don’t play well those are fair questions,” Quinn told reporters. “I understand why the question is (asked). It’s a fair question, honestly, because you spend most of your time trying to connect and get the team to play the way we’re capable of. The answer, I would say, is no. But why the disbelief at times of not playing like we’re capable of — that can be very frustrating. When you don’t do that, you want to look and search and find answers. That’s what I spend most of my time doing.’’

Jeff Schultz from The Athletic wrote about this brief exchange he had with Blank after the Falcons loss to the Rams.

Asked if he still supports Quinn, Blank said, “Of course. We’ve got games to play. I support the players. I support the coach. I feel all the pain that the fans feel and also the players do and the coaches do, as well.”

Asked if there is any chance Quinn gets fired Monday, Blank said, “No. But that doesn’t change the record. It is what it is. It’s just very disappointing for everybody.”

Asked if he had any decision about is head coach at that moment, Blank responded, “No.”

After the 7-9 finish last season, Quinn fired his offensive, defensive and special teams coordinators. Scapegoats to a losing season. Now the question is whether — when? — Quinn becomes the scapegoat.