FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The soundtrack for Adam Gase's arrival was not the angry chanting of Jets fans. Rather, it was Pitbull and Kesha.

"It's going down, I'm yelling timber," from the 2013 song "Timber," blared throughout the auditorium at One Jets Drive just a few minutes before team owner Christopher Johnson, general manager Mike Maccagnan and Gase, the new head coach in New York, walked in for Gase's introductory presser. The perception of the song could be nothing more than a bubbly pop hit, but it makes for a confusing lead-up to the introduction of a new coach.

Beyond the electronically manufactured saccharine soothsayings of Kesha and Mr. 305, there was something oddly symbolic about the song. With an apparent franchise quarterback in place, maybe "Timber" signifies the Jets' newest (and best) attempt to topple the Patriots, the bane of New York's existence, and the New England dynasty that was ignited when Mo Lewis concussed Drew Bledsoe in 2001.

Is it a stretch? Sure. But perception vs. reality has been a recurring theme when it comes to the Jets for a long time, with the hiring of Gase the latest move questioned by a loyal fan base.

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"I get it," said Johnson, coming to terms with the skepticism over the hiring of Gase. "I have to earn their trust. We just had a couple of down years, and I have to earn their trust.

"I'm not trying to win Twitter. I'm trying to win football games."

Just ask any frothing-mouthed Gang Green fan on the Tweet Machine about the reaction when the news came down; Gase, a Dolphins outcast, a failure, someone whose hype didn't meet the product. But the perception of the hire does not meet the reality once one digs beyond the muck of stats.

"I know success and failure, we all equate it to wins and losses," said Maccagnan. "But I think when you drill down and look at different things, there's more to it than just (Gase's record)."

Perception: Gase is a bad coach because of his 23-25 record.

Reality: Sorry, Bill Parcells. You aren't always what your record says you are.

Gase's Dolphins went 23-25 during his tenure in Miami. The coach was without quarterback Ryan Tannehill for 24 of a possible 48 games. Regardless of how one feels about Tannehill, a coach losing his starting QB the first week into his second season is a difficult mountain to climb. Losing that QB for five games, regardless of when it happens during the season, is not easy to overcome, either.

Miami's offensive ranks can be thrown aside when it comes to evaluating Gase; his entire body of work must be analyzed.

As offensive coordinator in Chicago, Gase got the most out of Jay Cutler in 2015 (lowest interception percentage in his career, which does count for something). He made a lifelong friend in Peyton Manning in Denver as his offensive coordinator; Jets ownership even got a call from Manning endorsing Gase as a head-coaching candidate. Before that, as QB coach in Denver, he won a playoff game with Mets outfielder Tim Tebow as his starting QB. In 2016, his first as Miami's head coach, he went 10-6 and to the playoffs. In 2017, without Tannehill, he went 6-10 with a recently retired/fresh-off-the-couch Cutler.

Perception: Gase is a hardass with no feel for players.

Reality: Gase is, in fact, all ball. In an interview with Michael Kay on ESPN Radio following Monday's traditional media time, Gase said he essentially has only two personal pastimes: watching movies and watching game tape. The coach avoids social media and the internet. (Wild.)

Sure, that attitude could be off-putting to some players. But wouldn't the Jets want a coach who is not after headlines or the glitz and glamour of NYC?

"The way my work ethic is, and the way my staff is put together, that will give me a good chance on Sundays," Gase told media Monday. "Whether it's Week 5, Week 9 or Week 17, my guys are gonna play hard. My guys are going to embody what we're gonna be as a coaching staff."

Take Jarvis Landry, for example. The former Dolphins wide receiver was traded to the Browns in March because, according to reports, he and Gase had butted heads. But it wasn't out of dislike. Wrote ESPN's Elizabeth Merrill in an August feature story on the receiver: "(Gase and Landry) are too much alike, Landry says now — two overly competitive people who wanted the same things but inevitably rubbed each other the wrong way."

What's not to like about that?

Perception: Gase will have no handle on the defense and, therefore, is essentially the reverse Rex Ryan/Todd Bowles.

Reality: This is a non-story on a few levels.

The setup the Jets are creating with Gase is essentially how the much-heralded Sean McVay operates with the Rams, isn't it? Or Andy Reid? Matt Nagy? The QB-coach relationship is arguably the most important in football, and if one tuned into a Jets game in 2018, he or she would have noticed minimal communication between former coach Todd Bowles and QB Sam Darnold.

So, why is this being spun as a negative? It's unfair to suggest the head coach has no handle on the defense. We can let Gase speak for himself.

"I was a little more involved than what was led on to believe," Gase told reporters regarding his involvement with the defense in Miami. "I did everything I needed to do to try and help, whether it was Vance (Joseph) or Matt (Burke). We had good working relationships. ...

"I probably need to spend my time with the quarterback. That's why whoever we bring here on the defense has got to do a great job of making sure he's really the head coach of the defense, and that's what we're looking for."

Perception: Same Old Jets

Reality: Patience.

The perception of the Jets can be summed up with the three words their fans hate: Same Old Jets. But wouldn't the Same Old Jets be defaulting to another new, hot coordinator? Wouldn't the Same Old Jets bow to the public outcry, as they seemingly did with Doug Marrone four years ago?

This is the first time since the Parcells era that the Jets have hired a head coach with previous head coaching experience — Bill Belichick notwithstanding. Gase's no-nonsense demeanor is in stark contrast to their last two coaches, Ryan and Bowles, who turned out to be players' coaches under the initial guise of disciplinarians.

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In all, the reality of Gase is not as bad as the perception. Yet talking heads, the New York media hype machine and general (though understandable) impatience of Jets fans all perpetuate the same mindset. It doesn't help that Gase's eye movement, of all things, became front and center during his intro. The Same Old Jets narrative is already being pushed because of the meme-ification of the new coach.

This is despite the hire being embraced and praised by Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, Steve Young, Alshon Jeffery, Chad Pennington and Joe Namath, among others. Through the skepticisim, they recognize this isn't a Same Old Jets-type of move.

That should be music to New York fans' ears.