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[Matt39]

That's his buyout....no way he stays at Penn St. Probably the best candidate on the market.

Rex is definitely out btw

[aec4]

No way I want obrien. 1 yr in college isn't enough.

[CrazyCarl40]

No, nor should he.

[gangreenman]

Rex is definitely out? Source? Link?
Everything Ive read up til now seems to say that Woody is heavily leaning towards keeping Rex.

[JoeC36]

Rex is definitely out? Source? Link?
Everything Ive read up til now seems to say that Woody is heavily leaning towards keeping Rex.

There is nothing saying he is out, but my gut feeling after listening to his press conference is that he feels he is gone

[gangreenman]

There is nothing saying he is out, but my gut feeling after listening to his press conference is that he feels he is gone

What did he say?

[JoeC36]

What did he say?

I may be reading too much into it, but he was asked about the future of sparano and said that he didn't want to talk about sparanos future or his own future with the team.

He dropped that bit about himself in there without being asked which makes me think he may be worried.

[gangreenman]

I may be reading too much into it, but he was asked about the future of sparano and said that he didn't want to talk about sparanos future or his own future with the team.

He dropped that bit about himself in there without being asked which makes me think he may be worried.

Or he knew that if he talked about Sparano the next question was obviously going to be about him, so he just killed two birds with one stone.

[RutgersJetFan]

I may be reading too much into it, but he was asked about the future of sparano and said that he didn't want to talk about sparanos future or his own future with the team.

He dropped that bit about himself in there without being asked which makes me think he may be worried.

He threw his starters out there for the last two weeks and every single one of them quit. Second year in a row he's completely lost the locker room and he knows it. You can't bring a guy back when that happens in consecutive seasons.

Then again, we are the Jets.

[Sperm Edwards]

$9M to buy out O'Brien, $6M or whatever it is to buy out Rex, probably a couple million (have no idea) to buy out Sparano and Tannenbaum each. This is, of course, on top of the $8M to buy out Sanchez.

Somehow I don't see it all happening that way. Without an O'Brien-for-Rex swap, the other $15M or so is already a tough pill to swallow (even if it is the money of a billionaire who inherited everything). Doubt Woody signs up for another $15M just for the privilege of offering a contract to O'Brien, who won't be doing the job free of charge as well.

[Churchill]

Coach Ryan will not be fired.

Mr. Tannenbaum will be demoted, but retained.

Coach Sparano will be terminated.

Mr. Sanchez will be dealt for a bag of footballs (and a 7th Round Pick). The Jets will pay most of his salary.

We will not draft a QB in the top 3 rounds.

That is what will happen.

[Pac]

Coach Ryan will not be fired.

Mr. Tannenbaum will be demoted, but retained.

Coach Sparano will be terminated.

Mr. Sanchez will be dealt for a bag of footballs (and a 7th Round Pick). The Jets will pay most of his salary.

We will not draft a QB in the top 3 rounds.

That is what will happen.

bingo.

[Jared]

O'B did a decent job with Penn State considering the ridiculous situation he found himself in, but I don't know how much I'd want him as a HC, considering the results of the other BB coordinators-turned-HC's. Mangini, Weis, Crennel, McDaniels... I really appreciate all these guys have done for my team (Pats), but I don't know that I'd want to consider hiring one of them as my HC, given the past performances.

[gangreenman]

He threw his starters out there for the last two weeks and every single one of them quit. Second year in a row he's completely lost the locker room and he knows it. You can't bring a guy back when that happens in consecutive seasons.

Then again, we are the Jets.

No one believes when the team is eliminated. They've already been eliminated, what the hell is there to believe in?
I think the bigger problem is how he handled the offense/QB situation this year. I know they're blaming that mostly on Sparano, but Rex hand picked Sparano for this exact reason, and he was even more of a failure than Schotty. Having said that, The D had a very good 2nd half of the year, despite the fact that the offense could hardly pick up a 1st down.

Wouldn't say the Jets quit on Ryan. Just that the talent is no longer there for the Jets to continue being a ground and pound team. We replaced two pro bowlers with Matt Slauson and Austin Howard on the Oline. And Thomas Jones/LT became Shonne Greene/Bilal Powell/Joe McKnight. Just trying to fit square pieces into round holes doesn't work.

[JoeC36]

Or he knew that if he talked about Sparano the next question was obviously going to be about him, so he just killed two birds with one stone.

That could be it too. We're just gonna have to see how it plays out.

[SMC]

He threw his starters out there for the last two weeks and every single one of them quit. Second year in a row he's completely lost the locker room and he knows it. You can't bring a guy back when that happens in consecutive seasons.

Then again, we are the Jets.

This is very damning.

A smart owner would seriously consider Andy Reid as HC with new GM or giving the keys of the organization to Bill Cowher, IMO.

[HessStation]

...giving the keys of the organization to Bill Cowher, IMO.

What a glorious pipe dream. I wish..

[Sperm Edwards]

Coach Ryan will not be fired.

Mr. Tannenbaum will be demoted, but retained.

Coach Sparano will be terminated.

Mr. Sanchez will be dealt for a bag of footballs (and a 7th Round Pick). The Jets will pay most of his salary.

We will not draft a QB in the top 3 rounds.

That is what will happen.

Agree except on the last part. Depends on what we do prior to the draft. If we pick up only a stopgap (Matt Moore, Jason Campbell, etc.), then prepare for a QB in this year's draft class. If we pick up or make a trade for someone else (Alex Smith, Kirk Cousins, etc.) then I agree on all points.

[aec4]

He threw his starters out there for the last two weeks and every single one of them quit. Second year in a row he's completely lost the locker room and he knows it. You can't bring a guy back when that happens in consecutive seasons.

Then again, we are the Jets.

You really can't say these starters quit. How can you tell the difference between quitting and their lack of talent?

[Matt39]

Rex will step down is my guess