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I have no clue about any of these guys...
Neither does anyone else here. But you wouldn't guess it from some of the strong opinions voiced.
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Mehta said on the radio that a GM laughed at the idea of MacCagnan being a GM.
Then again, it's Manish Mehta who has no credibility whatsoever and whose paper has been blasted by national media and local media for their treatment of Doug Marrone
Don't know MacCagnan from Adam but I laugh at Mehta being a beat writer.
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You need to suck it up and post.
Cheers.
I'm posting, as schedule allows. Seems like a good mix here.
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Exactly Rex ruined Vernon Gholston as well
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Dumb question: Even with all of the issues that have swirled aroung this guy, is there any real chance he will be there at 6?
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And all the nervous laughter is pathetic. I think maybe he will think that there can be repurcussions to his actions.
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Mehta was on the defensive, deservedly. I can't remember another time when a beat writer has gone on a campaign against a particular candidate like this. And I had to laugh that he proposed that McDaniels and Reich are stronger candidates. McDaniels -- a guy who drafted Tebow in the first round and managed to alienate just about everybody. Reich -- a guy who has coordinated for one year and has no head coaching experience.
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But if you never make it out of the minors all you have is your signing bonus. Tough choice... guaranteed money vs not being a vegetable at 50.
We know he is good enough to get high first round football money. Even with all his issues you would have to expect him to be drafted, at worst, in the top ten. Could go as high as two. I guess it would depend on how strong a baseball prospect he is.
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I truely believe this kid rathers baseball than football and when it's all said and done he will play pro baseball. Doesn't he get a big bonus if he leaves early or something like that?
A lot to be said for choosing baseball. Longer career. Much more guaranteed money over his career. Walk away with two good knees. Less pressure as one of five starters as opposed to "face of the franchise" pressure.
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Florida players are scumbags. But this is a strange report.
There was some random 911 call for no apparent reason. And then Cunningham let the police search his car, for some unknown reason, when he knew he had a gun in there?
And since when is it illegal to have nudie pics and destroy clothes? These are actual laws? haha
Cops always say they got consent to search the car. It's their word against that of the bad guy they just busted.
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Literally means something slightly different.
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I think Ellis would be a loss. And he is likely to get more money from another team, unfortunately.
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Signed up here years ago but never really spent any time over here. Came over here from JetsInsider. Wasn't happy with Scout so here I am. As a kid, my favorite Jets were Bruce Harper and Wesley Walker, which is why I used Bruce's name.
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Pretty sure they realize the agendas, but don't give a sh*t, because for most sh*tty marketing professionals all they think matters is clicks. Not content quality.
Doing the work I do, it's far more beneficial to your long-term business to serve great content in great experiences to a relevant audience, not just serving click-bait for high volume. The whole model that online publications like PFT live by shows a fundamental misunderstanding of analytics.
I agree with this. Even a bit of homerism isn't the worse thing in the world for building good will. Back when I used to listen to Francesa, for example, when Parcells was with the Jets, I was much more likely to listen when they weren't negative and actually boosted the team. I never understood just crapping on everything the Jets do like Manish (and often Cimini) do. It may get a lot of retweets but it would really surprise me if it sells more papers in the long run.
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Couldn't be more generic. Bound by confidentiality. Fun to meet with all these people etc... Did not deserve a thread.
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No Jet talk yet. Just wild-card games.
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Coming up now.
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Sorry if it was already posted. I bolded the stuff on Mehta. You don't see football writers taking shots at each other like that all that often.
The hires that prove Woody Johnson finally gets it
By Brian Costello
January 4, 2015 | 6:24pm
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Woody Johnson is in the midst of the most critical juncture of his 15 years of ownership of the Jets. This is the fifth time he will hire a head coach and fourth time he will hire a general manager, but the hires have never been as important as they are now.
Johnson seems to get this and it may be time to believe Johnson will do the right thing.
This is a tough sell right now after watching Johnson mistakenly hire John Idzik two years ago, and some of the moves the team has made in recent years from Tim Tebow to PSLs and Johnson’s sometimes uninspiring public speaking.
I get it.
But, contrary to what some will have you believe, Johnson is going about this search the right way. By bringing in longtime respected GMs Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly, Johnson did something he’s been criticized for not doing in the past — he admitted he knows what he doesn’t know. Johnson brought in “football men” to hire his football leadership.
Any criticism Casserly or Wolf has taken over the process is misguided. They are leading the process, exactly what they were hired to do. Johnson will ultimately choose the candidates he wants, but, of course, Casserly’s and Wolf’s fingerprints will be on the hires. They are the ones choosing the candidates, as they should be. Would you rather have Johnson thumbing through some NFL directory to pick names?
There is also this idea floating around the Jets are destined to remain in the AFC basement if they choose a coach before a GM. The truth is their preference remains to hire a GM before the coach. To that end they have already interviewed Rod Graves, Bill Kuharich, Trent Kirchner and Rick Mueller for the job. They will interview Mike Macaggnan on Monday. But there also is a competitive element to a coaching search. Much like recruiting a free agent, the Jets are in competition with the other teams that have coaching openings. If they waited to interview Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, they might be waiting until after the Super Bowl because it looks like that is where Seattle is headed.
Then there is Doug Marrone. None of the other candidates seems to have stirred as much discussion as the former Bills coach. The initial perception was the Jets would blow up their entire coaching search to hire Marrone. That initial perception was wrong. Marrone interviewed with the Jets on Saturday, but there is no indication the Jets will just hand him the job. They intend to interview Chargers offensive coordinator Frank Reich and Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles this week with Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak a possibility after the Ravens’ season ends.
That has not stopped a character assassination on Marrone by one agenda-driven reporter in town, who clearly fears the idea of Marrone coming to the Jets. Some have bought in to his thinking. Let’s hope Johnson is smart enough to see through the sleazy attempt to undercut Marrone.
The truth is hiring a GM and coach is not easy. Who knows how any of these candidates will translate to the Jets? Is Quinn the guy because the Seahawks’ defense has been so dominant over the last two years? Is Kubiak the right choice because he has a strong offensive background, something the Jets have lacked? Is Marrone right because he has already been a head coach and knows the organization already from his time as an assistant with the Jets?
No one knows. None of these candidates are automatic slam dunks who have guided teams to Super Bowl titles. Even that doesn’t always work out (see Shanahan, Mike and Redskins). That is why Johnson, Casserly and Wolf are spending three to four hours with each candidate, trying to understand their philosophy on everything from Xs and Os to putting a staff together to dealing with the media.
The Jets rarely get the benefit of the doubt, and the truth is they have not done much lately to deserve it.
But, in this case, Johnson has put good people in place to help him make these hires.
Can we let him make the hires before we already decide he screwed up?-
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JW12 I get you don't like Marrone, I respect you're opinion, but my question is who would you hire? You gotta admit if Cass and Wolf think he's the guy then there's gotta be something to it. He left Syracuse and Buffalo in better shape than when he got there. You keep saying he hasn't won anything at head coach but who's available right now that has this amazing track record that you're looking for ?
+1 I'm not sold yet but at least he has head-coaching experience and how many guys have coached the Bills to a winning season (at least recently)?
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Don't think either one of them will be there at 6.
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Not as GM, though, correct?
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joshie is nothing with "research" and camera's, lol do not want
the belicheat coaching shrub is as pathetic as charlie browns ******* christmas tree
Isn't that the guy who immediately sent Denver's two best players out of town and then drafted Tebow in the first round? No thanks. That would be a disaster.
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Who even knew he was a Jets fan?
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I don't understand the claim that he's regressed. He has improved in almost every statistical category.
Now his completion percentage still SUCKS, and I'm not sure why it's so TERRIBLE, considering the kid never passes further than 20 yards.. but again, he's improved in almost every major category.
Over 70% today, FWIW.
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What a sh*thead.