Jetscode1 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 @AdamSchefter: Keep hearing former Broncos GM Ted Sundquist was particularly impressive last Thursday when interviewing for Jets GM job. Sleeper candidate. Here's the link to his website...http://tedsundquist38.com/2012/03/26/note-to-ny-jets-never-too-early-for-a-sancheztebow-plan/ He commented about the Tebow deal almost a year ago..."square pegs + round holes = don't fit". At least he was smarter than the last guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscanes331 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Find this article at:http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000126732/article/new-york-jets-gm-job-more-attractive-than-realized New York Jets GM job more attractive than realized By Dan Hanzus Around the League Writer Published: Jan. 14, 2013 at 08:26 p.m. Updated: Jan. 14, 2013 at 10:11 p.m. Nobody wants to be the general manager of the New York Jets. This is weird. "They can't give the position away," Fox Sports insider and NFL Network contributor Jay Glazer reported Sunday. "They are now calling back candidates that turned them down, saying please reconsider." The Jets come off like the pimply-faced teen unwilling to take no for an answer in their doomed search for a prom date. Calling candidates back and asking them to reconsider? That's a pungent whiff of desperation right there. (We'll now give Jets fans the appropriate time to digest just how close you were to the Super Bowl two short years ago. Take however long you need. We'll be here.) Though we didn't feel this sort of thing needed to be pointed out, it's intrinsically insane that a GM job in the NFL would be ignored. After all, there are only 32 of these gigs on the planet. Many a loyal team employee has gone to the grave without reaching the top rung of professional football's personnel ladder. You can make the argument that the Jets' job is the best on the market right now. Seriously. Here's why: » Rex Ryan is not a problem: Yes, you're stuck with him next year, but you'll have every right to kick him out the door if the team stumbles again. He's a built-in mulligan. And who knows, you might even learn to love the big galoot. » Woody Johnson is not a problem: The Johnson era has been marked by some obvious grabs at the spotlight, but he doesn't strike us a man unable to listen to reason. Make good decisions and deliver results and even the most meddlesome of owners will back off. » You can manage with Mark Sanchez for now: Like Ryan, you're only handcuffed to Sanchez for one year. Then again, is having Sanchez on the roster such a bad thing? Think about it: Say you select a QB early in the draft. Sanchez allows you the option to ease your hypothetical rookie hotshot into the lineup. If Sanchez somehow manages to turn his career around, great, maybe he has some trade value after all. If not, the future becomes now. » There are some pieces on this roster: Darrelle Revis needs to get healthy (not to mention paid), but don't be surprised when the training camp stories surface about the star cornerback looking better than ever. Nick Mangold is a top-shelf center in his prime. Antonio Cromartie and David Harris are quality pieces to the puzzle. This is a roster that needs plenty of work, but let's not pretend an incoming GM is inheriting the 2008 Lions. » Salary-cap hell is more like purgatory: ESPN reported the Jets are currently $19.4 million over the salary cap, the worst such figure in the league. But that instantly shrinks to $8.3 million when the team says goodbye to Bart Scott,Jason Smith and Calvin Pace, according to the New York Daily News. Yes we can! » The bar for success remains shockingly low: The Jets haven't appeared in the Super Bowl since 1969. They're 0-4 in AFC Championship Games. They have exactly two AFC East titles in their history. If you can build a culture of winning, you're the second coming. Which reminds us ... » There's no better place to win than New York: It's cliche but true. New York's a city and region that loves and remembers its winners. Bring the Lombardi back to Gang Green and you're practically knighted. You'll also never pay for another wing at the Hooters in East Rutherford, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 No way he gets us back a 1st rd pick. Mayyyybe a 2. Late first is possible. Secondaries suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Well, if they deal Revis for some picks even this year, in 2014 his and Mark's #s both come off the books. That is going to leave us with a TON of cap room to work with.. and draft picks. That's gotta be attractive for any GM. 2013 may just be a wash. Mark's #'s are only off the books in 2014 if we dump him prior to June 1, 2013. If he's still on the team then, or if we cut him earlier but designate him as a June 1 cut, then he counts $4.8M in 2014 (the $1.6M prorated amt for 2014, 2015, and 2016 would all accelerate to 2014; Sanchez has already been paid this money as signing bonus and it still has to come off the cap). These are the cap costs associated with Sanchez, depending on what we do with him (as always, thanks to Jason for putting all this in 1 place): Keep Sanchez in 2013, cut him in 2014: 2013 = $12.85M = $2.5M prorated bonus from his rookie contract and renegotiation + $1.6M prorated bonus from his extension + $8.25M guaranteed salary + $500K workout bonus in the spring 2014 = $4.8M if cut before June 1, 2014 as the scheduled prorated amts for 2014-2016 all accelerate to 2014. If designated as a cut after June 1, 2014 then only the scheduled $1.6M counts in 2014 and the other $3.2M scheduled for 2015 to 2016 accelerates to the 2015 cap and he counts zero in 2016. total is $17.65M. Cut Sanchez before June 1: 2013 = $17.15M = $2.5M prorated bonus from his rookie contract and renegotiation + $1.6M prorated bonus from his extension + $8.25M guaranteed salary + $4.8M future prorated bonuses that were scheduled to count from 2014-2016 all accelerate to 2013. Basically, everything listed prior except for the $500K workout bonus that we won't pay him since he won't be working out with us. 2014 and beyond = zero. He's off the books forever after 2013 total is $17.15M Cut Sanchez before June 1 but designate him as a post-June 1 cut: (every team is allowed to do this for 1 player per year). This counts the same as keeping him in 2013 and cutting him in 2014, listed above, except for the $500K workout bonus he won't earn: 2013 = $12.35M 2014 = $4.8M total is $17.15M Trade Sanchez before June 1: 2013: $17.15M minus whatever amount his new team agrees to pay. His new team would additionally assume the $500K workout bonus if the trade is made before that was due, which is likely. 2014 and beyond = zero. He's off the books forever after 2013 total is $17.15M minus whatever amount his new team agrees to pay Trade Sanchez after June 1: 2013: $12.85M minus whatever amount his new team agrees to pay. We pay the $500K workout bonus. 2014: $4.8M 2015 and beyond: zero total is $17.65M minus whatever amount his new team agrees to pay Cap-wise, if the team never wants him to start another game and cannot find a trading partner, then the only 2 options that make any sense are cutting him before June 1 and having it all hit this season and be clear of his cap charges starting in 2014. Keep in mind the team then needs to add two QBs in 2013 instead of just one, since we wouldn't even have a backup QB (assumes Tebow is also cut). Probably the only way this happens is if we sign a QB in March and draft one in the first 3 rounds in April. Sanchez would then likely get cut immediately after the draft. keeping him for 2013 as the #2 QB and cutting him in 2014. I would say this is the more likely scenario of the two. Prepare yourself for it. The only other potential options are keeping him this year and renegotiating to lower his 2013 cap number. Sanchez is only going to agree to this if we guarantee him even more money in later years or more signing bonus now (in other words, additional total cap money to come off would exceed the $17.65M he's already scheduled to count). I think this is unlikely, since he's not going to be named the starter for 2013 without a spring/summer competition, but it's possible. The cost of this depends on how much more is paid to him on a new deal, so it could not be quantified at this time. keeping him this year and trading him next year. The possibility of that seems pretty remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 There were folks equally convinced that no one wanted the Cubs job last year. It's incredible that someone can be convinced that sports franchises are struggling to find people who want the GM job. If anything they're beating delusional people away. Like many say about HC here, it's not as if there is just one man capable of doing the job and the Jets have let him slip through the cracks (once again!). It's just an incredibly lazy thought process to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 » You can manage with Mark Sanchez for now: Like Ryan, you're only handcuffed to Sanchez for one year. Then again, is having Sanchez on the roster such a bad thing? Think about it: Say you select a QB early in the draft. Sanchez allows you the option to ease your hypothetical rookie hotshot into the lineup. If Sanchez somehow manages to turn his career around, great, maybe he has some trade value after all. If not, the future becomes now. » There are some pieces on this roster: Darrelle Revis needs to get healthy (not to mention paid), but don't be surprised when the training camp stories surface about the star cornerback looking better than ever. Nick Mangold is a top-shelf center in his prime. Antonio Cromartie and David Harris are quality pieces to the puzzle. This is a roster that needs plenty of work, but let's not pretend an incoming GM is inheriting the 2008 Lions. I appreciate the article's sentiment, but these are problems. Sanchez is a problem. I don't know if the home crowd will put up with him starting another game. Love Mangold, but the best and very highly paid center in the league doesn't do much more for you than a merely average center. Harris is slow and grossly overpaid, and, realistically, one of Revis or Cromartie needs to be traded away. Quickly cutting down to just $8.3M over the cap is hardly room to maneuver. But the overall idea that 2013 is a mulligan, and things get a lot better in 2014 is inherently true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Cut Sanchez before June 1: 2013 = $17.15M = $2.5M prorated bonus from his rookie contract and renegotiation + $1.6M prorated bonus from his extension + $8.25M guaranteed salary + $4.8M future prorated bonuses that were scheduled to count from 2014-2016 all accelerate to 2013. Basically, everything listed prior except for the $500K workout bonus that we won't pay him since he won't be working out with us. 2014 and beyond = zero. He's off the books forever after 2013 total is $17.15M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius del Sol Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Cut Sanchez before June 1 None of you want him gone now more than I did the day before we drafted him but you just can't take a 17M hit. The travesty ends 6/1/14. Party plans are in the offing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 None of you want him gone now more than I did the day before we drafted him but you just can't take a 17M hit. The travesty ends 6/1/14. Party plans are in the offing. It's not a $17M cap hit, though. If you keep him, he costs $12.8M against the cap. So it's really only a matter of finding another $4.3M or so in room to release him before June 1 and have him off the books forever. If they believe that removing Sanchez from the team would be addition by subtraction, it's the best move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius del Sol Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 If they believe that removing Sanchez from the team would be addition by subtraction, it's the best move. An extra 5M this year for Sanchez not to play plus whatever the quarterback we don't really want costs is totally out of the question in the real world. Not with the cuts we're going to make and free agents we're going to let walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 An extra 5M this year for Sanchez not to play plus whatever the quarterback we don't really want costs is totally out of the question in the real world. Not with the cuts we're going to make and free agents we're going to let walk. I don't agree. I realize it's tough, but it definitely shouldn't be out of the question, IMHO. If they're going to try to keep a guy like LaRon Landry, maybe that makes it more difficult. But there's a lot of time between now and June 1 to figure out if its it's worth it to make the move. Remember, too, that $5M spent this year, likely a down, rebuilding year, is $5M more in cap room they'll have in 2014, when the real building blocks can start being put into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius del Sol Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Remember, too, that 5M spent this year, likely a down, rebuilding year, is 5M more in cap room they'll have in 2014, when the real building blocks can start being put into place. No. 5M spent this year is 1.5M more in cap room they'll have next year. We're letting five starters walk in free agency and cutting two more. Spending an extra five million dollars against the cap for Matt Moore or whoever seems exactly like the kind of thing you don't do in a rebuilding year. I guess it's counterintuitive since the overall plan is to burn everything down, but that doesn't mean that taking all of the pain right away is the right move in every individual case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Herb is main sports reporter for Montreal Gazzete 45] Herb Zurkowsky @HerbZurkowsky1 For those wondering, #Als' GM Jim Popp remains in the New York Jets' mix - that, according to Popp, who texted me tonight. Expand 10hKevin @Kevin747747 @HerbZurkowsky1 how? If he hasn't been interviewed yet? Expand 10hHerb Zurkowsky @HerbZurkowsky1 @Kevin747747 But he has. Rich @SouthernJetNC @HerbZurkowsky1 Did Jim Popp interview for Jets GM job? He's my 1st choice for Jets, but dont see any info on his interview from NY media Expand 9hHerb Zurkowsky @HerbZurkowsky1 @SouthernJetNC He interviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 No. 5M spent this year is 1.5M more in cap room they'll have next year. Explain how this works, please. Thanks. We're letting five starters walk in free agency and cutting two more. Spending an extra five million dollars against the cap for Matt Moore or whoever seems exactly like the kind of thing you don't do in a rebuilding year. I guess it's counterintuitive since the overall plan is to burn everything down, but that doesn't mean that taking all of the pain right away is the right move in every individual case. Matt Moore isn't going to cost $5M/year. Probably closer to 1/5th of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Herb is main sports reporter for Montreal Gazzete 45] Herb Zurkowsky @HerbZurkowsky1 For those wondering, #Als' GM Jim Popp remains in the New York Jets' mix - that, according to Popp, who texted me tonight. Expand 10hKevin @Kevin747747 @HerbZurkowsky1 how? If he hasn't been interviewed yet? Expand 10hHerb Zurkowsky @HerbZurkowsky1 @Kevin747747 But he has. Rich @SouthernJetNC @HerbZurkowsky1 Did Jim Popp interview for Jets GM job? He's my 1st choice for Jets, but dont see any info on his interview from NY media Expand 9hHerb Zurkowsky @HerbZurkowsky1 @SouthernJetNC He interviewed. I'm confused. Are you posted a Montreal news guy reporting your tweets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 According to Costello of the Post: The Jets spoke with Montreal Alouettes GM Jim Popp, but did not formally interview him, according to a source. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/jetsblog/jets_bringing_in_three_gm_candidates_Nttk56OVlgsEglSB9BxSeI#axzz2I3YjVYMj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius del Sol Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Explain how this works, please. Thanks. Sperm already did. If he's a June 1 cut in 2014 he only counts 1.5M against the cap. Matt Moore isn't going to cost 5M/year. Probably closer to 1/5th of that. Which in addition to the 5M you're going to eat on Sanchez to get him and the 12 we're on the hook for no matter what is 18M for Matt Moore. Now go get a halfback, two guards, a tight end, entire receiving and linebacker corps, and a safety. This isn't Major League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I'm confused. Are you posted a Montreal news guy reporting your tweets? no not at all..I have no idea who 'kevin' is and I just asked him and he confirmed he did interview,, when u cut/paste it gets hard to figure out who said what etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 According to Costello of the Post: http://www.nypost.co...I#axzz2I3YjVYMj Yup, when I talked to Brian last nite, thats when I went to the Gazette guy cause I know he is friends w/Popp 45] Rich @SouthernJetNC @BrianCoz Did Popp ever interview? If not, is he in this second wave? 15hBrian Costello @BrianCoz @SouthernJetNC He never interviewed. Don't think he's going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Seahawks VP/Administration John Idzik is scheduled to interview Wednesday for the Jets GM job. Personnel and cap experience,,plus coaches kid.. John Idzik begins his sixth season with the Seahawks after joining the club on February 16, 2007. With Seattle, Idzik oversees player negotiations, the team’s compliance with the NFL salary cap, player personnel transactions, all football operations budgets, staff and team contracts, team travel and most aspects of the day-to-day football operations while also remaining active in player evaluations. In addition, he serves as the club’s primary liaison to the NFL Office and represents the club at League meetings. Prior to joining the Seahawks, Idzik spent three seasons as Senior Director of Football Operations for the Arizona Cardinals, helping to build an eventual NFC champion. Idzik entered the NFL in 1993 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He spent 11 years with the Buccaneers, first as a Pro Personnel Assistant and then was elevated to Director of Football Administration in 1996 and Assistant General Manager in 2001. Prior to his tenure with the Buccaneers, Idzik spent the 1991-92 seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Duke University, where he assisted with the offensive line and running backs. In 1990 he was the offensive backfield coach for the Aberdeen Oilers (Scotland) of the British American Football League. Idzik’s first coaching assignment came in 1982 as receivers coach at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Raised in a football family, Idzik’s father, also John, was the head coach of the Aberdeen club after serving as an NFL assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and N.Y. Jets. They became one of the NFL’s few father-son Super Bowl champions in 2003 when the younger Idzik’s Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII, as his father was the offensive backfield coach of the Super Bowl V champion Baltimore Colts. A native of Detroit, Idzik graduated with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from Dartmouth College in 1982 earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, where he also played wide receiver for the Ivy League Champion Big Green. He later earned a master’s degree in liberal studies from Duke University in 1992. Idzik and his wife, Carol (a University of Georgia graduate), have two sons, Bryant (a senior and captain of the Formula SAE racing team at Western Washington University) and Bradley (a sophomore wide receiver at Wake Forest University), and a daughter, Holly (a senior at Mercer Island High School). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 It sounds like Jim Popp is the only one who thinks that Jim Popp is in the running for an NFL job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yup, when I talked to Brian last nite, thats when I went to the Gazette guy cause I know he is friends w/Popp 45] Rich @SouthernJetNC @BrianCoz Did Popp ever interview? If not, is he in this second wave? 15hBrian Costello @BrianCoz @SouthernJetNC He never interviewed. Don't think he's going to. Your first post seemed to clear things up, but this one is even more confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 No. 5M spent this year is 1.5M more in cap room they'll have next year. We're letting five starters walk in free agency and cutting two more. Spending an extra five million dollars against the cap for Matt Moore or whoever seems exactly like the kind of thing you don't do in a rebuilding year. I guess it's counterintuitive since the overall plan is to burn everything down, but that doesn't mean that taking all of the pain right away is the right move in every individual case. Added bonus: Rex will play Sanchez, thus avoiding the awkward scenario wherein Rex squeezes eight wins out of next year's team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Your first post seemed to clear things up, but this one is even more confusing. your issue, not mine, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 It sounds like Jim Popp is the only one who thinks that Jim Popp is in the running for an NFL job. starting to think he got phone interview but not flown to NY. I know for fact Jets talked to him, but it seems to be via phone from his off-season home here in North Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sperm already did. If he's a June 1 cut in 2014 he only counts 1.5M against the cap. I hope keeping him until June 1, 2014 is not even a consideration. I certainly wasn't talking about it. If they go that route, then Sanchez is still on the books in 2015 for another $3M. No thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 None of you want him gone now more than I did the day before we drafted him but you just can't take a 17M hit. The travesty ends 6/1/14. Party plans are in the offing. You aren't winning anything in 2013. Let's get the infection out once and for all. And there is ZERO chance Pick 6 is going to surface someplace else and embarrass you. He might not survive an NFL camp as a #3. There's no point to retaining him. Cutting him would end all the drama and BS once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Changing all the time, but I think Brian Gaines may be separating himself from pack.. But who the hell knows,,,great read by Orr here Jets GM search: Breaking down the carousel of candidates By Conor Orr/The Star-Ledger on January 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM, updated January 15, 2013 at 12:54 PM The Jets have made their stance on the general manager interviews pretty clear: Don't talk about it until it's over. So here's a list of what we do know -- compiled from various reports and people with knowledge of the search who wish to remain anonymous -- that can shed some light on who is still in the mix. Despite some conflicting reports, all of these candidates have, in the last 24 hours, been labeled as in consideration. Jerry Angelo, former GM, Chicago Bears Experience as an administrator or scout: 29 years Area of expertise: Personnel/trades/free agency Claim to fame: Angelo had six winning seasons, four playoff appearances and one Super Bowl visit in his 11 years with the Bears. With the Buccaneers, he made the playoffs during his final three seasons, from 1997-2000. He also drafted the core of Chicago's current roster, which includes stars like Matt Forte, Lance Briggs and traded for the likes of Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall; both of whom have worked out nicely with the Bears. Jim Popp, GM, Montreal Alouettes Experience: 23 years* Area of expertise: Player personnel/football operations Claim to fame: As an executive in the Canadian Football League, Popp has apparently never had a team that missed the playoffs. For 20 years in a row now, he has reached the postseason and has won four Grey Cup titles (CFL Super Bowl). Scott Cohen, assistant GM, New York Jets Experience: 20 seasons Area of expertise: Player personnel Claim to fame: Cohen came to the Jets after eight seasons as the Eagles' director of pro personnel. Although his name will be tied to the shortcomings of the previous administration, it's important not to paint candidates like Cohen with a broad brush. He also brings a key component to the table that Woody Johnson surely appreciates: A relationship with head coach Rex Ryan, who is undoubtedly staying this season. Brain Gaine, assistant GM, Miami Dolphins Experience: 16 years Area of expertise: Personnel/contract research Claim to fame: Gaine is a relative up and comer compared to everyone else on the list but that might not be a bad thing. The game has changed dramatically since many of these candidates were already nestled into high executive positions. Gaine, though, is rapidly ascending the ranks during the right time. Since his arrival in Miami in 2008, the team has come a long way. John Idzik, VP of football administration, Seattle Seahawks Experience: 19 years Area of expertise: Personnel/salary cap compliance/transactions Claim to fame: Idzik won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay as the assistant general manager before moving to the Cardinals, where he was the senior director of football operations and part architect of a team that would eventually reach the Super Bowl. The Seahawks have been on the rise since his arrival there in 2008, which was cemented last weekend when the team was a field goal away from reaching the NFC title game. In recent years, Seattle's drafts have been very impressive. The same can be said about acquisitions like Marshawn Lynch, who came to Seattle for a fourth-round pick in 2009. Russ Ball, VP of football administration and player finance, Green Bay Packers Experience: 23 years Area of expertise: Salary cap management/contract negotiations Claim to fame: Ball has been the right-hand man to some pretty big names in the NFL, including Marty Schottenheimer in Kansas City and now Ted Thompson in Green Bay. Although he has more of a reputation as a numbers person, it may not be a bad thing. The Jets will need a savvy negotiator and cap expert to get them out from underneath their bloated cap number now. Although Johnson described the cuts they will make to get them under the cap as "obvious" -- Bart Scott, Eric Smith, Calvin Pace, Jason Smith -- the true test will be maximizing the rest of the cash, because there is not much left to fill out the roster. Ted Sundquist, former GM, Denver Broncos Experience: 19 years Area of expertise: Personnel/trades Claim to fame: As the Broncos GM from 2001-2007 he had five straight winning seasons to begin his career. During that tenure, he has staked claim to acquiring or drafting the likes of John Lynch, Daniel Graham, Al Wilson, Brandon Marshall, Olandis Gary, Clinton Portis and Trevor Pryce. Sundquist can also sidestep the Tim Tebow era, having left the team before he was drafted. Omar Khan, director of business and football administration, Pittsburgh Steelers Experience: 16 years Area of expertise: Football operations/contract negotiations Claim to fame: Khan has been a liaison between one of the most highly-regarded owners, GMs and coaches in football for the past 12 seasons. He's also developed a reputation as a solid negotiator, which the Jets could have used more of in recent years given the bloated contracts dealt to the likes Mark Sanchez, Santonio Holmes, David Harris and Antonio Cromartie. Another advantage? He's very young, 35, and has already had a firm background in long-term salary cap planning. Yes, he had almost the same background as Mike Tannenbaum but if you trust the personnel people already in the building, or the ones Khan would bring along, having someone straighten the team out financially wouldn't be the worst thing. Tom Gamble, director of player personnel, San Francisco 49ers Experience: 24 years Area of expertise: Player personnel Claim to fame: Aside from a solid background in player development, scouting and personnel, Gamble was also a quality control coach with the Jets between 1995 and 1996. In his first job, he worked with Rex Ryan’s father, Buddy, who was then head coach with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has been friends with Rex for more than 20 years. But more importantly, Gamble has had years of experience monitoring undrafted free agents and studying NFL rosters. In assisting 49ers GM Trent Baalke, his job was to bolster depth – something the top-heavy Jets desperately need. A bare-bones roster behind superstars like Darrelle Revis and Santonio Holmes was exposed quickly during a 6-10 campaign in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Carl Mathew Theodore "Ted" Sundquist II (born May 1, 1962) is an American football player, manager and commentator. He spent sixteen years working in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos franchise. Sundquist was hired in 1992 as the Player Personnel Assistant, and two years later promoted to Director of College Scouting. In 2001, Pat Bowlen promoted Sundquist to General Manager. Contents [hide] Sundquist was born in Houston, Texas and attended Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas, where he played football, and was a teammate of future Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens. College football Sundquist graduated in 1984 from of the United States Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he played fullback for the Falcon football team. He was team captain in 1983. The Falcons had bowl victories over Vanderbilt (1982 Hall of Fame Bowl) & Mississippi (1983 Independence Bowl) while Sundquist was on the team. Sundquist returned to Air Force as an assistant coach in 1989, and named head coach of the United States Air Force Academy Prep School from 1990 to 1992. Bobsled During his posting in Berlin, Sundquist trained for and became a member of the 1984-1988 U.S. National Bobsled Team. Sundquist competed in the 1988 Olympic trials, but they were cut short due to a shoulder injury.[1] NFL executive Denver Broncos Sundquist joined the Broncos in 1993 as a scout as Player Personnel Assistant (1992-1994), Director of Scouting from 1995-2001 and then promoted to General Manager. At the age of 33 Sundquist served as College Scouting Director and was in that role during the Broncos' back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998. He supervised pro and college scouting, and was responsible for salary cap and contract analysis. Sundquist was promoted to GM in 2002 by owner Pat Bowlen after being pursued by both the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons organizations. He was also a finalist for the President position with the Seattle Seahawks in 2004. He started at GM with five consecutive winning seasons, a franchise record. Sundquist left the Broncos following a 7-9 record in 2007 Denver Broncos season.[1] Recruited athletes During his tenure, Sundquist helped Denver land players such as John Lynch, Daniel Graham, Al Wilson, John Mobley, Brandon Marshall, Mike Anderson, Olandis Gary, Clinton Portis (WAS), Reggie Hayward (JAX), Trevor Pryce (BAL), Brian Griese (TB), Deltha O'Neal (NE), and Nick Harris (DET). Sundquist was known[by whom?] for being one of the more active GMs in player acquisition through drafting, signing free agents and trades. Under Sundquist, the Broncos became one of the league's most active traders. His most notable move came just before the 2004 season, when he dealt star running back Clinton Portis to the Washington Redskins in exchange for cornerback Champ Bailey, another to obtain Dre Bly from the Detroit Lions, and a No. 2 draft pick that turned out to be Tatum Bell. He also engineered a 2006 draft-day deal with St. Louis allowing Denver to move from the No. 29 overall pick to No. 11, where they selected Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler. As a result, Sundquist's GM term was the start of a franchise-record five consecutive winning seasons. [1] Post-Broncos career In the 2008-2009 football season, Sundquist worked as an expert analyst and editorial commentator with Profootballtalk.com.[2] Also, in early 2009, Sundquist was mentioned in several general manager searches across the National Football League, and it was reported that he was interested in interviewing with Cleveland Cleveland Browns for their open General Manager position.[3] So he was the douche who stole Lynch from Herm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 So he was the douche who stole Lynch from Herm? LOL. I have a saying in my work..The 'douches' who made my life miserable/tough negotiations when I was across the table from them are the ones I eventually try to hire for my team to sic on other folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius del Sol Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 No thank you. No...you're welcome? This really isn't hard. Yes, it would be nice not to have Sanchez count against the cap at all in future years, but this isn't happening in a vacuum. We still have to put together a roster with 17M dead and no quarterback, and that's going to screw with our cap in future years more than spreading out the hit will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Read on PFT that Jed Hughes is getting pissed with candidates now, since nobodity is biting. .....FWIW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 @ConorTOrr: Per @BrianCoz, Giants director of scouting Marc Ross has pulled his name from consideration from #jets GM search. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 @ConorTOrr: Per @BrianCoz, Giants director of scouting Marc Ross has pulled his name from consideration from #jets GM search. LOL Literally the only surprising thing about this is that it didn't happen two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 @ConorTOrr: Per @BrianCoz, Giants director of scouting Marc Ross has pulled his name from consideration from #jets GM search. LOL The Tom Gamble smokescreen is discovered by yet another (otherwise very interested) candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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