JetNation Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The New York Jets seemed like an organization without any leadership since finishing 6-10 after the 2012 season. They did rid themselves of general manager Mike Tannenbaum along with a host of coaches leaving for various reasons. The New York Daily News thought that a Rex Ryan tattoo was sports journalism at its best and owner Woody Johnson and coach Ryan put on a late, yet uninformative press conference, basically saying nothing. Now enter the new general manager John Idzik and a strange thing seemed to happen. All of a sudden the Jets had a new offensive coordinator, Marty Mornhinweg, and hired a new quarterbacks coach, David Lee, whom Ryan had shown interest in last year, guess the no one wants to coach with Ryan thing was overblown. For weeks speculation about the Jets quarterbacks situation spread like wild fire. Who would the team acquire, Matt Flynn via trade, former Mornhinweg quarterback Michael Vick if released or Alex Smith who would not likely be back with the 49ers next year? The answer is simple Tarvaris Jackson, Matt Moore or David Garrard these are not big names but it seems as if Woody Johnson has “taken a page” out of Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan’s book allowing Idzik to make proper long term “winning” football moves. For year the Jets build in a short term win now manner which has led to tight finances and many roster issues. Making splashy short term decisions would simple continue the quick conversion from playoff contender to the division cellar. The Jets are pretty much stuck with the salary for Mark Sanchez whether he is with the team or not. All the “Vick to the Jets” rumors have been laid to rest by Idzik much like Jaguars new GM David Caldwell shot down the notion of the team acquiring Tim Tebow in any manner. Now some Jaguars fans might be upset with Caldwell’s decision as some Jets fans will be upset with not getting a high profile quarterback but this is about leadership and building the team in a manner which will provide long term success, not a popularity contest. Idzik obviously doesn’t want to spend the money and/or trade valuable draft picks for the “Michael Vicks” of the world but bring in a low priced veteran, probably draft a rookie and have Sanchez. Just take a look at the San Francisco 49ers and you’d have an idea of the direction Idzik might be headed. The 49ers took quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the second round of the 2011 draft, developed him for one year, and now he has led them to the Super Bowl, something Alex Smith could not do. 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh took a big risk eventually benching starter Smith but was willing to take the heat for the potential success he saw in Kaepernick, that is leadership. We’ve seen quarterbacks drafted in various rounds having success even as a rookie (Russell Wilson). Now you don’t know what you have in a rookie until you see them on the field but they have something Mark Sanchez and others seem to lack, upside potential. Idzik is steering this former rudderless ship through rough waters leading the organization as a general manager should. Tough decisions need to be made and early on it looks like Idzik will not make popular moves but winning ones and that’s all Jets fans want, a consistent winner. Follow Me:View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freemanm Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Umm, the Idzik article, does the reporter know how to write, or are there just formatting issues? I got a little lost in some of the text. For example: "Idzik obviously doesn’t want to spend the money and/or trade valuable draft picks for the “Michael Vicks” of the world but bring in a low priced veteran, probably draft a rookie and have Sanchez." Is there an ending to that sentence that I missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Umm, the Idzik article, does the reporter know how to write, or are there just formatting issues? I got a little lost in some of the text. For example: "Idzik obviously doesn’t want to spend the money and/or trade valuable draft picks for the “Michael Vicks” of the world but bring in a low priced veteran, probably draft a rookie and have Sanchez." Is there an ending to that sentence that I missed? This is a JN article written by Dennis Agapito. There are formatting issues with the auto import. Still waiting for Invision to get that bug fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfilippone Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It seems to me this article is a bit premature. I mean, the introductory press conference is still two days away. Can anyone confirm if Idzik has already started making decisions about the team? Was Idzik at all involved in hiring Mornhinweg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice read Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShow Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I really wonder how he will handle a Revis hold out. will he jump on Revis Island and suck his coconuts like tanny? going to be interesting when it happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 So, is it a foregone conclusion that we are choosing between Tarvaris Jackson, Matt Moore and David Garrard? Did I miss that announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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