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Hang on, seriously for a second....

Is it your belief that the Jets should keep Rex as head coach?

No. I want them to sweep the corners during the housecleaning.

But your idiot troll army has been trolling for years. This new, improved idiot troll army might get Idzik bounced within a couple months. Your idiot troll army sucks in comparison.

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No. I want them to sweep the corners during the housecleaning.

But your idiot troll army has been trolling for years. This new, improved idiot troll army might get Idzik bounced within a couple months. Your idiot troll army sucks in comparison.

This is why the popular vote is counterproductive.

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I have a bootleg version of it that I got off cafe press. I'll see if I have the link when I get in later.

 

I have the link on my home computer. I think it was JBro22 who designed them. Once every couple months I search to see if I can find the real ones. 

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Plane carrying “Fire John Idzik” banner flies over Jets practice

 

Well, it’s just getting silly now.

As the Jets took the practice field Wednesday, a plane carrying a banner reading “Fire John Idzik,” flew over their facility, according to Seth Walder of the New York Daily News. It is apparently an effort independent from theFireJohnIdzik.com crowd, which wanted to buy a billboard asking for the Jets General Manager to be removed. Making the unusual scene that much more awkward was the fact that owner Woody Johnson was in attendance, talking with Idzik on the sidelines as the plane circled.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/05/plane-carrying-fire-john-idzik-banner-flies-over-jets-practice/

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Woody is all like, wtf, should I? While Idiz and Rex are just trying not to look up:

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LOL..

This is one crazy season.

With each passing day i laugh to myself and I flip flip between all the categories...

1) one of em gets fired

2) both get fired

3) both survive

... And then I laugh at the fact that not one of those results would surprise me. It's freaking crazy!! This team is freaking crazy!!

Please somebody post the Casey kaseem audio ("Preposterous!!")or any angry rant by Lewis black ...it's how we all feel.

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Jets Fan Creatively Sends Idzik A Message

 

 

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Look, up in the sky. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ...

 

Another indignity for the New York Jets.

 

A plane carrying the banner "Fire John Idzik" circled the Jets' practice field for about 20 minutes Wednesday as players and coaches began preparations for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

 

 

The embattled general manager stood on the sideline as the plane flew overheard. He chatted with beleaguered coach Rex Ryan and owner Woody Johnson as the players went about routine drills during the 30-minute window open to the media.

 

 

Afterward, Ryan recognized the frustration of the fan base, which is suffering through a 1-8 season, but he called it an inappropriate gesture.

 

 

"They've got a right [to express themselves], but I just think that when you look at the big picture, this isn't about one man falling short," Ryan said. "That's not it. We're 1-8 collectively. Trust me, we don't like it. That's how I feel. I don't understand this part of it, I really don't."

 

 

Quarterback Michael Vick called it a distraction, saying the plane was "annoying." Guard Willie Colon said it was "disheartening," adding that the collective reaction among the players was, "Wow."

 

 

"I've never witnessed anything like that," Colon said. "It kind of threw me for a shock. At the end of the day, John is part of this family. ... All we can do is support him and rally around him."

 

 

The plane circled at least a dozen times before making a final pass directly over the field. The brain trust pretended not to notice, but there's no way it could have missed it.

 

 

The Jets' suburban practice facility is located near a small airport, but planes rarely are seen in the airspace above the sprawling complex.

 

 

It was yet another embarrassing moment for the Jets, who have dropped eight straight games -- one shy of the franchise record for consecutive losses in a season.

 

 

Idzik, in only his second year on the job, is taking the brunt of the criticism for a season gone wrong. He exacerbated the scrutiny last week with his midseason news conference, a bizarre and uncomfortable session that included a 19-minute opening statement in which he painted a rosy picture for the team's outlook.

 

 

A group of disgruntled Jets fans started a website -- FireJohnIdzik.com -- and raised more than $10,000 to buy three "Fire Idzik" billboards near MetLife Stadium.

 

 

The website said through its Twitter account that it isn't responsible for the banner-carrying plane.

 

 

 

An unidentified woman spent under $1,000 for the entire package, according to Ashley Chalmers, the owner of Jersey Shore Aerial Advertising. He refused to identify the woman, except to say she's "a frustrated fan." She made the initial contact last week and called to confirm after the Jets' 24-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

 

 

"I guess that was the nail in the coffin," said Chalmers, hinting the same banner could be flown over MetLife Stadium during Sunday's game.

 

 

Requests to speak with Idzik and Johnson were denied by the Jets' public relations department.

 

 

Ryan, whose own job is in jeopardy, appeared uncomfortable discussing the entire episode. He didn't want to insult the fans, but at the same time, he acknowledged he was "upset" by the aerial protest.

 

 

"I personally don't think it's appropriate," said Ryan, adding that Idzik wasn't "overly upset, but I'm sure he wasn't pleased with it."

 

 

Wide receiver Eric Decker, Idzik's big free-agent signing, said he didn't want to talk about it. Vick talked, and wasn't pleased.

 

 

"It's annoying," he said. "You're trying to practice ... and then you see something that becomes a distraction, and then there's a whole bunch of negative thoughts just going through your head. Now everybody's attention is up in the sky as opposed to on the practice field.

 

 

"It's like, kick a man when he's down," Vick added. "We understand, people do that. Some people want to see other people suffer. ... I think that was a bit extreme. The money they spent on jet fuel could've been given to some type of charity."

 

 

After time to think about it, Colon wasn't surprised.

 

 

"No, it's New York," he said. "If you're a New Yorker, you're not surprised by anything."

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The idiot that hired this plane is going to be our Bartman.

 

This gesture is going to galvanize the players around the coach and GM, their going to go on a win streak and boom... next year we'll be doing this all over again, with all the same parts.

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I have hated just about everything Idzik has done since day one. But let's face it the mess was here before he arrived. This was highly unnecessary. The guy has a family and feelings. The sign should have said "Fire Woody". He has failed the fan base much longer than anyone.

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I have hated just about everything Idzik has done since day one. But let's face it the mess was here before he arrived. This was highly unnecessary. The guy has a family and feelings. The sign should have said "Fire Woody". He has failed the fan base much longer than anyone.

Feelings?  How do you feel every Sunday after the Jets take yet another ass kicking and he had 12 draft picks and the money in free agency to fix this team and he failed.

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Feelings?  How do you feel every Sunday after the Jets take yet another ass kicking and he had 12 draft picks and the money in free agency to fix this team and he failed.

i don't go to games anymore. For me it's 3 hours every Sunday in the fall when my lawn doesn't need to be mowed any longer. If I want to do something else beside watch the game, I will. And if you do go to games, it's Woody who does the hiring and built the rediculous stadium. Blame him.

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