La Canfora: Jets, Douglas negotiating scouting budget, Douglas could be hired by end of week

[dbatesman]

Figured this deserved its own thread, but feel free to merge if I’m wrong:

 

 

[Barry McCockinner]

I'd love to hear how a negotiation for something like this goes down. It's the Jets so I fully expect it to end something like this.

"Sorry Joe, we really like you as a GM candidate and we would love for you to run our football team, but we really don't want to spend too much on the guys who find us players. We're going with the other guy who only needs half as much to build a scouting department.  "

[MDL_JET]

Just now, Barry McCockinner said:

I'd love to hear how a negotiation for something like this goes down. It's the Jets so I fully expect it to end something like this.

"Sorry Joe, we really like you as a GM candidate and we would love for you to run our football team, but we really don't want to spend too much on the guys who find us players. We're going with the other guy who only needs half as much to build a scouting department.  "

Yeah this is not the time to get cheap. 

[MDL_JET]

 

Pretty much echos the same thing.

[GreenFish]

Deleted. Giving that Ian Rap is echoing similar news.

[slats]

The best thing about a Douglas hire would be the unusual feeling that the Jets actually had a plan here from the start and then successfully executed it. 

[jvill 51]

Wish this was coming from someone other than La Canfora. Pretty much guaranteed to be Fitterer now.

[GreenFish]

CJ needs to open up his wallet. This could pay for itself if fans see CJ Pay for a dream team. 

[GreenFish]

Just now, jvill 51 said:

Wish this was coming from someone other than La Canfora. Pretty much guaranteed to be Fitterer now.

Haha. I thought the same thing but then saw the Ian Rapoport comment.

[Mike135]

 

[Peace Frog]

I heard yesterday that "a" holdup may be over control of the roster, that either Philly has a stip in his contract that he can't leave unless he has complete control (i.e., a REAL GM job) or that HE wouldn't leave without full control.

 

[jgb]

Shocked this is the first time I heard that a GM candidate feels the need is negotiating a scouting budget with an NFL team before accepting. Joe douglas might just be too smart for this team.

[HawkeyeJet]

IF it turns out to be Douglas, this nugget here makes me a believer in him.  Fighting for what he thinks he needs to be successful, not just more money for himself

[HawkeyeJet]

Also, someone smarter than me correct me if I'm wrong or off base.

It would appear LaCanfora is getting info from the Douglas side, by making public what he's asking for.

Rapsheet is getting his from the Jets, relaying essentially the same info without saying the specific ask while pumping up another candidate yesterday.

I guess my point is it appears both sides feel relatively confident it is going to get done, at least in my amateur tea leaf reading

[ZachEY]

23 minutes ago, dbatesman said:

Figured this deserved its own thread, but feel free to merge if I’m wrong:

 

 

Still waiting for this to be official to decide if I like Joe Douglas or not.

LaCafora making me think I hate him and he's overrated.  Rappaport has me thinking I can't believe we missed him.

[jgb]

Just now, TeddEY said:

Still waiting for this to be official to decide if I like Joe Douglas or not.

LaCafora making me think I hate him and he's overrated.  Rappaport has me thinking I can't believe we missed him.

You actually sum up jet fandom in one post. If we don’t get him, he’s a loser bum and if we do he’s the greatest ever.

[ZachEY]

6 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said:

IF it turns out to be Douglas, this nugget here makes me a believer in him.  Fighting for what he thinks he needs to be successful, not just more money for himself

As if he's fighting for the rights of every man.  A real American, if you will.

[RutgersJetFan]

I too am ecstatic about hiring this man that all of us never heard of until 3 weeks ago. 

[ZachEY]

Just now, jgb said:

You actually sum up jet fandom in one post. If we don’t get him, he’s a loser bum and if we do he’s the greatest ever.

Thank you for making the joke explicit.

[BroadwayJoe12]

15 minutes ago, slats said:

The best thing about a Douglas hire would be the unusual feeling that the Jets actually had a plan here from the start and then successfully executed it. 

It's an unusual and unsettling feeling. 

[HawkeyeJet]

Just now, TeddEY said:

As if he's fighting for the rights of every man.  A real American, if you will.

Don't you come crashing down like that.

[Legend Killa7]

16 minutes ago, slats said:

The best thing about a Douglas hire would be the unusual feeling that the Jets actually had a plan here from the start and then successfully executed it. 

I agree and can't wait to see how the media spins this into another Jets F-up!!

[jgb]

Just now, TeddEY said:

Thank you for making the joke explicit.

Subtlety and objectivity. The hallmarks of Jets fans.

[jgb]

Just now, Legend Killa7 said:

I agree and can't wait to see how the media spins this into another Jets F-up!!

Spin? Where we’re going, we don’t need spin.

[Apache 51]

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck. Don't duck this up Johnson, Johnson's.

[CTJetsFan]

Wait for it......Warfish should be hear any second saying he doesn't want to hear reporters saying (reporting) anything. Just wants someone's signature on a contract. And he DEFINITELY won't want our new GM holding any press conferences. Needs to go right to the office, lock his door and go to work. ?

[Jet Nut]

22 minutes ago, Peace Frog said:

I heard yesterday that "a" holdup may be over control of the roster, that either Philly has a stip in his contract that he can't leave unless he has complete control (i.e., a REAL GM job) or that HE wouldn't leave without full control.

 

Can't be.  It's not a Philly thing.  It's the NFL that if he doesn't get control it move can be blocked.

[peekskill68]

19 minutes ago, jgb said:

You actually sum up jet fandom in one post. If we don’t get him, he’s a loser bum and if we do he’s the greatest ever.

I might take the other side of that trade.  Typically isn't the normal SOJ response that the guy we hired was a desperation move after our top 2-3 guys told the Jets to GFY?

[Warfish]

Done deal, right?

[Jetsfan80]

37 minutes ago, slats said:

The best thing about a Douglas hire would be the unusual feeling that the Jets Adam Gase actually had a plan here from the start and then successfully executed it. 

 

Fixed.

[Peace Frog]

15 minutes ago, Jet Nut said:

Can't be.  It's not a Philly thing.  It's the NFL that if he doesn't get control it move can be blocked.

Just what I heard.

It could be him.  

[#27TheDominator]

40 minutes ago, jgb said:

Shocked this is the first time I heard that a GM candidate feels the need is negotiating a scouting budget with an NFL team before accepting. Joe douglas might just be too smart for this team.

What do you think the "scouting budget" entails?  I get wanting to be able to spend as much as possible, but does it just amount to paying off your  cronies to work under you?  

[Apache 51]

18 minutes ago, Jet Nut said:

Can't be.  It's not a Philly thing.  It's the NFL that if he doesn't get control it move can be blocked.

Jeff Lurie would be  behind Douglas  100%.

[Sarge4Tide]

I'll kick in $500 and 100 pounds of pecans

[jgb]

32 minutes ago, peekskill68 said:

I might take the other side of that trade.  Typically isn't the normal SOJ response that the guy we hired was a desperation move after our top 2-3 guys told the Jets to GFY?

exhibit A: Read threads the day Gase hired. And now.