Transcript of the Erik Bolamd chat

[hmhertz]

Hi,

Special thanks are in order to hmhertz for setting up the chat, and to sg1 for keeping the order of people asking questions. They did a great job, and Erik proved to be an excellent choice. We plan on having Erik back in the future.

I've edited out the calling of the order of people to ask questions, as well as the people entering and leaving the room where it didn't add anything to the chat. There were about 15 people in the room, not a bad turnout for this time of year. Thanks to everyone for attending and making it a fun session.

{20:00} Erik_Boland joined http://www.nyjetschat.com

{20:00} <Maven> hi erik

{20:01} <Erik_Boland> Hi Maven. Just logged on

{20:01} <Maven> we're glad you could make it

{20:01} <sg1> it's a small but enthusiastic group, erik ready to pepper you with questions.... hopefully none about brett favre

{20:02} <Erik_Boland> i very much appreciate the invite. ready whenever you guys are!

{20:02} <hmhertz> How do you rate Woody

[hmhertz]

{20:40} <Erik_Boland> who is the cheater fan?

{20:40} <Maven> hi bbfan

{20:40} <bbfan18> how do you ask questions

{20:40} <bitonti> he's a closet jets fan

{20:40} <sg1> bbfan

{20:40} <Maven> wait until you are called on bbfan

{20:40} <sg1> bb meaning cheating bill

{20:40} <bbfan18> no

{20:41} <bbfan18> big brother

{20:41} <bbfan18> thank you

{20:41} <Banned_From_JI> LOL

{20:41} <sg1> ok, I apologize

{20:41} <Erik_Boland> haha. that's ok. i'm enjoying reading the back-and-forth

{20:41} <sg1> raging jet -- do you have a question or should we move on to hank

{20:41} <RagingJet> Came on here late so don't know if QB question was asked. With Jets if we have two QBs do we not have one?

{20:42} <bbfan18> how long do i have to wait

{20:42} <sg1> we'll let bigbrother NOT bill belichick go next then start round three with henry

{20:42} <bbfan18> thank you

{20:42} <bbfan18> ok

{20:42} <bbfan18> hi erik

{20:43} <bbfan18> 1-what do you think about the jets leaving hofstra

{20:43} <sg1> after erik answers the one about quarterbacks

{20:43} <bbfan18> oh

{20:43} <Erik_Boland> raging, for all the talk about the O-line and D-line and Baker and WR, the No. 1 issue for the Jets is QB. i know that's obvious but the reality is neither guy showed much of anything last year. of course, a large part of that is the horrible o-line play but the bottom line is clemens didnt go out and WIN the job last season as the Jets hoped he would...

{20:43} <bbfan18> then take my 1st

{20:43} <sg1> blame sheldon silver is the answer to the first, btw

{20:44} <Erik_Boland> but make no mistake, if pennington outperforms clemens, he'll start in miami. clemens will have to win the job outright, it won't be handed to him as some have speculated

{20:44} <sg1> but we'll let erik make a go of it anyhow

{20:45} <RagingJet> Thanks Erik

{20:45} <sg1> the question is what do you think about leaving hofstra?

{20:45} <Maven> ok guys, there's 15 more minutes before erik has to go, please have your question typed and ready when called

{20:45} <bbfan18> i think it's a horrible move

{20:46} <Erik_Boland> well, here's what bothers me and marty lyons said it perfectly when i asked him about it the other night. there's not a new york team that will have ANY NY connection once the jets move to Jersey

{20:46} <hmhertz> Have you heard rumors that coaches have come to the conclusion that Clemens may be too short?

{20:46} <Banned_From_JI> Thanks for coming Erik. Looking forward to another live chat with you in the future hopefully. I havn`t any good questions currently (aside from PSL stuff). Wasn`t sure I`d make it here tonight but glad I did. Thanks Mave, henry and sg1. See you guys soon. I have a funeral tomorrow at 8:45am unfortunately. Take care.

{20:46} <Erik_Boland> that just doesnt sound right

{20:46} <Erik_Boland> (thanks, JI. i'll be back)

{20:47} <Erik_Boland> just to finish on hofstra...

{20:47} <bbfan18> they are backstabbing there long island fanbase

{20:47} <sg1> let erik answer the question, already

{20:48} <bbfan18> i am sir

{20:48} <hmhertz> Tannenbaum mentioned that and the fact he was a systemsQB might be a problem

{20:48} <Maven> cool your jets guys.. ok, that was bad

{20:48} <sg1> sheldon silver is the one who backstabbed the entire state of new york fan base

{20:48} <Erik_Boland> but i understand why they're moving to the facility in Jersey. it's just a shame that they couldnt figure out a way to build THAT facility somewhere on LI or at the very least in New York. the greatest city in the world has two football teams, NEITHER of which does anything in that city or state. odd.

{20:49} <sg1> the jets tried, erik--- but sheldon the crooked grafter killed the deal

{20:49} <sg1> henry you are up

{20:49} <sg1> any questions about penis sizes?

{20:49} <Erik_Boland> yeah i wasn't covering the team when that all went down but he's one of several names i understand undercut the process

{20:50} <Erik_Boland> whoa

{20:50} <jetophile> HAH.

{20:50} <Erik_Boland> calm down there sg

{20:50} <hmhertz> I asked about Clemens being too short

{20:50} <sg1> hank asked about systems quarterbacks being a problem

{20:51} <Maven> that's an inside joke Erik.. henry is known to ask some 'interesting' questions on our forum

{20:51} <Erik_Boland> right after the "short" question too

{20:51} <Erik_Boland> anyway

{20:52} <bitonti> will Calvin Pace rotate at 3-4 ILB - can that be a pass rushing position? top 4 LB, that list might not include Eric Barton anymore

{20:52} <Erik_Boland> clemens i believe is the same size as dan fouts, or roughly similar. i'm not comparing abilities so don't misunderstand but that's not something i've heard within the organization as a concern. outside, yes, but not inside

{20:52} <sg1> prime, be ready -- time is fleeing.... then bitonti, joegee, raging jet

{20:52} <hmhertz> Our board is X rated, I made it that way

{20:53} <Erik_Boland> i feel like i'm in college again

{20:53} <Erik_Boland> meaning no dates on the weekends

{20:53} <Erik_Boland> but that's not important right now

{20:53} <sg1> we have 8 minutes, bb--- I'll try and get you in if everybody either goes real fast or passes

{20:53} <hmhertz> better you than me

{20:53} <prime5> Who do you project at starting CB and Safety?How about nickel back?

{20:54} <Erik_Boland> i'll stay for an extra few questions after 10. no sweat

{20:55} <RagingJet> Regarding the QB issue again. I think Mangini's job hinges on his decision as to who plays QB. Woody says his job is safe but I don't believe it if they go 4-12 again.

{20:55} <Erik_Boland> let me get to the pace question....pace is going to be on the outside, that's what they're paying him for. but someone asked me what happens if he, B. thomas AND gholston all turn out to be solid rushers. my answer was if that's the case, the jets will figure out a way to get them all on the field. and barton could be the casualty if that's the case

{20:55} <sg1> just to keep things semi straight -- there are two questions -- 1) calvin pace --every down guy or just pass rusher and then 2)starting CB and safety

{20:56} <prime5> thks

{20:56} <Erik_Boland> starting CBs right now in my eyes: revis and miller...safeties: Rhodes and Eric Smith (elam got a late start because of the tragedy with his brother)

{20:56} <joegee> Erik, did you grow up a Jet fan. If not who did you root for?Thanks for being here tonight.

{20:57} <Erik_Boland> joegee, do you want me to answer that? you guys might start hating me

{20:57} <joegee> go ahead

{20:57} <sg1> no chief fan, lets hear it

{20:57} <Maven> joegee> he's talked about that on his blog.. he was browns fan i think

{20:57} <Erik_Boland> haha. i grew up in Cleveland

{20:57} <joegee> ok

{20:57} <sg1> browns fan would be better than chiefs fan for sure

{20:58} <Erik_Boland> i moved here six weeks before 9/11

{20:58} <joegee> glad to have him here

{20:58} <sg1> so your the one that messed things up

{20:58} <Erik_Boland> that's what my parents always said

{20:59} <sg1> seriously.... I think we are up to raging and then bbfan and then anybody who wants to ask until erik has to go

{20:59} <Erik_Boland> so where are we at with the next question? I can go on tangents at time

{20:59} <hmhertz> My brothers Indian name was Broken Rubber

{21:00} <Erik_Boland> raging, hit me again, i'm sorry

{21:00} <Maven> ooh, mangini's job hinges on the QB decision

{21:00} <Erik_Boland> oh yes....

{21:01} <RagingJet> Regarding the QB questions again. I think Mangini's job hinges on who he picks for the QB. I know Woody said his job was safe but if the QB fails again he's gone

{21:01} <Erik_Boland> that's an interesting question. i dont think 4-12 would get mangini outright fired (unless he just totally "lost" the team but i don't see that happening). i do think the degree of pressure on mangini for NEXT year depends on what happens this season, though.

{21:01} <Erik_Boland> so the real pressure, i think, is 2009. but that's only if this year is a bad one

{21:02} <Erik_Boland> my biggest concern if i was a jets fan for this season would be a slow start

{21:02} <sg1> erik... the jets have added about 126 running backs.....smith, richardson, chatman, caulcrick, woodhead valentine et al..... who do you think stays after Jones and Washington???

{21:03} <Maven> i was gonna ask about what role richardson will play.. mentor?

{21:03} <hmhertz> Valentine is history

{21:03} <Erik_Boland> sg, i think you pretty much hit the order there, although valentine got released monday

{21:04} <sg1> richardson will play the role of blocker for the halfback and pass catcher on third down IMO

{21:04} <Maven> people out here in Chefs country love richardson

{21:04} <Erik_Boland> maven, richardson will have a greater role than just mentor. mangini, who doesn't get too emotional in public, outright emoted when talking about richardson after one OTA

{21:04} <Erik_Boland> and for the power running game the jets want to have, richardson will be key

{21:05} <sg1> aren't all the rb's part of the callahan plan to create a real running game to take the pressure off whichever quarterback wins the job?

{21:05} <hmhertz> Richardson screwed Hillary

{21:06} <Erik_Boland> not a gov. richardson fan, henry?

{21:06} <sg1> see, I told you henry would get inton penis size sooner than later

{21:06} <Maven> who is up?, if erik doesn't have to go

{21:06} <Erik_Boland> he sounds like a bitter hillary voter

{21:06} <Erik_Boland> kidding

{21:06} <hmhertz> Bill wanted to put out his cigar

{21:06} <bitonti> eew

{21:06} <Erik_Boland> now, now

{21:06} <bbfan18> oh can i ask

{21:07} <sg1> my question about running backs taking the pressure off quarterbacks

{21:07} <Erik_Boland> go bbfan

{21:07} <bbfan18> ok

{21:07} <Erik_Boland> oh sorry, sg, i'll get to it

{21:07} <sg1> then bb fan, OUR CLOSER

{21:07} <bbfan18> just a quick question in a odd mood tonight lol

{21:08} <Erik_Boland> sg, the short answer to your question is yes, though that's not the "callahan plan." that's the mangini, schottenheimer, tannenbaum plan. they all know they don't have peyton manning back there and the running game HAD to improve for the team to be any good this season

{21:08} <bbfan18> what do you think of the new york dragons and albany conquest (the jets had a wr from albany in mini camp )

{21:09} <Erik_Boland> bb, does that stand for bill belichick fan?

{21:09} <bbfan18> hell no

{21:09} <bbfan18> big brother

{21:09} <bitonti> boo this man

{21:09} <jetophile> I knew it was that troll. >

{21:09} <bbfan18> not a troll

{21:09} <bbfan18> just a jets fan

{21:10} <Erik_Boland> the dragons got sold today. and that concludes the ny dragons portion of tonight's program!

{21:10} <bbfan18> lol

{21:10} <sg1> SO do you have a question about REAL FOOTBALL?

{21:10} <Maven> lol

{21:10} <Erik_Boland> i'll take a couple more if you want

{21:11} <sg1> well, Erik.... thank you very much -- do you have any books on the horizon for us to plug

{21:11} <bbfan18> are the jets doing anything special at hofstra for this last season?

{21:11} <Maven> sure, who is up?

{21:11} <sg1> henry, then prime, then bitonti

{21:11} <Erik_Boland> bb, they are but they haven't shared it with us yet. i talked to woody johnson at one of the minicamps and he made it clear he didnt want to think LI fans were going to be forgotten

{21:12} <bbfan18> excellent

{21:12} <bbfan18> they better have like a hofstra fan appreciation night

{21:12} <hmhertz> which members of this regime are most open with you

{21:12} <sg1> youre not an Icelander fan, bb??are you??

{21:13} <bbfan18> erik you should hang out with the cafetira crew at camp this year

{21:13} <bbfan18> the guys who hang out outside the cafetrira waiting for autographs

{21:13} <Erik_Boland> henry, with this being my first year on the beat - i took over two weeks before the draft - that's still a work in progress. the jets are super secretive with reporters who have covered them for years so as a "new guy" they're not sure what to make of me as yet. which is fair.

{21:14} <sg1> how is randy lange's weight loss program going, erik??

{21:14} <Erik_Boland> sg, c'mon now

{21:14} <prime5> How much does Eric have to do with defensive game planing?

{21:14} <Maven> prime not a sutton fan

{21:14} <sg1> I didn't ask you about Cannizzaro's weight loss program, erik, for godsake

{21:15} <bitonti> dont make maven start banning people

{21:15} <Erik_Boland> just about everyone will tell you that when the jets defense improved the latter part of last year it was because mangini took over much of the game-planning. and yet, sutton is back this year which tells me he had something to do with it. this is the NFL. people aren't kept around for sentimental reasons. sutton is still here because mangini sees value in him as the d-coordinator

{21:16} <Erik_Boland> that said, if they get lit up early, sutton could be in trouble

{21:16} <bbfan18> the jets are doing autograph sessions with the flight crew at camp they never did that before

{21:16} <Maven> and because Al Davis is a crazy ol coot

{21:16} <Erik_Boland> well bb, they never had a flight crew before!

{21:16} <Erik_Boland> they were the "flag girls"

{21:16} <bbfan18> they did last year

{21:16} <bitonti> dwight lowery gonna work in at safety?

{21:17} <Maven> i think he's the nickel

{21:17} <Erik_Boland> coleman actually was the nickel back during the otas and minicamp

{21:17} <sg1> Is Cimini as annoying in private as he is to those of us who have to read him?

{21:17} <Maven> of the future

{21:18} <bbfan18> is dan lebatard going to get punched out at a presser this year

{21:18} <Erik_Boland> lowery started working with the third team and had been elevated to the second team by the end of minicamp, though not exclusively.

{21:18} <prime5> I need to go to lose some money at the local casino.Thanks to Erik,Henry,Maven and SG1

{21:18} <bitonti> later guys - thanks Erik

{21:18} <sg1> I think he means dan leberfield not miami's dan lebatard

{21:18} <Erik_Boland> sure thing bitonti

{21:19} <bbfan18> oh yeah him

{21:19} <bbfan18> my bad

{21:19} <Maven> is joegee up next?

{21:19} <sg1> after the answer to my question about rich cimoron

{21:20} <Maven> sheesh.. don't think Erik will touch the Cimini question sg1

{21:20} <joegee> no questions, just thanks for erik joining us

{21:20} <Erik_Boland> sg, no i'll answer

{21:20} <bbfan18> so you never talked to that albany conquest wr at mini camp erik?

{21:20} <sg1> shh bbfan--- you are done with the arena guys

{21:20} <bbfan18> lol

{21:20} <Erik_Boland> i have a lot of respect for rich, both as a person and a reporter. we're not hang out buddies or anything but he's been on this beat a long time and you have to respect the work he does. or i do anyway

{21:21} <Erik_Boland> bb, what is your obsession here with arena league? it's concerning

{21:21} <jetophile> I enjoy your blog, Erik. Thanks for donating your time here.

{21:21} <hmhertz> All hail our new Randy Lange!

{21:22} <jetophile> Erik with a 'k' - like Erick McMillan.

{21:22} <sg1> my only real problem is that he watched a practice once and pennington got hit by a guy and he declared that pennington was seriously injured and yet, the next day there was pennington back in the huddle

{21:22} <Erik_Boland> glad to be here guys! thanks for having me

{21:22} <jetophile> Erik

{21:22} <jetophile> Damn it. Stupid keyboard.

{21:22} <bbfan18> i will be starting "stay at hofstra " chants at camp this year

{21:22} <bbfan18> feel free to join in

{21:22} <Erik_Boland> well i'll be at hofstra every day so maybe i'll run into some of you guys

{21:22} <jetophile> Will you be wearing a ballerina outfit?

{21:22} <Erik_Boland> me or bb?

{21:22} <sg1> hofstra sucks--- so does long island and so do the icelanders

{21:23} <jetophile> BB, who else.

{21:23} <sg1> sorry erik--- forgot you work for newsday

{21:23} <bbfan18> why would i be wearing a ballerina outfir

{21:23} <Maven> we sincerely appreciate your time Erik. Next time you see Randy, please pass along out well wishes. Let him know you survived one of our chats, he might have a story or two

{21:23} <Erik_Boland> haha

{21:23} <Erik_Boland> thanks sg

{21:23} <Erik_Boland> and to maven

{21:23} <Erik_Boland> and henry

{21:23} <Erik_Boland> and bb and jetophile

{21:23} <Erik_Boland> and the rest

{21:23} <sg1> books to plug??? let us know

{21:23} <bbfan18> i might even hire a band to play stay at hofstra songs

{21:24} <hmhertz> My plesure

{21:24} <sg1> you couldn't hire ashley dupree

{21:24} <Maven> anything to plug, send me an email

{21:24} <Erik_Boland> have a great night guys. i'll be back if you want me

{21:24} <Maven> sure thing erik.. thanks again

{21:24} <sg1> thanks erik

{21:24} <joegee> if they come back and even have 1 practice a year at hofstra for the Long island fans it wouldn soothe ruffled feathers somewhat

{21:24} <Erik_Boland> i enjoyed it

{21:25} <sg1> fuggedabout hofstra --- put a fork in it , its done

{21:25} <joegee> likewise here, thanks erik

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[SoFlaJets]

not for nuthin' HMH but WTF is Erik Boland?

[slats]

^ Newsday beat writer. Pretty new, I guess.

[124]

BBfan is obviously our own jetsrule128. Why can't he stay over there? Even Erik Boland rips him on being an AFL fan.

[#27TheDominator]

BBfan is obviously our own jetsrule128. Why can't he stay over there? Even Erik Boland rips him on being an AFL fan.

Of course. I thought it was funny when they thought bbfan meant Bill Belichick fan instead of Big Brother fan.

[Alk]

{20:22} <Erik_Boland> well here's the thing about callahan: nebraska people can't stand him but everywhere he's coached - college or pro - those teams have had top-notch o-lines. it's a specialty of his. period.

Wow, did anyone happen to see what Callahan did to Nebraska's once vaunted offensive line?

[jetsrule128]

BBfan is obviously our own jetsrule128. Why can't he stay over there? Even Erik Boland rips him on being an AFL fan.

because jetnation is awsome

[Arsis]

because jetnation is awsome

choke on a pretzel

[joewilly]

great transcript thanks for the read. Erik seems like a cool guy & I wish him continued success.

[Maxman]

POTW NOM

{20:23} <Banned_From_JI> I was banned today from Jets Insider for promoting this live chat(I suppose). LOL

{20:23} <bitonti> ha

{20:23} <Erik_Boland> you were banned?

{20:24} <Banned_From_JI> yes

{20:24} <Erik_Boland> people need to lighten up in this world

{20:24} <Erik_Boland> anywhoo

{20:24} <Banned_From_JI> yes

[Alk]

POTW NOM

{20:23} <Banned_From_JI> I was banned today from Jets Insider for promoting this live chat(I suppose). LOL

{20:23} <bitonti> ha

{20:23} <Erik_Boland> you were banned?

{20:24} <Banned_From_JI> yes

{20:24} <Erik_Boland> people need to lighten up in this world

{20:24} <Erik_Boland> anywhoo

{20:24} <Banned_From_JI> yes

But Sooth is good friends with him. Shoots the $hit with him every day at camp.

[bitonti]

Wow, did anyone happen to see what Callahan did to Nebraska's once vaunted offensive line?

still alot of pro prospects from UNebraska

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/college.php?DSTeamId=16

[flgreen]

Good read, couldn't make the chat, thanks for posting it.

Just wondering, did you post this transcrip at JI?

[hmhertz]

flgreen

Just wondering, did you post this

transcrip

at JI?

Couldn't they banned me twice and a couple of my fellow subversives