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Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑25 Jan 2025, 10:53 I think Brady wants someone to set a solid foundation, they apparently (like us last close season) have the opportunity to bring in something like thirty free agents, so it's pretty much a clean slate and they want someone reliable in charge

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑25 Jan 2025, 10:15 Las Vegas Raiders agree to hire 73-year-old Pete Carroll as their head coach.  

FMOB 73 years old.

 

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑24 Jan 2025, 18:18 great news, I thought Lance was gone, especially after a second interview. surely it'd make sense to have some continuity with two Lions people but obviously that twat in charge knows better

southbankbornnbred wrote: ↑23 Jan 2025, 14:34 Btw, Jets had the second-highest average attendance in the NFL last season - behind only Dallas. Despite the mad prices for seats.

Massive. Like West Ham. Despite the longest play-off drought in the league.

And that, in a nutshell, is why the incompetent Johnsons are in no hurry to sell up. They milk every dollar out of a passionate fan base.

southbankbornnbred wrote: ↑22 Jan 2025, 22:46 After the Patsies hired Vrabel, Aaron Glenn felt like a shoo-in at the Jets.

Could go either way. He’s a thoroughly decent man, and the fans love him after his Pro Bowl standard as a player in New York. He will throw himself into the job and it’ll be great to have a passionate Jet on the sidelines. I don’t mind “shit or bust” (Rex was like that early on), it’s the tepid coaches on the carousel I can’t abide.

But his Detroit defense was not an elite unit (it was good, though). So he’ll need to appoint high quality co-ordinators.

The GM hire could make or break the coaching situation. Newmark would make sense, TM: knows Glenn already and has a lot of experience.

And then they have to convince the Johnsons to back off team affairs.

southbankbornnbred wrote: ↑19 Jan 2025, 14:05 Back in the world of shit, failing teams, the Jets have already interviewed 12 head coaching candidates, with five more expected to be contacted this week.

That’s on top of the 15 general manager candidates.

32 people shortlisted. Which just confirms - as though anybody needed it confirming - that the owners and their suffocating acolytes have absolutely no idea what they’re doing. They genuinely don’t know what a good GM or HC even looks like on paper, let alone when he’s sitting in front of them.

32 people is not your shortlist. And it’s not being “thorough”, which is what some claim. It’s a scattergun approach to your most important personnel appointments.

It means you have no blueprint for what you want, you have no concept of which type of GM/HC you want and where to start in terms of selection.
Wouldn’t be surprised if they get very confused and interview Lopetegui.

I’m sure some of the candidates are decent or even very good. We might stumble upon a winning formula. But what are the chances? This is a franchise which, like West Ham, seems incapable of helping itself.

stewie griffin" wrote: ↑20 Jan 2025, 08:04 will be in Philly for the game but have to say i'm not confident. We haven't played well in either post season game, our passing game is non-existent despite having one of the best receiving groups in the league, and we now have injury problems at corner, so Daniels could have a field day unless we can get Mitchell fit.

But...still feels somewhat ridiculous saying that given the strength of our roster, and you wouldn't necessarily take too many of the Washington team in ours... if we can keep the game in the trenches then we'll be ok - just don't think we've been convincing at all, and Washington are rolling.