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Originally Posted by Warfish

Tanny and Rex.

A move supported almost universally by Jets Fans and talent evaluators at the time. I should know, I questioned it here and was roundly crushed for it.

It was logical. The team at the time had no QB, and needed one, and he was the best on offer in our range. I don't fault them for the choice.



Such revisionism.

If Favre doesn't get hurt, that team that year was absolutely a legitimate contender. Only his injury stopped a deep run. How quickly folks forget the details.



More revionism. Kendall was close to done (remind you of anyone?) and cost far more than he was worth, and did bupkis in the league once he was gone.

Pennington got hurt because Pennington was an fragile china egg. He was what he was.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Fans lynch Tanny when he dumps an expensive past-his-prime lineman, and lynch him if he keeps a past-his-prime lineman.

Fans, comfortable in their 20/20 hindsight, always knew best....they just didn't say so til afterwards.



Please, get the Pats penis envy out of here, it's not becoming.

The Pats win because of two things. Brady. And Bellichek. The rest is details, and not even great details at that. They got a few great choices (same as us) and many, many, mnay clunkers (far more than us). For every brilliant Pats pick, we have one as well....which doesn't speak much to the Pats 100 draft picks a year tactic.

Difference is, they have Brady throwing to these guys and scoring 35 a game.

We have....Sanchez.



Probably the first year we have a losing record under Rex.

Which won't be 2012.

I'd say next season is the make-or-break in Woody's mind. Better than 8-8 AND a playoff birth, or Rex, Tanny and Bradway are gone and a new regime in.

So....I guess we can count you in rooting against us again next year too?

Don't say revisionist to me. Go look back at my posts at the time those things happened. I said the same things at the time. Say what you want about Kendall, he was a starter and there was no capable backup behind him. Tanny made that move with no plan B and it killed an entire season. Absolutely 100% disagree about Favre being the missing piece on that team. Please. That was an average team and he was near the end. The next year he went to a team with far more talent and almost got to the SB. As for Sanchez, I hated the pick at the time. He played one season in college and proved nothing. There were tons of scouts who questioned it. Did we need a franchise QB? Absolutely. But there were far too many questions about Sanchez to reach for him at that time. If Favre never happened (as it shouldn't have) we may have addressed QB in '08. As for the Pats, you can argue whether they've made the most of their picks, but you can't argue which strategy is more sustainable long term. Give me twice as many picks over 4 years as you, and there is an overwhelming chance I'll do better. It's simple math.

Add those tragic Tanny moves to the fact that we haven't improved the pass rush since he took the job in 2006. His answers? Calvin Pace and Vernon Gholston, plus free agent gambles like Maybin. I actually liked the Gholston pick at the time because we were so desperate for a pass rusher. And 4 years later, we still are. But yeah, let's keep giving the Tanny/Brandway regime more chances. They are clearly so competent...