Official Black Monday Thread (news, tweets, etc.)

[McGinley]

Manish Mehta ‏@MMehtaNYDN
Woody Johnson: "We are not where we want to be, & a new General Manager will be critical to getting this team back on the right track" #nyj


Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet
On the Browns search for a coach: Told there are already 4 candidates, 2 college, 2 pro. Aaron Kromer is one of the pro coaches.


Manish Mehta ‏@MMehtaNYDN
Woody Johnson on keeping Rex Ryan: "I believe that he has the passion, the talent, and the drive to successfully lead our team." #nyj


Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
And the Browns are expected to be in the Chip Kelly sweepstakes, which kick off in earnest after Thursday's Fiesta Bowl.

[LockeJET]

Typical Jets BS. Can never do things the right way, hence the reason we never have a legit front office run by real NFL minds.

No real GM is coming here with Woody already telling him that the coach is in place.

The cycle continues!!

Spin it anyway you want, anyone who knows sports, knows this is BS.

We now know what happens here. No matter who the GM is, next year this team is going to stink. 6 wins tops, most likely less. So Rex will be fired anyways after next season. So why not just start the process now and let the GM do what GM's are supposed to do and form his own staff. Rex basically has one year left and keeping him next season just sets us another year back.

[AbstraKt]

Albert Breer @AlbertBreer
Two good names on Jets GM search who have worked there, understand the market -- San Francisco's Tom Gamble and Miami's Brian Gaine.

[McGinley]

Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
Two good names on Jets GM search who have worked there, understand the market -- San Francisco's Tom Gamble and Miami's Brian Gaine.


Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora
Jags have done a good job keeping info tight, but 2 names I hear they like as GM candidates - Tom Gamble (SF) and Alonzo Highsmith (GB)

[AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite]

I think Gamble is a real option... He has basically all the pieces a GM needs (including contract negotiations)...

[DDNYjets]

Looks like we will not be getting a top candidate unless by some miracle they like Rex and want to give him another year.

My biggest fear is that keeping Rex means keeping Sanchez. Looks like Tanny and Shades will be the scapegoats.

[MDL_JET]

Peter King ‏@SI_PeterKing

Re SF director of player pers Tom Gamble: I named him on NBC as prime Jag GM candidate, but I don't believe he'd have Tebow foisted on him.

Good, come to the Jets where you can give away Tebow

[Maury77]

Originally Posted by AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite

I think Gamble is a real option... He has basically all the pieces a GM needs (including contract negotiations)...

There is an article floating around on the board about how respected Gamble is in league circles, he would be a real coup for the team.

[mrcoops]

Gamble would be a great hire...fingers crossed that Woody doesn't F it up.

[Ray Ray19]

Originally Posted by LockeJET

Typical Jets BS. Can never do things the right way, hence the reason we never have a legit front office run by real NFL minds.

No real GM is coming here with Woody already telling him that the coach is in place.

The cycle continues!!

Spin it anyway you want, anyone who knows sports, knows this is BS.

We now know what happens here. No matter who the GM is, next year this team is going to stink. 6 wins tops, most likely less. So Rex will be fired anyways after next season. So why not just start the process now and let the GM do what GM's are supposed to do and form his own staff. Rex basically has one year left and keeping him next season just sets us another year back.

[revischrist]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

There simply is no point in firing the GM if you've hitched yourself to the coach. Why open a role you aren't putting yourself in position to fill it with someone better?

There is zero urgency to fire Rex. We had to fire Tanenbaum first and bring in a new GM and then deal with Rex after. Its the smart way of doing things as opposed to the fans shoot first and act questions later approach.

What if the new GM wants to keep Rex and Woody pre-emptively fired him?

Granted, there are circumstances where an owner would be justified in canning the head coach along with the GM, but Rex is still a master at defense and did go to two AFC championship games. Its not like he came here and we went 4-12 every year.

[DDNYjets]

Originally Posted by Ray Ray19

No worries. In a week or so you have someone else to blindly defend.

[revischrist]

Originally Posted by LockeJET

Typical Jets BS. Can never do things the right way, hence the reason we never have a legit front office run by real NFL minds.

No real GM is coming here with Woody already telling him that the coach is in place..

How do you know Woody wouldn't allow the new GM to fire Rex?

[LockeJET]

Originally Posted by AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite

I think Gamble is a real option... He has basically all the pieces a GM needs (including contract negotiations)...

There are going to be a handful of teams needing GM's. Gamble is one of the hot guys and will be sought after by many. He's not coming to NY where the owner just announced that Rex is coming back. The ttop GM candiates will be able to go to a team and have full control. In NY we don't offer that.

Obvioulsy anythings possible but reality is, we're going to have to settle for a name that's not very well known or take a chance on someone like we've done with our head coaches since Woody was owner.

[LockeJET]

Originally Posted by revischrist

How do you know Woody wouldn't allow the new GM to fire Rex?

It's not happening. Rex is coming back in 2013. He's staying and Woody has made that loud and clear. We knew this for weeks.

[DDNYjets]

Originally Posted by revischrist

There is zero urgency to fire Rex. We had to fire Tanenbaum first and bring in a new GM and then deal with Rex after. Its the smart way of doing things as opposed to the fans shoot first and act questions later approach.

What if the new GM wants to keep Rex and Woody pre-emptively fired him?

Granted, there are circumstances where an owner would be justified in canning the head coach along with the GM, but Rex is still a master at defense and did go to two AFC championship games. Its not like he came here and we went 4-12 every year.

True.

But what if there are some guys who wont even take an interview bc Rex is here.

Woody just said Rex will be back so I think keeping Rex IS a prerequisite for the new GM.

Maybe someone gets in his ear and he changes his mind. Never say never. But I doubt it and I believe Rex is coming back. He has $6MM reasons why.

[McGinley]

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora
The Browns and Eagles will both pursue Chip Kelly aggressively. Eagles also high on Jay Gruden. Both like Bill O'Brien as well ...


Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
Was told that a search firm was hired by 3 teams over a month ago to find GMs, and CLE & CAR weren't among the teams. Some homework's done.

[McGinley]

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora
With Browns and Eagles having similar coaching targets, many intrigued to see ex-Eagles pres Joe Banner, now in CLE, jostle vs. old team

[AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite]

Originally Posted by LockeJET

There are going to be a handful of teams needing GM's. Gamble is one of the hot guys and will be sought after by many. He's not coming to NY where the owner just announced that Rex is coming back. The ttop GM candiates will be able to go to a team and have full control. In NY we don't offer that.

Obvioulsy anythings possible but reality is, we're going to have to settle for a name that's not very well known or take a chance on someone like we've done with our head coaches since Woody was owner.

Someone posted this in another thread but what GM wouldn't want a free pass for a year or two? That's exactly what they'll get if Rex stays on board... Team could go 1-15 next year and it wouldn't be his fault.

[McGinley]

Chris Mortensen ‏@mortreport
Lions reviewing Schwartz's status, sources say http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/87...ns-sources-say …