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Kentucky Jet · 01-10-2013, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by C Mart

Last I read, not yet. But they have an interest. Not sure what that means...For all we know it could just be a logistic thing right now..

From last night:

Manish Mehta ‏@MMehtaNYDN
Jim Popp, GM of Montreal Alouettes in CFL, is believed to be on Jets GM radar as well, I'm told. He had been in mix for Panthers job

Jim Popp, the G.M. of the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes, is also on the Jets’ radar, according to a source, but it’s unknown whether an interview has been scheduled.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jet...phins-assistan

I read something you posted a while ago about POPP working & living with former Jets HC Walt Michaels. I totally respect Walt and know that if he worked with POPP, that Popp is the real deal. There was not an ounce of bs in Walt Michaels. The worst thing the Jets have done is to fire Walt! If Popp is our GM I'd love to see Walt hanging around the Jets again. That guy was 100 per cent tough-nosed football.

Eckesg1 · 01-10-2013, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kentucky Jet

I read something you posted a while ago about POPP working & living with former Jets HC Walt Michaels. I totally respect Walt and know that if he worked with POPP, that Popp is the real deal. There was not an ounce of bs in Walt Michaels. The worst thing the Jets have done is to fire Walt! If Popp is our GM I'd love to see Walt hanging around the Jets again. That guy was 100 per cent tough-nosed football.

Didn't know he had a connection with Michaels.

Walt should have stayed off the sauce, but it was bad that he got fired.

Jeff144man · 01-10-2013, 12:44 PM

You mean this guy, from the Bloodhound Gang? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Pop

norm428 · 01-10-2013, 12:46 PM

Steve Mariucci ‏@SteveMariucci

Jim Popp GM Montreal CFL will make an excellent GM in NFL !!!! Mark my words !
Retweeted by Herb Zurkowsky

Time to jump on the bandwagon!!

Kentucky Jet · 01-10-2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eckesg1

Didn't know he had a connection with Michaels.

Walt should have stayed off the sauce, but it was bad that he got fired.

Walt was not a drunk. He drank when he got annoyed and if he could have caught Shula after that playoff game when Shula negated the Jets team speed by not covering the field during a rain storm, he surely would have straightened out the ex- Blowfish HC and not resorted to drinking. He tried!

Vinny Testaverde's Niece · 01-10-2013, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by freestater

nice article. What I like here, is this is a guy who has had to work with the less-than-top-end talent, and has had to really work the back end of the roster. That's what we need here. Our depth is awful (except @ d-line) and every other cast-off we make seems to catch on with other teams and make impacts. sick of it.

that's how I'm starting to look at it. If he's been able to make a silk purse out of a CFL sow's ear, imagine what he could do with real NFL silk.

Jeff144man · 01-10-2013, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Untouchable

GM Jim Popp

HC Rex Ryan

OC Marc Trestman

DC Dennis Thurman

I am totally on--board with this!

Charlie Brown · 01-10-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinny Testaverde's Niece

that's how I'm starting to look at it. If he's been able to make a silk purse out of a CFL sow's ear, imagine what he could do with real NFL silk.

That is why we wont get him....

ToddtoBarkum1615 · 01-10-2013, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by C Mart

Last I read, not yet. But they have an interest. Not sure what that means...For all we know it could just be a logistic thing right now..

From last night:

Manish Mehta ‏@MMehtaNYDN
Jim Popp, GM of Montreal Alouettes in CFL, is believed to be on Jets GM radar as well, I'm told. He had been in mix for Panthers job

Jim Popp, the G.M. of the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes, is also on the Jets’ radar, according to a source, but it’s unknown whether an interview has been scheduled.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jet...phins-assistan

Took this from the Tweets thread FWIW:

Montreal Gazette: Jim Popp already interviewed for the #Jets GM job. And get this...Woody may have flown to Canada to interview him! #nyj

From 2 sources. Steiny and Herb Zurkowsky

norm428 · 01-10-2013, 01:03 PM

Herb Zurkowsky ‏@HerbZurkowsky1

Not only is #Als' GM Jim Popp on NY Jets' radar, been told he already has interviewed. And Jets officials may have flown to NC to see him!

Just thought I would throw this out thee.

Not sure when this could have taken place and who he would have interviewed with. I'm sure someone else would have leaked this if it was true.

boxman · 01-10-2013, 01:38 PM

The more I hear about this guy, the more I like him. Hiring him would definitely be an unconventional risk, but that might be what this team needs right now to get back on track.

tfine350z · 01-10-2013, 01:50 PM

Who the hell is this guy now??? Last week people sporting a Woody for Tom Gamble...now this guy? CFL??? ROTFLMAO!!!!

dustykeller · 01-10-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tfine350z

Who the hell is this guy now??? Last week people sporting a Woody for Tom Gamble...now this guy? CFL??? ROTFLMAO!!!!

Thomas Dimitroff (current Falcons GM) started out working for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in their Scouting Department.

The Falcons are one of the best teams in the NFL.

Jim Popp is highly regarded in both the CFL and NFL.

So before you make a further @sshat of yourself, maybe do some research and learn about the candidate before writing him off due to his current employer.

Batmans A Scientist · 01-10-2013, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dustykeller

Thomas Dimitroff (current Falcons GM) started out working for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in their Scouting Department.

The Falcons are one of the best teams in the NFL.

Jim Popp is highly regarded in both the CFL and NFL.

So before you make a further @sshat of yourself, maybe do some research and learn about the candidate before writing him off due to his current employer.

That's hardly a comparison. Dimitroff was in the NFL 15 years after the CFL. I'm not saying Popp is bad, but Dimitroff was head of scouting for the Pats in the 5 years prior to becoming GM

MadCroatian · 01-10-2013, 02:01 PM

when I look at our cap situation, its amazing that we have so few productive guys taking such a HUGE amount of our cap. We will have to get around 30 players signed for around 30 million bucks to round out our roster. I cant help but think that this gm might be able to look at the bottom scrap heap of our roster and think, hey I know a few special CFL players who I could get who would be upgrades over these guys....

C Mart · 01-10-2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kentucky Jet

I read something you posted a while ago about POPP working & living with former Jets HC Walt Michaels. I totally respect Walt and know that if he worked with POPP, that Popp is the real deal. There was not an ounce of bs in Walt Michaels. The worst thing the Jets have done is to fire Walt! If Popp is our GM I'd love to see Walt hanging around the Jets again. That guy was 100 per cent tough-nosed football.

Before coming to the CFL, he helped form the Professional Spring Football League in 1992, in which he served as the league’s director of player personnel and worked and resided with former NFL Coach Walt Michaels. In 1991, he served as the wide receivers, special teams, and strength and conditioning coach for the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks of the World League (later known as NFL Europa) under NFL great, Roman Gabriel.

http://www.jetsinsider.com/forums/sh...=252603&page=4

dustykeller · 01-10-2013, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Batmans A Scientist

That's hardly a comparison. Dimitroff was in the NFL 15 years after the CFL. I'm not saying Popp is bad, but Dimitroff was head of scouting for the Pats in the 5 years prior to becoming GM

Writing off a candidate because they're currently employed in another football league without knowing the candidate's credentials or accomplishments is asinine. That was my point.

jetsfan1983 · 01-10-2013, 02:10 PM

I'm on board with Popp.

The only guys that would make me angry would be Angelo and Ross. Both for their drafting. It's just not good enough. There's reason to be happy with every other guy in the bunch.

Sourceworx · 01-10-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tfine350z

Who the hell is this guy now??? Last week people sporting a Woody for Tom Gamble...now this guy? CFL??? ROTFLMAO!!!!

I guess you know more than Ernie Accorsi and Steve Mariucci then. Both like this guy a lot.

tfine350z · 01-10-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Braumeister

I guess you know more than Ernie Accorsi and Steve Mariucci then. Both like this guy a lot.

No saying I do I'm just laughing at the fact that our minds change quickly

01-10-2013, 12:44 PM	#83
Jeff144man Undrafted Free Agent Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weird NJ Posts: 171	You mean this guy, from the Bloodhound Gang? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Pop

01-10-2013, 12:46 PM	#84
norm428 The "Butt-er" End! Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hauppauge, New York Posts: 1,509	Steve Mariucci ‏@SteveMariucci Jim Popp GM Montreal CFL will make an excellent GM in NFL !!!! Mark my words ! Retweeted by Herb Zurkowsky Time to jump on the bandwagon!!

01-10-2013, 01:03 PM	#90
norm428 The "Butt-er" End! Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hauppauge, New York Posts: 1,509	Herb Zurkowsky ‏@HerbZurkowsky1 Not only is #Als' GM Jim Popp on NY Jets' radar, been told he already has interviewed. And Jets officials may have flown to NC to see him! Just thought I would throw this out thee. Not sure when this could have taken place and who he would have interviewed with. I'm sure someone else would have leaked this if it was true.

01-10-2013, 01:38 PM	#91
boxman GENO! Rookie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 857	The more I hear about this guy, the more I like him. Hiring him would definitely be an unconventional risk, but that might be what this team needs right now to get back on track.

01-10-2013, 01:50 PM	#92
tfine350z looking for a new avatar Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,123	Who the hell is this guy now??? Last week people sporting a Woody for Tom Gamble...now this guy? CFL??? ROTFLMAO!!!!

01-10-2013, 02:01 PM	#95
MadCroatian Dollar goes in... Soda comes out.... ALIENS! Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 601	when I look at our cap situation, its amazing that we have so few productive guys taking such a HUGE amount of our cap. We will have to get around 30 players signed for around 30 million bucks to round out our roster. I cant help but think that this gm might be able to look at the bottom scrap heap of our roster and think, hey I know a few special CFL players who I could get who would be upgrades over these guys....

01-10-2013, 02:10 PM	#98
jetsfan1983 All Pro Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,835	I'm on board with Popp. The only guys that would make me angry would be Angelo and Ross. Both for their drafting. It's just not good enough. There's reason to be happy with every other guy in the bunch.