Tweets and News 1/16

[McGinley]

[TheBlairThomasFumble]

Originally Posted by Eckesg1

The full statement from Notre Dame

On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been the victim of what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.

ND's just opened itself up to weeks of questions about this "investigation" and it's eventual conclusion.

I won't Manish you guys with the appearance that I know anything more than what I've read on the internet, but if he is gay and now is trying to double down on this lie that he wasn't in on it, SI, ESPN, Deadspin are going to be his undoing.

[TheBlairThomasFumble]

Originally Posted by Eckesg1

But as Woody said at the PC, Rex would have control over the coaches and the GM would have control over the players.

And I'll say this again about Rex's supposed drafts, the last two have been pretty good for us.

That's true. Thanks for reminding us of that.

And I should say that the source of this was Cimini's speculation of what MIGHT happen if the Jets hire "a cap guy" as GM.

[Seth]

@MMehtaNYDN
It appears Jets will go with external candidate to be new GM (Khan & Idzik have had 2nd interviews). I'm hearing Scott Cohen is on periphery

@Brian_Bassett
While everyone zigs, I'll zag. Hearing nothing about Khan, Idzik & Cohen for #Jets GM, but (believe it or not) Gamble & Sundquist.

[McGinley]

On the bright side, Te'o's gf will be thrilled to find out she's not dead.

[McGinley]

Originally Posted by Seth

@MMehtaNYDN
It appears Jets will go with external candidate to be new GM (Khan & Idzik have had 2nd interviews). I'm hearing Scott Cohen is on periphery

@Brian_Bassett
While everyone zigs, I'll zag. Hearing nothing about Khan, Idzik & Cohen for #Jets GM, but (believe it or not) Gamble & Sundquist.

Wasn't Bassett the one that Steiny was blowing?

[Eckesg1]

Originally Posted by McGinley

On the bright side, Te'o's gf will be thrilled to find out she's not dead.

From the story:

She was initially confused, then horrified to find that she had become the face of a dead woman. "That picture," she told us over the phone, "is a picture of me from my Facebook account."

[tfine350z]

Originally Posted by Seth

@MMehtaNYDN
It appears Jets will go with external candidate to be new GM (Khan & Idzik have had 2nd interviews). I'm hearing Scott Cohen is on periphery

@Brian_Bassett
While everyone zigs, I'll zag. Hearing nothing about Khan, Idzik & Cohen for #Jets GM, but (believe it or not) Gamble & Sundquist.

I wonder if someone is giving the different reporters different reports

[Seth]

Originally Posted by McGinley

Wasn't Bassett the one that Steiny was blowing?

Pretty much, Basset was the one who first reported Gamble was a ''done deal'' essentially.

[Eckesg1]

Originally Posted by Seth

Pretty much, Basset was the one who first reported Gamble was a ''done deal'' essentially.

And to his credit, he has stuck with that story all this time.

[Seth]

Originally Posted by Eckesg1

And to his credit, he has stuck with that story all this time.

I give him credit sticking to the story, but every other major media outlet has not said a word about Gamble yet. Basset is a good guy, but I have to lean toward the majority here.

[McGinley]

Originally Posted by Eckesg1

And to his credit, he has stuck with that story all this time.

Even after Gamble took a **** on Woody's desk?

[SMC]

Originally Posted by Eckesg1

From the story:

She was initially confused, then horrified to find that she had become the face of a dead woman. "That picture," she told us over the phone, "is a picture of me from my Facebook account."

That means she's available, right?

[BamaJets]

per NFL.com on rotoworld:

GM John Schneider confirmed Wednesday that the Seahawks will listen to offers for Matt Flynn.

"I'd be lying to you if I told you that we wouldn't be listening to people," Schneider said in a radio interview. "I think we all believe he's a starter in this league, but we structure ourselves in a salary-cap manner where we're in a very good position with him." Set to make "just" $5.25 million in 2013 — only $2 million of which is guaranteed — Flynn has a tradeable contract. However, his free agent market proved limited last offseason, so there's no guarantee there will be meaningful interest in a career backup who turns 28 in June.

he gone

[bgivs21]

Originally Posted by Seth

@Brian_Bassett
While everyone zigs, I'll zag. Hearing nothing about Khan, Idzik & Cohen for #Jets GM, but (believe it or not) Gamble & Sundquist.

This is getting ridiculous..

[pcola]

Does anyone know if Idzik is still at Florham Park or did he fly back to Seattle?

Maybe the reporters predicting a Thursday announcement are just guessing because they know the second interview taking place today.

While I certainly hope not, isn't it possible that Idzik and Kahn were only the first two 2nd interviews and that the Jets may have set up?

[McGinley]

Originally Posted by pcola

Does anyone know if Idzik is still at Florham Park or did he fly back to Seattle?

Maybe the reporters predicting a Thursday announcement are just guessing because they know the second interview taking place today.

While I certainly hope not, isn't it possible that Idzik and Kahn were only the first two 2nd interviews and that the Jets may have set up?

Dunno, lemme just check his flight times real quick...

[Seth]

Originally Posted by McGinley

Dunno, lemme just check his flight times real quick...

Yeah tell us what is up with that.

[Eckesg1]

Originally Posted by pcola

Does anyone know if Idzik is still at Florham Park or did he fly back to Seattle?

Maybe the reporters predicting a Thursday announcement are just guessing because they know the second interview taking place today.

While I certainly hope not, isn't it possible that Idzik and Kahn were only the first two 2nd interviews and that the Jets may have set up?

Well it was reported that the Jets wanted to get this decision done by the end of the week.

Only 2 days left....

[TheBlairThomasFumble]

Originally Posted by Seth

@MMehtaNYDN
It appears Jets will go with external candidate to be new GM (Khan & Idzik have had 2nd interviews). I'm hearing Scott Cohen is on periphery

@Brian_Bassett
While everyone zigs, I'll zag. Hearing nothing about Khan, Idzik & Cohen for #Jets GM, but (believe it or not) Gamble & Sundquist.

Translation? I'm just guessing and making sh1t up, because I know there's zero consequences for getting the story wrong in the world of Twitter journalism.