Per Glazer Jets Calling Back GM Candidates that Turned Jets Down to Reconsider

[DDNYjets]

Originally Posted by dustykeller

I never thought I'd admit this.

But i miss the tight ship Mangini ran while he was here.

The problem is that we went from one extreme to the other.

We need to hire Joe Torre as a media consultant. He was the master. He could talk for an hour and say absolutely nothing. And the media was satisfied.

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

First of all, I want nothing to do with any candidate that is concerned about the cap. Any decent one would understand that after 2013 (a rebuilding year anyway), the cap situation is actually very good. It's so overblown it is ridiculous. Draft well, and your cap will course correct. Forget about free agency unless its to fill minor holes.

Second, it makes no sense to say Rex isn't a concern, but the circus is. Rex and the circus are one and the same. Don't blame the media. They don't seem to bother any other team in NY as much. Same thing happened up in Boston with the Red Sox the past 2 years. If you lose control of your clubhouse and your own mouth, you're going to pay the price. By the way, that same Boston media has restricted access to the Patriots. No circus there, is there?

+1

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by JetPotato

Let's please stop pretending that the Tebow nonsense was our only problem. This was a circus long before the idea of bringing Timmy here ever entered anyone's head. Rex's bravado, his guarantees, his bickering with opposing players, insults to guys like Norv, his lost locker room, his issues with his assistant coaches, his costumes, YouTube videos, etc. all have nothing to do with Woody or the media.

These are all created by Rex. Tell me what other coach in the league generates this much noise around his team. Please.

Peyton Manning wanted no part of the Jets and that was before Tim Tebow.

[Jetitude]

Originally Posted by Nike

the media is all bashing the jets. sad state of affairs considering i dont think the jets actually know what they are doing.

an organization in disarray for 44 years and counting......

It's hyperbole, they've all bought in.

Heckert and Dorsey were considered, neither was ever a serious candidate because of their ties to Reid and the Chiefs.

Only candidate to say "no thanks" was Jimmy Raye. Caldwell was another but he was never a serious candidate, was in Jax, and probably just interviewed with Jets for leverage. Other that, nobody is reporting who these supposed candidates are that have turned down the Jets.

The salary cap angle doesn't make sense either, because that clears up after the first year of the new GM's tenure, if anything, it buys that prospective GM an extra year.

[petejet]

Originally Posted by Nike

well considering hes choosing the new gm and has woody wrapped around his finger it could actually work.

Please provide a link to where it says Rex is choosing the GM.

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by sec.101row23

I do not believe any of these candidates would EVER state that they declined the job because of Rex and the perceived power structure that may be in place. Its much easier to cite the salary cap and roster limitations. You never know who you may have to work with again in the future, and blaming a HC as to why you are declining an offer isnt good business. I think that just because a candidate hasnt come out and said "I am not coming to the Jets because of Rex", doesnt mean that it is not affecting their decisions.

QFT.

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by adpz

Oh please - this team has been mocked since Richard Todd - with only a few years of respite whenever the team does well and the press can't play that angle.

To any GM candidates, coaches and fans who can't stand the 'circus': GFY - there are 31 other teams to root for.

There's a difference between being mocked and having a circus atmosphere.

Most teams who aren't successful are mocked by local media.

[detectivekimble]

Originally Posted by DDNYjets

Every single GM that has ever taken over a team with a bad cap situation.

That wasn't the only reason given. It was a combination of things.

I don't think what you just said is true, either. Proof of that?

Edit: Your post was BS:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012...t-cap-strategy

The only team with a GM opening that has a ****ty cap situation, other than the Jets, is the Panthers. And the Panthers at least have a QB, which automatically makes that a better job than the Jets job. KC and Jacksonville have a good cap situation.

[southparkcpa]

Originally Posted by petejet

Please provide a link to where it says Rex is choosing the GM.

I'm sure that was tongue and cheek but the presser with REX sure makes it appear that REX has more say in management than most HCs.


that is not what a solid GM is signing up for.

[detectivekimble]

Originally Posted by sec.101row23

I do not believe any of these candidates would EVER state that they declined the job because of Rex and the perceived power structure that may be in place. Its much easier to cite the salary cap and roster limitations. You never know who you may have to work with again in the future, and blaming a HC as to why you are declining an offer isnt good business. I think that just because a candidate hasnt come out and said "I am not coming to the Jets because of Rex", doesnt mean that it is not affecting their decisions.

And there's no proof that it is. It's all baseless speculation on your part. And on top of that, all of the evidence has said otherwise.

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by detectivekimble

And there's no proof that it is. It's all baseless speculation on your part. And on top of that, all of the evidence has said otherwise.

There is no evidence one way or the other because what sec101 said is true.

No GM candidate is going to come out and say they didn't take the job because of Rex Ryan.

[Untouchable]

Originally Posted by Jordy

There is no evidence one way or the other because what sec101 said is true.

No GM candidate is going to come out and say they didn't take the job because of Rex Ryan.

What kind of f*cking idiot would turn down a big promotion, a big salary increase, and the opportunity to run a New York sports franchise just because they have to work with Rex for a year?

I honestly can't believe that so many of you actually believe this silly sh*t.

[detectivekimble]

Originally Posted by Jordy

There is no evidence one way or the other because what sec101 said is true.

No GM candidate is going to come out and say they didn't take the job because of Rex Ryan.

Jordy, you have a report from Glazer saying it's not true. You're choosing not to believe the facts because you want Ryan gone. If there were stories leaking out that said otherwise, you'd be all over them. You don't have ONE IOTA of evidence, not even a suggestion, that Rex Ryan is stopping a potential GM from taking this job.

So, at this point, you guys are just making **** up.

[rextilleon]

Originally Posted by Nike

heres an idea hire rex ryan as the gm and bring in a head coach and an offensive coordinator.

this would be a better scenario.

As stupid as this idea is---one can never underestimate the stupidity of Woody Johnson.

[detectivekimble]

Originally Posted by Untouchable

What kind of f*cking idiot would turn down a big promotion, a big salary increase, and the opportunity to run a New York sports franchise just because they have to work with Rex for a year?

I honestly can't believe that so many of you actually believe this silly sh*t.

+1

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by Untouchable

What kind of f*cking idiot would turn down a big promotion, a big salary increase, and the opportunity to run a New York sports franchise just because they have to work with Rex for a year?

I honestly can't believe that so many of you actually believe this silly sh*t.

I guess the same idiot who would turn down the same position because of the cap situation. Considering that's a part of being a GM, managing the cap.

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by detectivekimble

Jordy, you have a report from Glazer saying it's not true. You're choosing not to believe the facts because you want Ryan gone. If there were stories leaking out that said otherwise, you'd be all over them. You don't have ONE IOTA of evidence, not even a suggestion, that Rex Ryan is stopping a potential GM from taking this job.

So, at this point, you guys are just making **** up.

You must have missed all the posts that indicated that Ryan and Glazer are close friends? Which is true. Not because it was posted.

Considering that he's the only guy who's actually come out and said Rex isn't the reason is quite telling.

[Rambler]

Originally Posted by JetsFanatic

Think about it: Rex is the best thing for an incoming GM. If the team sucks next year Rex gets all the blame and the GM gets a free year to study the situation and bring in his own guy. It really isn't a detraction for a new GM.

Bingo! And neither is the salary cap. It allows a potential GM to ask Woody for a longer contract because there is more cleanup work to do and less pressure to win early. Anyone who is allegedly turning this down because of "salary cap issues" is a fool and small-minded.

[Jordy]

Originally Posted by Rambler

Bingo! And neither is the salary cap. It allows a potential GM to ask Woody for a longer contract because there is more cleanup work to do and less pressure to win early. Anyone who is allegedly turning this down because of "salary cap issues" is a fool and small-minded.

So why do you think they're turning down the job?

[dustykeller]

Originally Posted by Jordy

So why do you think they're turning down the job?

-being force fed Rex
-Woody's circus
-salary cap
-offense is a mess
-Woody is an awful owner


take your pick. Anybody who thinks otherwise isn't paying attention to reality.