The Official 2024 NY Jets Thread

[Deepster]

@Deepster I am starting to get offended that you and I haven’t been interviewed yet! They seem to be interviewing EVERYBODY. Mike Locksley?

But…I do like the fact that the Patriots are looking seriously at Ben Johnson. Hopefully that means Vrabel is still in play.

LOL. I’ve been waiting by my phone all week! Honestly, could we do worse than Ulbrich?

It’s very surprising Vrabel is still in play. If he was destined for the pats, I feel like they’d have locked him in right after firing Mayo and it’s a week later with nothing. I also feel like the time passing since interviewing Rex makes that seem like the interview was a nicety to him.

 

[Husky25]

The Patriots evidently have to play by different Rooney Rule provisions, or at least have to tread lighter, because some talkingheads took issue with how they fully complied with the rule everyone else plays by.

My guess is Vrabel still ends up in Foxborough. OTOH, I thought Washington wanted an offensive minded head coach and Johnson was going there last season, so what do I know?

 

[Husky25]

But…I do like the fact that the Patriots are looking seriously at Ben Johnson. Hopefully that means Vrabel is still in play.

Vrabel to New England, says Sheffter.

Rex Ryan just said he hopes he can kick his ass twice a year. Did he let something leak?

 

[Deepster]

Vrabel makes total sense for the Pats. I'd be happy if I were a fan.

Glass half full - He's a legacy. He can help continue a bridge between past success and future development. Smart guy, X and O wise, good leader.

Glass half empty - Failed at Tennessee. 7-10, 6-11 his last 2 years. Went without a HC job for over a year maybe for a reason? Pats seem stuck on hiring old players instead of injecting new blood.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Vrabel makes total sense for the Pats. I'd be happy if I were a fan.

Glass half full - He's a legacy. He can help continue a bridge between past success and future development. Smart guy, X and O wise, good leader.

Glass half empty - Failed at Tennessee. 7-10, 6-11 his last 2 years. Went without a HC job for over a year maybe for a reason? Pats seem stuck on hiring old players instead of injecting new blood.

I think it’s a good hire by them..dangit. I am curious who he will hire as his OC.

So…the Jets move down their list. I keep hearing Aaron Glenn…who I love and he wants to be here. But…it would be nice to have an offensive minded coach who has a plan on what to do with the QB position.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

OK…they interviewed Jeff Ulbrich…why? I get courtesy interviews…but this is beyond courtesy. I wouldn’t want him back as DC let alone HC. After Saleh left, that defense was not the same. Ulbrich also showed he is a players coach to a fault. He said Reddick was one of the more “selfless players”? Really? They guy who held out…showed up out of shape.

Anyway…Graziano of ESPN predicts Arthur Smith. I don’t mind that idea..if they feel Smith can work with Fields and hire a competent DC. Maybe Smith learned from his time in Atlanta how to lead.

I still like Liam Coen.

 

[Waquoit]

Anyway…Graziano of ESPN predicts Arthur Smith.

Ehh. At the end of the day, he's still a billionaires kid.

 

[Husky25]

Vrabel makes total sense for the Pats. I'd be happy if I were a fan.

Glass half full - He's a legacy. He can help continue a bridge between past success and future development. Smart guy, X and O wise, good leader.

Glass half empty - Failed at Tennessee. 7-10, 6-11 his last 2 years. Went without a HC job for over a year maybe for a reason? Pats seem stuck on hiring old players instead of injecting new blood.

9-7, 9-7, 11-5, 12-5 before that, with pedestrian NFL QBs in Mariota and Tannehill.

I don't think he was fired for performance. Reports were his relationship with Amy Adams Strunk, Titans principle owner, went south. He wanted more control over player personnel and didn't think Ran Carthon was ready to be a GM (Was he right? Carthon was fired last week), He also spent the Titan's 2023 bye weekend in Foxborough, as an inductee to the Patriots' Hall of Fame.

Adams Strunk took exception to his acceptance speech and now she has to find a new GM for a franchise in possession of the #1 overall pick, "earned" on merit.

 

[Deepster]

OK…they interviewed Jeff Ulbrich…why? I get courtesy interviews…but this is beyond courtesy. I wouldn’t want him back as DC let alone HC. After Saleh left, that defense was not the same. Ulbrich also showed he is a players coach to a fault. He said Reddick was one of the more “selfless players”? Really? They guy who held out…showed up out of shape.

Anyway…Graziano of ESPN predicts Arthur Smith. I don’t mind that idea..if they feel Smith can work with Fields and hire a competent DC. Maybe Smith learned from his time in Atlanta how to lead.

I still like Liam Coen.

Arthur Smith? Ugggggggh. Everything about him reeks of 7-10. This franchise is going to be the end of me.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Arthur Smith? Ugggggggh. Everything about him reeks of 7-10. This franchise is going to be the end of me.

I honestly thought that would be a pretty good get. I suppose you can see if Liam Coen or Joe Brady would come, but who else are they getting? Ben Johnson isn't taking that job.

Aaron Glenn would be really good, but I think he'd choose a different opening. Joe Brady, Flores, Coen, Jacobs. Maybe give Spagnuolo another shot. If you're lucky, Dallas does something dumb like hiring Deion.

Seven openings. Cowboys, Bears, Jags, Raiders, Saints, Giants, Jets.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Arthur Smith? Ugggggggh. Everything about him reeks of 7-10. This franchise is going to be the end of me.

I guess I was sold on Smith because he made chicken salad out of chicken poop in Pittsburgh. Also…I do like the idea of an offensive minded coach.

What do you think of Liam Coen?

Who is your preference at this point? Are you still a Rex guy?

 

[Deepster]

I don’t think Rex was ever my top choice but I would have rallied behind him if he got it because I do think he loves the franchise. I don’t think he has a shot in hell now and that’s fine.

Liam Coen is interesting. I wouldn’t complain about Aaron Glenn. No one has me optimistic or happy.