Rex doesn't want Captains on the Jets

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  1. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

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    It wasn't being a captain that did that it was a ton of guaranteed money and the knowledge that he was a cap-nightmare for the Jets if they tried to move him.
     
  2. nyjunc

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    I'm sure that played a role too
     
  3. Dierking

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    The Jets organizationally have a hard time admitting their mistakes and moving on from them. This is just another example.
     
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    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    huh? it sounds to me like Rex admitted his miatke and his correcting it immediately.
     
  5. Dierking

    Dierking Well-Known Member

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    No, the mistake was naming Holmes. Instead of admitting that was a mistake, and by extension making the organization look bad for his foolish contract, and naming a real leader captain, Rex is just taking his ball and going home. "We don't need no stinking captains."

    I expect the fat guy to show more leadership than that.
     
  6. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    The naming of captains to the fans and media is nothing but nonsense. he had a system where he didn't name them, for 2 years we were very successful. last year he changed it up and it didn't work, he quickly realized it was a mistake and changed back. There's nothing wrong w/ what he did.
     
  7. BeastBeach

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    No, he didn't realize that he made a mistake in picking captains who weren't worthy of being captains. He never said that. He implied that picking captains in the first place is a mistake, which is not true. Teams have had success while picking season long captains. This is a reactionary move where he is acting like there is an either/or with no in between. The in between being picking real leaders to be captains, not scrapping the idea altogether.
     
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    The players know who the leaders are, they don't need a coach to tell them.
     
  9. BeastBeach

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    Is that a response to my post? I am unsure...
     
  10. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    Yeah, I think it's silly to make something out of this. The mistake was naming captains last year, he corrected that this year.
     
  11. BeastBeach

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    No, naming captains last year was the policy. Naming Holmes a captain was a mistake.

    Switching back was not a correction, it was an avoidance.

    The only way you can say naming captains is a mistake is if you can find some sort of evidence to find that it leads to hindered performance. Good luck
     
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    The players know who the leaders are. BB lets the players on each unit pick the captains.
     
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    Not that this really means anything

    But on espn they said under Rex Ryan the Jets have a .632 record without captains, and a .500 record with captains.
     
  14. Jake

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    Funny to watch people try to make this into an issue. Fuckin' offseason.
     
  15. CJLang

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    What non-Jets fans are making this an issue? It's 95% Jets fans that are debating this.
     
  16. NotSatoshiNakamoto

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    Where did he say it was non-Jets fans?
     
  17. Dom

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    thats not true, im almost positive there are other teams without a C on their jersey. Like Tom Brady doesn't have a C
     
  18. Dierking

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    Sure he does, that's where he keeps his tampons.
     
  19. Dom

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    lol. the steelers and the bengals don't have captains as well.

    why is everyone making a big deal as if the jets are the only team not doing it? some people on this board are way too pessimistic and try to argue with rex/FO on everything
     
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    Thread over.
     

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