Exactly one F of all 32 teams for Ownership. Guess who got that nasty little grade? Hell, even the Panthers, with that psycho Tepper, got at least a D-!! Good to know the players are on the same page as the fans... All 32 Teams Report Cards NY Jets Report Card Overview The New York Jets dropped from 21st last year to 29th overall this season. Rather than addressing concerns, players believed that management responded to feedback by making conditions worse. For example, after receiving low grades for their food program last year, players felt the team cut the food budget and did not retain their long-time dietitian, who was previously their highest-rated staff member. Notably, that former dietitian took a full-time role with the Kansas City Chiefs, contributing to significant improvements in their food program and dietitian grades. Unsurprisingly, when asked what needs the most improvement, players overwhelmingly point to the food program, although they are complimentary of their new dietitian. They also cite perceived top leadership issues, with some describing issues as “top-down problems.” The Jets' ownership grade dropped from a B- to an F, with Woody Johnson receiving the league’s lowest owner score for contributing to a positive team culture.
You beat me to it. I was coming here to post about this Huge shock! I can't believe that players look at him poorly, he's been such a stand-up guy whodoes so many good things! Hopefully this wakes... someone... up. Goodell, you listening bro? Anyone? Buhler???
This is where RIck Spielman comes in. There is a lot of operations work to do for the Jets. So much shit needs to be better. It appears things are really outdated. As far as owner grade, we haven't made play-offs in 14 years. F is the only reasonable grade. But it looks like they graded coaches very high, because they were their buddies basically and not real coaches. I am sure getting rid of these didn't help the grade, but the coaches should be F too. And we need to make play-offs sooner rather than later.
In my opinion, the owner deserves an F not for the state of the cafeteria, or the food, or some other BS, but for one thing and one thing only. Inability to select a leadership team that can produce a winning team and develop a culture that behaves like winners, not freaking whiners. There is a lot of whining and immature BS with the players as well that needs to change. Grow up and develop some discipline. That is what changing the culture means, develop the young talent into winners and make them grow the fuck up. Bringing in a 40 year old, changing the entire game plan and offense, with new WR to pacify him , behind and absolutely putrid OC and his entire staff, starting with Carter, lead by a HC that was massively over his head and not making the players and coaches accountable deserves a much bigger F. Not to mention a GM that lacked where really counts, talent evaluation. That is what I expect form the new GM and HC, and good for them, it sure doesn’t start by keeping status quo in the offensive side of the ball with AR. That would not have changed the culture or mentality one bit. Time to try something that may be, just may be, actually works.
Firing Rob Saleh 4 games into the season turned everything upside down and made it worse. The players are obviously frustrated.
I said it in the QB thread about letting Aaron Rodgers go while still trying pretending this team is actually trying to "win" next season, and I'll say it again here. Anytime you hear anybody talking about the potential of a positive direction "culture change" happening *HERE* and for the New York Jets it is always...ALWAYS, choosing to completely gloss over the reality that every single one of these roads we try to take will always lead back to this F grade ownership. You can't have one with the other here. You can only field enough talent and score enough points that in turn can hopefully allow a bad culture team to win more games.
The firing was not the problem. The guy deserved to be fired. The problem was that instead of replacing him with an experienced competent former head coach, Woody replaced him with a guy who had never been in that position before and who was way, way over his head.
Except no one was hired to "replace" Saleh until Glenn. Ulbrich was simply a placeholder with no mandate other than to get a team on the field every week. The decision wasn't solely that of Johnson; surely the General Manager had input.
How "outdated" can it be? When did the Jets/Giants move into Met Life? Something like 2011 or so, yes? Now, I don't know how they build things these days but 15 or so years doesn't sound like a terribly long time to me. Doesn't really matter, I think that the entire "report card" falls exactly where it need to land. On Jets ownership. As @Kronoking pointed out, all roads lead back to Woody Johnson. The fans already knew it and now we know the players know it. What are they going to do about it?
Woody had a solid grade last year. This year it is the worst because he fired Saleh, who was everyone's buddy, and then shit hit the fan. And he deserves an F for failing to win. But overall as far as the rating what they can do about it is win. I think Mooge and AG will get this opportunity, the question is can they do it? I certainly hope so. Also Florham Park complex now is 17 years old. According to Brian Costello, gym can be expanded, locker room updated, and a few other things. I think they should update the facilities as well to make things better for the players. I personally would also install a roof and grass at Metlife, but this is a debate for another day...
Why not?!? You should have SEEN the boards back then! The debates over The West Side, in Manhattan vs. Jersey. People lost their shit at the thought of a continued shared stadium. Dome, no dome. I wonder...I'll have to see if I can find some of them and resurrect them. Even the grass... I agree with you. They should have put a lid on that and I think that not taking advantage of the West Side as a landing spot was a huge mistake. Football is about mindset. It doesn't help to be considered 2nd class citizens in your own building. It was before the new stadium and it's that way today. Not AS impactful today as it was back then seeing how bad the Giants have been lately but it was a major debate topic. It's really got to be just a little demoralizing to walk through those doors knowing you aren't "king" in your own building. At least I feel that way... Interesting times...
thats not at all how it seemed to me. it seemed like the gm had been neutered by that point and was just waiting out the days. the whole thing happened very quickly and is something the jets NEVER do. there is more to the story than the coach wasnt any good and needed to be fired. lets not forget had the jets won the next game vs buffalo they would have been in 1st place in the afc east.
The "whole thing" took at least ten months longer than it should have - that's hardly "very quickly". But at least it got done and the Jets now are in chapter two of the new book; only time will tell if it's tragedy or comedy or more of the same old drama.
Saleh deserved to be fired at the end of the year. The move itself wasn't the problem, it was the timing of it. You don't fire the head coach less than a quarter way through the season in an "all in" type of year without an immediate viable replacement. Forcing your defensive coordinator to also be head coach and somehow also be responsible to coach up the defense and fix the numerous problems on both sides of the ball is ridiculous. That is the move that pissed off the players and that's the main reason they got an F, IMO. Pretty sure Woody got a B- last year, so it's obviously not actually problems with training facilities, travel accommodations or meals, that's just the way the players decided to vent and basically let Woody know that they are upset. I think letting Rodgers go also affected this.
i agree it should have happened after last season. it didnt. it occurred in a very strange way at a very strange time.
