I listened to the conference call and Rex's parts spoke the most to me. A) Callahan was his first choice. B) He doesn't like Sparano very much. He gave only diplomatic answers whenever asked about Sparano. When Rex Ryan is talking about someone he really believed in, he is effusive. And now Parcells is doing interviews about Sparano. Parcells is known to do this when he has given magnanimous advice. Either Woody or Tanny called him for advice and he gave him Sparano's number. These jerks are still forcing coaches onto the staff.
It's really sad how the Jets have lost all credibility both with what Ryan and Tannenbaum have to say..especially Tannenbaum, I think it hurts Ryan to lie. But when they said Schitty would definitely be back unless he got a HC job and then it leaks out that they had already hired Sparano before Schitty "resigned" well it's just pathetic.
Really they hired Sparano beforehand, ridiculous. The Jets really cut their nose to spite their face. Just to save a couple of million bucks on Schotty's contract. They should have just fired him and been done with it instead of the dog and pony show they put on last week.
Where did that leak out? You know why they said they were goig to bring Schottenheimer back right? I mean, you get that it was in the best interest of the team, and in no one actually thought or should have thought they meant it, right?
Schefter leaked it..or Mortensen..after the fact...it wasn't in the best interest of the team..not even close..and all they had to do is what everybody else does and brush the question aside. This is a different side to it but it says he was told to get out. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...schottenheimer-to-get-another-job-or-get-out/ I am still looking for the tweet.
Amen. He's the ultimate party line guy. Can't believe anything he says publicly, just have to hope he is more honest and forceful behind closed doors.
Wow. ummm saying that they had sparano as top choice should Schottenheimer get another job and saying he was HIRED BEFORE THEY FIRED SCHOTTENHEIMER are not even in the same ball park. And as far as not in their best interest? Why not? How many organizations in sports are completely honest with the media? Is Bill Bellichick Captain Forthcoming when it comes to hiring and firings or ANYTHING for that matter? If they had let him go the day after the season ended, you would have bitched that they blew any leverage to get the OC they wanted, and how stupid they were because if they just waited to see if he got a job, they wouldn't have had to pay him. I could give a crap about schotty's feelings, and want what's best for the team. They were asked the question repeatedly about Schottenheimer (some local media even asked it full well knowing they weren't bringing Schotty back just to get them to lie, and admitted as much) they didn't volunteer it. Brush the question aside and they get killed for lying anyway. If they hadn't had the press conference last week, you'd be ripping them for not having accountability for the season's failure. Did you actually believe they were going to keep Schottenheimer? HE even knew he was gone, probably after the Giants game. Grow up a touch. And as far as saving a few million dollars? Are you kidding? One thing the Jets do have is an owner who burns more money on the team than anyone north of Dan Snyder. They could give a shit about the money. They let him try to find another job for two reasons: one, he had been a good soldier, Rex has a soft spot for assistants, and they wanted to give him best chance to land the Jacksonville job. Firing him day after the season wouldn't help, and two) if he gets another job it's a clean slate, they don't have to fire him, and they get out from under the extension. He didn't get the job, they gave him a chance to resign, he took it, probably got a nice settlement, and we all move on. No credibility shot. He's been let go. They've hired someone who they think will do a good job. Even if Sparano was hired before Schotty was let go, who cares. It happens ALL THE TIME in the NFL and professional sports. Your boy Bellichick knew he was going to resign as HC of the NYJ and was checking out schools in the NE area before he got that job. Parcells knew he was coming to the Jets well before he actually did. Grow up a little.
This type of shit happens all the time in pro sports. Owners give there full support for head coaches and then fire them a week after the season or before the season even ends. Coaches say they aren't interested in jobs then the next thing you know they're coaching the team they said they weren't interested in. In this case they were trying to help Schottenheimer get a head coaching job. It was in both parties best interest. I'm sure there are numerous other reasons why this always happens, but let's not make it out like Rex or Tannenbaum or anyone in the Jets organization is pathetic for doing the same thing everyone else does.
What the hell are you talking about? Are you Michael Kay or something? Are you that ignorant that you can't tell what really happened? The Jets are criticized for being classless so they do something classy and respectful for Schotty. They gave him a shot at the Jaguars job before they cut him loose and they gave him the ability to leave with dignity. The Giants are called "classy" but all I hear from their owner is that Coughlin would have been fired if he lost this game or that. Meanwhile, the Jets gave Schotty 10 days to find a job or "quit." There was no "lying." Every NFL team does the same thing when they give the HC a vote of confidence in the middle of the season and then can the coach a few weeks later or when the season ends. Schotty was not coming back. This "lying" shit is stuff raised by the media because they want to be the story instead of reporting it. So they say the Jets lied to us in the Monday presser. BFD. Grow up. We all knew that the offensive CS was going to be gutted. You people who feel lied to need to stop with the whining. It is really sad. And read a book on press conferences 101.
I meant leak out that they hired Sparano before schottenheimer resigned, as Don asserted. I wanted a link. What I got was Sparano was top choice should Schotty not be back. Which isn't even in the same ballpark as saying they hired him before Schotty resigned. EVERY ONE IN AMERICA knew that Schotty wouldn't be back.
Another poster had mentioned the story had leaked that Sparano was hired beforehand. Just interested in the "leaked" story and posted a link. Relax and have a cold compress or something.
If this is true then Rex is done with the Jets. It's just a matter of time. And Sparano is probably the replacement in waiting. I still have a hard time believing that Tannenbaum would make the mistake of forcing an OC on his HC twice in a row but you never know.
That was directed at Don, more than you. Cold compressed. Tired of Jet fans whining about everything under the sun.
I haven't had a chance to listen yet, how exactly did Rex communicate that Callahan was his first choice?
After reading the cliff notes of the press conference it's the begining of the end. If Parcells has his hands in this cookie jar this team is fucked. He never should have any input in this team and I mean ever. His time is done in the league.
since tanny isn't qualified to be gm in the first place, i'm glad he called the tuna for advice. letting the guy who is mainly, predominately responsible for the o-line failure and consequently this season's disaster make the decision on the oc was the last thing i want to see. now, if only we could get woody to bring in somebody as a consultant who actually knows how to run a draft/evalute talent. .:beer:
Rex is twisting in the wind here. He doesn't have the social skills to turn this around. I wish he was our DC and not our HC.
