This is Woody once again showing how much he likes it when everyone is talking about his (no playoffs in 12 seasons) team. Favre, Tebow, and now Rodgers. This team is not a QB away from winning the Super Bowl. How many years does he have left? 1 or 2? Sure, the Jets will most likely finally make it to the post season with Rodgers and then what? Then, maybe with some additions across the board, they might be ready to make the next step but by that time Rodgers will be gone, retired. So, what's the point of this other than making the headlines? Typical Woody...
Gotta sell tickets man... This is business. Especially after raising prices when the team lost 6 straight games to end the year. Woody needs a headliner. In fact, Woody needs Rodgers far more than Rodgers needs the Jets. Not dealing from a strong position at all here..
Jets were ranked 18th in average ticket price for 2022. https://www.newsweek.com/nfl-most-least-expensive-teams-this-year-1757585 Woody Johnson's estimated net worth is 3.4 billion. He must be desperate for more money.
Its not about his personal bank account is it? How much was the ticket price increase?? This is a business the man is running which requires revenue. The Jets are gonna make money, but there's always more money to be made. Especially with a 1st Ballot Hof Super Star QB headliner.. More money than a Derek Carr. Just don't tell me the Tim Tebow experiment was about wins.. Excuse my grown up view of things..
This entire offseason has been insane. People have lost their minds over the QB again and are willing to begin scraping our future for basically a chance at a winning record, and maybe a one a done playoff shot. We have no patience to build a genuine long term contender because we constantly rush into dumb QB moves before were ready.
Woody wants Rodgers because he gives them the best chance of winning a super bowl. Excuse my common sense view of things.
your naive view is more like it. I know Woody loves his headlines and drama as long as it keeps the Jets on the back pages. Rodgers will sell more tickets and swag/merchandise than Carr. Rodgers also gets JD off the hook if any of Rodgers' skill rubs off on Zach Wilson. Its a win/win for the FO and Woody.. Now if the 1st ballot HoF QB decides he wants to retire?
Rodgers gives us the best chance to win a SB. If you think Carr did, then I don't know what to tell you.
Tickets don't account for that much revenue. For instance, their gate receipts in 2021 (the latest info I was able to find) were $74M. In comparison, every team gets over $300M/year just from league revenue sharing. Their operating income is $136M (2021), which also pales in comparison to how much Woody has been gaining per year just by holding onto the team ownership (from $635M in 2000 to $5.4B in 2022, about $216M per year in valuation). It's all about making the headlines for this clown.
We're not winning next season and that's pretty much the window of opportunity that Rodgers would give us.
That IF Rodgers actually agrees to play for the Jets and can still play at a high level. If you're thinking a SB in a year or two? Good luck. Carr was more long game thinking. Not instant SB. Carr would have required JD to continue assembling more depth pieces to prevent another 6 game crash due to injury. Rodgers you have a 2 year window. Big time gamble by Woody because if it doesn't happen or worse yet, Rodgers decides to retire or stay in GB? The Jets will look like complete fools and will lose what little credibility they have created with the OROY/DROY at the beginning of '22. It will be really hard to take Woody and the Jet FO/CS seriously if they don't close the deal with Rodgers. It will be worse if Rodgers doesn't deliver if he does indeed come here.
Selling, Rodgers merchandise and tickets is the gravy. The meat is winning the whole enchilada, getting to the big dance. All of these owners are grown up kids, they live and die with their teams. You don't spend a fortune to buy a team so you can sell t-shirts and ball caps. You buy a team so can experience the utter delirious joy of winning the Superbowl. Aaron Rodgers gives the Jets a terrific chance to achieve that goal.
Why not next year? This team was winning with Zach Wilson at QB before the the injuries piled up, add Aaron Rodgers, a couple of missing pieces through the draft and free agency, and next year is absolutely possible. Nothing is guaranteed but it would be the best shot since the Rex Ryan years.
Free agency? As of now, the Jets are barely under the cap ($1.8M). They will have to cut a few players and restructure some contracts to fit Rodgers in. Then, there's Quinnen Williams who wants a new contract. What free agents?
If Douglas has the chutzpah and the tenacity to sign Aaron Rodgers he damn sure has the know-how and ability to make the necessary moves to free up cap space, make the right deals, fortify the line and set the table for Aaron Rodgers to serve up a Championship run.
The cap can be manipulated like many teams do. the cap isn't real if a team works on the structure of each contract IE Saints have been over the cap to begin every year for what seems like a decade
You do realize a few restructured contracts one has happened already. And a few cuts we can have a really good chunk of change. Yes we have to replace those players, but that’s what we used high draft picks on and we can get guys at close tho that level for much less. I know many don’t want to cut Lawson but if he doesn’t want to take a cut that’s a good chunk right there. And we have a few other guys that need to be let go anyways like Braxton etc
If Woody is the one who insisted on Rodgers, I say Woody is right. But I don't think it was just him. From getting Hack, which is now a key piece for Rodgers, to contacting GB, and now being near the finish line on Rodgers, I think JD and everyone else was onboard with this. Rodgers is clearly the best available QB on the market. For next two years he can ball out, like Brady did, like Favre did after he left GB. You bring Favre as negative, and it was unfortunate Favre got hurt after leading us to 8-3 records, beating 10-0 Titans on the road, and making us SB favorites, but getting him was the right move. We just got unlucky with his rare injury. The next year Favre was #4 in MVP voting, let the Vikings to 12 win regular season, then made NFC finals, barely losing by 3 points in OT to eventual SB winner the Saints. Favre was still the man. And Rodgers is the same level. With Rodgers we are legit SB contenders. We may not win it, but we will have the best chance to do so for two years, since 1998 if Rodgers doesn't get seriously hurt like Favre did in 2008. This is very realistic. And as far as a QB two years from now, who knows. Maybe Zach will surprise us or we will pick another developmental QB who does well, or we will address it two years from now. But don't dismiss SB contention for two years as something that is not extremely meaningful. It is huge. Just ask the Bucks fans. Rodgers will give us that opportunity, and we need to close the deal.
