Can everyone PLEASE just get a hold of themselves?
Everywhere i look on this Blog someone's calling for someone else's head. Be it Schotty, Sanchez, Rex, Mike T, Woody, Wayne Hunter, Eric Smith, Santonio Holmes, or the whole team. Granted, some of this criticism is valid, and I certainly agree with a lot of the anger towards Schotty, Hunter, and Smith, but for crying out loud let's all try to be reasonable and think about what would happen if we got rid of some of these other people that you're trying to point out.
Let's start with Rex. Did it ever occur to anyone that every coach occasionally has an off-year? Imagine if the Patriots fired Belichick in 2002 when they didn't make the playoffs after winning the super bowl the year prior. Andy Reid has had several .500 or lower seasons with the Eagles and he's been there for over a decade. Why don't we all take a look back at what Rex has done for this team in the 2 years that he's been here. He's given them swagger, relevance, 2 trips to the AFC championship game (as many as the Jets have had since winning their only SB), and some optimism. And as disappointing as this season has been, at least it hasn't been one of those 6-10 or 4-12 seasons that "Mangenius" or Herm Edwards had after going 10-6 or 9-7 a previous year. So all hope certainly isn't lost for the future. What would we do if Rex got Fired? I'll let you answer that for yourself.
Now for Mike T. Sure, he's had some bad picks since he's been the GM, but who doesn't have some bad picks here and there? Who doesn't make some bad moves from time to time? Mike T has drafted some very good players, such as Darelle Revis, David Harris, Nick Mangold, D'brickashaw Ferguson (yeah he's having an off-year ik), Joe Mcknight, and Dustin Keller. He's signed good free agents and made good trades in the past. And say what you will, but he's not Matt Millen, just keep that in mind.
Mark Sanchez, I won't deny that he hasn't played that well this season and constantly misses open receivers, or fails to hit them in stride, but enough with trying to singlehandedly blame everything on him, or trying to twist and mold past events so that everything ends up being his fault in some way. But he certainly hasn't gotten worse since last year, and that's with a much weaker offensive line, no Braylon edwards, and a defense that's taken a step back, meaning that they can't always bail him out. And I know plenty of you complain about how he steps into pressure, but guess what? If he didn't step up he'd get hit from the edges and you would all complain about how he doesn't step up in the pocket. And as much as Rex shows support for him, Sanchez will be playing for his Job in the eyes of the management next year, so if he really is that bad, you won't have to deal with him for much longer.
My point in all of this is that you should think about what you're saying and quit demanding that this entire team be dismantled and start from scratch. I could add more details to what i've said before, but I won't. And at least this team isn't going through the same kind of struggles as franchises like the browns, rams, and vikings. Be grateful at least that the Jets have had some sustained success the past few seasons.
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People have been demanding change even when we were at our most successful
Arm chair GM. Mod/contributing writer at SBN Jets blog GGN.
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I was ready to do an Obama change gif right there for all this change
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
by Noble_Lance on Dec 28, 2011 6:54 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
well, hopefully this will do

"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
i cant spell a nosebleed
The Official Seinfeld Gif-Man of GGN!!!!!!!!
i'm a moderator for GGN. I will accept tribute.
yep cause that's not political
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
by Noble_Lance on Dec 28, 2011 8:34 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
are you kidding
kramer for prez!
"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
i cant spell a nosebleed
The Official Seinfeld Gif-Man of GGN!!!!!!!!
i'm a moderator for GGN. I will accept tribute.
hey better safe then sorry.
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
because i really don't like schotty
he seems like a cool guy based on some of his press conferences but he’s not been doing a very good job. I really want Norv Turner here, and Jason La Canfora actually reported that the jets may be interested in hiring Norv as an OC.
FIRE WOODY AND HIRE THE GHOST OF AL DAVIS!!!1!
Just kidding… the truth is, we’ve seen a drop in every phase of our game: Special Teams have left us looking for somebody, ANYBODY who can catch a punt, our Offense has been flat and ineffective(who needs a run game when you can toss the ball 60+ times), and our D has looked predictable and porous.
Meanwhile, fans and analysts are calling for Sanchez’s head… even though he could arguably be a Pro-bowl selection this year. Don’t get me wrong, the kid makes some bad and I mean bad decisions at times, but he’s consistently improved from season to season and has managed the NY media fairly well.
One question though….Didn’t we draft him with the understanding that he was essentially a ‘work in progress’ given his overall lack of experience?
Totally agree with you.
Plus look at Romo. Is he a franchise QB? His failures in the clutch are epic.
Look at Flacco, is he ‘great’? He benefits from the entire team being great and him being good (not great).
Even Eli. All the Giant fans I know are saying “Eli, I believe”. As if they still have to tell themselves they believe in him. And Eli sucked his 3rd year too. (Not to mention Eli is a total dork).
I believe in Sanchez and think he can excel in the NFL. He’ll never be a Brady or Brees or Rodgers, but if we can get an OC that plays to Sanchez’s stregthens, we won’t need him to be one of them. (Hell Big Ben isn’t one of them, yet he’s got rings.) But he needed time. I really believe next year he’ll shine.
by mangold'sbeard on Dec 29, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I think the point is to look at things relatively
Travel back more than two years and tell yourself that the Jets aren’t mathematically eliminated in week 17…yet. Then proceed to complain about it to yourself of old. You’d slap your future self for being so spoiled.
The very frank truth of the matter is that many Jets fans are malcontents who just want to be miserable. There’s demanding improvement, and believe me there’s tons of room for improvement, and then there’s whining.
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