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Jets owner Christopher Johnson spoke with the media on Wednesday about numerous topics, most notably head coach Adam Gase. Here are some of the highlights as transcribed from team beat writers on Twitter.
Christopher Johnson finished a 16-minute session with reporters. Main takeaways: “Full confidence” in Gase. Calls him a “brilliant” offensive mind. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) September 16, 2020
#Jets CEO Christopher Johnson on head coach Adam Gase pic.twitter.com/zVbK9CM5T1
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) September 16, 2020
Johnson agrees that Sunday's loss was "a mess," but he predicts fans will see "a different team moving forward." #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) September 16, 2020
Johnson says he has full confidence in Gase: "I think that he has a lot more in him as a head coach than some of our fans are giving him credit for. I understand. They want to see success. I think that they will." #nyj
— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) September 16, 2020
“We have a roster we can win with if we stay healthy” - #Jets CEO Christopher Johnson
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) September 16, 2020
Look, the owner isn’t going to say anything negative after one game. Right or wrong, there isn’t going to be a coaching change so soon into the season. It just isn’t going to happen.
Still it’s tough for me to not take a step back and think about the absurdity of the situation. It’s kind of incredible we are at a point where the Jets feel the need to trot out their owner to give a vote of confidence to their coach a single game into the season. Somehow that’s the point we are at, however.
Even if the Jets score less points than the opposition, at least Adam Gase interacted well with the team in practice last month.