NFL (since 2016)

[crystal falace]

"Free agency started last night and was pretty crazy some huge money being spent. Osweiler getting £18m a year for the Texans, leaving the Broncos without a QB, Giants have spent a fortune on good but not great players, Oliver Vernon has more guaranteed money than JJ Watt. lots more deals but cant be bothered to list them all."

[Takashi Miike]

it's like picking between Aids & Leprosy, I hate the pair of them, but that gimmick fucking play that the eagles use will probably sway me towards the Chiefs. Mahomes was pretty classy during the week when asked about Daniels, so I hope Reid gets his hat trick of wins

[Far Cough UKunt]

Who wins? Taylor Swift.

[southbankbornnbred]

SB weekend. It all felt like an inevitable drift towards this game.

So, who wins?

[RBshorty]

Look's like Garrett flashing his knickers in the direction of Philly. Cleveland are in salary cap hell. And they ain't coming out of it any time soon. What a complete fuck up.!

GO G MEN.!

[Takashi Miike]

Joe, I hope he ends up in Vegas. We need someone like Myles Garrett, he'll make far more difference than DK

[Joe C]

TM - I’m seeing reports you’re prepared to trade big with us to get DK Metcalf.

Could work out well for both - he’s a great player right in the prime years, but we need to move on with our rebuild and he would free up a lot of cap space.  With Smith-Njigba and Charbonnet coming through I think we’re well covered to replace him.  You’ll love him in DC

Reckon we’ll move on from Geno as well

[southbankbornnbred]

the ones criticising the wilks hire are clueless, that's a great pick. don't know much about the OC, but it's worth celebrating hackett moving on. well done glenn

It will be interesting now what he does with rodgers

Yeah, I tend to agree, TM. Glenn will want his defense to play his way, and he’s mates with Wilks. So I suspect between them they’ll give the side a strong defensive character. Wilks’ experience will help a new HC, too.

Don’t know much about the OC. But he was rated by Johnson and Campbell in Detroit - and jumped at the chance to carry on working with Glenn. So, good signs. They feel like a proper coaching team/unit. And Hackett has gone, which is a relief!

[Takashi Miike]

the ones criticising the wilks hire are clueless, that's a great pick. don't know much about the OC, but it's worth celebrating hackett moving on. well done glenn

It will be interesting now what he does with rodgers

[southbankbornnbred]

Aaron Glenn has pretty much completed his backroom staff. Some really good choices, some a bit marmite and could go either way.

He didn’t get his first choice OC, which would have been Nick Caley from the Rams. So, instead, he stole yet another Detroit coach - and nabbed their passing game co-ordinater.

Some have criticised the appointment of Wilks as DC, given he failed as a HC. But if Glenn is hands-on as a defensive coach anyway, then it might not matter. So I’m sanguine about it. Plus, we could do with some experience on a young coaching staff.

 

[Takashi Miike]

[Takashi Miike]

[Takashi Miike]

I hate the Cowboys, but that press conference is painful. Complete silence as Jones & Son are introduced to the media, then polite applause for the new HC. You have to feel sorry for Schottenheimer, especially when the cranky narcissist Jerry comes out with "This is as big a risk as you could take", while pointing at his new head coach. Most mental introduction ever, never seen anything like it and we had 25 years of Snyder's bullshit

[Far Cough UKunt]

Sounds like the Bills gave it a good go against the Chiefs.

[southbankbornnbred]

Going to take a couple of years, I suspect, TM, as we need a long-term QB and there are some big holes to fill on an unbalanced roster. But Glenn is a breath of fresh air - primarily because he knows New York and our fans and is not cowed by it or them. He seems to feed off it all.

Gase was massively out of his depth and looked intimidated.
Saleh (decent man) struggled with anything offense-related and was a bit cowed by NY's aggressive media.

No idea how Glenn will turn out as a HC, of course. The jury's out on that. But being daunted by New York and the constant noise around it all is not in his nature. And I like that as a starting point. He's got the attitude you probably need in a city where everybody is shouting at you! Can see him telling some squawking journalists and commentators where to go fuck themselves - but in a polite way. The players will need that sort of coach on their side to help turn things around.

[southbankbornnbred]

I know it's early days, but I'm still seeing Hackett as OC. Unless that changes, nothing much will improve

Oh, Hackett's on his way out. You're right - he has to go as part of this overhaul.

It's probably a case of who replaces him. Looks like it might be Nick Caley, the current passing game co-ordinator at the Rams. Don't know a huge amount about him, other than he's highly rated by McVay. It would be a step up for him to become an OC, but anything would be an improvement on Hackett: that guy was truly awful and only got the gig because of Rodgers. Coached like he'd never seen a lineman before.

[Takashi Miike]

[Takashi Miike]

I know it's early days, but I'm still seeing Hackett as OC. Unless that changes, nothing much will improve

[southbankbornnbred]

“To any players who are here now: put your seatbelts on and get ready for the ride.

“There will be challenges. But, with challenges come opportunities and here’s what I do know: we’re the freakin’ New York Jets and we’re built for this shit.”

“I wanted this job. I interviewed for a number of them, but I wanted THIS job. When I came for the second interview, I wanted to make sure it was the first of those second interviews - because I wanted to make sure I could shake Woody’s hand and know that I had a contract.

”So, I’m telling you now: everything else was out of it. It’s all about the Jets and it has been that way from the beginning.”

That’s our head coach. He’ll have his failures, I’m certain. But that’s the guy I want leading that team. He wants to be there, not just taking any old HC role. It matters to him. Some others were just passing through.

So you think he's better than Adam Gase?  

Yep, sneaky feeling!

[Lee Trundle]

“To any players who are here now: put your seatbelts on and get ready for the ride.

“There will be challenges. But, with challenges come opportunities and here’s what I do know: we’re the freakin’ New York Jets and we’re built for this shit.”

“I wanted this job. I interviewed for a number of them, but I wanted THIS job. When I came for the second interview, I wanted to make sure it was the first of those second interviews - because I wanted to make sure I could shake Woody’s hand and know that I had a contract.

”So, I’m telling you now: everything else was out of it. It’s all about the Jets and it has been that way from the beginning.”

That’s our head coach. He’ll have his failures, I’m certain. But that’s the guy I want leading that team. He wants to be there, not just taking any old HC role. It matters to him. Some others were just passing through.

So you think he's better than Adam Gase?  

[southbankbornnbred]

“To any players who are here now: put your seatbelts on and get ready for the ride.

“There will be challenges. But, with challenges come opportunities and here’s what I do know: we’re the freakin’ New York Jets and we’re built for this shit.”

“I wanted this job. I interviewed for a number of them, but I wanted THIS job. When I came for the second interview, I wanted to make sure it was the first of those second interviews - because I wanted to make sure I could shake Woody’s hand and know that I had a contract.

”So, I’m telling you now: everything else was out of it. It’s all about the Jets and it has been that way from the beginning.”

That’s our head coach. He’ll have his failures, I’m certain. But that’s the guy I want leading that team. He wants to be there, not just taking any old HC role. It matters to him. Some others were just passing through.

[southbankbornnbred]

In all seriousness, Glenn’s press conference was pretty impressive. Oozes passion for the sport and team, charisma, determination and work ethic.

The real “talking” is done on the training ground and on match days. But this guy has a pair of bollocks, and he will not fail through want of trying.

Compare his introduction to that of Adam Gase (rabbit in headlights), Rob Saleh (bit overawed by Gotham) and the likes of Mangini (battling to convince himself), and you sense that Glenn is a different beast.

It’ll probably take years, and he’s taking over a failing organisation, so there’s a LOT to fix. But I like him already.

[southbankbornnbred]

Aaron Glenn’s first press conference as head coach.

”We’re the freakin’ New York Jets, and we’re built for this shit!”

THERE’S my head coach, right there.

Gets it. Being a Jet is a state of mind - it’s not just about the American football. And that’s why they’re basically the West Ham of the NFL.

[Takashi Miike]

[southbankbornnbred]

Disappointed, but not to disappointed as any 'skins fan would have accepted making the play-offs back in September.

Onwards and upwards next season.




 

Your lot had a great season, OD. And that QB is here to stay.

[oh dear II]

Disappointed, but not to disappointed as any 'skins fan would have accepted making the play-offs back in September.

Onwards and upwards next season.