Tony Pauline - What will it take to turn this organization around?
I’ve heard nothing credible the past few days that makes me steer away from what was posted in last week’s mailbag – I don’t expect Gase to be fired until late in the season or when the season ends.
The only two ways this could change would be:
1) Gase loses the locker room and players start complaining.
2) Chris Johnson has an epiphany one morning while someone is pouring his coffee.
The situation with the Jets is getting worse by the week and as I tweeted Sunday, one general manager is not going to turn the organization around considering the present structure. The Johnsons must be willing to cede power and bring in someone who has complete control to run the entire football organization, versus hiring a general manager who must report to whichever Johnson brother is in the building. It worked for Leon Hess when he hired Bill Parcells in 1997 and had a positive effect on the franchise for almost a dozen years.
I mentioned this in early September when it happened, but it is worth repeating – the promotion of Hymie Elhai from within the organization to the role of team president after Neal Glat stepped down is telling. Rather than bringing in a strong personality from the outside who could identify problems within the franchise, the Jets promoted someone from within because he was well-liked in the organization. This tells me the Jets, and primarily Chris Johnson, are not willing to make the changes necessary to turn the organization around.
In the short term, the franchise would be better off if Woody Johnson returned and took control. I know there’s a lot of dislike for Woody among fans, but you must be fair about it and give credit where credit is due – the Jets had a good degree of success when Woody was in charge.
I’ve heard nothing credible the past few days that makes me steer away from what was posted in last week’s mailbag – I don’t expect Gase to be fired until late in the season or when the season ends.
The only two ways this could change would be:
1) Gase loses the locker room and players start complaining.
2) Chris Johnson has an epiphany one morning while someone is pouring his coffee.
The situation with the Jets is getting worse by the week and as I tweeted Sunday, one general manager is not going to turn the organization around considering the present structure. The Johnsons must be willing to cede power and bring in someone who has complete control to run the entire football organization, versus hiring a general manager who must report to whichever Johnson brother is in the building. It worked for Leon Hess when he hired Bill Parcells in 1997 and had a positive effect on the franchise for almost a dozen years.
I mentioned this in early September when it happened, but it is worth repeating – the promotion of Hymie Elhai from within the organization to the role of team president after Neal Glat stepped down is telling. Rather than bringing in a strong personality from the outside who could identify problems within the franchise, the Jets promoted someone from within because he was well-liked in the organization. This tells me the Jets, and primarily Chris Johnson, are not willing to make the changes necessary to turn the organization around.
In the short term, the franchise would be better off if Woody Johnson returned and took control. I know there’s a lot of dislike for Woody among fans, but you must be fair about it and give credit where credit is due – the Jets had a good degree of success when Woody was in charge.
