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The problem is they didn't remove everything Bill related.  They moved some of it around, got rid of some old stuff but otherwise pretty much kept everything Bill related.  That includes Wolf, Mayo, Groh and on and on.  

As you may recall, some of us advocated getting rid of everything and starting over.  From scratch.  Take down the posters and the artwork, knock down the walls and fire every damn last employee.  They didn't do ANY of that.  They even signed the players Bill drafted, almost all of them.  

They did a passive-aggressive rebuild and that's how they've treated the whole process. I really hope Bill tells them to keep their hall of fame ceremony and their statue.  Use their money to end racism.  

And I'm not back.  I don't see it happening any time soon. I may need to borrow some of your Jets gear. 

Boring maybe but not never hypocritical. Let me know if you need some additional help with that word... hypocritical. I have no problems boring you.

4-13 makes you bad.

The reason(s) are many, but the ultimate responsibility falls on the guy in charge, Bill. I don't obsess like you. We are on to the collaboration.

My curiosity will be how the D performs this year. IMHO the defense has been the strength of the team the last few years bordering on being a top D in the league. The offense put them in bad spots, put them on the field way too often and this is only an opinion but I the offense probably demoralized them at times.    

much of the defensive staff returns
So if the D regresses the entire staff should be fired, correct?


the offensive staff has been completely over hauled, as has the special teams staff.
The offense has been atrocious for a few years and won't be much better this year. 


I look forward to a collaboration. the GM taking input from scouts, coaches and maybe even players. I also look forward to a new way of winning football games. much more of an emphasis on offensive football, scoring points and controlling the ball. 
If you are looking to enjoy offensive football next year you might want to take a year off.


very eager to see how the draft unfolds. I think the new staff has breathed some new life into all of us. 
Drafts and Free Agency are team building exercises which we won't know if successful for a few years.


I don't see that as an obsession. I believe you are mistaken if you do, but of course entitled to that opinion
You obsess about Bill in the majority of your posts. Bill is no longer here. take your own advice and move on.

Did you watch the woke commercial that was Mayo's press conference? Not to mention the job posting for a BIPOC only candidate that was created by Kraft, or whoever on his team, that was removed because it was discriminatory. 

Yeah, we all get it's not longer a one-man operation, not sure why they need to mention it as often as they do, unless it's part of their narrative. 

If Glaser's role and impact is on the business side of things, cool. If it bleeds into personnel/coaching side of things, not cool. "Senior advisor to the Head Coach" is in her title. That's a football title.

you seem really down on the team. you thinking no improvements over last year?

The entire team outside of a few players is the one assembled by BB, they even brought back the guy he drafted in 2016 to play QB. So if they were trying to move away from BB, they weren't confident enough to take the pacifier out of their mouth and do a complete rebuild. They also knew he was correct in most personnel matters because they kept all his free agents this offseason.

They weren't a bad team last year, they were a bad offense... which resulted in that record. The collaborative chose the QB in 2021, they started hiring coaches and blending west coast concepts with Ernhardt-Perkins concepts... it became a jumbled mess. Could BB alone have fixed it, who knows? But before he dies Bob obviously wanted control of the team squarely back in his family's hands and wanted a clear path for Jonathan to mold the team in his vision.

We'll know how it works in about five years or so, once all BB's players matriculate out and the roster turns over completely. We'll either be back to square one, looking to hire an entire staff or this group will take the solid foundation BB left for them and build upon it.

I do not believe they brought back Brissett because Bill drafted him in 2016 (and was going to cut him a short whgile after). I do believe they brought back Brissett because of his relationship with the new OC from their Browns days.

they did not bring back Guy, Phillips, Nixon, Jackson, Hall, Zeke. they did bring back Dugger, Onwenu, Uche, Jennings, Henry, Bourne. I doubt Wheatley, Reagor, Rourke, Elliss are on the 53 man roster.  they moved off Mac, Brown, Parker, Wilson, Gesicki, Mills, Bryant, Board, Davis, Slater. they brought in 9 players with no ties to Bill. they also have 8 draft choices.
the staff will be 75% new
the management team will be 75% new
the roster will be 40%-50% new this year. 

I agree much of the defense should be back. I also assume come Sept, pending how the draft and injuries play out, we most likely do not see JuJu, Thorton, Lowe, Wheatley back. maybe Harris and Rhyland. 

And if that's her role/impact on the football side, fine. I have no issues there.

same... what are your thoughts if jon kraft is really the one running football ops, and not wolf and the clown...err... collaboration station?

BB drafted Brissett, he's a BB guy. They had Brady and JimmyG, there was a roster crunch, that's why he got traded. You don't know dick about what BB was going to do with him the following season, stop being ridiculous.

Osborne, Gibson, Hooper, Takitaki will make the roster.

Watts might make the team as a situational pass rusher, he might also get cut. Leverette highly unlikely, he's a jag, a backup from an average line in Tampa. Okorafor will likely make the roster because Wolf foolishly gave him money that should have gone to a better player.

So let's say 90% BB guys after the draft is finished.