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These past few weeks/month are marking a new low point in the relatively low history of this team.
Let's look back at the recent history of the team
Rex Ryan, like him or not, was crapped on by this team and the management. Somebody in the front office starts to leak word that his time is coming to an end with the team still alive for the playoffs. But the word gets out anyway that he is about to be gone. Nobody in team management (Pegula, Brandon, Whaley, etc) makes any comments. Nothing. Not even the routine "He's our coach and we are sticking by him." type of comments that are made. This ends up completely undermining any authority that he has and all it does is make it even more difficult for him to succeed. This is NOT a defense of Ryan or a request for him to stay. But this is not the way to treat your coach. Either show your support for the coach or (better yet) stop the leaks like this. Maybe even both would work!!)
Now we have this week's actions. Rex Ryan gets fired. First the team announces it on Twitter and does not even meet with the team or any of it's leaders. So players like Kyle Williams, Tyrod Taylor, Eric Wood and LeSean McCoy don't even garner the respect to be told by the team.
After the firing do any of these "leaders" have the courage to talk to the media? No. Of course not. Instead they send out the new interim coach, who is holding what is essentially his first press conference to answer the slew of questions that anybody with half of a brain could see coming. Many of those are not ones he should answer, but the media has no other place to turn to. So now he gets to set up and look like a fool because he is put in a position where success was not a practical option.
So now we know that EJ starting is a "business" decision. Which makes it impossible for him to accomplish anything. It also lets Tyrod know where he stands. It permeates down to other players and potential players who might want to come here who now think that this organization has no respect for anybody who works for the franchise, as long as they can cover their asses.
This team needs to have a complete cleaning. I am fine with Rex leaving - especially after Sunday. But in reality, he should have stayed over Brandon, Overdorf, and Whaley (the man who can't get along with head coaches and doesn't want to pay attention to their roster ideas) (and probably Taylor, but that's another discussion)
Right now, this team is the laughingstock of the NFL and the world of pro sports. In attempt to pretend that the leadership is serious about changing this perception heads need to be chopped.
Now.
It makes it impossible to get excited for anything they do and to want to spend my money at New Era Field next year and in the future. The way this team is run is utterly unprofessional and should embarrass all fans.
Let's look back at the recent history of the team
Rex Ryan, like him or not, was crapped on by this team and the management. Somebody in the front office starts to leak word that his time is coming to an end with the team still alive for the playoffs. But the word gets out anyway that he is about to be gone. Nobody in team management (Pegula, Brandon, Whaley, etc) makes any comments. Nothing. Not even the routine "He's our coach and we are sticking by him." type of comments that are made. This ends up completely undermining any authority that he has and all it does is make it even more difficult for him to succeed. This is NOT a defense of Ryan or a request for him to stay. But this is not the way to treat your coach. Either show your support for the coach or (better yet) stop the leaks like this. Maybe even both would work!!)
Now we have this week's actions. Rex Ryan gets fired. First the team announces it on Twitter and does not even meet with the team or any of it's leaders. So players like Kyle Williams, Tyrod Taylor, Eric Wood and LeSean McCoy don't even garner the respect to be told by the team.
After the firing do any of these "leaders" have the courage to talk to the media? No. Of course not. Instead they send out the new interim coach, who is holding what is essentially his first press conference to answer the slew of questions that anybody with half of a brain could see coming. Many of those are not ones he should answer, but the media has no other place to turn to. So now he gets to set up and look like a fool because he is put in a position where success was not a practical option.
So now we know that EJ starting is a "business" decision. Which makes it impossible for him to accomplish anything. It also lets Tyrod know where he stands. It permeates down to other players and potential players who might want to come here who now think that this organization has no respect for anybody who works for the franchise, as long as they can cover their asses.
This team needs to have a complete cleaning. I am fine with Rex leaving - especially after Sunday. But in reality, he should have stayed over Brandon, Overdorf, and Whaley (the man who can't get along with head coaches and doesn't want to pay attention to their roster ideas) (and probably Taylor, but that's another discussion)
Right now, this team is the laughingstock of the NFL and the world of pro sports. In attempt to pretend that the leadership is serious about changing this perception heads need to be chopped.
Now.
It makes it impossible to get excited for anything they do and to want to spend my money at New Era Field next year and in the future. The way this team is run is utterly unprofessional and should embarrass all fans.
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