Jets fire Robert Saleh

[Pabst]

Per both Schefter and Rapoport.

Here's my scorching hot take: The real problem is Aaron Rodgers.

[TimmayLake]

The owner has balls.

Wish we could say the same about the Steelers.

[DP39]

Saw that coming.

[Pabst]

If the Jets win this weekend they take over first place in their division, yet they fire their coach?

Something's up here.

[langer]

Long time coming, most likely.

[Pabst]

The owner has balls.

Wish we could say the same about the Steelers.

Hell yeah! The Steelers need to start emulating the team that

*checks notes*

Has the longest playoff drought across all North American sports leagues.

[bradshaw2ben]

The owner has balls.

Wish we could say the same about the Steelers.

Hell yeah! The Steelers need to start emulating the team that

*checks notes*

Has the longest playoff drought across all North American sports leagues.

We’re well in our way to besting them!

[langer]

Ha, only a 22 page FIRE SALEH thread over here.

https://forums.theganggreen.com/threads ... ow.100353/

This might explain some of it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/re ... r-AA1rNc64

[Pabst]

We’re well in our way to besting them!

Only 14 years to go!

[Orangesteel]

I’d snatch Saleh up as a defensive coach in a heartbeat.

Teryl Austin could use some help

[Steeldrama]

The owner has balls.

Wish we could say the same about the Steelers.

Hell yeah! The Steelers need to start emulating the team that

*checks notes*

Has the longest playoff drought across all North American sports leagues.

We’re well in our way to besting them!

Not even close actually.

The Steelers MADE the playoffs just last season.

It's that whole WINNING an actual playoff game that's going to set new records.

[Mick]

Per both Schefter and Rapoport.

Here's my scorching hot take: The real problem is Aaron Rodgers.

the jets gave up on two QBs who looked terrible for the jets, and brought in arguably the best QB in the NFL based on recent league MVP/all-pro accolades.

Now those two they moved on from are two of the highest performing QBs in the NFL and Rodgers is poo.

I can’t imagine a better scientific experiment to prove with 10 sigma or whatever confidence that QB is not the issue for the Jets.

Not much different from the Browns bringing in the most efficient QB in NFL history and letting their disappointment walk, only to watch their new QB suck out loud and the disappointment become one of the league’s top players.

[TimmayLake]

The Jets and the Steelers will be the same place once this regular season is over. At home on the couch.

[Pabst]

Not even close actually.

The Steelers MADE the playoffs just last season.

It's that whole WINNING an actual playoff game that's going to set new records.

We're even further away from that record.

Kansas City went 22 years between playoff wins (1993-2015)
Cleveland went 26 years (1994-2020)
Buffalo went 25 years (1995-2020)

The longest current droughts are:
Miami is sitting at 24 years and counting (last win was 2000 season)
Vegas is at 22 years (last win was the 2002 AFCCG)
Washington is sitting at 18 years (last win 2005)


Someone can double check this, but I believe the Lions win last seasons ended the longest drought of the Super Bowl era (32 years)

[bradshaw2ben]

Hell yeah! The Steelers need to start emulating the team that

*checks notes*

Has the longest playoff drought across all North American sports leagues.

We’re well in our way to besting them!

Not even close actually.

The Steelers MADE the playoffs just last season.

It's that whole WINNING an actual playoff game that's going to set new records.

Ah, yes... their not making making the playoffs streak is safe.

But with just a little more mismanagement, coaching cowardice, and bad contracts... nothing is impossible!

[Jtf]

Not even close actually.

The Steelers MADE the playoffs just last season.

It's that whole WINNING an actual playoff game that's going to set new records.

We're even further away from that record.

Kansas City went 22 years between playoff wins (1993-2015)
Cleveland went 26 years (1994-2020)
Buffalo went 25 years (1995-2020)

The longest current droughts are:
Miami is sitting at 24 years and counting (last win was 2000 season)
Vegas is at 22 years (last win was the 2002 AFCCG)
Washington is sitting at 18 years (last win 2005)


Someone can double check this, but I believe the Lions win last seasons ended the longest drought of the Super Bowl era (32 years)

Those are all correct. Good work

[Pabst]

Per both Schefter and Rapoport.

Here's my scorching hot take: The real problem is Aaron Rodgers.

the jets gave up on two QBs who looked terrible for the jets, and brought in arguably the best QB in the NFL based on recent league MVP/all-pro accolades.

Now those two they moved on from are two of the highest performing QBs in the NFL and Rodgers is poo.

I can’t imagine a better scientific experiment to prove with 10 sigma or whatever confidence that QB is not the issue for the Jets.

Not much different from the Browns bringing in the most efficient QB in NFL history and letting their disappointment walk, only to watch their new QB suck out loud and the disappointment become one of the league’s top players.

Rodgers was very much on the decline his last season in GB, and he was also turning into a serious locker room cancer. Now he's 41and coming off a major injury.

I'd put it this way: It's not so much that the Jets are a bad organization that caused Rodgers to decline. It that Rodgers was already in decline and the Jets are a bad organization for throwing a shitload of money and draft capital at him.

[Steeldrama]

Rodgers is a prickly old bastard (it happens)

Writing was on the wall when Saleh tried to bro hug him on the sidelines and Rodgers pushed him away with a WTF kind of look

Factor in the rumor propragated by the overly make-up'd Colleen Wolfe about a shouting match between Jets owner Woody Johnson and Saleh at the owners meetings and you have the makings of a lame duck head coach.

Woody went all in on Rodgers and his cronies.

Saleh was put in a bad spot there.

Gives clear power to Rodgers NOT the head coach.

Saleh knows defense.

I'd hire him as my DC

Oh wait Tomlin's my DC

Dammit

[Orangesteel]

Yes as soon as ppl start asking Rodgers if he and the coach are “cool” you better start freshening that resume.

Rodgers is a world class dick!

[W&M_Steeler]

Yes as soon as ppl start asking Rodgers if he and the coach are “cool” you better start freshening that resume.

Rodgers is a world class dick!

Rodgers likely had a hand in Saleh's demise. I wonder if Saleh's decision to wear a large Lebanese flag on his sleeve during the Sunday game played a role in the timing of Saleh's firing. The Jets's owner Woody Johnson was Trump's ambassador to Britain:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/a ... -flag.html

[CKSteeler]

I'd wager the flag was the deciding factor.

[W&M_Steeler]

I'd wager the flag was the deciding factor.

I think you're probably right, it was the tipping point, the aggravating factor that got him fired right now instead of the end of the season.

[bradshaw2ben]

Ha, only a 22 page FIRE SALEH thread over here.

https://forums.theganggreen.com/threads ... ow.100353/

This might explain some of it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/re ... r-AA1rNc64

Lots of guys wearing the "extra" flag, so I doubt that it would be the reason. Hell, they were pretty sloppy in London and had high expectations this year, so don't need much of an excuse.

[955876]

The owner has balls.

Wish we could say the same about the Steelers.

Shit, Dunce is reading this news right now thinking to himself “glad I’m never going to have to hire a new HC.”…

[langer]

See, this kind of QB putsch is what's needed and how things change in the NFL.

Kenny was a pussbag, he never had the makings of a varsity athlete. All these other QBs that come in here are eunuchs.

Marino, Ben, Montana, Young, McMahon, Jim Hart, Cunningham.

Rodgers has a track record, more good than bad. People rip him for not being like the rest, cheap bs. Can't have any individual thought, it's not permitted.

Teams need QBs with the balls to go after leadership.

[Jizz Mop]

Team Jizz Mop jealous

Hope I outlive Tomlin while he masquerades as an elite HC

Sick of him

[W&M_Steeler]

Ha, only a 22 page FIRE SALEH thread over here.

https://forums.theganggreen.com/threads ... ow.100353/

This might explain some of it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/re ... r-AA1rNc64

Lots of guys wearing the "extra" flag, so I doubt that it would be the reason. Hell, they were pretty sloppy in London and had high expectations this year, so don't need much of an excuse.

Certainly wouldn't have been a reason to fire him if things were going well, but I bet it pissed Woody off to see that flag prominently shown on his head coach's sleeve along with the Jets logo given the circumstances. Straw that broke the camel's back.

[SteelerDayTrader]

Really dumb move on the Jets part

You start listening to Aaron fucking Rogers about anything and you are gonna wind up wrong

[W&M_Steeler]

See, this kind of QB putsch is what's needed and how things change in the NFL.

Kenny was a pussbag, he never had the makings of a varsity athlete. All these other QBs that come in here are eunuchs.

Marino, Ben, Montana, Young, McMahon, Jim Hart, Cunningham.

Rodgers has a track record, more good than bad. People rip him for not being like the rest, cheap bs. Can't have any individual thought, it's not permitted.

Teams need QBs with the balls to go after leadership.

Now that Aaron Rodgers is the de facto head coach, maybe the Steelers can take advantage of the situation- three way trade, Steelers send 2nd rounder to Raiders, Raiders send Adams to Jets, Jets send Wilson to Steelers, Steelers send 3rd to Jets

[Jizz Mop]

Really dumb move on the Jets part

You start listening to Aaron fucking Rogers about anything and you are gonna wind up wrong

Why is that?