FireChan

10-6 homie. Good defense with a good defensive coach homie. Beat the Pats homie. You're telling me you wouldn't take Bowles over Rex for 2016? You might be one in a million.

Lol, they existed John. Ever heard of Todd Bowles?

We've had this conversation before. It's useless. Look to the future.

No use crying over spilled milk John. It's in the past. All we can do is look to the future.

I'd prefer they hire a non-bad HC actually. Are we in a 3 year rebuild with Rex right now? Is that the only option?

Those are your rules. Not mine.

I will root for coaches who suck to be fired forever. Because I want to win. I will also hope that he isn't fired because he's good. Because I want to win.

I mean, you made those numbers up. 1-2 who cares. Okay then. The Jets will play Geno then. That'll work. I'm sure they're very willing to do so. BMarsh and Decker are pumped.

I'm not trumpeting anybody. I'd take the 2013 Pettine defense over the 2015 Ryan defense for the Bills no question. And I'm happy to debate that. Anyway, I did miss Rex had #6 in 14. I just assumed they were terrible based on the points allowed. Mea culpa on that one. The Peyton Manning QB defense? Good thing I never said the bolded. I just think it's unlikely. Sure, some HoF coaches sucked and got better. The majority of coaches who suck continue to suck. That's a reality.

Yes. He's a smart guy. Why get underpaid to get beat up all year when he can leave $1M on the table and sit pretty. What do you not understand about the Jets having no leverage even if no other team wants Fitz? They want Fitz. They are the only market that matters.

So even though he was a complete failure in year 1, expect success in year 2, because year 1 is in the past?

I think Fitz may be happy waiting until someone else pays him backup money if a QB goes down by Week 4. What's the difference? The Jets have no leverage.

And the Jets DO have a market for his services and a need. Fitz can just not play, you know. Can the Jets just as easily start Geno?

Bro, Rex wasn't hired for a defensive rebuild. Needing patience for him to figure it out is a failure in and of itself.

Very true.

The players share blame, for sure. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. But Mario was far from the only player grumbling or slacking. He was the worst of them and the ring leader. It is very easy for me to see a personality like Rex thinking he could walk in and the men would be willing to die for him like certain members of the Jets. But without the 6 year history, that doesn't happen. But you're right, it's just a theory.

Perhaps. All I know is that it's a reality that professional players have much different relationship than a standard employee under their "boss." For example, Mario Williams has seen 3 regime changes alone since signing in Buffalo. 3 different bosses. He's the one making $100M. Not Gailey, or Marrone or Rex. He's the talent. It's a reality that in the climate today, coaches are responsible in part for getting their players to buy in. It happens in the NBA to a much higher degree than the NFL, but it's common in the NFL. Ask Philbin. That team sucked on purpose to get him fired, or they didn't care enough to save him. Either way. It's my opinion that Rex did not put forth enough effort into getting the players to buy in when he started. He was too cocky. I think he underestimated how players would feel and how reticent they would be to change things. One silver lining is that I think he's learned his lesson.

But it can.

If I'm Boldin, I stay far away from Roman and the Bills.

College professors?

Because of the lazy "getting in trouble for carrying illegal drugs is an indictment of our country," comment. Lazy begets lazy. Bottom line, whether or not a law sucks, we are still a nation of laws. They are to be followed or you shall be punished. You are allowed to dissent. You aren't allowed to break them without consequences.

Pro sports players are not regular employees.

Why would you ignore me? Dude, getting a warning after trafficking illegal drugs across the country is not as big of an "injustice," as you think it is. Especially because you did it knowingly. I'm not even anti-marijuana. Just don't expect me to go march or picket so y'all can get stoned. I just don't really care. And it should be available for FDA-approved medical uses. I'm confident that's a position the majority of PPP holds.

Oh please. A proselytizing stoner does something stupid, breaks the law, and gets caught and now it's a symptom of the republic? A touch melodramatic, no?

Who cares? The Jets have interest and that's all that matters.