Rico

He owns everything re: EJ over the past 2 years. The trade-up for Sammy to help EJ, pushing EJ on Marrone and the fighting that resulted, pushing EJ on Rex and the fighting that resulted... DW owns all of that.

9-7 record will be a lot easier to swallow. Still very disappointing, but then you can point to all the injuries and EJ in London over the coaching, much better situation for Pegs.

He can push off the pick on Buddy sort of, but he owns all of the last 2 years.

Thanks Vic! Great news on the first, no sh#@ on the second.

Could be it then all comes down to if DW does in fact have other opportunities available to him around the league. Why would he sign a lame-duck contract, having to deal with a coach/coaching staff that he doesn't get along with? No-win situation for him. It'd be pretty wild if he pulled a Marrone 1 year later.

The situation is definitely messy. I think Rex has at least 1 more year. Do you give DW a 1-year extension then, and blow it all up after 2016 if things still don't work out?

Agreed. No doubt he would get a choice position in scouting though, just keep him away from QBs.

Very Ruben Brown-esque.

I think Pegs is still in charge. Brandon being the ultimate yes-man is going to go 100% with whichever way the wind blows. Would Russ spin a DW departure as a positive though? Absolutely.

Well, at least Sammy is worth fighting about. Should be no surprise to anyone if DW is gone, sorry Pollyannas and shills.

Hope not, I want to see Cassel next week, then Fitz in the home finale.

Nope. Nothing is worse IMO than what happened after the 1st 2 games of 2003.

No doubt that would be great.... but they're still the Panthers: don't hate them, don't like them, they're just irrelevant to me.

Fitz.

Rex Ryan.

Ruben Brown, he quit on the team in 2003. Butch Byrd please.

Equal or surpass him? I like Sammy, but I doubt there is a GM in the league that would take him over OBJ right now, other than DW.

Only Rex can take credit for most of the best moves that took place, namely TT and Incognito. I like having Clay and Shady on the team, but considering the $ spent, I can't say that either acquisition has proven to be a slam-dunk success. Depending on your perspective, I would also give Rex the credit or the blame on Harvin. I will give Whaley the credit for Darby, though I have seen others say that Rex influenced the pick. I'm not necessarily saying DW is a problem, I'm playing devil's advocate more than anything. I do believe his position with this organization may not exactly be rock solid.

Then why wasn't he rewarded for his stellar work last off-season? Where was his extension? Why did Pegs want a Czar placed over him? Why isn't Rex reporting to him?

Whaley didn't get a contract extension last off-season, what has he done since then?

Yep. Drew.

Congrats to Fitz, what a great year! If he gets the Jets into the playoffs, I will be cheering for him to get a ring!

No change here. I will continue to find a stream on the Internet and watch the games... excepting a few times every season where I will watch in a bar, and whenever they are on local or national TV. God bless modern technology.