Dec20

NFL Inferno: Rex Ryan chose to crash with Sanchez rather than fly with Tebow

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Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow, (Nick Laham/Getty Images North America)

Did Rex Ryan choose the wrong pilot to fly the Jets?

There is a sentiment that Rex Ryan should be retained as head coach of the New York Jets moving forward. But after losing control of the team last season, Ryan hasn’t seemed to have done much better this time around. He chose to bring in Tony Sparano as his offensive coordinator, and that clearly hasn’t worked. So why should Ryan be given the chance to fire Sparano and bring in some one else now?

It’s become obvious that Ryan wanted nothing to do with having Tim Tebow on his team, but after the meltdown from last season it seems Ryan had no choice but to comply with the decision to trade for Tebow that was clearly made above his head. However, it appears that Ryan simply concocted a scheme to use Tebow just enough to say that he did, while keeping the powers that be happy without truly embracing the idea of Tebow Mania.

Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow, (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America)

To make matters worse Ryan may have stuck with Mark Sanchez as his starter just so that he wouldn’t have to start Tebow, even after it became apparent that Sanchez should have been removed as the starter. Ryan did not learn from the example that John Fox set the previous season when he was in the same predicament.

Fox wanted to stick with Kyle Orton as his starter, even though Orton was not playing well. But he eventually relented when it became obvious that he had to play Tebow, and the Broncos ended up going to the playoffs. However, instead of following that example Ryan defied it, and the Jets fans have paid the price with the team being out of the playoffs for the second straight season.

The fact that the Jets ownership and management are not on the same page, highlights the reason why new leadership is required. One side wanted Tebow, and the other side clearly didn’t. But instead of hashing that out before the trade was made, they went ahead and did it anyway. Many people dislike Tim Tebow, but he didn’t deserve to be jerked around the way the Jets have this season.

Greg McElroy, (Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images North America)

Unlike the Broncos when they got rid of Tebow, there will be no Peyton Manning coming in next season to save the day for the Jets. Rex Ryan had better hope that Greg McElroy plays well the next two games, because his job may depend on it. But then again, if McElroy does play well, then one would have to ask the question why wasn’t he starting over Sanchez weeks ago?

The level of incompetence over this matter is inexcusable, as it seems this entire season for the Jets has been one big waste of time. The draft picks for Tebow have been flushed down the toilet, and the franchise QB money given to Sanchez, has clearly been spent on what amounts to a journeyman QB. There is no doubt that Rex Ryan had a tricky situation to try to balance this season, but the really good coaches handle those situations and still find ways to win.

There was a clear flight plan that Rex Ryan could have taken in order to help the Jets win this season. But it seems that flight plan to winning wasn’t to Rex Ryan’s liking. So instead, he let the Jet crash with Mark Sanchez as his pilot, instead of flying it in the direction he didn’t want to go in with Tebow.

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http://tophatal.wordpress.com Alan aka tophatal

Woody Johnson has a company that bears his name and is a multibillion dollar concern by the name of Johnson & Johnson Inc . By comparison the Jets is being ran as if were a a corner grocery store where the products on sale just happens to be stale !

There’s no goddamn common sense concerning the Jets’ inner workings and the fact that Ryan is now making statement concerning the fact that the staff didn’t know how to use Tebow shows that this organization is completely clueless !
http://tophatal.wordpress.com Alan aka tophatal

Sully Sullenberger , couldn’t have guided the Jets through this season of utter bu###hit ! I’ll be extremely surprised if Ryan , Sanchez and Tebow are back next season with the organization ! One of those three , will become a sacrificial lamb , and let go off , if not all three , along with offensive coordinator Tony Sparano .

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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixUbdeXCp0M]

Tophatal …….
http://gordonbrown.skyeyegroup.com Dan Little

More B.S. piled higher and deeper by the minute. Ryan the lying gasbag would resign if he had any decency. But the man is shameless. And two-faced. I would hate to be stuck hoping for him to watch my back. He is a serpent.
Now, from the Coach who couldn’t figure out how to make the Wildcat work with a left handed QB who can’t throw—his next brilliant idea? Bring in Mike “The Coach Career Killer” Vick. Priceless.
- http://fanonfiresportswire.com Fan On Fire_Maurice Barksdale
  
  I think the angst of being passed over for jobs made Rex Ryan determined to prove to the world that he could be a great head coach. But now that the angst has worn off, The Jets have needed more than Ryan’s bravado to push them into the playoffs. They’ve needed Ryan to actually be a good coach, and yet the past few seasons he’s proven not to be.
  
  He clearly lost control of the team last season, and this season his decision to stick by Mark Sanchez, basically cost the Jets a shot at the playoffs. Other than living off of the accolades of his first two seasons, I’m not sure what Ryan has done lately to earn the opportunity to coach Mike Vick or anyone else as Jets head coach. I think it’s time for the Jets to move on.
  
  And thanks for the comments Dan. I appreciate your feed back.
http://tophatal.wordpress.com Alan aka tophatal

GM Mike Tannenbaum along with Woody Johnson the team owner couldn’t have blundered anymore had they been playing hopscotch in the middle of a minefield .

Trust youll have a great Christmas and a prosperous New Year ! Regards to you , your immediate family and your patrons !

If interested let me know what you think of the following as and when you’re ready

NBA piece , comparison to the idiocy condoned within the NBA and the government .

http://tophatal.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/just-kick-the-fu#king-can-down-the-road-as-its-how-you-deal-with-the-issue-or-issues/

And my own take on the Jets’ mess !

Somewhere to hang one’s hat

Tophatal ….
- http://fanonfiresportswire.com Fan On Fire_Maurice Barksdale
  
  It’s time for the Jets to make changes. They are quickly trending downward. There is no QB of the future to look to, and Rex Ryan doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing. A new GM and a new Head Coach will light a fire under the franchise.
  
  But don’t hire a new GM and force them to keep Rex Ryan as head coach. That will only stifle any rebuilding effort. Let the new GM choose their own head coach, and let Rex Ryan go back to being a coordinator.
http://tophatal.wordpress.com Alan aka tophatal

The Jets need now need to get rid of both Tannenbaum , Ryan but above all , amongst the coaching staff , they need to get rid of , offensive coordinator Tony Sparano . On his best day Sparano couldn’t tell you the difference between the effectiveness of the “wildcat offense” and how best to use Tebow . Not that Tim Tebow has truly indicated that he can play in the NFL . Simply look closely at his stats regular season and in the playoffs , and tell me what you see ?

Fans are letting their emotions get the better of them rather than using sound judgment .

Look , if my grandmother were alive today , she could have done far more than Sanchez, Tebow and McElroy have done for the Jets this season . She died at the age of ninety seven , and she was as wily as anyone of that age, could be . All three quarterbacks on the roster have been overpaid for their mediocre output this season .

Here’s my take on this Tebow nonsense to begin with !

http://tophatal.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/somewhere-to-hang-ones-hat/
- http://fanonfiresportswire.com Fan On Fire_Maurice Barksdale
  
  Tony Sparano was the offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys before he became the head coach of the Dolphins. So I’m still trying to figure out why Ryan even hire him as offensive coordinator.
  
  He had no track record of being an offensive coordinator in the NFL. Although being a head coach certainly would qualify one to be a coordinator, but play calling is an artform that some of the best offensive minds never master.
  - http://tophatal.wordpress.com Alan aka tophatal
    
    Picture this as a scenario , you’re at a party slightly inebriated and you approach what you believe to be one of the hottest chics in the room , only to find out she’s buck-toothed , has trouble with the English language but she’s still willing to “put out “ just to make you feel happy . Do you come to your senses , or do you take one for the team by knocking the cobwebs out of her goodies ? That’s what happened with Ryan and his hiring of Sparano . Tony Sparano was the ugly bucked tooth chic at the party . ‘nough said .
    
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    Tell me you wouldn’t knock the shine of Wanda ? LOL,LOL !!
    - http://fanonfiresportswire.com Fan On Fire_Maurice Barksdale
      
      I still have my senses when I’m “slightly” inebriated, so I”ll leave Wanda to you my friend. LOL
      - http://tophatal.wordpress.com Alan aka tophatal
        
        With those lips Wanda could ” rock your world ” . Wouldn’t you want that ? She’s been know to tie a cherry stem single handedly , with those lips and her tongue. So down with your bad self .
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