Pissed off extensive receiver Garrett Wilson raised eyebrows when he said shortly after the New York Jets’ newest defeat that it appears like the group has “a shedding downside” and/or a shedding “gene.”
On Wednesday, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers acknowledged there “could be some type of curse we’ve bought to snap” amid the longest active playoff drought within the 4 main North American sports activities leagues that the Jets not too long ago prolonged to 14 consecutive seasons.
“The tradition is constructed by the gamers,” Rodgers stated, as shared by Brian Costello of the New York Submit. “There’s a framework set down by the group, by the higher ups, by the employees, however within the finish, it’s the gamers that make it come to life. Sooner or later, all people goes to have to determine what that particular sauce is to show these video games that needs to be wins into wins.”
Lengthy earlier than the Jets misplaced 9 of 10 video games to fall from 2-1 to 3-10 on the season, an anonymous NFL agent stated that “the vibe” throughout the group was “horrible.” Extra not too long ago, NFL insider Dan Graziano of ESPN famous that the Jets’ “team culture is both horrible or nonexistent.”
Jets proprietor Woody Johnson fired head coach Robert Saleh and basic supervisor Joe Douglas throughout the season. It is broadly anticipated that Johnson will formally transfer on from Rodgers when the brand new league yr opens in March.
“I feel, on the whole, your greatest gamers need to be your greatest folks they usually need to prepared the ground with their perspective, with their follow habits, with their management, with the way in which they’re speaking to the media, with the way in which they’re out in public. I feel that’s an vital a part of setting the usual for the locker room,” Rodgers added about an NFL group constructing the right tradition. “It’s a gaggle that has to seek out that gel and spend time collectively and luxuriate in one another sufficient to take the work exterior and spend time and simply maintain one another accountable at work and form of let the ego go away.”
It was reported final week that former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel may take into account the Jets as a touchdown spot relying on who Johnson hires because the group’s subsequent GM. For a bit revealed Thursday, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell talked about that Vrabel, a one-time Related Press Coach of the Yr Award winner, is any person “with expertise who can rebuild the group’s tradition.”
With that stated, the Las Vegas Raiders could pursue Vrabel subsequent month partly due to his relationship with Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady.