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Good morning Keyshawn Johnson Jerseys Stitched , Gang Green Gang! I hope everyone’s having a fantastic start to their morning. Outside of a horrible mock draft from Todd McShay there really isn’t much news in Jet-land. So instead of spieling about some rhetoric, here’s a monologue from a satirical film that I believe holds merit today.“There was a time in America when contests of athletic prowess were a metaphor for the nobility of man. Historic moments forged by the love of the game celebrated the human potential to achieve excellence. But as time passed, and the country neared the millennium, something went awry. The ideal of sportsmanship began to take a back seat to excessive celebration. The athletes caring less about executing the play than planning the vulgar grandstanding that inevitably followed even the most pedestrian of accomplishments. The games themselves became subordinate to the quest for money. Stadiums and arenas became nothing more than giant billboards to promote commercial products. Players sold their services to the highest bidder, much like the hired guns of the Old West. Soon it was commonplace for entire teams to change cities in search of greater profits. The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved to Tennessee, where there is no oil. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, where they don’t allow music. The Oakland Raiders moved to L.A. and then back to Oakland. No one in Los Angeles seemed to notice. The search for greener pastures went on unabated. Continued expansion diluted the talent pool, forcing owners to recruit heavily from prisons, mental institutions, and Texas. Fist-fighting and brawling permeated every sport, overshadowing any evidence of competition. As the problems mounted, the fans became less and less interested. To reverse the trend, major sports started interleague play. When that novelty wore off, they tried intersports play.But no matter how far the major sports went, it wasn’t enough to bring the fans back. The spirit of athletic competition, indeed, was not dead. Its seed merely lay dormant in the dreams of the young.” - David ZuckerAnd with that Youth Dennis Byrd Jerseys , here’s your links for the Jets to start you off this Friday.Matt Stypulkoski - NFL free agents 2019: What is Jets' salary cap situation after cutting Spencer Long, keeping Leonard Williams? Who else can they release to create more space?Randy Lange - Jets Sign Free Agent Guard Jordan MorganTyler Greenawalt - Jets Free Agent Profile: What to do with return man Andre Roberts?Tyler Calvaruso - Jets Free Agent Profile: What to do with CB Morris Claiborne?Matt Stypulkoski - NFL mock draft 2019: ESPN’s Todd McShay has Jets taking this surprise interior defensive lineman in latest projectionSNY - Todd McShay's mock draft 2.0 has Jets improving defensive lineRalph Vacchiano - Giants, Jets should put egos aside and trade draft picks with each otherMike Kaye - NFL Combine 2019: Who's invited to the annual scouting event?Darryl Slater - NFL Combine 2019: Top wide receivers for Jets to scout entering NFL DraftJustin Fried - New York Jets: Grading the 2018 rookie class after one seasonJacob Feldman - Sam Darnold: NY Jets QB on Adam Gase, podcast, social mediaSNY - Jets safety Jamal Adams appears on Pro Football Focus' Top 101 listRandy Lange - Leon Washington Likes Jets' Direction on the Road AheadSpencer Aber - Ex-Jets guard Matt Slauson retires months after scary spine injuryJim Gehman - Where Are They Now: Jeff LagemanMark W. Sanchez - Christian Hackenberg hypes his return: I’m brand-newHere are your missed connections from yesterday.Here’s the thread about nothing, let the force awaken.I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful rest of their day! FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Christopher Johnson's first major decision running the New York Jets didn't come easily for him.The next one will shape the future of the franchise."Absolutely," the team's acting chairman and CEO said Monday. "And it's not being taken lightly." Johnson knew it was time to part ways with coach Todd Bowles, who went 24-40 in four disappointing seasons that included no playoff appearances.In a short statement before welcoming questions from reporters, Johnson twice praised Bowles for being "a good man," saying he hopes to continue a friendship with him and appeared genuinely sad that he had to make what became clear was an inevitable decision."When I spoke at the beginning of the season I said that I would carefully assess the team's progress," he said."Concluded, we have not made enough progress this season. I've been evaluating the situation for some time, and came to the decision that change was needed."Less than 24 hours after firing Bowles, Johnson was focused on finding his replacement."My singular goal is to get the best head coach for this team," Johnson said. "Ultimately, the final decision on who that will be will be mine. Let me say that the buck stops with me. I have to do a better job of getting this organization to a place where we can consistently win — and I will do that. Our goal is to establish a consistently successful football team and winning culture and we will look to do that with this upcoming hire."I'm confident that we will find the right person to lead this football team."Johnson opted to retain embattled general manager Mike Maccagnan, who will be closely involved with the owner in the process to find Bowles' replacement Dennis Byrd Jerseys Stitched , as will Brian Heimerdinger, the team's vice president of player personnel.Johnson said he will speak with his brother, Woody — who's currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom — but the final decision will ultimately be his own."I think this is a great landing spot for a coach to end up," he said.Johnson said the team's reporting structure will remain the same moving forward with the new head coach answering to him directly and not Maccagnan. He believes the current structure is a good one, despite the Jets having not made the playoffs since the 2010 season."I think it could work well for us," Johnson said. "It works well with a lot of organizations and I think it can work well here."Johnson wouldn't comment directly on various published reports that the Jets had requested permission to interview several coaches, including Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Todd Monken and Dallas passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach Kris Richard. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and former Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy have also been mentioned as possibilities.Arizona, Miami, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Cleveland and Denver are also looking for new head coaches, but Johnson thinks the Jets will be plenty attractive to potential candidates. He cited the fact they have what they believe is a franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold, about $100 million in salary cap space and the bright lights of the New York market."If you can make it here, you're a freakin' legend," Johnson said. "That counts for something."Johnson indicated that "nobody's excluded" from the search, but added that any coach who desired total control of personnel would not be the right person for the job. He said previous head coaching experience "can't hurt Youth Mark Gastineau Jerseys ," and thinks it's a "big plus" if the new coach has experience developing a young quarterback.Some fans and media thought the Jets should start completely from scratch by not only firing Bowles but also Maccagnan. The two were hired at the same time, but the GM didn't have say in the decision to hire the coach then.Maccagnan's shaky record in the draft and free agency are major strikes, but Johnson is confident he'll be able to help turn the franchise around."I think Mike is a good talent evaluator, period," Johnson said. "Looking at the plan we have going forward, I'm a believer in Mike."After the Jets' 38-3 loss at New England on Sunday, Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams said the team needs more "big-time" players moving forward."I'm not going to sit here and say we have talent. We have a lot of talent on the team, but we don't have a lot of dogs on this team," Adams said. "I'll put it like that. We just don't."That would fall on Maccagnan, who's responsible for putting together the roster. Both Johnson and Maccagnan met with Adams on Monday to discuss his comments."Who wouldn't want more talent? But I don't think that's the entire answer," Johnson said. "I think we had some real good talent on this team already. We should've done better in the win-loss column."That's a spot in which the Jets haven't done well lately, with a 4-12 finish following consecutive 5-11 seasons.Meanwhile, New York — and the rest of the AFC East — has had to look up at New England in the division for almost each of the past two decades.The Patriots have won the division in 10 straight seasons, and Johnson knows that he, Maccagnan and the new coach will be charged with trying to change that."It keeps me up at night," Johnson said.