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Post by Touchable on Jan 8, 2016 12:13:15 GMT -5
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Post by 2foolish on Jan 8, 2016 12:52:00 GMT -5
don't know about this guy but gotta love Bowles tackling a concern almost immdiately...
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Post by jetstream23 on Jan 8, 2016 12:59:46 GMT -5
don't know about this guy but gotta love Bowles tackling a concern almost immdiately... It was decisive, that's for sure. But the firing of April is only good if he's replaced by an upgrade. I'm cautiously optimistic. Mike Westhoff immediately shot down any notion of him coming back during an interview yesterday. But even worse, he thought the April firing was a bit of a bitch move and April was a scapegoat (or an escapegoat, as Hitman calls it) www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/mike-westhoff-says-jets-firing-of-bobby-april-was-cowardice-1.11302473
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Post by jetstream23 on Jan 8, 2016 13:06:55 GMT -5
Merged the threads. #ModdingLikeAMofo
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Post by Jets Things on Jan 8, 2016 13:08:38 GMT -5
Someone needs to tell Kimberley Jones that there's no such fucking thing as an "escapegoat." For a second I thought I was reading one of Hitman's posts.
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Post by 2foolish on Jan 8, 2016 14:10:12 GMT -5
i like escaprgoat...like a hero goat saving New York...
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Post by Sonny Werblin on Jan 8, 2016 14:35:02 GMT -5
I know I will catch some heat here because everyone loves Westy, but I find him unlistenable, he's just a Geriatric cunt who kills the Jets at every turn as much as the next media hack. Good ST cord and was funny on hard knocks but he's a garbage listen now. JMO. He gets treated like a God around here, and he was a damn good STs coach but I agree wholehartedly I have the same issue with Bway Joe.....2 old farts who need to STFU already...if I get flack for that oh well! I can't stand it when Namath throws in his 2 cents. The guy could throw the shit out of the ball but left 1 or 2 more Championships on the table because the only time he got it through his thick head that you run the ball and play it safe with a lead was in SB III. He was Favre before Favre. Great arm, no head.
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Jan 8, 2016 16:00:48 GMT -5
Now, that just makes him sound stupid. You can call the firing a lot of things based on your opinion and/or perspective, but "cowardice" is just stupid. So, Bowles fired April because her was afraid of ....... ? All I can come up with he was afraid April would screw up the 2016 season. I know I will catch some heat here because everyone loves Westy, but I find him unlistenable, he's just a Geriatric cunt who kills the Jets at every turn as much as the next media hack. Good ST cord and was funny on hard knocks but he's a garbage listen now. JMO. I find him unlistenable as well. Never could stand his PC's and didn't get all the love thrown at him. Having said that the last time he was on ESPN and broke down the Buffalo game (the day before) he made some very good points. I think he is more relaxed or something because he's definitely not nails on the chalkboard like he used to be
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Post by mrcoops on Jan 8, 2016 16:21:44 GMT -5
April did a poor job. Yes, his KR and P options were crap, but he had plenty of good players on specials - including starters like Demario Davis, Calvin Pryor, Buster Skrine etc - and the kick coverage was still awful.
Good coaches get the most out of the players they have available. April didn't.
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Post by DDNYjets on Jan 8, 2016 17:12:43 GMT -5
Ehh.
Westy is right guys. I dont even think he could make things work with the horseshit we have been running out there on STs.
And thats part of the reason he retired. Coaching STs is getting harder and harder.
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Jan 8, 2016 17:15:49 GMT -5
Ehh. Westy is right guys. I dont even think he could make things work with the horseshit we have been running out there on STs. And thats part of the reason he retired. Coaching STs is getting harder and harder. His refusal to stay in the game is a sign of cowardice
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Post by DDNYjets on Jan 8, 2016 17:17:43 GMT -5
Ehh. Westy is right guys. I dont even think he could make things work with the horseshit we have been running out there on STs. And thats part of the reason he retired. Coaching STs is getting harder and harder. His refusal to stay in the game is a sign of cowardice Your hyperbole is more hyperbolic than his.
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Post by Harrier on Jan 8, 2016 17:27:54 GMT -5
Ehh. Westy is right guys. I dont even think he could make things work with the horseshit we have been running out there on STs. And thats part of the reason he retired. Coaching STs is getting harder and harder. Doesn't mean Bowles is a coward for firing him. If Bowles thinks he can upgrade his staff with Armstrong and strengthen a pathetically poor unit than that's his right whether April had anything to work with or not. Who is Westy to question what Bowles should do with HIS staff by making stupid accusations like he's a coward. Silly old interfering fuck.
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Post by Lithfan on Jan 8, 2016 18:03:42 GMT -5
If Bowles thinks he can upgrade his staff with Armstrong and strengthen a pathetically poor unit than that's his right whether April had anything to work with or not. Agreed. If his first choice was always Keith Armstrong -- and Armstrong is now available, then you go out and get him. Exception would be if the other guy (April) had gone out and proven that he was the right choice from the start. If we had great special teams play all season and one hiccup in the Bills game -- then maybe I would agree with Westy that it was a chicken shit move. Didn't go down that way, and Bowles thinks this will improve the team. That works for me.
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Post by DDNYjets on Jan 8, 2016 18:08:41 GMT -5
Ehh. Westy is right guys. I dont even think he could make things work with the horseshit we have been running out there on STs. And thats part of the reason he retired. Coaching STs is getting harder and harder. Doesn't mean Bowles is a coward for firing him. If Bowles thinks he can upgrade his staff with Armstrong and strengthen a pathetically poor unit than that's his right whether April had anything to work with or not. Who is Westy to question what Bowles should do with HIS staff by making stupid accusations like he's a coward. Silly old interfering fuck. You guys take him literally and that is your right. I think he overstated a little and I choose to take his comments as a whole. And what I took from that is that he feels April got dealt a shit hand and it is unfair bc he felt he had no players to work with. I can see that. Who are we to question anyone? If we went by that rule this forum wouldnt exist. Westy is a commentator now. At least he has decades of experience to help him form his opinions. And I agree it is Bowles right. I dont think anyone, including Westy, is arguing that. Hes the HC, he is in charge of his staff. Plain and simple. But if we dont overhaul our STs with better talent I dont think it will matter who the coach is.
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