Post by 2foolish on Sept 21, 2017 9:37:52 GMT -5
Jets CEO backs coach Bowles, GM Maccagnan, denies tanking in progress...
All the nasty talk about the Jets tanking rankles the team's new CEO.
Christopher Johnson told reporters Wednesday that 0-2 Gang Green is "definitely not tanking."
"I want to win every game. Every player in that locker room wants to win. What you're seeing are growing pains," Johnson said, per NFL.com. "I mean, these are young guys. There are some older guys on the team and some of them are doing an extraordinary job. But I think you're going to see this team get better and better and better."
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Further, Johnson said, coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan will be evaluated on the amount of progress made rather than on the team's record. Johnson told reporters he will make the call on both men.
A reading of some of Johnson's comments make it seem as though they have a reasonable chance of sticking around after the season ends Dec. 31 in Foxborough. Johnson said he was "really impressed" with Bowles and praised the third-year coach's ability to connect with players. He called Maccagnan an "extraordinary talent evaluator."
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Johnson was put in charge of the organization after his brother Woody, the Jets' longtime owner, was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in the offseason. Christopher Johnson said his brother is too busy being a diplomat to worry about football, but the two men are essentially on the same page.
"My brother said back early in the spring to not judge the team on wins and losses but (rather) progression and I agree with that," Christopher Johnson said.
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All the nasty talk about the Jets tanking rankles the team's new CEO.
Christopher Johnson told reporters Wednesday that 0-2 Gang Green is "definitely not tanking."
"I want to win every game. Every player in that locker room wants to win. What you're seeing are growing pains," Johnson said, per NFL.com. "I mean, these are young guys. There are some older guys on the team and some of them are doing an extraordinary job. But I think you're going to see this team get better and better and better."
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Further, Johnson said, coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan will be evaluated on the amount of progress made rather than on the team's record. Johnson told reporters he will make the call on both men.
A reading of some of Johnson's comments make it seem as though they have a reasonable chance of sticking around after the season ends Dec. 31 in Foxborough. Johnson said he was "really impressed" with Bowles and praised the third-year coach's ability to connect with players. He called Maccagnan an "extraordinary talent evaluator."
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Johnson was put in charge of the organization after his brother Woody, the Jets' longtime owner, was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in the offseason. Christopher Johnson said his brother is too busy being a diplomat to worry about football, but the two men are essentially on the same page.
"My brother said back early in the spring to not judge the team on wins and losses but (rather) progression and I agree with that," Christopher Johnson said.
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