Daily Links: Remembrance
Posted on July 5th, 2009 by E. Weeks
I hope you all had a happy Fourth and since Corey is going to be a little late today, I figured I would get things going for those early birds out there. But on a more somber note, I wanted to take time to remember Steve McNair and so we begin with statements on the former quarterback.
- Everyone reacts to “Air’s” passing including Floyd Reese who talks about McNair’s “tremendous leader[ship]” and Rex Ryan who recalls how “Air” gave the team “instant confidence.”
- Thomas Jones has been known for his various stunts but being number one on this list is … interesting.
- David Wyatt of Bleacher Report looks below the radar to find five Jets who could truly make an impression on the team.
- Is it hot in here or is it Tannenbaum? The Jets GM is sweating in the spotlight now more than ever. I think “T-Baum” needs to borrow some Coppertone and buy some Rogaine.
- Rex Ryan is promising to to turn the Jets defense into a “physical football team” and by physical he means a Monster.
- The Jets organization is humming with the recent suspension of Calvin Pace [for four games] and Caporoso is calling out “V-Ghol” to step up and leave his mark.
- The Flight Crew Spotlight on Meredith and Gina.
- Hate Week: Hatin’ on the Bills.
- “Jaws” downs 68 dogs to break his own record and who won Wimbledon? I’ll give you a hint one of the Williams sisters.
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I think very little of Mike Florio. So it pains me to admit that he has written an insightful article about our team.
I think, very surprisingly, that it is fair and insightful — two things I do not associate with PFT’s bottom dweller.
If things don’t pan out for us and do for the Vikes, Jills and Fish, Woddy will be hard pressed to bend over for another year.
harlan
I don’t know about Gholston replacing Pace. I have a feeling we may see more of Gholston with his hand on the turf at DE on passing downs. Playing in space doesn’t seem to be his strength.
Gholston should be a situational pass rusher next season, just like he should have been last year. Therefore, whether Pace is there or not should have little impact as far as I am concerned.
As for Florio’s article, I fail to find it so insightful. He writes more negatively about the Jets these days than Cimini used to before he got a blog and realized how much it made everyone dislike him.
For a guy who claims to understand the cap, I can’t believe Florio is suggesting that getting rid of Coles and Favre could prove to be a mistake, when they had little choice in either case. (He also has takes a cheap shot regarding releasing Pennington, also a necessary move for cap reasons once the decision to trade for Favre was made.) And how is Pace’s indiscretion Tannenbaum’s fault?
Tannenbaum’s job may well be on the line and I am nowhere near as sold on him as a good GM as the majority of TJB readers appear to be. We already know Woody’s patience is not his greatest virtue, so maybe his job is in jeopardy, but this article had an unnecessarily negative tilt to it.
Thanks for the cover E. Weeks. AS for Florio’s article, couldn’t agree more, Bent.