The New York Jets fired general manager Joe Douglas on Tuesday after starting 3-8 in a season filled with high expectations. Now, the fallout begins.
While appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show,” ESPN’s senior Adam Schefter voiced his thoughts shortly after the firing.
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“It’s a complete overhaul in New York,” Schefter said. “This move clearly means Woody Johnson was losing patience, and when you watch the team, you can’t help but be discouraged right now.”
Douglas, 48, undoubtedly put together a talented roster, but it wasn’t nearly enough to keep him in a job. Whether it was missing out on the right coach, not nailing down a quarterback, or something else, his 30-64 record with the Jets speaks for itself.
Schefter further explained why the Jets pulled the trigger now, as opposed to waiting until after the season.
“They were obviously going to be in a head coach search this offseason,” Schefter said. “Now, they will be searching for a head coach and general manager. Joe Douglas’s contract was up after the season, and I am not sure he wanted to stay there anyway. But the Jets made it simple on him today.”
How this impacts a certain veteran signal-caller is another major topic of conversation.
“The Jets are starting from the ground up again,” Schefter added. “And, when we talk about Aaron Rodgers’ future, we don’t know who the GM is going to be, we don’t know who the head coach will be, we don’t know who will be leading this team and be making decisions. You can’t say a quarterback will or will not be back when you don’t know who will be making the calls for this team.”
Rodgers has alluded to consistency when speaking about his potential future with the New York Jets. Now that both Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh are gone, one wonders how the future Hall of Fame quarterback will react to the situation.
The New York Jets now enter another situation in which leadership is desperately needed. Only this time, the talent cupboard is much fuller than previous iterations of uncertainty.
