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New Jersey – NFL Insiders Jay Glazer and Gregg Rosenthal were both very, very unfair to the Jets today, both jumping to conclusions, and taking gratuitous cheap shots at that team over their GM search.
“They can’t give the position away,” Glazer said on the FOX pregame show
That is preposterous. Brian Gaine, Omar Khan, Jerry Angelo, Ted Sundquist, Russ Ball, Scott Cohen – there are plenty of good candidates who would take the job.
Keep one thing in mind, Glazer is like family in the Atlanta Falcons’ organization, so he’s probably basing a lot of this on David Caldwell going to Jacksonville, and dropping out of the Jets’ field.
A couple of years ago, in Indianapolis at the Combine, Glazer was actually in the Falcon’s booth at Lucas Oil Field. That is very unusual for a reporter to get that kind of access.
So his “dis” of the Jets is probably related to the Caldwell scenario.
People are making Caldwell into the next Bill Polian-Ron Wolf. Maybe he is, but I think the hype surrounding this guy right now, is a little over the top.
The Jets will survive Caldwell not wanting their GM job.
And quite honestly, Caldwell probably took a GM job for a team that is likely moving in a few years. It’s not the most stable job.
One other thing about Glazer. He has a strong relationship with Mike Tannenbaum, so this shot might have been payback for what happened to his friend.
As for Rosenthal, what he wrote this morning on NFL.com, was foolish.
“The New York Jets’ general manager search is not going well,” wrote Rosenthal on NFL.com. “They have met with a ton of quality candidates, but the position remains open. So what’s the problem?
This is an immature perspective on what is going on from a young writer who clearly has a limited world view.
Why should there be a rush?
This is an extremely important hire for the Jets. They need to get it right, or it could set them back many years.
Rosenthal views Jed Hughes (pictured above) taking his time, and being thorough with the search, as a “problem.”
How does that make any sense?
Hughes works for Korn/Ferry, one of the top head-hunting firms in the world.
He’s the best at what he does – filling high profile sports jobs – like coaching, GM and athletic director positions.
He has a stellar reputation.
The Jets are paying Hughes a pretty penny – reportedly a couple of hundred thousand dollars.
So why would they pay that kind of money to rush into a decision, and hire a guy in a day or two?
Rosenthal is from the “instant gratification” generation, where things need to happen today or yesterday, or there is a problem.
For Rosenthal to say, “The New York Jets’ general manager search is not going well,” is just flat-out irresponsible, and not steeped in reality.
Glazer and Rosenthal both were terribly unfair to the Jets’ today.
And they are both wrong.
Plenty of candidates want the job, and the search is being done at an appropriate pace.
January 13, 2013
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