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He has not been on Twitter (X) since New Year’s Day to wish people “Happy New Year.”
He has not tweeted about football since December 18 when he posted, “Week 16 – back at @MetLifeStadium –#LARvsNYJ.”
Jets owner Woody Johnson is taking a low-key approach on Twitter (X) a platform he used to love to post on.
Pulling back was a smart move.
It seemingly coincided with the hit piece on him and his family in “The Athletic.”
It was the right way to go.
His tweets sometimes weren’t the best optic, especially during a losing season, tweeting about things like what uniforms the Jets would wear on game day, and also highlighting the individual performances of certain players, even after losses.
After many of these tweets, fans would often comment, saying, “Sell the team” and “Read the room.”
Some fans were dismayed by how the Jets season was going and didn’t care to see these kinds of tweets from the man in charge.
Another reason it is a good thing he is chilling out on Twitter (X), is he has much important things to focus on now, as he is heavily involved in a search for a new head coach and GM.
And this is a perfect transition to something very, very important in the selection process – Woody, Christopher Johnson and Hymie Elhai need to ignore Twitter (X) and blogs related to the choices they are going to make shortly.
We wrote yesterday about how ESPN’s Dan Graziano said he thinks the Jets are going to hire Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith as their next head coach. This probably isn’t a scoop, but more an insider’s opinion, but this didn’t sit well with the Twitter (X) gang and some bloggers.
Headline on a website called Sportsnaut – “New York Jets predicted to make outrageous coaching hire.”
The story was about Graziano’s prediction about Smith.
Why would that be an “outrageous” hire?
Once again, I’m not endorsing any candidate here, but Smith is a really smart football man.
He did a decent job in Atlanta as head coach without a QB, and then had QB Russell Wilson rolling for a big chunk of this past season in Pittsburgh. It didn’t end well, but he did as much as he could do with a QB the league has figured out.
He’s an extremely bright man raised by a father, Fred Smith, who FOUNDED FedEx.
Not saying he should be the Jets coach, but he would be far from an “outrageous” hire.
A lot of Jets fans on Twitter (X) are enamored of Detroit Lions DC Aaron Glenn as a candidate. Perhaps this is people waxing nostalgic because he was a terrific Jets player.
But Glenn should only get the job if he’s the best candidate, and it should have nothing to do with the Jets’ past (and don’t forget he retired as a Houston Texan) or fans pushing him on Twitter (X). Those factors are totally irrelevant.
Under Woody Johnson, some have accused the Jets of being too concerned about what is written and said about them, and perhaps at times letting that influence decision-making.
After a Jets loss in Pittsburgh this season, long-time beat writer Brian Costello wrote, “The Jets listen to the noise and let it influence them. That leads to bad football decisions.”
So whatever they decide with their head coaching and GM searches, the decisions should have absolutely nothing to do with what fans are saying on Twitter (X) or what bloggers are blogging.
They should listen closely to consultant Rick Spielman and make a decision purely based on football credentials and leadership ability, not outside noise.
And Woody Johnson staying off Twitter (X) is a really good sign that perhaps he realizes that medium is kind of a waste of his time, and won’t help him win any games.
January 16, 2025
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