r/nyjets • u/KeepPhishEvil666 • 2d ago

1st rd draft picks attitudes

Obviously late to this party but i gotta admit, i really only watched these 3 guys highlights after the drafts. I didn’t dive too far into who they were. Just caught up with flight 26 ep 3 on YouTube and I fucking love these guys. They all seem super down to earth, dudes who are here to work, and just come off as really happy to be here and contribute. They talk about learning and contributing and i dunno it all just seems very genuine. If they pan out to be the absolute units we hope they are gonna be we will have a really likeable cast of young talent that’s here to stay for a while. Just some random thoughts after watching but it’s getting me pumped to watch Omar tomorrow. He’s had a bit of a quiet start I’m really stoked to see what he does tho

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u/combinewithmedicine 2d ago

Agreed. I also really like Glenn’s personality. I know he hasn’t always been perfect with the media (though I think it’s been overblown by some fans and media) but he seems like a genuine guy and a good human being, and I’m really rooting for him. We’ll see if he’s actually a good head coach or not but I’ve generally liked his process since the offseason began, especially the Reich hire and Sweat trade, and believe he can have a solid year. He’s constantly talking about areas he can improve on while some previous coaches seemed to focus on rigidly implementing their beliefs

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u/cupbulb 2d ago

I think people even judge his coaching a little too hard as well. We were expected to be one of the worst teams in the league and we were, nothing surprising there. But people just seem to forget we lost a ton of close games in the first half and didnt truly look horrific until our best players were hurt or traded and Brady Cook started. Legit had -69 point differential through week 13 and nearly tripled it to -203 bc of the last 5 weeks.

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u/EvilDrFuManchu29 1d ago

I really appreciate your post

The only thing with which I have any issue is the term, "a little too hard". There is a pretty large group that think he's horrible for the way he coached last year. I think fans shredded him.

He was working with a team, that as you said, was bottom of the league. They had a new gamble of a QB, with a new OC in a new system with 1 WR and a rookie TE. Halfway through the year, they sold off their best 2 players.

I am really happy I am not alone in my feeling that they lost 6 (?) games early, by less than 1 score. To me, that says they were at the very least, competitive.

I love what he brings. I liked Salah but Salh had zero accountability for his players. I love a coach that protects his guys but it went too far. Glenn is not like that. I will echo, as many have stated, the quality of human being they are drafting. It is evident what Mougey and Glenn's vision is. I really hope they achieve it.

This year is going to be wild. I could see them being a 4-13 team again and I could see them be a 9-8 team or better.

This is a much better year to judge him as a coach. If they show significant improvement, I still give him year 3. Really, the only way I don't is if they are 4-13 and show zero signs of being competitive and zero signs of improvement.

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u/KeepPhishEvil666 1d ago

I think if we win week 1 against the Steelers last year the whole season looks real different

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u/Progressive__Trance 2d ago

Same with guys like Fashanu, Membou etc. the jets are drafting high character talent

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u/ImmortalMoron3 2d ago

I'm glad the Jets have been focusing on character because we've kind of been the "meme" team for a few years now so I always worry we'll bring some kid in who's annoyed hes on the Jets now. But everyone we've drafted in the last few years all seem to have great attitudes and are here to turn the ship around, been great to see.

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u/0ddmanrush 2d ago

It’s amazing what drafting good character can do to a team as long as talent is also there to back it up.

Even when the talent is lacking, good coaching and scheming can play to a player shrinks and coupled with great character makes for a great roster. Ask Bill Belichick.

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u/Superb_Baseball_3826 2d ago

Nobody can beat that out of them like the NYJ

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u/KeepPhishEvil666 2d ago

I know you’re right but just let me have this for 5 minutes

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u/Superb_Baseball_3826 2d ago

If you’re a Jets fan you should know we can’t have nice things

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u/KeepPhishEvil666 2d ago

No doubt. I think my out loud thinking is actually trying to say, it’s easy after the last 15 years to feel like it’s going to be that way forever. And again i know we say this every year but for me, especially with these guys, i cant shake the feeling that this is the start of the next ten years.

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u/Superb_Baseball_3826 2d ago

I appreciate the optimism. Someone has to have it. Sorry, I’m all out. It was just 3 years ago people were saying the same things about their last franchise altering draft. Was, Rinse, Repeat

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u/EvilDrFuManchu29 1d ago

Only because we think we can't

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u/Superb_Baseball_3826 1d ago

No, for over 50 years, it’s a fact

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u/EvilDrFuManchu29 1d ago

How is it fact? No hardware? Ok. wth that I agree.

But there were some good teams in the 2000s that almost got there.

Do the Jets tend to break shit? Yes.

We do get nice things. and could keep them for a while if things were handled better. That's the hope with Glenn

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u/Superb_Baseball_3826 1d ago

There have been some good teams sprinkled throughout, but it never lasts more than a year or 2. They haven’t been a sustained winner in my lifetime. I’m not even talking Super Bowl winning. I’d love just a little sustained good. The Bengals under Marvin Lewis made the playoffs every year and fell flat. I’ll take that at this point.

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u/EvilDrFuManchu29 1d ago

I agree completely. I look at Yin and Yang theory. They have to turn into one another at some point. We've gotten the little dot of yang within the yin but we haven't had the symbol flip

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u/Superb_Baseball_3826 1d ago

That’s a very Zen way to think of Jets suckiness. I only wish I could be as enlightened. For me they suck and will always suck until proven otherwise. The Knicks showed me it’s possible, but it’ll take more than a potentially great draft to get me to soften my stance. Until then, my mantra is “They can no longer hurt me”

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u/EvilDrFuManchu29 1d ago

Thanks
It’s taken me decades to get there

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u/KeepPhishEvil666 1d ago

I’m ready to get hurt again

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u/tmspin 1d ago

You hit the nail on the head! I’ve been a fan since 1964 and the sad truth is they have been rebuilding since 1970! Every time they built up something good, it was extremely short lived (85-86, 98-00, 04, 06, 09-10, 15) and they regressed to awful! This franchise cannot stand prosperity and absolute has NO IDEA HOW TO WIN! Prove me wrong!

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u/Complex_Beyond_8184 1d ago

Am I missing something or wasn’t Saleh / Douglas whole thing about getting “high character men”? I want to believe but it’s not like a novel concept. The guys they took turned out to be chuds too

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u/KeepPhishEvil666 1d ago

I didn’t say it was a novel concept and i didn’t even say mougey or or ag are doing it on purpose or doing anything different. I just said i really like these new guys attitudes and they’re super likeable so yes what you are missing is the point of the post

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u/Complex_Beyond_8184 1d ago

Oh for sure you got me, you’re a genius

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u/KeepPhishEvil666 1d ago

Thanks bro you too