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Favre goes out with class… again

11 February 2009

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According to Ed Werder and Chris Mortensen (ESPN), NY Jets QB Brett Favre has asked his agent to tell the team he’s decided to retire from professional football. Favre sent out an email to Werder, praising the Jets organization for giving him a chance last season, along with his teammates who embraced him from day [...]

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Favre still mulling over ’09 options

3 February 2009

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According to the New York Daily News, Jets QB Brett Favre is still trying to decide if he should make another run with in New York this year. And like usual, his fans shouldn’t hold their breath for a quick announcement. League sources feel that Favre will take at least two to three weeks to [...]

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Ryan working overtime to keep Schottenheimer in town

20 January 2009

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According to the New York Post, the Jets newly hired head coach Rex Ryan met with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer in an attempt to convince him to stay put in the Big Apple for at least one more year. If they’re successful, it would remove much of the burden of putting together a quality offensive [...]

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Ryan headed north to coach the Jets

19 January 2009

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2:50 pm: Ryan has accepted the Jets offer to become their head coach, and will be publicly introduced at a team press conference on Wednesday. Here’s what ESPN had to say on the hire: 12:00 am: Now that the Super Bowl field is finally set, the Jets are free to hire their preferred candidate to [...]

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Schottenheimer staying put in the Big Apple?

13 January 2009

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Ravens DC Rex Ryan is comfortable with the idea of keeping the Jets current OC Brian Schottenheimer in place to run his offense next season if he’s hired in New York, according to an ESPN Insider report. Ryan seems to be pulling out all the stops this off-season to get a head coaching job, and [...]

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Jets coaching rumors – Monday

12 January 2009

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12:05 am: The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is the new favorite to land the Jets head coaching gig. The team also values current offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, but may turn to Ryan instead to head the franchise, while Schottenheimer stays to run the offense. Ryan is prohibited from [...]

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Ryan set to talk to the Jets

10 January 2009

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According to Scout.com, New York will bring Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan to interview for their head coaching vacancy on Sunday. Ryan is widely considered one of the top candidates available for a head coaching position this off-season, and should vault to the top of the heap with the Jets brass if he can [...]

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Mangini, Browns finalize deal

9 January 2009

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Friday – 01/09/09 The Browns introduced Mangini yesterday during a team press conference in Cleveland. Here are a few of Mangini’s statements: “It is really special to be back here, where I got my first opportunity,” said Mangini, who opened his news conference by joking that he should be getting coffee or food for the [...]

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Spagnuolo, Ryan tops in New York coaching search

7 January 2009

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Wednesday – 01/07/09 2:45 pm: BC wasn’t messing around. The school announced today that Jagodzinski has been fired from his head coaching post, after he went through with an interview for the Jets head coaching gig. Jags should land on his feet as a offensive coordinator or position coach in the NFL, but it has [...]

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McDaniels interviews in Cleveland; Mangini still leads the race

5 January 2009

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Monday – 01/05/09 10:40 pm: Once again the Cleveland Plain Dealer is all over the news surrounding the Browns hunt for a new head coach, and is now reporting that a deal between Cleveland and Mangini is “imminent.” Sunday – 01/04/09 6:00 pm: The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Browns have turned to [...]

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Cowher staying put at CBS

4 January 2009

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Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher was fairly adamant today on CBS’ The NFL Today show that he will stay off the field and in studio for the 2009 season. Cowher was respectful when discussing the New York Jets, who were hoping to bring him in to coach their team, but plans on taking [...]

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Favre finally ready to call it quits?

3 January 2009

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Sports Illustrated’s Peter King spoke to New York Jets QB Brett Favre yesterday and came away from the conversation with the distinct impression that Favre would be hanging his cleats up for good this year. Favre apparently told Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum at the end of the season that it would be wise for [...]

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Atlas rips Jets, Favre

3 January 2009

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The brutal infighting within the New York Jets organization continued today, with special assistant Teddy Atlas, who’s also a close personal friend of the Jets former head coach Eric Mangini, taking the reins in a scathing rip on the team and QB Brett Favre. “Mangini went into the season ready for a whole different approach, [...]

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Thomas Jones trashes Brett Favre

2 January 2009

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(Friday) 3:10 pm: Jones backed off his critical remarks today, releasing this statement: “I’ve got most respect for Brett,” Jones said in an interview on ESPN’s First Take. “He’s one of the best quarterbacks of all-time. He’s a great teammate, you know, he brought a lot to our team this year.” It’s doubtful that this [...]

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Decision looms in Cleveland between Mangini and Pioli

2 January 2009

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Citing a league source, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported today that the Cleveland Browns have to decide between hiring former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini and current New England Patriots VP of Player Personnel Scott Pioli, as it is unlikely the two would agree to work together with the team. Evidently, the bad blood [...]

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