Dumpster Fire

By Mike Rifkin

Even on the bye week, the New York Jets are making headlines. On Tuesday, the Jets announced the firing of General Manager Joe Douglas after five plus seasons. Douglas was 30-64 during his tenure with the Jets, but it begs the question : Why now? There’s six weeks left in the season, which has completely blown up in the Jets face, so why not let it play out? Also Douglas’s contract expires after the season, so you can just not renew his deal. 

The biggest reason Douglas was fired was because he couldn’t solve the quarterback position. The woes at the most important position on the field, led them to acquiring Aaron Rodgers and that has blown up in their face. But here’s the thing while Robert Saleh and Douglas were deservedly let go, the problem wasn’t them. If you watch the games, this team has played worse since Saleh was dismissed. So what’s the problem?

This team has an ego it doesn’t deserve, they have the longest playoff drought in the sport. They blow games that they have no business blowing, but now the two biggest scapegoats are gone. So for the rest of this season, no matter how it turns out the sole focus has to be on two people : Woody Johnson and Aaron Rodgers. If Rodgers wants to keep playing after this season it shouldn’t be for the Jets and the owner who begged and pleaded for him to come has to recognize that, if he doesn’t can this situation get worse?