Jets owner Woody Johnson expects his team to win, and win this year. Johnson said today at the league meeting that the Jets need to be in win-now mode. “I’m not the patient sort. We’re in the win business. We have to win now,” Johnson said, via Zack Rosenblatt of TheAthletic.com. Johnson said the Jets [more] … [Read more...] about Woody Johnson: I’m not patient, Jets have to win now
Archives for March 2023
Steve Apostolopoulos makes fully-funded $6 billion bid for Commanders
Commanders owner Daniel Snyder now has two different $6 billion bids from which to choose. ESPN reports that Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has tendered a Steve Austin Times 1,000 offer to Snyder. It matches the amount of the bid made by the group led by Josh Harris. Under normal circumstances, Snyder would don an auctioneer [more] … [Read more...] about Steve Apostolopoulos makes fully-funded $6 billion bid for Commanders
Competition committee “definitely split” on QB push play
There was no proposed rule to vote for at the annual league meeting on the quarterback push play the Eagles made infamous in 2022. But there has been discussion about it, as competition committee chair Rich McKay detailed during his Tuesday press conference. “Yes, it’s in the report, we’ve got a position on it,” McKay [more] … [Read more...] about Competition committee “definitely split” on QB push play
Change to one preseason roster cut passes without presentation
When 24 votes are necessary to pass a proposed rule change and 25 teams proposing a given rule change, it’s safe to say it’s going to pass. And 25 teams did indeed propose the shift in preseason roster cuts, with the multi-step process now going back to one fell swoop, 90-man rosters dropping to 53 [more] … [Read more...] about Change to one preseason roster cut passes without presentation
Ron Rivera on Lamar Jackson: I just didn’t think that was the direction for us as a team
Commanders General Manager Martin Mayhew said on Monday that he didn’t want to get into specifics when asked why Washington wasn’t pursuing quarterback Lamar Jackson. Head coach Ron Rivera shared a similar sentiment during his media availability on Tuesday, though he went a little farther than Mayhew. “We honestly never did [consider it],” Rivera said, [more] … [Read more...] about Ron Rivera on Lamar Jackson: I just didn’t think that was the direction for us as a team