The Jets took a lot of flack for the timing of Mike Maccagnan‘s dismissal, but odds are that the hiring of Joe Douglas will make it all worthwhile, Albert Breer of The MMQB opines. He’s not the only one who feels that way – Eagles chief exec Howie Roseman agrees.
“Joe is so prepared for this opportunity,” Roseman told Breer, via text. “He’s been with three great organizations and contributed to [Super Bowl]-winning rosters. He knows what it looks like on and off the field. He’ll take some from everywhere and put his own spin on it. He’s a great listener but also passionate about what he believes in…His personality and disposition is unique in that he’s very likable, yet he’s not afraid to stand his ground and strongly convey what he believes in.…Throw in high-end work ethic and you have someone that’s going to be successful in the GM position for the Jets.”
After years of losing and poor draft decisions, Jets fans are certainly hoping that Roseman is right.
Here’s more from the AFC East:
- Douglas sees clear parallels between his experience with the Eagles and his new challenge with the Jets, as Gary Myers of the Daily News tweets. In Philly, the Eagles pushed to win right away while Carson Wentz was on his affordable rookie contract and he says he’ll take the same approach while Sam Darnold‘s salary is relatively low. The Seahawks and Rams have also used that strategy in recent years to elevate themselves to the Super Bowl.
- More from Breer (Twitter link), who notes that Texans figure Jack Easterby and Nick Caserio share an agent, which may make it easy for Houston to refute the Patriots‘ accusations of tampering. The Patriots claim that Easterby spoke with Caserio about the GM role at the Patriots’ Super Bowl ring ceremony last Thursday, which came hours before the dismissal of Brian Gaine. However, it could be hard for the Patriots to come up with concrete evidence of tampering since the two are former co-workers and share the same representation.
- Earlier this week, we looked back on the Dolphins‘ signing of Chad Johnson in 2012.
- Former Bills linebacker Arthur Moats is hanging up his cleats.