December 29th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in From: Newark Star-Ledger With all the talk of who will still be with the Jets next season, wide receiver Laveranues Coles refused to address his future after the Jets’ 24-17 loss to the Dolphins. Coles, who lobbied for a new contract last offseason and was instead guaranteed the final two years of his contract at [...]
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Jets Ask to Speak to Giants D-Coordinator Spagnuolo
From: Fox Sports On the day the Jets fired their head coach, they decided to look in-state for at least one of their prospective replacements. The Jets have asked for permission to interview Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to replace Eric Mangini, team sources told FOXSports.com. Spagnuolo is considered one of this year’s crown jewels [...]
Mangini Out; Jets Fire Head Coach After Late Season Collapse
The New York Jets are headed into another direction, as the Eric Mangini era in the Big Apple is over. At a presser on Monday morning, Jets owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum announced that Mangini was told last night that he was being relieved of his duties as Jets head coach. Fox’s Jay [...]
Jets End Disappointing Season, Dolphins Prevail 24-17
In Chad Pennington’s career, he has been through a lot of things – adversity, injuries and rumors come to mind – as a former member of the New York Jets. Now the starting quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, he is enjoying a renaissance season. In Sunday’s game between the Jets and Dolphins, Pennington – while [...]
Favre Done with the Jets After This Season?
From: ProFootballTalk.com Regardless of whether the Jets qualify for the playoffs (they need a win over Miami and help), quarterback Brett Favre likely won’t be back in New York next season unless he’s willing to cut dramatically his $13 million base salary for 2009. Even if the Jets can finagle the cap space to fit [...]
Defensive Coordinator Sutton On The Hot Seat?
From: New York Daily News Jets head coach Eric Mangini gave a lukewarm endorsement Wednesday to embattled defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, who could be out of a job if the Jets don’t make the playoffs. Asked point-blank if he’s happy with Sutton’s performance, Mangini replied: “Yeah, I think that we all can do a lot [...]
Woody Johnson Fails to Give Mangini a Vote of Confidence
From: NY Daily News The door was open Tuesday for Woody Johnson to clarify Eric Mangini’s job status. The Jets’ owner showed up for practice, chatted ever-so-briefly with reporters and left before a question could be asked – and he didn’t make any unsolicited comments about his coach. Mangini maintained his stance on the swirling [...]
Should the Jets Make a Run at Cowher This Offseason?
Today’s Newsday talks about the Jets making a coaching change this offseason, simply throwing out there that the team should make a run at former Steelers coach Bill Cowher. The Jets will have an interesting offseason should it end on Sunday at home to their former QB in Chad Pennington. They may have a new [...]
