Jets | Tannenbaum not receiving good reviews Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:43:18 -0800 Randy Lange, of the Bergen Record, reports New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum is not receiving the best of reviews after his first seven weeks as general manager. One players' agent said, "Mike's getting greedy," while another agent added, "Everybody tells me the Jets are very hard to deal with and it hasn't changed." An Atlanta source said a member of the Atlanta Falcons hierarchy labeled the Jets bringing the Seattle Seahawks into a trade as "a little amateurish" and said, "We've never seen a team behave like this." I think he's doing good. He's got the aggressive approach.
God forbid he try to get the most out of a trade. I mean why would he try to get another team involved in trade talks when he could have just given Abe away to the first team that asked..
Qualifed experienced coordinators said no thanks.. Jets have 3rd or 4th choices as OC and DC, neither held the position before. The HC and all the new Ass't coaches never had an interview with any other team. Free agents are voting with their feet, even signing for less money than other teams offer (Jon Runyon). Other than that, he's doing a great job.
Gee, an AGENT for a player doesn't like Mike. God forbid our Gm be the best friend to an agent like Boobway was--he'd write a blank check to the agent for Robertson, Martin, Chrebet, Marvin Jones, Steve White...
Gee, agents bad-mouthing GMs, wow. I'll bet that never happens where the front office is a pushover. And as for Atlanta, why would they not be pissed about us standing our ground and forcing them to make a trade to give us what we want instead of what they wanted to give us. If this is supposed to be anything but a compliment to Tannenbaum so far, then you are reading it wrong. :wink:
Fk the Media that reports only the bad! It's about time we have someone here with a set of brass ones! Yo T! Don't let the media play you! Remember this @ the next press conference so when the reporters who blast you try and make nice by laughing @ your jokes you can tell them to kiss it!
I guess when you've been considered "creampuffs" for so many years, its quite a shock to suddenly find yourself now termed as "difficult to deal with". That's a great euphemism for "hardassed negotiators". I would imagine the media would prefer Bradway the creampuff instead.. go figure.
Wow you posted on a negative thread, what a surprise. EVERY HC, GM, OC, and DC that has EVER been in the NFL has had to start somewhere. Pitt fans said the same crap about Cowher. The list of HOF GM and HCs that started under the age of 40 is quite long and impressive. Age and Competence are not related. Some people do not need time to develop into a higer position. Some do. It depends on the person. Bill Parcels has been singing Sutton's praises for years. And he has always been an EXCELLENT judge of coaches. I have no doubt in my mind in one of his phone calls with Mangini, Parcels suggested Sutton. Actually Wise, Raye, Marcin, and Lyle all garnered interest from other teams. Age is irrevelant. I will wait to se what they do with the team on the field the next 2 years before I start passing judgement. Also, who gives a crap what the media says?
I'm not sure I'm following this. Did he really mean Seattle, or Denver? It's "amateurish" to find someone else to give you a better offer?? Or did he mean bringing Denver into the actual trade? I guess Atlanta said "We'll give you our #1 for JAbe, but you have to give us back something, your #3." And I guess Mike said no? Instead of just agreeing, he got another team involved, Atlanta still got what they wanted, and we got a #1 without giving up a pick. I don't see what the problem is...
They meant Seattle. Apparently, before Seattle offered #31, the Jets agreed to a #2 and a player. Before they filed anything, Seattle jumped in. The Falcons believe that getting the best possible compensation for a game-changing Pro Bowl player is "amateurish."
dude theres no sense in even trying to answer this guys posts....hes just a gigantic troll who hasnt made a valid point since he got here
I think they've become way to accustomed to the Jets' being pushovers, from the Bradway days. I haven't seen him do anything that an astute and aggressive GM shouldn't be doing. It's also ironic that he is being challenged on the day that Runyon went back to the Eagles, having done the same thing by bringing the Jets in (I think) solely for the purpose of getting the Eagles to ratchet up their offer. Hard-nosed negotiating isn't about making friends, it's about getting the best deal for yourself and your organization.
Couldn't agree more... In fact, this article only makes me like Mangini and Tannenbaum even more. If agents in particular are complaining about having a difficult time with the Jets, I think that's wonderful. Agents are always going to whine about the clubs who drive a hard bargain and conversely blow smoke up the @ss of the ones who allow themselves to be fleeced. By comparison, Dan Snyder and a club like the Redskins are probably getting rave reviews by most agents as being "easy to deal with." That's a sure sign a team is overpaying, big time. I'm comfortable with most agents having a healthy dislike and respect for our negotiating skills and I hope the days of us being used as a doormat are over. Winning will cure a lot of ills too. If we can get back to winning again, that kind of whining will stop. It'll be more like, "Well, they're a tough club to do business with, but I'll see what I can do to get you a good contract." It puts the players on notice too. They don't have pie in the sky expectations about ridiculous contracts (like Abraham had) as to what we'll pay. Let them go to the Redskins if they're looking for a team that enjoys putting themselves in Cap hell.
If Tannenbaum didn't do things the way he did with the ATL trade, we'd have ended up with a second rounder at best and he'd be getting ripped in the media because he settled for less than what he could have gotten. He handled it the right way. ATL's just pissed because the deal didn't go down the way they wanted, and they had to give up a first rounder. As for the agents, boo freaking hoo. They give GMs a hard time in negotiations all the time, now the shoe's is on the other foot and they're crying about it. I'm actually enjoying this.
