Woody Johnson Wanted To Bench Aaron Rodgers After Week 4 In Yet Another Example Of Jets Incompetence

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SOURCE - The coaches had been called in to explain what happened with their units during the 10-9 home loss to the Broncos. During the meeting, Owner Woody Johnson suggested to the coaches that they bench Aaron Rodgers in favor of Tyrod Taylor because he felt Rodgers’ performance was holding the team back. The coaches and Douglas, stunned at the suggestion, talked him out of it and convinced Johnson to stay the course and that benching Rodgers, with his pedigree, four games into the season would not sit well with the locker room. The coaches also felt it would embarrass Rodgers. The idea of benching the future Hall of Famer sounded so absurd that one coach asked whether the owner was serious — multiple sources from that meeting believed he was.

For years, people have tried to tell me that the New York Jets are cursed. I don't believe in curses. I also don't buy ghosts, spirits, jinxes or any supernatural powers. They have always seemed to be a crutch people use when they are powerless and need to find a reason for something. The world can be a cruel and unfair place. It's easier thinking that superstitions or evil forces are behind things that end up really shitty.

I now know that the Jets are cursed. It's not some ghost of Weeb Ewbank or that MetLife was built on an ancient burial ground. The curse is coming from inside the house. 

The curse of the Jets is that they are owned by Woody Johnson. 

No exorcism or seance will rid us of him. Avoiding sidewalk cracks will do nothing to tame this monster. This is a horror movie with no end. Woody Johnson's brother is somehow even more inept. After GM Joe Douglas was fired today, all of these stories of massive dysfunction and meddling started leaking out. It's now more apparent than ever. The Jets are indeed cursed.

SOURCE - Douglas had already lost some power midway through last season when Johnson took a more active role. Example: Douglas had a contract extension offer he was getting ready to propose to defensive end Bryce Huff’s agent, but Johnson vetoed that — and any other moves involving paying new money to players on the roster. 

By January, Douglas seemed to have even less control. That’s when he fired assistant general manager Rex Hogan, a move that shocked many in the organization because of how close Douglas and Hogan — and their families — were. Multiple team sources theorized that Johnson forced Douglas’s hand; in the aftermath, Douglas told Jets staffers that “Woody should just fire me now.” In February, director of player personnel Chad Alexander left for an assistant GM job with the Los Angeles Chargers; Johnson didn’t allow Douglas to replace either of them. From then on, many in the Jets organization described Douglas as a shell of himself. 

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Firing Joe Douglas wasn't enough. This team needs an enema. Everyone and everything should go. The only good news about the Aaron Rodgers benching story is that it hopefully creates enough bad blood between Woody and Rodgers that the relationship is irreconcilable. Rodgers should be nowhere near the Jets organization once this season ends. Get a fucking restraining order if you have to.

The only way to fix this mess to somehow convince a GM and/or head coach that has a track record of building a winning organization to come to the Jets. With these stories leaking about Woody Johnson sticking his stupid face into all kinds of player personnel decisions, I don't know how it's possible. Why would Mike Vrabel or even Brian Flores want to go anywhere near a situation like this?

This doesn't even mention the salary cap hell the Jets are about to find themselves in. Clearly, they need to dump anyone and everyone on this roster for as many future assets as possible.

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That's just Rodgers. You start cutting or even trading guys, you're looking much more dead money just sitting there. The smart play is trying to do everything you can to point towards 2027. Punting two more seasons after you've spent 14 missing the playoffs seems outrageously cruel but such is the Curse of Woody. 

Just yesterday, KFC called it quits as a Jets fan. I can't even blame him. Why waste fall Sunday after fall Sunday on this team? You only get 80 autumns on this earth. I get wanting to do something else, hell anything else. I'm sure I'm not the only Jets fan who asked myself over these past 14 years why I am watching this? I don't know.

So now what? The Jets have a lame duck quarterback, no GM and interim head coach nicknamed Brick, who is 1-5 since taking over. The only thing left is Woody Johnson…who might have one foot out the door. He's up for returning as an ambassador to the United Kingdom. Which you'd think would be great news. Get this guy out of the country!

The problem is that the person who would/will be taking over is Christopher Johnson, who is somehow even more inept than Woody. When he was in charge from 2017-20, the Jets went a horrifying 18-46.

That's right Jets fans. It can somehow get even worse.