HardCoreBlue

Through the years….
 

 
I have no proof, but it looks like Marcel B. had a hand in the new design.

For me it's a matter of Austin's huge ego and arrogance vs Ottawa's emergence as a solid team...with a huge boost of critical non-injuries.
Austin, more or less, said he'll live and die with the QBs he brought along...he will likely die. Unless..
Bad Hank shows up, but he hasn't been around too much this year, so despite having my reservations about Burris this year, I grudgingly have to admit he had a fantastic year and deserves success.
There, I said it.

When thew Jets first came back to our fine city, I wasn't a huge fan of Little. I'm a huge fan now, one could almost say underrated, or at least not talked about enough. 

I'm torn between that and thinking 'what if my family were on the run and had no where to go'?
 
I think that no matter which side we find ourselves on i,n this thread, we're all guilty of too much black and white either/or thinking.  
 
There will be not be a perfect solution. Screen refugees thoroughly and you're still taking a risk. Which is precisely what ISIS wants you to be afraid of.  
 
Or, shut out all the refugees and try to reconcile your conscience to their suffering by telling ourselves that 'at least our families are alive.'
 
There no easy answers, but one thing is certain: the truth, as always, is somewhere in the murky middle.

I don't think anyone has ever claimed Ladd is one of the top 4 players in the league... I guess if you want to quibble about what our definition of "elite" is we can have that conversation.

My position has always been with Buff is he's such a unique player that his skill set, his physicaility in a league of bigger players, the tone he sets on and off the ice will be very challenging to replace/match and if we don't sign him over the next 2-4 years I truly believe we will look back in that timeframe and say we wish we had him back. Unlike some here, as a keen observor I have not seen him regress and believe he still has some great years ahead of him. His pros outweigh his cons, that's how I look at it, not really a 'I'm right your wrong' approach to whether we retain him, more he's a package I strongly prefer as a Jet fan to have on my team, not on someone else's over the next few years if possible. That's my bias, my preference. 

Or the Jets, like all teams throughout different points of the year, are going through some adversity right here right now.
Not all adversity calls for major change declaring our core is rotten.
We made the playoffs last year which would suggest building on what we have rather than dismantling and changing our identity. Patience. Yes if this continues to slide, change will be inevitable but there is merit in our coach having confidence in his existing players and believing they will correct this and finish strong to compensate for this stretch of losses we're incurring right now.
Not to mention the fact that we are trying to create an environment to attract players here. There are some that believe creating an environment where there's major shakeup every time a losing streak happens is not the greatest lure for some. Yes to clear accountability no to paranoia and fear. 
Just my 19 cents.

My educated guess, if you polled all NHL team GM's and scouting teams, is the majority would disagree with this statement. But I guess we'll never know.

An unrealistic standard is suggesting that knowing and fixing problems seems to be a simple process. That's how I interpreted the above post. I would suggest it's a bit more complex and challenging.
As for your point about building an average team, yes it's a progression but that's the ultimate holy grail GM's work towards.
And yes at times I am crazy.

An unrealistic standard is suggesting that knowing and fixing problems seems to be a simple process. That's how I interpreted the above post. I would suggest it's a bit more complex and challenging.
As for your point about building an average team, yes it's a progression but that's the ultimate holy grail GM's work towards.
And yes at times I am crazy.

One reason, not all who run for public office but for some, is their narcissistic tendencies tend to persuade them.
I call these type of people 'ribbon cutters', they love the spotlight, good, bad or indifferent. They tend to give this vocation a bad name.

Put together a high functioning Oline with a quick reading quick release QB with capable diverse type receivers, magic indeed happens. 

Most, if not all, NHL teams going through a major funk (i.e., losing streak) thoughout the season. It's the Jets turn.
They'll turn it around, the sooner the better though. 

Mike Kelly had the temperment and selfcontrol of an 8 yr old.   Who really cares what he thinks, now or ever.......

I'm with you on this. Seems like a nice enough guy, brilliant on tv, knows football inside out, but way too controlling and stubborn.
I don't sense he's a guy who listens to other coaches observations and game analysis to help prepare a game plan. That's just my sense bases on his previous work with us.

I'm with you on this. Seems like a nice enough guy, brilliant on tv, knows football inside out, but way too controlling and stubborn.
I don't sense he's a guy who listens to other coaches observations and game analysis to help prepare a game plan. That's just my sense bases on his previous work with us.

Maybe a bit in pro sports, but  the fear of losing one's job does not motivate one to perform better in business.  If anything it creates a very toxic environment of individuals not operating as a team.

Mr. Perfect, perfectly said.

It's a running joke going on.... any Jets gameday, it's a "big game". The guys over at https://www.reddit.com/r/winnipegjets/ have been saying it every game since preseason.

Torts is 100% pure clownshoes.
 
And Vancouver should have been the final nail, but the coffin was years in the making.  Zombie Torts rising from the dead, just in time for Halloween.

Raining...slick field...
ST continues its big play mode....
Wild forces fumble....Castillo recovers own KO
But deep handoff on 3 and 1...Blue stuffed on said wet field
Just one more moronic call on O...
RB's say thank you....
...and drive 95 yds for TD on their first possession....
Burris having easy pitch and catch session, for first half...
Nichols overthrowing....happy feet....looks bad...
One first down on O, in opening quarter....
Ottawa O - quick tempo, spreading field, quick passing...
Bomber O - slow tempo, all passing in front of DB's
Wild playing well....but only takes part of the snaps...
Marshall only guy doing anything on O.....
But Bombers seem to lose track of him, for long stretches...
While D. Scott accomplishes nothing.... except a fumble....
Tony Burnett had a forced fumble and a sack....as part of rotation....
the FB lining up as WR....very tricky, no?    No.
Bombers D gave up ton of yds...but good in red-zone...
Hurl not that quick in pursuit.....
Too many missed tackles after the catch, overall.....
Bucknor still the opposition's go-to guy....
Blue Offense had all those popguns snapping....
..ZERO points..3 first downs and 34 passing yds in 1st half....
16-0 Red Blacks at the half...with 21 minutes TOP!
Bombers come out with 65 yd TD drive....
...as they discover that when Marshall is involved....
...Nichols can run play action and half rolls.....
...and complete some passes...
Too bad 3 of them went to the Red Blacks.....
..including 2 to (sigh) Jovon Johnson....
Overall, pass pro not bad....
Goossen looking pretty good...
Bomber D runs out of gas in last 3 minutes...
Ottawa gets long TD drive to go up 27-9
Bombers get a face saving drive for late TD...
Then Ottawa gets cute and turns it over on downs....
Nichols hits Denmark for TD....with 30 seconds left
...some more lipstick for this pig.....
Down 27-24...short kick miracle?
...it goes 10 yds...RB's recover...no rabbit in hat.....
Pretty good 60 minutes from special teams, tonight...
..too bad D and O can't do the same....
..as yet another disastrous 1st half...puts Blue behind 8-ball
....and puts playoff spot in dire jeopardy...
...and puts my liver at risk as well....
 
 

McDavid only has 1 point. #bust

We're a Hitler reference away from hitting all of the internet fight benchmarks.

I don't like how you present your opinion as fact when it is so flawed. I'm also really sick of the way you perpetuate that there are some double standards against the cons when it's just the way politics is for every party.
Finally I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine. Since every time you cant come up with a logical argument (which is a lot) you resort to contrite insults.
 
For example lets hear a coherent argument about why Harper is the best person to manage the economy that isn't "the other guys would have done way worse" and is based his body of work given he's been in power for the better part of a decade.