Re: Edwards' future still up in the air Edwards' future still up in the airNFL.com wire reportsHEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Jan. 2, 2006) -- Though Herman Edwards maintains he will return as Jets coach, the team should expect a phone call from the Kansas City Chiefs in the coming days.A person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Chiefs plan to contact the organization for permission to speak with Edwards about taking over for Dick Vermeil. Edwards and the Chiefs have been linked for the last six weeks, when it became apparent Vermeil was considering retirement.Now that Vermeil made that decision final, it clears the way for his former player to get a shot at the job. It is unclear whether the Jets would grant permission to the Chiefs to talk to Edwards. Chiefs spokesman Pete Moris told the AP he could neither confirm nor deny that the team had asked permission from the Jets to speak with Edwards.Teams can request permission to speak to coaches under contract once the season is over. Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson said after the finale he would be willing to talk to Edwards if the Jets called and gave him permission. Peterson said he had a list of people he wanted to contact, but revealed only one name: offensive coordinator Al Saunders.Edwards reiterated once again Jan. 2 he isn't going anywhere, and hasn't been contacted by any teams with a job opening."I'm happy to be the coach here and I'm going to be the coach here, like I said before, and that's as far as I want to comment on it," Edwards said.But the source said Edwards might receive interest from other teams, including the Raiders, who are expected to fire Norv Turner.Edwards appears to be caught in a no-win situation. Though team owner Woody Johnson said in November he wants Edwards to return, he hasn't spoken publicly since, allowing the speculation to fester. Edwards is believed to want out, but he may consider himself in a difficult spot and must decide if he wants a contract extension to remain with a team expected to go through a rebuilding process.Johnson has made it clear he doesn't want to spend money on high-priced players, the source said, making it even more difficult to rebuild. Another point of contention is Edwards' salary. He makes about $2 million a year, among the bottom third of NFL coaches, and it is believed Edwards wants a raise as a reward for the progress he made in five years.If Edwards stays and doesn't get the extension he wants, one option is to coach one more year, resign and wait a year before he gets back into the fray.Edwards didn't address his situation with the players in their final team meeting, but they expect him to return."He didn't say I'm going to be here, but he never said I'm not going to be here," center Kevin Mawae said. "It was his normal approach: 'He's the coach, this is what we expect out of you guys.' There's no reason to believe that he wouldn't be."Edwards has ties to the Chiefs and Peterson, who tried to recruit Edwards to go to UCLA, then signed him as an undrafted free agent with Philadelphia, and gave him his first NFL job as an executive in the Chiefs' player personnel department in 1990.When the Jets played Kansas City to open the 2005 season, Edwards and his wife had dinner with Peterson and his wife -- something Peterson said was rare for him to do during the year. But there is one major stumbling block ahead should the Jets allow Edwards to talk to another team: The Chiefs would have to give up draft picks because Edwards has two years remaining on his contract.Kansas City had to give up a second- and third-round pick when it hired Vermeil, who was technically under contract with St. Louis even though he was retired. Peterson was upset about that, and the price will be higher this time around because Edwards currently is coaching. ______________________PLEASE GO HERM!
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air Why would you want him to leave? He's a pretty good coach.....4 seasons with the Jets and his record is 36-29. He only had a losing record once and he was 1st in the AFC East in '02. Considering they're in the same division as the Pats, that's pretty good.
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ortiz34 @ Jan 2 2006, 05:28 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Why would you want him to leave? He's a pretty good coach.....4 seasons with the Jets and his record is 36-29. He only had a losing record once and he was 1st in the AFC East in '02. Considering they're in the same division as the Pats, that's pretty good.</div>Actually, hes been our head coach 5 years now and has a 39-41 record, including a 20-28 record the last 3 seasons. He has had a losing record 2 of our last 3 seasons. So you might want to get your facts straight first of all. In each of the 3 seasons the Jets went to the playoffs, they were, in total 8-7 down the stretch (last 5 games in each season) which means they were mediocre in the biggest games which undermined their chances of playoff success.I could write an essay on why Herm Edwards is the worst coach in the NFL. But Ill spare everybody the time it would take to read it, but a long story made short is that Herman Edwards inherited a playoff caliber team and has managed to turn us into a rebuilding project that is way over the salary cap, so not only are we bad, but we are a bad team that doesnt have the money to fix all of our holes. Just some other food for thought....Edward's Regular Season Record: 39 - 41 (20 - 28 in the last 3 seasons)Posteason Record: 2 - 3Last Regular Season Road Win: 11/28/04 @ ArizonaRegular Season Road Record: 17-23 (10-22 in last 4 seasons, 0-8 in 2005)Record Against the Patriots - 2-8Last Win Against the Patriots - 12/22/02 @ NESherman has been the HC of the Packers for 6 years with a 58-39 career recond and this was his 1st losing season. But he losing his job. Mike Martz has been HC of the Rams for 6 years with a career 53-32 record and SB appearance, but he's fired as HC.Yet somehow Herm, 39-41, should have a contract extension.
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air I think the Jets should look at one of those 6 or 7 coaches that got fired. Hey you all have you admit, Herm's game quotes are priceless!
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ven0m @ Jan 2 2006, 09:45 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ortiz34 @ Jan 2 2006, 05:28 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Why would you want him to leave? He's a pretty good coach.....4 seasons with the Jets and his record is 36-29. He only had a losing record once and he was 1st in the AFC East in '02. Considering they're in the same division as the Pats, that's pretty good.</div>Actually, hes been our head coach 5 years now and has a 39-41 record, including a 20-28 record the last 3 seasons. He has had a losing record 2 of our last 3 seasons. So you might want to get your facts straight first of all. In each of the 3 seasons the Jets went to the playoffs, they were, in total 8-7 down the stretch (last 5 games in each season) which means they were mediocre in the biggest games which undermined their chances of playoff success.I could write an essay on why Herm Edwards is the worst coach in the NFL. But Ill spare everybody the time it would take to read it, but a long story made short is that Herman Edwards inherited a playoff caliber team and has managed to turn us into a rebuilding project that is way over the salary cap, so not only are we bad, but we are a bad team that doesnt have the money to fix all of our holes. Just some other food for thought....Edward's Regular Season Record: 39 - 41 (20 - 28 in the last 3 seasons)Posteason Record: 2 - 3Last Regular Season Road Win: 11/28/04 @ ArizonaRegular Season Road Record: 17-23 (10-22 in last 4 seasons, 0-8 in 2005)Record Against the Patriots - 2-8Last Win Against the Patriots - 12/22/02 @ NESherman has been the HC of the Packers for 6 years with a 58-39 career recond and this was his 1st losing season. But he losing his job. Mike Martz has been HC of the Rams for 6 years with a career 53-32 record and SB appearance, but he's fired as HC.Yet somehow Herm, 39-41, should have a contract extension. </div> Alright sorry, I guess the site I saw had some errors....if you don't believe me I'll give you the link.......relax.
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ven0m @ Jan 3 2006, 05:33 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>It's alright, I just feel strongely on the subject. </div> Yeah. I can see that.
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air NFL Network's Adam Shefter reports that the Jets and Chiefs are locked in "serious negotiations" regarding Herm Edwards.Shefter believes Edwards is almost as good as gone. The Jets will likely get multiple mid-round draft picks for Edwards. Jets owner Woody Johnson must not want to give Herm a long-term deal. The Jets could possibly lose Edwards and defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson. Jan. 3 - 7:18 pm et_________________________Herm Edwards is being heavily rumored and labeled "good as gone" by the NY Media....reportably for a series of mid round picks, and our Defensive Coordinator Donnie Henderson is supposibly the leading canidate for the New Orleans Saints job, both of which will probably do a good job in their new surroundings.
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air the injuries werent his fault, but he isnt very agressive, his gameplan is to try to Not Lose rather then Win
Re: Edwards' future still up in the air I disagree with you to a certain extent.This last offseason he lost our strength and conditioning coach and replaced with him with a new one, I have a feeling that this had a little bit of impact with the extreme number of injuries that we suffered this season. That is where I fault herm is replacing our conditioning coach with a newer, inexperianced one.But I guess thats also a case of hindsight being 20/20.
