Dear Mr. "brednbuddah"
This week marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter in the history of you Jets. Like you, our entire organization was deeply disappointed by our performance on the field this season, but we are already working hard to ensure that we return to playoff contender level and ultimately win an NFL championship.
As you have no doubt heard, we are pleased to have Eric Mangini as our new head coach, formerly the New England Patriots' highly regarded defensive coordinator. We spent more than 50 hoursover eight days interviewing eight quality candidates, three of them in-house. Eric is no stranger to the Jets and certainly no stranger to the AFC East. In six seasons with the Patriots he has made significant contributions to three Super Bowl teams, he's been exposed to some of the best coaches in pro football history and his attention to detail has earned him the respect of his players and fellow staff members.
Young, full of energy, and fiercely passionate about the intricacies of football, Eric brings with him a positive vision, a thirst for success and a work ethic that will make us all proud.
The introduction of coach Mangini marks the first in a series of steps that we will take during the off-season to address our strengths and weaknesses. In the coming weeks, Coach Mangini will meet with our coaches, players and scouting staff in preparation for the early off season training.
But if there is one thing that Coach Mangini already knows about our team it is that we have the greatest fans in the league. It is the loyalty, passion and unwaivering commitment of our fans this is the backbone of our franchise. Although we had a lackluster season due to an unprecedented number of injuries, we have made the playoffs for three of the past five seasons - and with your continued we won't just make the playoffs, but win a championship!
Off teh field, our new stadium joint venture with the New York Giants is proceeding on schedule and we will be testing new concepts with you over the coming months to make sure that the Jets new home more than meets your expectations.
Finally, in order to better communicate with you, our fans, we have embarked on two exciting new ventures. First, in addition to our partnership with WCBS which will continue to air our award winning shows 24/7 and Generation Jets, we have partnered with the nre regional sports channel, SportsNet NY, to form the official television home of the Mets and the Jets Playbook. SNYwill also have extensive draft, training camp and preseason coverage along with pre and post game programming throughout the season. Second, we have embarked on an ambitious multi-year makeover of our website to ensure that we can offer all Jets, all the time over the complete range of 21st century media outlets.
We are busier and more excited than ever and hope you are too.
On behalf of all of us at the Jets, thank you again for being a part of the Jets community.
Woody Johnson,
Jay Cross,
Terry Bradway
