WHAT Was Woody Thinking?

Turns out Jets owner Woody Johnson has taken the team's 40 years of futility to a new level. Woody needed less than 24 hours to fire Eric Mangini after the Jets late season collapse. He quickly claimed he and GM Mike Tannenbaum would work tirelessly to hire a new coach. But while other owners are flying candidates into town or flying out themselves to interview potential new hires, Woody was on vacation out of the country. That stupidity may have cost him the best guy on the board, Bill Cowher.

Cowher was on WFAN this morning. Listen here. Yes, it sure sounded like he isn't interested in coaching in 2009, but he wanted to speak to Woody Johnson. I'm sorry, but if I own a team (or any business) and I can hire someone to make my business better, I make darn sure I speak to that person ASAP. If I'm in Timbuktu, I call Cowher and say, "Bill, I'm on vacation for a week. Can we talk by phone or meet as soon as I get back?" Apparently though, 'The Chin' NEVER spoke to Johnson or Tannenbaum. I dont care who is/was at fault or what the misunderstanding was, but if I'm Gang Green, 40 years since a Super Bowl appearance and the worst current collapse since the Mets, I get off my butt and make sure that Cowher hears me. I give it a shot. If Cowher says no, he says no.

To make matters worse, turns out Johnson has missed ALL the interviews the Jets have had so far. THERE's leadership you can count on, right Jets fans? At this rate, Gang Green will have to hope Joe Namath lives to be 105 so they'll have a surviving Super Bowl Jet 40 years from now. As a Giant fan, I'm glad Pete Rozelle had the guts to clean up the Mara family mess and bring in George Young to be the GM in 1979. 4 Super Bowl appearances later, Big Blue is a marquee franchise in the NFL. Perhaps the current commish, Roger Goodell, could explain to Woody that having Cowher as coach is better for long term revenue than selling Brett Favre jerseys.