Jets owner Woody Johnson spoke to Gary Myers of the Daily News at an NFL Meeting on Wednesday, and here is what he had to say about the state of the franchise . . .
“In the business — I got to win games. I’m a fan, I represent the fans. We’re both frustrated by this. Ultimately, I am going to have to look for something that I believe is going to right the ship, whether it’s the current way, the way we are doing it now with the people we have now or going down a different pathway. I’m looking at everything. I’m analyzing what’s happened and why it’s happened.
“I’ve always thought [Rex Ryan is] a very good coach. He’s an excellent coach, excellent teacher. The fans are going to want to see something different. They’re not going to let us get along and I don’t want to do exactly the same thing. So it’s going to be either the way we coach or the way we approach it. It could be with the same people. It might be with different people. That’s the case each and every year.
“Oh my God. I would never have imagined (such a bad season). I thought we were going to be actually very good. That’s how much I know.
“It’s hard to lose. This is the hardest year I’ve had in terms of losses. You live and die with it. It’s been extremely painful. For me, I go out and see fans every week. I know they are loyal Jets fans. But it’s hard every week to be disappointed with the thing you love, which is your team, is frustrating. They love their team, but they don’t like seeing it go through this kind of agony.
“It’s safe to say you got to do things differently that you did to get you to this point. The thing about football is that after every season, everybody is up for grabs. You take a look at everything. You’re trying to get to the Super Bowl. It doesn’t sound like I should even be saying that at this point. But that’s what my goal is. That’s what the fans want. They want to have a clear direction in terms of how they get to where they want to go. I have to give them confidence they are going to have a chance to get where they want to go.
“There’s been a lot of pressure on John (Idzik). This is a team sport. There are a lot of people involved.”
