When he spoke to the media (for the last time as Jets GM) on Nov. 6, Douglas looked defeated.
It included Johnson, Douglas, vice chairman Christopher Johnson, team president Hymie Elhai, and Ira Akselrad, an adviser to Johnson.
From then on, many in the Jets organization described Douglas as a shell of himself.
Multiple team sources believe this was a matter of Johnson’s preoccupation with social media factoring into the Jets’ decision-making.
Ultimately, it’s difficult for any general manager to survive six years without sniffing the postseason.
Persons:
Joe Douglas, blankly, Douglas, Woody Johnson, Johnson, Phil Savage, Christopher Johnson, Hymie Elhai, Ira Akselrad, Robert Saleh, Nathaniel Hackett, Jeff Ulbrich, Brant Boyer, Aaron Rodgers, Tyrod Taylor, Rodgers, benching Rodgers, Saleh, Douglas ’, Bryce, Rex Hogan, Hogan —, Douglas’s, Woody, ”, Chad Alexander, Johnson didn’t, “ They’re, “ Joe, Jerry Jeudy, Allen Lazard, Jeudy, Tyron Smith, Mike Williams, Smith, Smith —, Williams, Haason Reddick, Reddick, Johnson wasn’t, Ulbrich, Davante Adams, Tony Adams, didn’t, Adams, it’s, Johnson won’t, Zach Wilson, Gardner, Garrett Wilson, Jermaine Johnson, Breece, Quincy Williams, John Franklin, Myers, John Simpson, Douglas wasn’t, Trump, wouldn’t, Michael Silver, Kirby Lee
Organizations:
Jets, Acrisure, The Jets, Jets GM, Denver Broncos, Broncos, of Famer, Los Angeles Chargers, Athletic, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro, Eagles, Philadelphia
Locations:
Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Ulbrich, Reed, United Kingdom