https://tinyurl.com/2s3prspx Woody Johnson's Jets: Madden' ratings, a lost season and 'the most dysfunctional place imaginable 原文作者：The Athletic NFL Staff https://i.imgur.com/S4gadza.jpeg 前言：隨著紐約噴射機隊連續14年無法晉級季後賽，不僅將美國四大聯賽連續沒有 季後賽的紀錄持續堆高，也吸引不少球迷好奇噴射機的管理階層如何運作球隊。 The Athletic召集了包括噴射機線專屬記者Zack Rosenblatt在內的3位記者（另2人 為Dianna Russini 與Michael Silver）深入採訪了曾經在噴射機隊效力過的球員與行政 助理，給出了不少球隊經營的精彩內幕 雖然完整文章需要收費，不過TA的X與IG平台還是節錄了當中的精華給大家分享。 整理如下— 菁華1:用Madden電玩系列否決Jerry Jeudy交易案 https://tinyurl.com/mrxyfrdu https://i.imgur.com/18n8GF8.jpeg Woody Johnson likely doesn't play Madden. But his sons probably do. 噴機老闆Woody Johnson應該不是會玩Madden系列的那種人，但顯然他的兩個 兒子會！ And Johnson nixing a Jerry Jeudy trade because of a video game rating was evidence for some Jets personnel of Brick and Jack's influence. 老Johnson就因為接球員Jerry Jeudy在電玩的評分不夠高，否決了這筆交易案—這也是 噴機職員會被球隊公子（Brick與Jack）影響的證據 An excerpt from The Athletic: Douglas told the Broncos that Johnson didn't want to make the trade because the owner felt Jeudy's player rating in "Madden NFL," the popular video game, wasn't high enough. 有人透露：當時還是噴機隊總管的Joe Douglas（已於11月被開除），就必須對 Jeudy當時的球隊野馬據實以告「交易破局跟球員在Madden的評分不夠高有關」 註：Jeudy後來在3月被布朗隊以第5+6輪選秀籤換來，並在一週後簽下3年總價5千8百 萬美金的合約 "I blame @ochocinco." Jerry Jeudy on X after The Athletic reported that Woody Johnson nixed a trade for him due to his Madden rating It's a good thing, look how you shining now. ...95 rating next year, just finish these next 3 games off strong twin. Chad Johnson in response VIA X https://i.imgur.com/B6yITvF.jpeg Jerry Jeudy後來想起這件事時，在推特開玩笑說：我想（把交易被否決這件事）責怪於 Chad Johnson（Ochocinco是他的推特帳號名，也曾是他的藝名）」 至於Chad Johnson的回應也很妙：這其實是好事，看你現在多麼閃亮！明年你的評等， 就要上調到95分囉！ 菁華2:寧願保留最低選秀籤，只為再創Purdy奇蹟 https://tinyurl.com/ywb9utk5 https://i.imgur.com/TAWbN6q.jpeg Jets owner Woody Johnson told GM Joe Douglas to trade away a better draft pick in the Zack Wilson trade WHY HE WOULDN'T PART WITH PICK NO. 257 Woody Johnson在與今年另一項跟野馬隊有關的交易案中（此案有成交），也做了一個 如今可議的舉動：當他要把年輕QB Zack Wilson賣走時，他要求總管順帶賣掉順位 較高的選秀籤。 為什麼他不把最後一個順位(今年為257）清掉呢？ An excerpt from The Athletic: Woody Johnson instructed Joe Douglas to instead trade the 256th pick - which the Jets also owned — so that New York could select "Mr. Irrelevant" and, in the owner’s mind, pick the "next Brock Purdy." https://i.imgur.com/9piGKY2.jpeg 有一名熟悉此內幕的行家透露TA： Johnson在今年4月，曾經指示Douglas倒不如把噴機當時也擁有的第256順位賣掉， 這樣球隊就可以選擇所謂的「Mr. Irrelevant」。老闆的想法是：選擇下一個Brock Purdy ！ “He thought he needed the Mr. Irrelevant pick to get a Brock Purdy. I don't think that's ever happened in the history of the NFL: A team wanted a worse pick .” https://i.imgur.com/wj6Rt0h.jpeg 這位爆料者事後回顧：「他覺得他需要一個Mr. Irrelevant 的選秀籤，來複製Brock Purdy 的奇蹟。我覺得這應該是NFL史上頭一遭：有球隊想要比較低的籤位」 The Broncos used pick 256 to take offensive guard Nick Gargiulo, who is now on Denver's active roster. The Jets used the "Mr. Irrelevant" pick on Alabama safety Jaylen Key, who didn't survive the final roster cutdown and is no longer on their practice squad. https://i.imgur.com/iIiNbVg.jpeg 野馬隊後來選入的進攻組後衛Nick Gargiulo，目前仍登錄在隊內的球員名單中。 相對地，噴射機用最後順位從名校Alabama選進的安全衛Jaylen Key，不但沒有存活在 開季正式名單中，甚至根本連練習隊員都不是 菁華3:敗多勝少，球員跟職員都很無奈 https://tinyurl.com/3bzr63nb https://i.imgur.com/FKsrubf.jpeg Under his ownership, New York has managed just nine winning records and six playoff appearances in 25 seasons. 自從Johnson家族入駐噴射機隊後，球隊在這25年間，只有9次勝率超過5城，晉級季後 賽更是只有6次 Unless we drastically alter our culture and the way we do things from the top down, we have no chance. Jets exec to Zack Rosenblatt, Mike Silver and Dianna Russini 某位還在噴射機隊任職的高層表示：除非我們願意從上到下大幅修正原本的內部行事文化 ，否則我們依然沒有機會 It's the most dysfunctional place imaginable. Former Jets player to The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini and Mike Silver https://i.imgur.com/qc5gFN4.jpeg 另一名曾經為噴射機隊效力過的球員也說得直接：這（噴射機）是我可以想到最運作失能 的單位！ ——————————————————————— 心得：本來就有打算要翻譯這篇TA關於噴射機隊的報導，不過看到IG上有內容同樣精彩 的選秀交易談判，所以就順便把這一段加進去文章中 這系列文章我看了後續的網路反應，固然有人認為曾經在ESPN過水的Russini有加油添醋 的成分，但大多數球迷還是認為TA的描述相當寫實—看起來Woody Johnson在NFL球迷 間的評價不怎麼好XD 不曉得噴機無緣季後賽的魔咒，何時才能破除？ 個人也蠻希望看看紐約比較受歡迎的巨人隊，在季後會爆出哪些經營內幕的報導 --

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