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Woody Johnson's Jets: Madden' ratings, a lost season and 'the most dysfunctional
place imaginable
原文作者：The Athletic NFL Staff
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前言：随着纽约喷射机队连续14年无法晋级季后赛，不仅将美国四大联赛连续没有
季后赛的纪录持续堆高，也吸引不少球迷好奇喷射机的管理阶层如何运作球队。
The Athletic召集了包括喷射机线专属记者Zack Rosenblatt在内的3位记者（另2人
为Dianna Russini 与Michael Silver）深入采访了曾经在喷射机队效力过的球员与行政
助理，给出了不少球队经营的精彩内幕
虽然完整文章需要收费，不过TA的X与IG平台还是节录了当中的精华给大家分享。
整理如下—
菁华1:用Madden电玩系列否决Jerry Jeudy交易案
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Woody Johnson likely doesn't play Madden.
But his sons probably do.
喷机老板Woody Johnson应该不是会玩Madden系列的那种人，但显然他的两个
儿子会！
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就因为接球员Jerry Jeudy在电玩的评分不够高，否决了这笔交易案—这也是
喷机职员会被球队公子（Brick与Jack）影响的证据
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：当时还是喷机队总管的Joe Douglas（已于11月被开除），就必须对
Jeudy当时的球队野马据实以告“交易破局跟球员在Madden的评分不够高有关”
注：Jeudy后来在3月被布朗队以第5+6轮选秀签换来，并在一周后签下3年总价5千8百
万美金的合约
"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
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Jerry Jeudy后来想起这件事时，在推特开玩笑说：我想（把交易被否决这件事）责怪于
Chad Johnson（Ochocinco是他的推特帐号名，也曾是他的艺名）”
至于Chad Johnson的回应也很妙：这其实是好事，看你现在多么闪亮！明年你的评等，
就要上调到95分囉！
菁华2:宁愿保留最低选秀签，只为再创Purdy奇蹟
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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在与今年另一项跟野马队有关的交易案中（此案有成交），也做了一个
如今可议的举动：当他要把年轻QB Zack Wilson卖走时，他要求总管顺带卖掉顺位
较高的选秀签。
为什么他不把最后一个顺位(今年为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."
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有一名熟悉此内幕的行家透露TA：
Johnson在今年4月，曾经指示Douglas倒不如把喷机当时也拥有的第256顺位卖掉，
这样球队就可以选择所谓的“Mr. Irrelevant”。老板的想法是：选择下一个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
.”
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这位爆料者事后回顾：“他觉得他需要一个Mr. Irrelevant 的选秀签，来复制Brock Purdy
的奇蹟。我觉得这应该是NFL史上头一遭：有球队想要比较低的签位”
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.
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野马队后来选入的进攻组后卫Nick Gargiulo，目前仍登录在队内的球员名单中。
相对地，喷射机用最后顺位从名校Alabama选进的安全卫Jaylen Key，不但没有存活在
开季正式名单中，甚至根本连练习队员都不是
菁华3:败多胜少，球员跟职员都很无奈
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Under his ownership, New York has managed just nine winning records and
six playoff appearances in 25 seasons.
自从Johnson家族入驻喷射机队后，球队在这25年间，只有9次胜率超过5城，晋级季后
赛更是只有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
某位还在喷射机队任职的高层表示：除非我们愿意从上到下大幅修正原本的内部行事文化
，否则我们依然没有机会
It's the most dysfunctional place imaginable.
Former Jets player to The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini and Mike
Silver
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另一名曾经为喷射机队效力过的球员也说得直接：这（喷射机）是我可以想到最运作失能
的单位！
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心得：本来就有打算要翻译这篇TA关于喷射机队的报导，不过看到IG上有内容同样精彩
的选秀交易谈判，所以就顺便把这一段加进去文章中
这系列文章我看了后续的网络反应，固然有人认为曾经在ESPN过水的Russini有加油添醋
的成分，但大多数球迷还是认为TA的描述相当写实—看起来Woody Johnson在NFL球迷
间的评价不怎么好XD
不晓得喷机无缘季后赛的魔咒，何时才能破除？
个人也蛮希望看看纽约比较受欢迎的巨人队，在季后会爆出哪些经营内幕的报导