I can tell you what I was saying, it was the exact same thing. I said the Jets need go for a mini-rebuild OR take the next step into playoffs immediately. Trying a half measure of "rebuilding" on the fly wasn't going to work. That's far from the first time I've thrown the Chi, Bos, LA, comparisons out there.
I know you have agreed with me in the past but it's worth pointing out again. THIS WAS NOT AN EXPANSION TEAM. We had plenty of assets as well when this team was acquired. There's was lots to be made with. This myth that the team was completely empty was just that...a myth.
But fine, look at where LA finished in those 3 years if you want to look at. 18th, 20th, 20th. Now you Atlanta/Winnipeg. 25th, 22nd, 18th in the past 3 years. Kinda similar.
There was several buzzwords Lombardi liked to throw out when he took over the team. One was black hole, finishing 9th to 12th. Said it was the worst place to finish said teams often get "stuck" in neutral in the black hole with no hope of getting better. It's why he referred to it as the black hole, as when you start in their you just keep getting sucked in further and further. Another was the illusion of youth. Kings seemed young since some key players were young, but the lack of a system or youth throughout the lineup was a huge problem. You could argue the Jets were/are in the same situation.
He said that this are the key reasons the team needed to rebuild for a couple of years before trying to compete. He stressed how impossible it was for teams to "rebuild" on the fly. It was literally not possible. You had to actually decided whether you wanted to rebuild or whether wanted to try to compete. He recognized that way back in 2006-07. Chevy came in and wasn't able to recognize the same thing. He's trying to do something that very few (any?) teams are able to do. Take a team with no history of winning and no stars, don't rebuild, and make that team a winner while trying to stay competitive. Because it worked for all those years in Atlanta so well.
I still don't see how you have come to the conclusion that he's trying to do both or not rebuild. For me I think its abundently clear that the Jets are rebuilding. Just because Chevy isn't out throwing the rebuild word around in the public doesn't mean that's not happening behind closed doors.
What moves constitute not rebuilding?
He's spent a lot of effort at the draft and we had a number of picks last year.
If he trades Buff coming up for a few young assets are you still going to be singing the same tune.
Or did he have to scorch the earth from the get go or say some fancy buzz words to the media to get you onboard.