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Originally Posted by BigBlueBruiser  After the commissioner's office, without any team representatives present, flipped a coin to determine which New York team gets to host the first game in its new stadium (a coin toss won by the Giants), Jets' owner Woody Johnson released a statement that included the following: "An NFL coin toss has a few fundamental elements that are missing here, most notably the presence of the teams involved. That's how it's always done in the league, whether it's determining the order of the draft or deciding who's going to kick off the game. When the issue of which team would be hosting the first regular-season game could not be resolved on the merits, I suggested a coin toss as the fairest way to resolve this issue. The league rejected that idea. Then, I was told on Friday that a coin toss had taken place at the league office and that the Jets had lost. We rejected a process in which neither team was present. The league departed from our time-honored tradition and declined the opportunity to set the matter straight with a transparent process." Mike Tannenbaum joined Brandon Tierney on ESPN New York to discuss the coin toss and his thoughts on the subject. "Woody's statement speaks for how we feel," Tannenbaum said. "He was passionate about it for our fans. The way I look at it is, Brandon, that it is up to me and our staff to put the best team together to go win that Monday Night game on opening day. We are really excited about the stadium. Obviously, we are really disappointed with how that occurred, but now we are moving forward and really looking forward to opening up with a win on that Monday Night."
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