im going to say this, MAYBE he wasn't lying about demanding 53 man control in Miami. most of the time you talk to the agents before the candidate. you cant tell the truth without telling the actual truth...my wife calls them lies. Gase was the hot name at the time, maybe he told his agent that he wants full 53 man control, to call his own plays, build his own staff yada yada yada. so when ross's people call gase's people, his agent says, this is what my client wants. So when gase shows up in Ross' office to make his pitch about how thing will be ran, Ross says okay, we will give you full roster control and you can call your own plays and pick your own coaches if you come to Miami (knowing that's what he wants). Gase didn't demand it or ask for it from Ross directly per se, but he told his agent to let it be known he wanted it. with the Jet's he wasn't the hot name anymore, just a HC fresh off the chopping block so he told his agent "just find me a damn head coaching job whatever it takes, even if I get paid in tacos or beer and clams". so he makes his pitch, and the jets owner just says, "okay I guess you can coach" without kissing his ass because im sure gase was doing the ass kissing this time