There are already cap ramifications, however, because we will no longer be able to roll over the money we will be paying him for nine games this year. That will be something like $6-7 million I believe. If the worst happens, and Harvin is let go after this season, we will not be able to sign a $6-7 million free agent that we would have been able to if we'd just stayed put. If we keep Harvin, then his cap number is huge for next season. We could and probably would restructure, but there are cap ramifications either way. This is not a no-risk, no-consequences move.
But then you need to follow BPA when you team got needs all over the field we had need at corner wr s and arguably guard. They had a higher grade on Pryor then on Brandin Cooks or Darqueze Dennard so they had to roll with Pryor.
So its a iron clad rule that you go BPA in every instance? That doesn't seem to be working out for us all that much. Sometimes, you have to go against the grain and in this case, if you know you have a greater need on the Oline or Wr, that's where you target. If a team needs a QB, they usually draft one. Only the Jets march to the sea like lemmings following the BPA rule.
Dennard doesn't even crack the rotation. He's been less then stellar himself. Jets were looking for a play-maker in the secondary so they rolled with Pryor.
Pryor has more potential as a pick , but dennard will be a great pro its just that the bengals are stacked at corner lol they drafted him only cuz was BPA.
@RapSheet: Percy Harvin talks to @MikeVick once a week, considers him a mentor. The hope is that the #Jets QB will ease Harvin’s transition to NY. Interesting. I didn't know this.
The average NFL player lasts three years. Filling holes with high draft picks at the expense of passing up BPA is a fool's errand.
@RapSheet: Percy Harvin talks to @MikeVick once a week, considers him a mentor. The hope is that the #Jets QB will ease Harvin’s transition to NY.
They are also getting older at CB, and their team is deep enough that they can do stuff like this. They've got Leon Hall (29) Terrence Newman (36) starting, but Newman will almost surely be gone soon and they also have Dre Kirkpatrick (26) on the depth chart, although he's been less than inspiring. Dennard or Kirkpatrick will take over for Newman, and if they can get good production from both they can take Hall off the books sooner rather than later.
The bengals are one of the top teams drafting but everything seems to go wrong when they reach post season lol,that team is stacked
I think it has to do with QB play. Dalton doesn't get worse, I just don't think he's spectacular to begin with. Teams that make waves in the playoffs get good play out of their QB's, even if that means they elevate their game. Mark Sanchez is a good example, in our playoff runs he got hot. The same is true with Joe Flacco, although he clearly had a better baseline than Sanchez. Dalton just is Dalton. Perhaps with the experience he has now he'll do something this year, you never know.
I don't know much about Harvin but can he be a solid WR? Like play opposite of Decker? Or is he just a slot #3WR?
Harvin can be more than a slot. He has all the tools to be a full-time WR opposite Decker. It comes down to how the OC and HC plan on using him. The kid has explosive, game breaking speed so the Jets braintrust has to figure out ways to get him the ball in space.
He isnt a #1 because of height and durability but has the talent of a #1 , He is a bigger better Brandin Cooks but maybe less durable Ivory was also made of glass before he came to the Jets so we will see he has been fine.
Another thing here: do you know how much easier it's going to be for Geno to make a quick decision when there is a receiver on the field that can gain immediate separation? He won't have to hold on to the ball when the guy running a slant is in front of his man.
He can play outside, but you get the most out of him by moving him all over the field. Who knows how much he can wrap his head around this far into the season, but he can do so much for us potentially. He can carry the ball, catch out of the backfield, run sweeps, screens, whatever you want. He makes the most of his skills when he has the ball in space, so any way you can make that happen is good. He is a legitimate deep threat as well. I think he'll be the first read on a lot of plays, because I don't think his route running is quite as refined as Decker's or Kerley's so if he's open you know right away. If he's not, you go to your reliable targets Kerley and Decker.
