Bless Austin released

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  1. Yankee6

    Yankee6 Well-Known Member

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    A surprise: the Jets are releasing CB Bless Austin, per source (as
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    said). A few weeks ago, Austin called himself “the real deal.” Evidently the Jets don’t think so #Jets .

    This has gotta mean we are getting an upgrade via waiver wire or trade right?
     
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    Poeman Well-Known Member

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    Saw this in my timeline right after
     
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    JD has drafted 7 DBs and none of them were named Bless Austin. The issue is I'm not convinced he drafted anyone much better than Austin.
     
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    Don’t really see this…. We must be signing a veteran.


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  5. DefenseWinsChampionships

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    Wow I didn't expect this.

    Quinnen Williams is the only Maccagnan draft pick who Joe Douglas is going to build around.

    2022 1st round CB to pair alongside of Bryce Hall is a 100% guarantee (imo).
     
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  6. Sack exchange

    Sack exchange Well-Known Member

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    Well he has been keeping his picks, by all rights Perine and Zuniga got beat out but are still on the roster.


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  7. ouchy

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    Agreed. But wouldn't Austin be better depth than Pinnock or Sherwood? Maybe its a special teams thing?
     
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    Morgan probably kept on PS.


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  9. LogeSection2RowJ

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    Very very surprised, and not for the better.
     
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    browns fan said Redwine was a numbers crunch, solid backup safety.

    Going super young at corner. They much really like Echols/Pinnock…the two guys likely starting alongside Hall
     
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    One would assume. Sherwood is LB. but pinnock hasn’t looked as good as What I have seen from Austin


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  12. NYJFOREVER

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    He wasn't good.

    After two years in the league, it is safe to say that Austin is a bottom of the roster player that is getting replaced by another bottom of the roster player. With that being said, CB was always going to be a position of weakness for this team and I'd rather see them give the second CB spot (across from Hall) to someone new to see if they can stick.
     
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    He's so fukcin underrated its a shame. Some GM is going to grab him and look like a genius.
     
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    Pinnock looked like rookie, bad penalty in last game. Not saying Austin was great, but from what I saw at camp, pinnock did not look better. Echols looked probably on par with Austin.


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    And Austin hasn't? Austin was repeatedly benched last season for missing his assignments or getting burnt. He's mediocre at best.
     
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    Good catch I was wondering why we released him.
     
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    The question is was he on the bubble over other guys and was this a wise move for DB depth. At least Austin has some experience.
     
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    Bit of a head scratcher given how weak we are at CB but Austin really isn't that good. He's a guy who seemingly thinks he's much better than he actually is.
     
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    I've been advocating for getting a CB early in next year's draft.
     
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    It will make sense if we are making consequent move, so let’s see what happens. We may just go with youth, but may be painful.


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