It scares me, quite frankly, that Bradway is even still involved with the organization. What keeps me sane is that I just keep telling myself that he's fairly good at identifying talent but terrible at negotiations, drafting and draft negotiations that involve trades up or down... and this is what we have Tannenbaum for. I would not trust Bradway one iota to select the pecking order on draft day and in fact, I don't even want him anywhere near the war room on draft day. So while he may be out there identifying talent and/or stacking it in numerical order for us to look at, plenty of other people in the FO (including Mangini and Tannenbaum himself) are looking at this and looking over his shoulder also. Then, hopefully, when the phone rings and it's time to negotiate, it's Mike Tannenbaum answering the phone and NOT Bradway. I think we've got a real good negotiator in Tannenbaum... he's a terrific GM in my opinion. This guy really gets it done.
This is a good idea. What if we contact the league office and ask them that, instead of penalizing the Pats their last pick in the first round, they get to keep the pick but are required to let Terry Bradway make the selection for them. That in my opinion would be the bigger punishment and would send a stronger message to the league that illegal videotaping has dire consequences...
Bradway works as a scout from May of the current year to March of the next... and then during april they send him to mongolia so he cannot ruin this team anymore than he already has.
Why cut him? We paid so much for him. If we cut him, we are still going to take a big cap hit. I think its almost $4 for the year. Thats alot of money going to the junk yard. I would still keep him in the team for one more year and say, okay, if u wanna sign another big money contract elsewhere, then this is your contract year and make some damn plays you were suppose to. I tell you he will play as hard as he can to bring his value up. Don't blame Drob. He was not the one who decided to give up two first rounders to come to the Jets. If its a degenerative issue, then it was there at the time of the draft and the Braodassway regime knew it. He is expensive, but IMO, can be very useful and will help out the team. This will be his break out season with all other defensive weapons now in place. If Gholston falls to the Jets, then maybe the Jets can use Gholston, Jenkins and DRob somehow together and even if one of the 3 is double teamed, it will open ways for Calvin for a sneak attack. DRob was double teamed last year on a few occasions I remember. Obviously, when you are double teamed, the opponents take you as a threat. Keep the lingering lion by removing the nail (restructure deal). If the nail can not be removed, then kick yourself a few times for still having Bradway in the FO....Such a Fool
I'd rather take the $4M cap hit instead of paying 12M to a guy who plays like he's earning 2M. Failing Physicals is for the former IR, 10 year veterans trying to make it back... not a 5 year overpaid, overdrafted POS.
Now that DRob has failed two physicals the Jets have some leverage in demands that he restructure his contract and take less money no? If he took less money with maybe a chance to earn it back in incentives I'd be okay with making him a part of the DE rotation. I can't see anyone trading for DRob after this news.
I agree with keeping DRob and not cutting him if we can get anywhere near some decent concessions on his part. I'm going to go out on a limb here... I think Tannenbaum will be sitting with DRob's agent (and possibly DRob himself) this weekend saying: "Okay, fellas, we all know the score now. I'm not going to be cruel about this, but DeWayne, the failed physicals could easily end your career ANYWHERE on ANY team, correct. I've said before that we wouldn't mind having you on the team still, but we all know your present contract won't work for us, nor for any team. So... we'd like you to stay and put an end to all this trade talk and nonsense... we want you back in the fold and back at camp because we thing you can help us out in rotation. In fact, your job will be easier now... no more full time NT stuff. BUT,.... here's what I'm proposing in the way of dollars...." Tanny's going to try to keep him for less money and if that should happen, I don't think it's the end of the world to have him here in rotation and for depth. In fact, I think he can still contribute a lot to our success, so before I throw the baby out with the bathwater, I give it a damned good try at talking some sense into him, because he's not going to get a whole lot more dollars from any other team, and he needs to know that face to face.
Couldn't this whole failed the physical thing be a part of the other teams looking to have him cut from the team so that they can pick him up later on the cheap? I find it odd that he would pass a physical with us, but not with another team. These things should probably be done through an unbiased third party. It wouldn't be the first time that a team failed the physical of a player it wanted to break a deal off with.
well there goes getting anything at all for Drob... get rid of him so we can clean the slate of most of out past regimes mistakes
This is what I was thinking as well. D-Rob and his agent must start to realize that he's not going to get paid what they think he's worth. They are running out of options now and should realize that the Jets will be their best option and should work with them. At the very least the FO should try to restructure and make it very public. If other teams get wind that the Jets are going to restructure, then someone desparate enough may pull the trigger and give a good deal to both the Jets and D-Rob.
he literally doesnt have a leg to stand on, he will not get a big deal if we cut him, he will not get traded, he will not get his 3mill guaranteed, he will not get his 8 or 9 mill salary this year. he is stuck right now. he HAS TO restructure, he really has no choice. if he doesnt restructure he gets basically nothing, nobody will pay especially long term on a guy who is said to not have more than a year or 2 left. so lets get on it get a deal that will pay him something decent and not hurt our cap this year or too bad in the future. i dont know what would need to be done but im sure it can be done and i can guarantee robertson has no leverage as far as making demands. its restructure or league minimum for him at this point. don i think someone else said and i would be confident they are correct its not that he cant play today, they are saying that he will not be able to fulfill his contract with the leg as it will degenerate further in years to come. i dont know what he has left on his deal. well theganggreen says it expires in 2009 so i am imagining they are saying he will not be able to play at that point, or maybe even they are saying he will need to be restructured and extended out past 2009 and that he will not be able to play after 2010 or 2011. its simply the team who is making the trade protecting themselves not that he cant play ever again. i am almost semi confident at this point that he WILL restructure and remain a jet next year. if not he is cut and will be trying to get something out of someone for 1 or 2 years max. surely not a big payday as he probably assumed a few months ago.
6' tall fat bastards do not make good DE's in a 3-4- especially one with no knees- cut the high-priced turd
You guys ought to see what DRob has actually done, rather than relying upon your faulty impressions. We will not throw this warrior to the curb, in my opinion. By the way, those of you who think that DRob is fat, are uninformed, and that is woefully. DRob is probably going to stay a JET now, so get used to it.
