I don't care if it is the Denver Broncos but I really hope someone signs him and does give us two first rounders.
I don't think anybody is going to give up the 2 1sts to add a $16M cap number on the defensive line. Suh moved last year because the Lions couldn't afford to tag him. Best bet might be the Packers, depending on how they feel about Datone Jones at this point. They've got a late 1st this year and presumably will have a late 1st next year and they have the cap space to fit Mo in. They've got to be thinking about what it will take to get over the top another time with Aaron Rodgers before he goes. Green Bay was 15th in total defense last year and 21st against the run. Mo would help in both areas. They've already got a strong pass rush with Mathews and Peppers on the outside and adding Mo at DE would be a way to make the pressure overwhelming. Peppers will be gone after 2016 also. They're more likely to be interested in a tag-and-trade for just the 2016 pick but if they got the feeling another team was sniffing around Mo in free agency they might give him an offer sheet.
Green Bay is notorious for not bringing in big ticket FAs. While I agree he would be HUGE for the Packers, I think that is probably one of the least likely places he'd wind up. Because I love the Packers almost as much as the Jets, and really like Mo, I'd love it if the Jets could trade him there. He would probably help the Packers to win another SB or two.
Teams often try to repeat something that has worked in the past and put them over the top. The Bucs were always going to be the best shot for the Jets to get something real for Revis because their ownership had traded for Keyshawn and then won a championship. This argues that signing Mo is the more likely result, since he does in some ways resemble Reggie White, whom the Packers signed as a free agent and a key piece in winning the Super Bowl in 1996-97. I expect the Jets and Mo to be dealing with a tag on July 15th and therefore in a tag and trade scenario at that point. At that point I think the Packers would be as likely as anybody else to try to trade a single 1st round pick for him.
different situations.... idzik was looking to tear the team down and rebuild. he had a 3 year plan, and that offseason was year 2 of it. idzik was all about taking a step back to take two forward.... doing so got us a higher pick and cleared salary... the issue is after woody signed off on that plan, he felt the fan and media pressure to fire idzik before the 3 years were up. i dont think that "anyone could do what mac did last year" but i also think that most would do comporable, and most if not all would drastically improve the team. again... its hard not to when the team is 4-12, has 55 million it has to spend, a high draft pick and tons of areas of need. we would have had to have 2-4 massive free agent busts, a first round mega bust, and some poor trades to screw that up.
It was Ron Wolf, I believe, who signed Reggie White. Based on some things I've read, the current Packers' GM (Ted Thompson) is markedly different. I read where several of the Packers players have wanted Thompson to sign some big FAs to help build the team, but that isn't his philosophy. He believes in drafting players and developing them. He also likes to keep contracts as low as possible, and has let productive players walk in previous years. If true, he would shock everyone if he signed Mo to a huge contract. It just doesn't seem to be his philosophy or way of building the team. Might he get desperate after the last year or two? I guess anything is possible, but Green Bay is far from the most likely place Mo could wind up.
At this point, fans are just listing teams, more-so NFC teams that they hope the Jets trade them to. Mo is not going to the Cowboys for one of their lineman, and he's not going to the Packers. Packers already have a decent 3-4 DE in Mike Daniels. Cowboys run a 4 man front. Tagged players often have too high a price tag for most trade buyers, so the value is low. Jets need to franchise Wilk and get that long-term set up before they Eagles resign Fletcher Cox. Price is going up with each and every week. Maybe if the Jets can get Mo situated, maybe there's room for Snacks?
110% unrealistic. I see it as 3 options. 1. Resign Wilk 2. Trade Wilk for crap value since he's on the tag and teams will need to shell out a new contract 3. Let him walk and get a comp pick. 2 or 3 don't sound too good.
I disagree. While Idzik may have had a three-year plan, his intent wasn't to tear the team down (although that largely happened due to his incompetence in the draft and in FA). He wasn't aiming for a better draft pick. That's ridiculous imo. His intent was to improve the team through the draft and by adding occasional FAs. His first year, he had little or no cap space, and so had to go with cheaper FAs. His second year he had lots of cap space and tried to use it on DRC, Vontae Davis and others but basically whiffed. The issue isn't just that Woody felt fan and media pressure, but rather that Idzik was grossly incompetent. He had a 12-player draft and basically screwed the pooch. In a draft with many great WRs he failed to come up with even one of them. In a draft with several excellent QB prospects, he failed to come up with even one of them. Most of his draft picks were busts and wasted picks. I think you're delusional if you think most would do comparably. Look around at how many mediocre teams there are in the NFL. I think most could make some improvement in the team, but drastic improvement? No, absolutely not. Two of the biggest moves he made were trading for Marshall and Fitz, and I doubt if very few other GMs would have made those moves. The jury is still out on Mac and he could ultimately fail because this is the Jets after all, and things just don't usually work out for us, but I think very, very few people would have done the job that he did last season. I think we're going to see huge dividends as a result of his changes to the Scouting and Personnel depts. starting this season, and I think we're going to start seeing a lot of very good and great players become Jets.
All is going according to plan. Snacks reportedly wants 5M a season, so I think Snacks will absolutely stay because that is exactly the # I believe Snacks should get [well I said 4.5, but 5 is fair]. Jets would never tag Snacks anyway. 5M allocated to Snacks, now we franchise Mo and get a long-term deal set up. Lets get it done Mac! We are going to keep this line intact for at least 2 more seasons.
I thought he had turned down that amount twice before from the Jets. If so, I wonder why he changed his mind.
I did as well, but maybe he's having a change of heart? The guy wants to win apparently and that brings more value than a larger deal on a shitty team like the Browns. http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-je...mon-harrison-says-all-hopes-point-to-a-return Now, the real question is, will Snacks live up to his word? Is this really the truth?
Absolutely. Now that is something we can both agree on. I think it's a real possibility we have them both for next season w/ Mo not being under the tag. Truly believe it.
The moment we drafted Williams I knew Wilk or Sheldon was gonna be dealt....I still think its gonna be Richardson that gets traded
NFL's salary cap now expected to rise again, possibly by another $2 million or so per team. We are going to have 35M in cap space before restructuring Brick's deal. 8 million freed up via Cro. Initially we had 13M add in the additional 12M new cap increase. Now add that extra 2. This should lessen a lot of the concerns.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news... but the cap is 143 right now with cutting Cro we're down to 135 if the cap goes up to max 155 that gives us 20 mil plus 2.5 carry over... add Kerley, Breno And Cumb that will leave us with around 30 million before we cut or restructure Brick.
