Without wishing to appear as overly sensitive but not knowing about the NFL/American football bit, do I take that as a dig? Maybe the reaction you are getting atm is because of your other outlandish posts since draft night. This is what you actual said though. Not quite the same pleasing zing about it really, though I still fail to see what the bolded part brings to the conversation other than in a negative way implying he is getting overpaid for the work he has produced, every other poster to have posted in the thread is pleased and then you popped that in.
Think we also have an insight into how the draft and FA will go. Our D line is our strongest part of the team and with Huff, Lawson, Williams, JFM and Rankins, I doubt we will see much added at this point. However if a 'blue chip' guy is available in the draft and FA, I think we would still go for it and make it a terror group that can rotate to keep fresh in games too. Really looking forward to this D evolving, which leaves the key question. does Saleh and Joe believe Safety is a position you put big resources into, or again like CB think they can get B+ performance from very low resources (picks/money) Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk
You're also way too married to the fact that the only way to do things is the Belichick/Patriot way and formerly the way Parcells did things. The league is evolving and changing. It's inevitable that you will have to pay some guys bigger contracts - not everyone is going to make $5.5 million per year on the roster because they fit the system. Again, that's a Patriot thing and only a Patriot thing.
You can do both. Yes that was a dig, but instead of being sensitive call him a douche or a clever cuss name you guys have over there that isn't over the top.
That’s my biggest concern, with any of the potentially good players we have. If we wait to pay them it’s not going to be feasible when they start reaching or hit their potential, no one can afford it. I believe it was @Jets-N-Terps that said, just pay, QB, LT, edge rusher, and #1 receiver. Seems like Jets believe they have 3 of those key pieces in place.
The point was that he was using exactly as much leverage as he actually possessed. The dude has 7 career sacks. The contract he signed just set him up for life even if he only plays a couple of years of it. That's a win-win for him and the Jets. They got a guy they think can help them on defense for a bunch of years and he got his guarantees. The way the Jets would have played this over the last decade is to tag him next year and then try to sign him to a big deal with that pressure hanging over their heads and looming free agency setting the target. 13 games in the NFL is an eternity. Playing with all your chips (your career) in the pot with the team having just a few chips in the middle is insane. JFM recognized that and grabbed the deal the Jets offered. 7 sacks is one injury away from sitting on the front porch in your 50's telling people how good you were if only the tibia hadn't fractured. This BTW is one huge difference between American football and the type you grew up watching. Very few of your football injuries essentially wipe out a player's career. Probably 50% of American football injuries are effectively all she wrote for the guy who is unfortunate enough to get them. They may play more but the big deal they might have gotten will never come their way. Look up Quincy Enunwa, who was probably before your time as a Jets fan for what JFM just shielded himself against. Enunwa was another guy who took the early deal and the guarantees and then got blindsided by a neck injury. Of course the injury was already there as a pre-existing condition but the Jets took their chances anyway. JFM doesn't have any pre-existing conditions that I am aware of.
Eh, we have none of them in place dude. The left tackle struggles in pass protection, the #1 receiver is a #2 on most rosters, the QB is an unproven rookie and the edge rusher is a nice piece (with a good contract IMO) but he has to produce. Now, the good thing is that none of those pieces are currently being paid other than JFM and his contract is on the lower end of second contract edge rushers.
Why are you explaining to me the part about injuries, when the fuck did I say anything about that part of your post? I quoted you the post I had the issue with and then bolded the part of it I had the biggest issue with. His signing the contract early and not going to FA makes perfect sense, hence the reason why I never mentioned it in any of my posts. Oh and your Enunwa dig was fucking pathetic btw and just shows you up for the dick you have become this last 6 months.
Let it settle in. The Jets just gave a $55M contract to a guy who has 7 career sacks. More power to him.
It's easy to win by signing players in that 5.5m/year tier when you have the best QB to ever step on the field on your team.
Love this move by Joe Douglas. I think he and Saleh realize JFM is only going to get better and better in this system and most likely would have cost even more at season's end.
So I was right, after all, the 7 sacks comment, was a negative dig all along. Cheers for confirming it though. 'Let that settle in' you fucking mug.
this kind of stuff is important….it shows a group of players that are tight, pull for each other, and work as a team….as opposed to a room full of ME guys….you can have one or two of those guys if they are REALLY good (Revis), but to get a group of you g fast and hungry players like this…it’s nice to see
Still way early for this, but I’m guessing if there is a top edge player available when we pick, that would be a smart move. DL can easily rotate in and out so you can have multiple rushers fresh, and it’s the single most impactful part of the D. I think we need an OLB, depending on how Davis does when he gets back, beacause if he plays well, and Quincy Williams continues to play well, we may be set at starting LB with Davis, Williams and Mosely. CJs contract balloons so we may have no choice but to keep him, but if he plays as well as he’s done, we can afford to keep him. If LB is set, then I’d add Edge and then S or CB. I think we still need to invest in OL big time, TE, and maybe even RB. Receiver will be interesting to see how it all shakes out by year end.
This is my feeling too. They won't pass on a blue chip CB or Edge, but A+ talent isn't required for either unit to perform well.
