We better use those damn draft picks this year, enough of the trading. This is why they are key, a list that big you are going to lose key contributors.
How much does Edwards trouble with the law factor in who we keep between him or Holmes? Edwards my have a 4 game suspension to start next season.
If we signed Holmes/Edwards wouldnt it be likely to just give Harris the franchise tag? Even if its a tag and trade ? My best guess would be him or Cromartie (assuming we signed Holmes/Edwards like youre saying we should)
If we lose one of Braylon or Santonio, you think we can get Moss on a Short Term Contract? All Moss has to do is a Run in a straight line and he'll take 2 players with him
I'd love to tag David Harris. Does anyone know how much it will cost to franchise a linebacker? Let me make this clear: I do not want to see him leave the Jets, but I'd rather have a dangerous receiving duo over an inside linebacker. I think Cromartie's a goner. Kyle Wilson will more than likely be our #2 corner in 2011. It would cost us too much money to tag him.
Yup. Sanchez will be a better QB next year than this year. The Brad Smith package is useless and a KR is not worth a big contract.
Great, Kyle I missed a ball right off my faskmask, Wilson! Sorry to say but Wilson didn't show me anything this year to show he's a #2 CB.
As hacky as it is to say the NFL really is a "big play" league. How many times did we see the Jets defense stop guys cold on 1st and 2nd down only to give up 3rd down conversion after 3rd down conversion. Holmes and Edwards(along with Sanchez) are what moved the Jets offense all season long, no matter how many times the Jets want to say ground and pound. The Jets really have no playmakers on the defensive side of the ball aside from Revis who can be avoided. Hopefully the Jets FO realizes this and doesn't give Harris big money when they desperately need players that can pressure the QB and turn some of the Jets excellent secondary work into turnovers.
Really you werent impressed by him on the bench ? It was a learning year for him, hes not used to covering slot recievers so ended up on the bench most of the season since we have Cromartie
Here we see a typical Jets fan who was walking down the street and found a bag of 20s and spent the rest of the day bitching that he didn't find a bag of 50s. Wilson knocked down a pass on 3rd down to bring the Steelers' punt team out. You think it's easy catching a bullet that is fired right at your head?
No I'm a Jets fan who didn't see enough from Wilson this year to make me think he can be a solid #2 corner next year, I hope I'm wrong!
Criticizing him for not making an INT on a bullet to his face is not a fair comment in the slightest. Say you haven't seen enough of him to be a #2 because he struggled as a nickel and got demoted to a dime early in the season. That's fine. The dropped INT this game was a rookie making a big stop on third down against a seasoned QB. You want to say he didn't show you enough? You have every right. But don't bring bullshit like this to the table and expect to not be called on it.
Cromartie's a goner. With all those players hitting free agency, there is no way the Jets tag the guy or hand him a new, lucrative deal. Not with a still highly thought of first round pick (Wilson) and a serviceable fill-in (Lowery) under contract.
Franchise cost is difficult to ascertain for next season because of the way new contracts were structured this year. I'd assume it's pretty stable and rises slightly above $10 million for a linebacker. I don't think it's worthwhile to tag Harris unless there are significant changes made to the tag system. We're in a tough spot with him. Honestly, if we're looking to throw money at a linebacker, I'd rather go after Lamarr Woodley, although I'm still expecting the Steelers to resign him after the Super Bowl. I do hate that we likely won't have a true free agency period before the draft, but at the same time it may help us resign some of our own FAs at a discount.