We may get a 3rd rounder, however because of his contract, maybe a 4th. What happened to this guy, it's like night and day, he went from a tough hard hitting, play making safety to this. It's like Mike Singletary said, we cannot win with people like this on the team, he will be gone next year.
ive kinda felt that rhodes will be better after this Eric Smith thing but apparently he just went up a point on the douche-o-meter
@kerryrhodes I stuck with you even when you were benched. Now you can go elsewhere this offseason.You don't like Rex, admit it, don't be coy @Lorenzo21 I do like rex @kerryrhodes Come on Kerry, let's not kid..."Hmmmmm..How do I want to characterize this...yeah I like Rex." Very sarcastic.
When he said " i've never done that so to me it's kinda different", was he referring to making an impact play? All kidding aside i really want this guy off the team. I think we make a deal in the offseason and send this bitch packing.
http://www.jetsdaily.com/2009/12/angry-kerry-rhodes-yells-at-coach-in.html According to Rich Cimini of the Daily News, the Kerry Rhodes saga has taken a new turn. Rhodes, who apparently has regained his starting job after two games coming off the bench, admitted to reporters today that he yelled at secondary coach Dennis Thurman in practice. Clearly, Rhodes, who initially was miffed by the demotion, is irked by the uncertainty surrounding his role. Rex Ryan is playing it coy, refusing to say that Rhodes has regained his starting job. But Rhodes is saying he has been told he'll be back with the starters. But, in practice, he apparently has been rotating with Eric Smith, leading to today's heated moment. If you remember last week, Rhodes said that he would get his job back if he did just one thing: have a sit-down with defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman. That happened last Tuesday, and Rhodes played a lot on Thursday in the base defense, as early as the 2nd quarter, giving the appearance he had his job back. But practice apparently was a pretty even split between he and Eric Smith, leading to Rhodes's pouting. So is he the starter? And does it really matter? "Go ahead and name him the starter, if you want. I don't care," Rex Ryan seethed yesterday. "...We should be more concerned with the team than the individual. The guy who runs out there, he's starting. If Kerry feels better about him, I'll start him. If he'll feel better about it, go ahead, run out there, you're starting. Take Marques Douglas with you. I don't care. We're going to play. All our guys play, okay?" Ryan is sick of talking about his unhappy safety. So what are Rhodes's thoughts on his head coach now? "Hmm, let's see how I can characterize it," he said, followed by a pause. "I still like Rex. Yeah, I still like Rex." The pause says a lot. Earlier on in the year, he never would have said anything. Then again, early on in the year, people expected him to make plays. His inability to do that led to his benching. But let's not throw Rhodes's play completely under the bus. While he wasn't forcing turnovers early in the season, he was still showing good range, defending passes, and making tackles. Right before the Dolphins scored the GW TD with Brown in the MNF game, it was Rhodes making a great tackle in the backfield to keep the Jets alive. The problem is that Rhodes makes $33.5 million dollars: money that a Pro Bowl-caliber safety should make. And he simply hasn't played that way this year, or even last year. Not to mention, you could make the case he's been the third best safety on the team this year. He's certainly the 3rd best hitter, behind his replacement Eric Smith and Jim Leonhard. Smith is a good player who the Jets want to get on the field, which is part of the reason playing Rhodes more is a problem. The Jets owe Rhodes a lot of money, so they want to get as much back from that investment as possible. But he has to produce, and until that happens, this soap opera won't end until he's a goner. By the way, here's Rhodes's response to the story, direct from Twitter. "Wow NY is off da chain! I had a talk with my DB coach now its an altercation!! Lol wat else?"
Relax a little, until/unless Ryan makes a big deal out of it by suspending him or something, I'm not going to make that much of a big deal of it. It's drama, sure, and it adds to the case against Kerry Rhodes, but it doesn't affect him on the field.
I think I'm missing something. Doesn't his contract make him untradable? Why would a team give up a draft pick in exchange for someone with negative value, i.e., someone drastically overpaid? To get rid of him, wouldn't we have to cut him outright?
I agree, I don't see this as a big deal. Doubt it is the first time a player has gotten mad in practice.
When he says he'll "re-evaluate" things after the season Im starting to think maybe Rhodes might ask for a trade after this season... I dont like his attitude but he is actually a pretty good player when he wants to be.... Ill actually be disappointed if we let him go... He is actually rated at 92 overall in Madden which is pretty darn good....
I don't really care what these guys say. I could care less if he likes the coach. I care what they do on the football field. Rhodes has been lousy. He can say whatever he likes but until he starts hitting people, making tackles and breaking up passes , who cares what he says?
Not really: http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_contract.aspx?sport=NFL&id=3316 If traded, we either eat the bonus money ourselves, or he may not even be eligible for the roster bonus if he is not on the roster? Not sure how that works. Either way, the team that gets him and pays the salary numbers is paying fair price for a JAG safety like Sherry.
Unnecessary roughness IMO. We should support Kerry. Let's not turn on him until we know he can't respond when we really need him to. A confident and focused Rhodes is what we want not no Rhodes.
