At the right price, he'd be an excellent fit in the Bryan Thomas role. Obviously we would then look to the draft to round out the OLB group by adding a stud. Totally on board with this move.
Jets are interested in Johnson (again) http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...ens-article-1.1031278?localLinksEnabled=false
Im not a huge fan of this. I mean yes the guy is good/great against the run, but we need a passrusher. He was rated dead last against the pass... Having two OLB who can play the run but can not produce a passrush is just pushing off the problem even more that caused QBs to have all the time in the world against us this year. Rex cant have his schemes produce a passrush like he did in his 1st two years as teams began to pick up on them and the only way to solve it is to get players with the ability to rush the passer. Not the opposite. If he didnt know Rex, there wouldnt even be interest...
We need a starting quality player to replace Thomas and we don't have much cap room. Rex didn't call the defense last year and we didn't blitz nearly as much as the previous two years. I'll bet we see more blitzing this year. We also have Maybin for pass situations so it could work out to be a good rotation between the two.
Yeah ppl act like we have the flexibility to go out and get anybody. That's not the case...we can sign maybe one big impact player (tyvon branch is possible). Other than we gotta sign role players and hope that in a committee situation with other players within the position they can do the job
IMO, this move would just prolong the need for a quality 3 down OLB. JJ is not a 3 down player and is on the wrong side of 30 (where injuries tend to be more common). Im not sure how much he’ll be looking for, but it’ll probably be his last paycheck so I’m sure he’s looking to get as much as possible. I really think the focus should be getting younger in the front 7 and this would not do that. I may be biased towards drafting an OLB in the 1st because I like the potential candidates better than players at other positions but I dont really like this move when looking towards the future...
i like this move he played for Rex in Baltimore so it would be a good fit all around,he isn't gonna be a double digit sack guy that we need but he will add some depth
Picking up JJ shouldn't prevent us from drafting a guy that could be a 3 down OLB. If we did both, it creates competition and depth at the same time and that's a much, much better situation than we're in right now. I don't want to go into the draft with Tanny knowing he HAS to come away with an OLB early because that would almost certainly lead to him burning more picks in a trade up.
Johnson is 31, when does the decline start? I'm not thrilled with this rumor. We're gonna cut Bart Scott and bring in a player who also can't hang in coverage and who MIGHT be better against the run, although that's debatable. I'd rather hang onto B Scott and draft OLB then bring this guy in.
Another quick thought on this, if we were to pickup JJ prior to the draft it could potentially prevent some other team from trading up ahead of us to pickup an OLB thinking we're less of a threat to take there guy.
He's an established vet and knows Ryan's system of defense. He could definitely be helpful, but we still need to draft an OLB for the long term. If we can get a good price on him, we should pull the trigger.
On the wrong side of 30 and the less talented half of a Baltimore duo. Reminds me a bit of the Bart Scott move which was good at the time but the contract was probably a bit of an overpay. I like the idea of signing an OLB so it's not as pressing a need come draft time, but I think between Baltimore, us and possibly Indy, the bidding would get high enough where his value wouldn't be worth the contract.
JJ is flexible, he can play outside and in. So potentially if we cut Scott loose, we can move this guy around a little.
He also has a mean streak the size of Montana. He is a hard-hitter who basically transformed from an undersized DT at Bama to LB at Baltimore. He has lasted a lot longer than I thought he would as a starter, but I don't think he's the solution for the Jets.
I think this would be a good move- depending on the price. Johnson is a solid player, and would likely come as BT's replacement. In the event that Bart hangs around, he would also be able to spell him inside at times. If Bart leaves, Johnson could possibly play inside full time. It wouldn't prevent us from going OLB in the draft, and IMO it would allow us to focus on getting a great pass rusher, instead of feeling like whoever we draft needs to be very strong against the run. And by this, I mean taking someone like Mercilus over someone like Upshaw.
Jarret Johnson Here are my thoughts on the Jets suposed interest with Jarret Johnson. 1) if we sign him Rex will likely make him a starter who is good at setting the edge. 2) with Calvin Pace still on the roster, how could we adress pass rush with out drafting someone to start off in a situational role?
If we draft someone who isn't good enough to start on all three downs right away then they should probably be limited to a situational role anyway. Competition brings out the best in everyone. Bring it on.
