Sanchez can't be traded next offseason. He's guaranteed this year and next before the Jets can move him.
Houston was going to have to franchise Williams, to the tune of $22 million this year. They played without him for all but 6 games in 2012, he was playing out of position in their new scheme and they had the best season in franchise history with him out injured. They just drafted young OLB's to take his place.
Guess i'll keep a close eye on Kyle Wilson next year. Its not far off to see him make a bigger jump this season. And another the year after. The next Revis? Ok, Revis light?
This. The best a corner can do is make it 10 on 10. A shutdown corner is only worth his paycheck against a superstar WR who can make a game 10 on 9 and still make plays. Corners are important but they simply aren't game breaking. Quarterbacks like Brady just find Revis and ignore him all game. Props to Revis for shutting his guy down but its only 1 man at a time. While he may possibly be the best defensive player in the league at his position, he isn't as valuable as a Demarcus Ware or Jared Allen, maybe even Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu (when they are healthy).
You idiot, Revis does a hell of a lot more than just "stop one guy at a time." He forces entire offenses to shift their gameplans and allows the secondary and guys up front more leeway in covering their assignments.
I understand, but going into the year nobody thought Mario would leave. Anything could happen. I wouldn't be devastated if Revis left via trade if the price is right. FA would be another story since the Jets wouldn't get anything in return besides a lot of cap room
If you want to play the numbers games, then Revis' 12 million dollar salary is capable of shutting down say Calvin Johnson's 20+ million dollar salary. The real problem is that the Jets haven't been able to deal adequately with the alternatives to each team's #1. That's not Revis fault. He's a game changer.
This is where I lean..... If the Tebow / Sanchez experiment doesn't produce a Championship run and falls flat on it's face and Sanchez wilts under the pressure of not being allowed to make 1 mistake without all hell breaking loose then REBUILD is on the near horizon and IMO, you don't rebuild by dishing out Insane money to 1 CB... You rebuild by getting a truckload of value for the 1 guy and turning that into a lot more depth and talent at a cheaper price..... Get a 1st round pick for Revis and turn that into a Franchise QB.
I think you are afforded that luxury when you also Nail Draft Picks and Draft a QB that you have enough confidence to build around... Those teams are way more complete and have way less holes.... If the Sanchez / Tebow Clown show falls on it's face then ALL we have is Revis... When ALL you have is ONE guy, they you have to think long and hard about letting him walk... The Jets drafts since 2007 have ALL been throw-Away - There is no depth. Revis could bring Depth. At some point this team is going to have to consistently Draft Well - It's ALL about the Draft!!!!!!!
I agree completely. NYJ drafts have been very very weak since '07 and it finally caught up to them this last year. Particularly in the mid rounds where Tannenbaum just isn't picking up quality depth at all. If he wastes another 3/4/5 rd pick on a medicore RB I am going to snap. Also, maybe you disagree with me, but I think they have to Go Offense in the 1st round - They can't let Rex influence their decisions because obviously he's going to push every year for Defense. I would go for one of the Linemen myself but if a stud reciever is their that's fine too. Tannenbaum IMO has been getting excellent value with trades but very poor value in the drafts...Front line players are solid, but The Jets have NO depth at OL, LB, WR, TE, and RB (which is ironic because they select a RB every year)...
Or perhaps we've gotten so used to having shitty offensive coordinators that we've forgotten what its like to have someone around who utilizes the talent the FO brings in the way its meant to be utilized.
I don't think thats the case. I'm not defending Schottenheimer because he's not Bill Walsh, but the TALENT and depth on the offense was lacking last year too, largely because weak drafts and ignoring of whole positions. The players obviously influence things much more than the playcallers anyway. Also, If that's how you feel that I would be really worried then If I were you because Sparano isn't exactly a bright offensive mind - I give him 3/4 weeks before people on here are criticizing him.
I'm not making the claim that Sparano is a bright offensive mind - however I'm comforted by the fact that he appears to be highly compatible with Rex Ryan's offensive vision. I believe that is important and underrated. How much of the offenses problems had to do with frustration last year? How much of that had to do with play calling and Rex demanding one thing while Schottenheimer gave another? Also - keep in mind two things about Sparano. One: he served under Parcells and Sean Payton. This doesn't make him anything other than someone whose been around and understands what a successful offense entails. The year he took over for Payton in Dallas resulted in Tony Romo emerging as a legitimate NFL Pro Bowl quarterback. It was this success that landed him a job as a head coach to begin with. We've seen throughout NFL history people who didn't make good head coaches who remained great coordinators (i.e. Dick LeBeau and Norv turner). Again - there's not enough evidence to suggest this will be the case with Sparano but there's potential there at least. Two: even though a higher premium will be placed on running than under Schottenheimer, the passing game will also shift its focus to more of a vertical attack. This was true with the Cowboys, it was true when Sparano arrived in Miami and there's no reason for it not to continue to be true with the Jets. One of the major shortcomings of Schottenheimer's play calling was his utter lack of focus on the deep ball. Once Braylon Edwards left it practically disappeared from the playbook. Sanchez was in no way aided by the fact that teams could effectively maintain a twenty yard "box" in which to cover because the Jets were absolutely no threat at all to go beyond that. There's a lot of potential here for the offense to take a giant step forward this year. I've always been of the opinion that the talent never lived up to its potential under Schottenheimer. That was true under both Mangini and Rex Ryan. I always felt that Schottenheimer tried to mold the players to his system rather than the system to his players. Unless it turns out that Sparano is going to do the exact same thing I believe a lot of the talent that is on the offense should have the chance to flourish. My optimism for 2012 largely has to do with the coaching change and the perceived compatibility between Rex and Sparano. Hopefully it comes to pass.
At $11.5 million a year Revis contract is defendable but at the very edge of reality. At $15 million a year it just would not be sustainable against a flat cap and still allow the Jets to compete well against the league. Given that the odds are excellent that Revis is going to get some fool to pay him $15 million a year or more in 2014 and that the Jets have no way to cut that off since the franchise tag is off the table the clear option is to trade him after the 2012 season. The Jets can sell him to whoever (Jerry Jones?) as essentially an exclusive negotiating rights window of a year or they can go through the agonizing process of letting the new team negotiate the contract prior to the trade which is what would likely get that team to pony up a real package of picks and players for him. The odds on a Revis holdout prior to that are never certain but the contract does not extend if he holds out, it fails to void the already existing years in 2014, 2015 and 2016. It's a minor distinction but one that would likely survive all attempts to arbitrate away the extra years if things got ugly in a protracted holdout.
thats just not going to be possible as he will likely want a huge deal somewhere in the $15m+ bracket that some team that has $30m+ in cap space may well be willing to give him I would not be at all surprised if this were to be his last season with the Jets.
The alternative is a long and severely backloaded contract. Something to the tune of 8-10 years with a TON of guaranteed money.
