He's played 6 years, has three 1,000 yard seasons, two 900 yard seasons, one of those 1,000 yard years was with under 50 receptions. You must be joking LOL
As I've stated before, if a 900 yd or 1000 yd season makes you a superstar, then you've become way too jaded from watching the Jets. He gets his yards in binges. I'm not impressed with averaging 62.5 yards per game. I think he's a good player, but not worth what he was making or what I expect he will be asking for. Just my opinion. Not sure why I must be joking. I am surprised with how many people are in love with him.
So what do you rate receivers on? Lol If you're not gonna look at their yardage every year, then what do you look at?
For all you "fans" that say that we got rid of one diva in Holmes and it would be a bad idea to bring in a second diva Jackson, you need to know what each are. Tannenbaum made a stupid decision to sign Holmes after he won the super bowl MVP. He actually shouldn't have won it, since he only made the winning TD catch, and Ben was the one that orchestrated the drive. Holmes was never at top flight receiver. The Steelers were happy he left. Jackson on the other hand will be a great pick up since he would stretch the field and help the other receivers and QB whether its Smith or Vick. Also signing Jackson would alleviate the search for a top flight receiver in the draft and we could pick a CB with the eighteenth pick and take a WR with the second round pick. Idzik make the move.
I'm saying I'm not THAT impressed with his yardage. Of course yardage matters. So do TDs. So do first downs. So do 3rd down conversions. Lots of things matter. To me, DJax disappears for long stretches, comes out with a few monster games, and can oftentimes be a non factor. I like more consistent receivers. Not saying that there are better out there, but I'm very intrigued by this draft. Seems silly to me to add two FA WRs in a WR heavy draft. I get that he's dynamic. But I didn't think he was all that impressive in a previous Morning Wegmans offense. I decided to leave that autocorrect because it entertained me haha. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
To be fair though, he is on a team FILLED with weapons. Shady McCoy, Jeremy Maclin, Avant, Cooper. It is easy for a guy to get "lost" when there are four other targets getting open. It's the same with the receivers in Denver last year. Guys like Wes Welker were lost in the fold because Manning had guys like Decker and Thomas streaking down the field.
im sorry but this is just nuts... name a wr who gets a 100 yards every game.. calvin john has games of 200+ yd's and the next will have 60...d-jax might not get alot of catches but his 1 catch a game will be a huge differnece and most likey score a td.. and we dont have that guy who can do it
I really can't argue with that. I think you can make a case for him being a valuable asset here. I think you can also make a case that it's not a good fit. I feel like it'd be a lot of money to tie up in a gamble.
Really? Holmes had 9 catches 131yards 1 TD. He shouldn't had been MVP. Check the facts before u speak.
I guess my issue stems more from the WR position as a whole. A QB usually makes the WR in my eyes and I think it's better to spend money on positions I deem more important. You can't have the crap we always trot out there and succeed, but I don't think you need to spend a ton at the position either.
I agree, which is why I am on the fence now. I was sold completely before, but now that I have had time to think it over, it's a tough situation. If brought here, he would immediately be our number one and would make guys like Decker and Kerley that much more productive, but at what cost? A ton of money? A looming "gang" issue over his head? I just don't know.
Jackson isn't a higher risk than Holmes. Holmes was a mistake and was not that good of a receiver. Jackson is a top flite receiver that could stretch the field and make a poor offense into at least a decent one. We need him now.
that simply isn't true. he had a good season in 2010 with some big catches that were meaningful, and was a good teammate which coincidentally was a contract year. the following year, after receiving his new contract, he had a decent season but his attitude is credited as one of the reasons for the team's lack of unity. He got kicked out of a huddle during the game and had to be escorted out of the stadium by his own team's security. whatever good he did in 2010 is completely offset bu his 2011 season. his got injured the following season, and was useless last year. I am curious what criteria you are using to claim he gave us more good than bad. he gave us 1 good season, 2010, out of 4 seasons he was with the team.
I am pretty on the fence about DJax. When his name was first mentioned I was in the do whatever it takes to get him camp. I have since waffled a bit and it has more to do with the stories of his poor work ethic and missed meetings than his speculated gang ties. We are going to have a very young team and I would be very worried about his influence on our young players. With that said I would be very excited if he was brought in but also understand if he is not. I have no idea if the stories are true about Rex and Woody wanting him and Idzik not but I hope they are. It would make me feel much more confident with Idzik running the show if it is.
He was great in 2010, he came up w/ a million huge plays. That alone counters the negative. The negative came late in 2011, in 2012 we were 2-2 w/ him healthy and he had just won us the Miami game the week before. In 2013 he barely played so there wasn't much negative the last 2 years other health.
No, being good in 2010 doesn't negate being the primary problem in 2011 and being irrelevant going forward. Considering he contributed to one winning season in four he was simply irrelevant to helping the Jets for the overall time he was here.
