But someone else made a good point that Shelden is cheap and we can have him until after 2017 season. No reason to trade Shelden unless he needs to leave NY. His problems are when goes home to Mizzou Also, Wilkerson is someone I really want locked up but I have to imagine Mac is thinking about locking up D'Brick
Mo is just amazing. Right up there with Watt so far through 2 weeks. If he can keep it up he's gonna make himself a ton of money after the season.
I don't see us keeping both guys, you can't pay both your DE's 100 mil. each, that's crazy. I would love to have both of them here but I don't see it. Sheldon is cheap until he asks for a new deal which might happen after the season if he makes the Pro Bowl again. If not this year then for sure next year. So who do you go with? Long term Mo is a safer bet. You'll never have to worry about him. Sheldon has a bit more upside but you have to wonder if he can stay out of trouble. We'll see how this shakes out I guess. The best thing I guess would be to extend Mo and then to keep Sheldon here on his rookie deal as long as possible, maybe even tag him after his final year and then trade him. I'd hate to lose him because he's probably my favorite player in his off time from acting like a moron.
Should've locked up Mo before the season started ... this guy has been a super-star through 2 games ...
Sheldon's value you could argue is at an all-time low. I think the Jets should look to discuss a trade after 2016 if Sheldon doesn't take less money due to his fuck-ups.
Like I said in the other thread if they can't afford to pay him they should have traded him while he still had value to us. After this season we have to pay him or let him go and everybody knows that. Franchise tag will cost 16-17 million and a new contract wont cost much less and where do we get the money for that? I guess we can cut Cromartie and Marshall, that will free up just about enough.
Brick's contract will definitely be altered, that will open space. Cromartie may not be necessary next year, they can always work with the cap. Not to mention the cap may in fact go up again this year. I'm absolutely fine with placing the tag on Mo at the end of this year.
I think overall his value went down, for most teams. But there are still a couple of teams that would probably be willing to pay a 1st round pick + some more for him right now. Rams, Raiders, Redskins, Jaguars, Colts, Bears, Giants.
He's been great on tape but contract negotiations are influenced by public opinion, and public opinion is more influenced by "stats" than by actual play. Unless he puts up over 10 sacks this season and finally makes the pro bowl, I think the Jets still have most of the leverage. There's a chance we let him go but I bet the Jets franchise tag him and then negotiate for a long-term deal benefitting both sides.
1) Cut Cro or restructure 2) Restructure Brick 3) Restructure Mangold Jets will need to evaluate the following players - Kerley (phased out of offense) - Breno (sucks) - Cumberland Those things alone should give us enough cap-space to resign Mo. That Revis signing really hurt the Jets IMO, so much money allocated to him.
Regardless of how great he is this year he's almost guaranteed to be tagged next year. After that is when the real questions of him leaving NY will begin to scare us.
Tied for 4th in the league in Sacks. .5 behind JJ Watt. Dude is gong to have a career season, that stock is going up and it's price is increasing each week. Dude has been unstoppable in each game. I guess, I won't be buying a Wilkerson jersey after all ...
It's an ugly situation for the Jets and there's no real way out except to decide if they can afford to sign Mo or if they have to tag him and trade him. Lots of talent on the DL for the Jets. They're the only team in the NFL aside from the Bills who could lose a star DL and not feel it in a big way.
None of the players on our line do what Mo does. If he wants 100M, then by all means we need to trade him, but I still feel that isn't the case.
Sometimes you have to look at the future and Leonard Williams has Mo written all over him. The question is can we pay Mo like a superstar when we have Williams and Richardson and Snacks and all the other guys in the same department? This is a question that's going to make Mac earn his pay.
If Wilkerson continue this type of play we will have him locked up. He is a disruptive force that will be the anchor and leader of this defense for many, many years.
I see Snacks as the more replaceable player on that line. I just don't want to look back 3 or 4 years down the line and see this as another James Farrior or Joe Riggins issue. A great player (or potentially great) we let go.
Bottom line is going forward, at least 2 of the 3 will be here in Wilkerson, Richardson and Harrison. I feel you have to lock up Wilk, he's dominant...I don't know why this guy doesn't get the publicity but he's just a beast. Pay the man. One of the others maybe gone. Harrison is a beast at NT but do you really need him going forward? Mind you, the Jets seemingly are going more with 4 man fronts... and then Richardson, dude's a STUD, he just needs to keep his ass clean...but can you afford to keep him when it's his time? I think you get to that road when you cross it. But when you have a line where you have 4 dominant guys off the bat in the 3 aformentioned and the rising stock of Williams, you can pick and choose. I think someone like Harrison maybe replaceable as of now. But when you have such beasts, they can play off each others...teams will have to pick their poison because you can't double them all, one of these studs will get single blocked and will dominate.
