As Clayton pointed out today on ESPN, based on draft vaule / difference between the two 2nd rounders, the Jets essentially gave up a low 2nd / high 3rd for Jones. It was a fair deal for both teams.
negative negative negative??? Keep frowning, and I'll smile for you and all Jet fans. Jones is the kind of all-purpose back who we will treasure. Quick, powerful inside, great receiver...
Apparently the Jets have reached a contract agreement with 12 mil in gaurantees. This according to Cannizaro on NFL radio..
I don't know how anyone could be frowning over this deal. I was just listening to the opening drive on NFL Radio and they were mocking the Bears. This is as one sided as a trade gets.
Jones is exactly what we need, a tough vet who can split carries with Leon. Who cares if he hasn't had a bunch of 1000 yard seasons? He is not being called upon to be the workhorse ala Curtis. And we will still be in position to get good value in the draft with 4 first day picks. Or would you rather we drafted another rookie RB and have no experience in the backfield? Or even worse, go with Houston again...
Haha. This Jones Trade is great. the Jets are owning new york right now. The only news out of Giant Land is that Tiki is bitter and retiring and the Angry Gremlin Coughlin is returning for a one year probation period! LMAO!!!! A GIANT DI$GRACE!
This deal comes down to what we actually pay for Jones. If we end up signing Jones for more money then we could have signed an equally as good back who was an unrestricted FA, why would this be a good trade? The Bears basically made a decission to go with Benson and they can't afford to have two high paid RB on the team. If we end up paying Jones top money what does this do to Washington who I believe might have more upside and be better than Jones? Did we just drop down in the draft and lock ourselves into a high priced JAG? Or did we add a reasonably priced RB who will be part of RB by committe?
It sounds like he is getting a similar deal to the one Henry got yesterday. Jones was by far the best RB available..
If he gets the same deal as Henry I have a feeling come draft day when Chicago is on the board with our No. 2 pick this deal is not going to look quit as good. Jones is in no way better than Henry.
Even if we only get 2 decent years out of him, we gave up practically nothing. We now have a starting RB for 2007 and are not pressed to draft a RB. This is very similar to the Patriots trade for Dillon. Get a stable RB, then bring in a high round RB in a year or two. Just when my confidence in Tangini was SLIGHTLY wavering, this comes out the blue. How can you not love this front office?!?! DbJ
IMO Jones is much better than Henry, not to mention that Henry is one strike away from being suspended for a year..
I disagree. Henry is not the player Jones is. I wouldn't want someone on our team who is one F up from being gone for a year. This was a much better deal.
The point is we didn't give up nothing for him, he is going to be paid like a top NFL back when he may well be No. 2 on our depth chart by the end of training camp.
According to Cannizaro, the Jets had a 24 hour window to complete a deal with Jones, which is pretty much completed.
It is pretty obvious that the CS & FO didn't see Leon as an everydown feature RB. Jones will be the feature back & Leon will get his touches..
The best part about this trade in my opinion, is how the Jets also got back another second round pick, so in essence they get Thomas JOnes for moving down in the draft.
Pro Career 2003: Played in all 16 games in his lone season in Tampa Bay, producing the second-most productive season ever for a Buccaneers RB with at least 100 attempts by averaging 4.6 yards per carry ... Strong second-half of the season in which he rushed for 548 yards propelled him to his fourth consecutive campaign as his team's second-leading rusher, totaling a career-high 627 yards and team-high 3 TDs on 137 carries ... Contributed in the return game for the first time in his career, ranking 2nd on Bucs with 271 return yards on 17 kickoffs with a long of 25 ... Started 3 of the final 4 games, rushing 84 times for 364 yards and 1 TD. 2002: Opened season with the best 3-game spurt of his career, jumping to the NFC rushing lead with 300 yards after 3 games, before injuries limited him to ranking as Arizona's second-leading rusher for the third consecutive season ... Established a career-high by starting all 9 games in which he played, all in the first 11 weeks of the season, while rushing for 511 yards and 2 TDs on a career-high 138 carries ... Ranked 7th in receiving with 20 catches for 113 yards while missing 7 games. 2001: Ranked as the Cardinals second-leading rusher with 380 yards and a career-high 5 TDs of 112 carries while starting 2-of-16 games ... Arizona's sixth-leading receiver and 2nd among RBs with 21 for 151 yards. 2000: Received limited opportunities as a rookie with Arizona, starting only 4-of-14 games played while finishing as the team's second-leading rusher with 373 yards and 2 TDs on 112 carries ... Ranked 4th on the club in receiving with a career-high 32 catches for 208 yards ... Began campaign as starting RB but pneumonia and pleurisy kept him out of 2 of the last 4 contests ... Made first NFL start in the season opener at NYG (9/3), producing 16 yards on 12 carries and 18 yards on 4 receptions. College Career One of the nation's finest running backs as a senior at the University of Virginia ? ranked fourth on Atlantic Coast Conference (A.C.C.) career list with 3,998 yards rushing that broke Virginia's career mark of 3,389 yards by current N.Y. Giant Tiki Barber (1993?96) ? second in Cavalier annals with 18 100-yard games ? 34 consecutive starts, a school record for running backs ? 10th in A.C.C. and third in school history with 4,698 career all-purpose yards ? holds A.C.C. career record with six 200-yard rushing performances ? also established Virginia career records of 809 carries, 36 touchdowns, and 40 total scores ? 16 consecutive games scoring at least one touchdown (1997?99), another A.C.C. record ? third highest Cavalier draft choice in school history behind running back "Bullet Bill" Dudley (first overall, Pittsburgh, 1942) and tackle Jim Dombrowski (sixth overall, New Orleans, 1986) ? as a senior, became third running back in A.C.C. history (first since Ted Brown of North Carolina State, 1978) and the first in Virginia annals since Dudley in 1941 to earn consensus first team all-America honors ? all-A.C.C. first team and conference player-of-the-year ? recipient of the Ben Wilson Trophy, given to the school?s outstanding offensive player ? five-time A.C.C. player-of-the-week ? one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation's top college running back ? finished eighth in Heisman Trophy balloting ? ranked third in nation in rushing (163.5 yards per game) and all-purpose yardage (187.6) ? led nation with four 200-yard rushing efforts ? set UVa single-season record with 334 carries for 1,798 yards (5.4-yard average) and 16 touchdowns ? also caught 22 passes for 239 yards (10.9-yard average) and a score ? adding 17 punt return yards, amassed A.C.C. single-season record 2,054 all-purpose yards ? 334 rushing attempts equalled A.C.C. single-season mark, first set by Maryland's Charles Wysocki in 1980 ? first Florida State opponent in 23 games to gain 100 rushing yards with 164 yards and a touchdown on 26 attempts ? first player in A.C.C. history to reach 200 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in one game with 32 carries for 221 yards on the ground and 110 yards on two receptions in the air, including an 84-yard scoring play vs. Buffalo ? first team all-A.C.C. as junior with 238 carries for 1,303 yards (5.5-yard average) and 11 touchdowns. Personal Bio Held Virginia prep single-season rushing records for yardage (3,319 in 1994), TDs (49 in 1995) and career TDs (104 from 1992-95) when he graduated from Powell Valley H.S. in Big Stone Gap, Va. ... Featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" in January 1996 ... Four-year letterman in basketball and track ... Rushed for 462 yards in a single game as a junior ... Son of Thomas and Betty Jones is 1-of-7 children ... Uncle Ed Clark played football at Purdue and with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL ... Younger brother Julius, a RB out of Notre Dame, was selected in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Offense - Career Year G GS Rush RuYd RuAvg RuTD Rec RecYd RecAvg RecTD Fumb 2001 14 4 112 373 3.3 2 32 208 6.5 0 3 2002 9 9 138 511 3.7 2 20 113 5.7 0 3 2003 9 9 138 511 3.7 2 20 113 5.7 0 3 2004 14 14 240 948 4.0 7 56 427 7.6 0 2 2005 15 15 314 1335 4.3 9 26 143 5.5 0 2
#2 on the depth chart behind WHO!?!?!??!?? Leon Washington? Come on, be serious. He's going to be paid like henry, probably a little less.
"we are now going into to camp knowing who is our #1 QB and #1 RB, we are already light years ahead of last years team at this time." Shouldn't that be enough for those idiots who are complaining? Last year we had absolutely nothing and Mangini led us to the playoffs. In ONE year we now have a definate starter at RB and QB with more free agency and the draft ahead of us. People thought the Jets were 2-3 years away from making the playoffs if everything went almost perfect, and here we are, sitting pretty. Dont Complain.
