Who Wants Bobby Wagner

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  1. KingRoach

    KingRoach Well-Known Member

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    Wagner at Mike, Mosley at SAM, and the young kids at WILL sounds like a solid crew to me.
     
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    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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  3. GasedAndConfused

    GasedAndConfused Well-Known Member

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    mosley is a will for us. not a SAM. we don't use sam much either. me mostly run Ni package. it would be wagner as the MIKE and mosley as the WILL. Quincy would be the SAM when needed.

    with that said it is intriguing.
    positives
    we have the money
    mosley will be gone next year
    wagner is still a beast
    knows the system
    could QB the defense and teach the young guys
    reliable (only missed 2 games in the past 7 years total)

    negatives
    he is older (will be 32 this summer)
    not as good as he once was
    might want a long term deal which JD won't give to someone of his age
    might want to play for a contender
     
  4. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    It would certainly make our D a lot better, but I don't see it happening. I don't see JD putting that kind of money into the LB position. We're already overpaying Mosely and would have to overpay Wagner as well. We have bigger needs that our FA $s need to go to.

    While it's fun to think about him in our D, the reality is that we shouldn't do it. We aren't a contender. We don't need to sign players over 30 and give them big contracts.
     
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    Yeah, that needs to change soon. Life is too short! :)
     
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  6. b.reyes16

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    He'll go to a team that is ready to compete
     
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    Do we need to win some games or are we always in lose for the draft mode?
     
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    Bobby would easily be the best Mike to suit up for the Jets. That said, there’s no indication that he’d want to sign here as opposed to contenders that need his services. In five years, he’ll make one hell of a coach. Would sign up for that in an instant.
     
  9. Red Menace

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    I hate that fans think about draft position when team is playing on Sundays, we should only want one thing and that’s for Wins!

    With regards to Wagner, he’s not going to sign with Jets, he wants to play for contender, maybe he’ll sign a team friendly deal with Denver since Wilson is going there but apart from that, he’s looking at a small group of teams to sign with.
     
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  10. KingRoach

    KingRoach Well-Known Member

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    I haven’t spoken with him as you and some others have so I’ll defer to you guys. The Broncos run a 3-4 and the Cowboys are in cap hell. Who is Bobby thinking about signing with that has cap room, is a good fit, and needs a MLB? Patriots?
     
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    Bobby Wagner as MLB and Bobby McFerrin for stadium PA announcer..... get to work JD.
     
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  12. Red Menace

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    Many teams run hybrid defenses, the Bengals were one of those teams.

    Moseley was a 3-4 LB and made the adjustments to the Jets 4-3.

    Wagner should have no problem playing for a team that runs a hybrid 3-4 or 4-3. I don’t have a list of teams that need his skill set, but I hope Jets don’t sign him, we have enough young players that need development and only way they are getting it is by playing.
     
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  13. KingRoach

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    We weren’t running a 4-3 when we signed Mosley. Conversely we tried to sign Barr who backed out, it part bc he didn’t feel comfortable changing schemes.

    Our youth is on the WiL side, imo neither Wagner nor Mosley are built for the weak side.

    Bengals could be interesting. The owner has a reputation for not wanting to pay but maybe being that close to a SB changed him.
     
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    I'd definitely do due diligence on Wagner and would sign him if the price is right.
     
  15. Red Menace

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    Mosley made a great transition to the 4-3, I’m not saying he is our best option, but he is an example of a player that made the necessary adjustments and he ended up with the best year of his NFL career.

    It can be done but I do understand how some players can’t make that transition as well.

    Bengals have been historically cheap but they have been spenders in FA the last couple of years and it has payed off.

    I’ll let you know what Wagner tells me as we get closer to FA……;)
     
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  16. BroadwayAaron

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    Everyone's answer should be "me!"

    Wagner is a star that immediately transforms the face of the defense. Everyone should want him. No one should expect to sign him though.
     
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    for the masochists among us, Wagner was selected with our pick. We traded that pick and two others so we could move up and grab Stephen Hill :(
     
  18. ouchy

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    Like others have mentioned, we're out of the running before it even begins.
     
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  19. KingRoach

    KingRoach Well-Known Member

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    I guess the consensus is we won’t be able to get any good FAs this year :(
     
  20. GasedAndConfused

    GasedAndConfused Well-Known Member

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    how many times have we shelled out for top guys and made fans happy only to have it implode? mosley, bell, trumaine. it's better to sign younger mid tier guys to fill our needs that fit our system then go after big names. use the draft to get your studs
     

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