http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=2237 The New York Daily News believes the Jets' offseason wish list could include DE Terrell Suggs, NT Albert Haynesworth, and WR Bernard Berrian. The Jets will have $28 million in cap room, seven draft picks, and Chad Pennington and Jonathan Vilma to use as trade bait. The team has needed a 3-4 nose for two years now, and Haynesworth could fit the bill. Suggs would play almost exclusively outside linebacker in Eric Mangini's scheme. Of course, all these players could be franchise tagged by their current clubs.
The franchise tag tends to get put on players of Suggs and Haynesworth's performance levels. With Suggs it will be retaining his services at whatever cost, with Haynesworth it will be because he just had a career year in a contract season and the Titans will want to see him do it again before they break open the vault. Almost all of the premier free agents wind up franchise tagged. Occasionally a team has to make choices due to cap problems or just makes a huge mistake. Look at Adalius Thomas as the primary exhibit here.
Don't worry. This is CIMINI's list, not Tangini's. I have to believe that the O Line is at the top of their needs list. They have to be aware they effed up in that area this year and MUST rectify the situation. The guys mentioned all sound nice, but as others correctly note, the Franchise process will prevent them from being available.
The Ravens argument for not franchising Thomas last season was that they would have to lockup Suggs this season. They figured the Suggs negotiation would be hard and protracted and potentially record-breaking and that Thomas would be both hard to keep and a distraction.
If we have the opportunity to sign a legit NT, we need to put our best efforts into doing so. Our Defensive Line would be so much better with Haynesworth and Mosley at NT and Ellis, Robertson, Coleman, and Bowens rotating at DE. I think getting a big NT would also give us the flexibility of keeping Vilma. Not having to think about the defensive line would give us a lot of flexibility in the draft.
Does anyone else think a Vilma for Shaun Rogers trade could make sense for both teams? Jets need a NT, and Rogers is 340 lbs; Lions need a MLB. Or Vilma for Haynesworth if he's franchised.
What? He mentioned Faneca. This article seemed to mention big name FAs only. Most of the intriguing OL guys available this offseason, like Andrews and Smiley, won't intrigue fans so it won't make a NY paper. I don't want us signing Berrian. He's McCarriens 2.0.
The situation this year is that there is not much available via F.A. this year, just look it up. The cream is on the DL this off-season. You can only shop from whats available. I say get DL help thru F.A. & get OL help from draft. I say Jets should draft DL with there #1 pick....Either NT or OLB. Probally a impact OLB. They have to get a pass rusher. Pass rusher needed from OLB, DE, & ILB positions. This keeps Jets' from having to blitz from secondary.
He mentioned Alan Faneca - or Jake Scott as a fallback - and possibly drafting Jake Long. As a veteran QBs to backup Kellen, he mentioned we could go after Josh McCown and Sage Rosenfels. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...12-26_jets_wish_list_is_long_and_large-2.html
I've also heard Rogers wants out of Detroit, I wouldn't mind that trade at all. But the Titans would want more for Haynesworth.
