GSourJr: "F--- That" Sure, he can't do it on his own, BUT, he took the money and he better understand that we're expecting more than 6.5 sacks for $42 million. And so are his new teammates. I hope the Jets did their homework on this guy--he better be able to handle the pressure of living up to that contract. So far, Faneca is the only one who saying the right things. He's unafraid of the work load and the challenge ahead and understands what's expected of him.
Yea he kind of sounded like a lightweight who didnt want to deal with pressure. But Im not worried- there wont be any pressure on him in our deffense- its gonna be filled with much bigger stars like Jenkins, Harris, Revis, Rhodes and Gholston
Let's remember that he's not coming here solely for his pass rush ability. If anything he's coming here to be a stought Strong side LB w/ versatile skills. If coverage in the flats and run defense on the strong side improve, and BT goes back to his career year after being swapped back to his weakside role...Pace was worth the money.
If you read the article and take it in context, the things he says are reasonable. The post is just trying to make a headline.
What do you want him to say? Not everyone is going to be cocky and brash about coming to a new team after receiving a big pay day. If your angry about the type of money he got, be mad at Tanny...not Pace. He is def'n the most questionable guy that we signed....so much money for a guy with 1 good year. But some on this site have seen him play and had some pretty good things to say about him. Factor in that he had this breakout year at Strongside LB allowing Bryan Thomas to move back over to the Weakside, you could say we upgraded both OLB spots bringing him in. For those who want to see the I'm no savior quote it's on the main jets page at the very end of the article about pace.
22 million guaranteed is what you pay a star caliber player. If he comes here and is just Eric Barton good then we overpaid an enormous amount,
No, it's not. It's the price of FA. You see how many non-big name stars are getting 18+ million? Anyway...Whats the obsession with the 6.5 sacks? What is this fetish for pass rushers and pass rushers only? Pace was signed because he can do everything, which is what this D is based upon. If you're going to bitch about a move because it doesn't please you (name not big enough, too much money despite everything from rumors to whats actually happening on the market, not enough sacks), at least pretend you looked into why the FO would make such a move. Whats the point of sitting here arm chair GM'ing if you won't actually do any research?
People see the pass rush as one of the D's biggest needs and automatically assume that's what pace is being brought here to do.
PACE: I'M NOT THE SAVIOR By PAUL SCHWARTZ http://www.nypost.com/seven/03052008/sports/jets/pace__im_not_the_savior_100560.htm March 5, 2008 -- When the JetsNew York Jets opened the coffers and handed over superstar money to unheralded linebacker Calvin Pace, they invested in his future potential based on one solid season with the Cardinals. He acknowledges that, just as he's heard whispers that perhaps he's nothing more than a one-year wonder. "My goal is to do my part," Pace said yesterday. "I'm not going to sit here and make any predictions about what I'm gonna do and how strong I'm gonna make the team. I'm just one guy, I'm not the savior. The one-year wonder thing, I can't really comment on that. People will say what they want to say. [The Jets] did their research on me, they know how I fit in, it isn't like they just took a chance. They did research on things that I had forgot about in my past. That's one reason I choose them." There were many reasons for Pace to choose the Jets. Perhaps as many as $42 million reasons, which is the sum total of the bloated six-year contract Pace signed, including a franchise-record $22 million in guaranteed money. The Jets studied how well Pace played last season, his fifth in Arizona but his first lining up in a 3-4 defense. Pace enjoyed a breakout with career highs in tackles (98), sacks, (61/2), fumble recoveries (four) and interceptions (one). The Jets also play a 3-4 and figure Pace has merely scratched the surface on the havoc he can create. Pace views the move to the 3-4 the perfect fit for his skill sets as a 6-foot-4, 272-pound converted defensive end. "That probably really has been the biggest thing throughout my career, since I was nine years old," Pace said. "In today's game the 3-4 is really helping out guys like myself, give us the opportunity to rush off the edge and help in your drops, give the offense a different look. Playing in the league nowadays you're playing tackles who are 6-7, 350 and been to eight Pro Bowls. It's hard to sit up and rush from a 4-3 game in and game out. When I was playing the 4-3 in Arizona I had to face Walter Jones, Orlando Pace in their prime, it's hard. It's easier once you can sit and try to work some matchups, give 'em different looks." The Jets made Pace one of the highest-paid linebackers in NFL history. He nearly signed with the Dolphins and said he made an 11th-hour decision to accept the Jets' mega-deal. "Honestly, the money never really crossed my mind, it was more just where am I going to end up," Pace said. "I guess nowadays free agency is about the big money. For me, I just took it as I didn't know where I was going to go. I felt like the whole process was like going to a new high school. That was unsettling for me. The money was going to be what it was going to be." * One day after signing Damien Woody to a five-year, $25.5 million contract to replace him at right tackle, the Jets released Anthony ClementAnthony Clement , a 10-year veteran who in his two years with the Jets started all 33 games. The Jets also signed cornerback Andre Woolfork. A 2003 first-round draft pick of the Titans, Woolfork, 28, played four unremarkable years in Tennessee. He was out of football last season.
