Best and Worst Free Agent Signings in Jets History

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  1. HackettSuxTNG

    HackettSuxTNG Well-Known Member

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    Keeping up with our summer time threads, let's complete a couple of sentences....

    The BEST free agent signing in the history of the New York Jets was _____________ .

    The WORST free agent signing in the history of the New York Jets was _____________ .
     
  2. matt robinson 17

    matt robinson 17 Well-Known Member

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    Good- Vinny Testeverde, Wayne Chrebet, Curtis Martin
    Bad- Neil O'Donnell, Bubby Brister
     
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  3. DaBallhawk

    DaBallhawk Well-Known Member

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    Best: Revis
    Worst: Vick/Kimo Von Oelhoffen
     
  4. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    Curtis would have to be best but was he was a RFA and we gave up 1st and 3rd rd picks so it was more like a trade.
     
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    Ah. Good one.
     
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  6. JStokes

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    Hated the Derrick Mason signing. Just everything wrong with that whole offseason.

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    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    I would agree, w/ all we paid and what we actually got. he wasn't a bad QB but just not a fit for us.
     
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  8. HackettSuxTNG

    HackettSuxTNG Well-Known Member

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    For Me:

    Best - Bryan Cox - Added huge toughness to that 1998 Defense that won our first Divisional title.
    Worst - Ty Law.
     
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    matt robinson 17 Well-Known Member

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    Bryan Cox was a very good player for us
     
  10. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    Cox is a great choice but when we think of FA we usually think the bigger ticket guys. Cox was a guy no one else wanted and we signed late. a GREAT signing though but low risk, high reward type of guy.
     
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    HackettSuxTNG Well-Known Member

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    He was a colossal pain in the ass, but when he was on the field, he gave you EVERYTHING he had.
     
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    matt robinson 17 Well-Known Member

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    Mediocre- Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, Jason Taylor, Art Monk
     
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    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    Lott was back in the Plan B days, he was at the end of his career but it was still fun watching him.

    Monk and Atwater were both done when we got them, Taylor was a big disappointment.
     
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    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    In before tebow
     
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    Kevin Mawae has to be up there.

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    HackettSuxTNG Well-Known Member

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    Tebow was traded
     
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    He was a trade.

    Worst trade ever IMHO.

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    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    Good call.
    Sorry everyone. Mind couldn't accept that someone would give up something to acquire him
     
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    The Kevan Barlow trade was worse. Ten times. At least.
     
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    I wasn't talking strategic wise--just about how it made me detest what my franchise did.

    Some trades work out, some don't. It happens.

    This was on a different level for me.

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