Good thing we let him go then. He was really tough, and I wouldn't doubt ur thinking, but he is too injury prone. You just can not rely on a guy to be ur #2 WR and be injury prone. He played with the pain through out his tenure with the Jets and deserves a great deal of respect for that. But his injuries were starting to catch up to him and benched him for hand full of games the last couple of years besides being ineffective for several others he did play in.
It's fun to re-read this thread: http://forums.theganggreen.com/showthread.php?t=54834&page=12 and see all the hate I received for mentioning that J-Co could be a #3 on some teams. Yes, I have a long memory. That said, I like the guy and hope he wrecks shop with the Chargers when he isn't playing us.
I personally thought there was no way they'd let him go, and he was a true, tough professional. He's also a personal favorite because he went to my alma mater while I was there (NC State). However, it makes business sense, and making smart financial moves is what separates the Jets from the Raiders.
Really it was just one season. Arguably Cotch might have had a better year had Holmes not fallen into the Jets lap. Hard to tell though, J-Co didn't exactly light it up before Holmes came back and the coaching staff obviously thought upgrading from J-Co was a good idea.
AMEN AMEN AMEN. I describe this move in one word - ASSININE. Is there a single person out there who thinks Mason will make a shred of difference between us gong to the SB or not? If it's a lateral move, and the money differnce is minimal then why do it? I'm not saying we should be spending like drunken sailors but there is no significant savings here. I run my own business ... in cases like this, you pay a little more and reward your own man for his years of dedication to the team ... but instead our FO looks like scumbags to the rest of the players. And let's hope that Santonio doesn't miss any time, or Sanchez will be left with 2 old receivers who have yet to spend Day #1 in the system.
One season, but a lot of behind the scenes things have changed since then too. At that time Cotchery would have been considered a durable player. Now his health is a huge question mark because the back injury is a huge deal.
So I'm learning ... and glad that I am. If that's the case I'm not pissed anymore. But it seems like we're getting weaker with every move :sad:
There's a philosophy behind that - no new big names. I'm convinced that because this offseason is so different from last, we think that this season looks worst than last. Even I've found myself thinking at times, "this is a mundane offseason... wait, no. The pieces are here. Shut up." When you're a very good team, which the Jets aren't used to being, the splashes go away and its about protecting the QB and fortifying positions as well as replacing lost players at others. This is very, very new to all of us... and its fucking awesome. I've watched the Ravens and Steelers, because they really never seem to miss on 1st rounders and stay in contention on a near consistent basis. This is what they do. They don't have big offseasons, they have business as usual and just have a good team. We'll adjust
I was only okay with this plaxico thing because I knew they had a solid third option if things went wrong, didn't Braylon sign for 3.5 and plax for 3.0? That doesnt make sense to me if it was a cap thing. Im glad they took care of the number one option but after Holmes the recieving core looks really weak, I miss Jericho already
Braylon signed for a million (none of it guaranteed) and can make 3.5 if he gets 90 catches and goes to the pro bowl (or makes all pro, not sure which). With Crabtree on that team what do you think those chances are?
