Faneca was a turnstile at LG and if the team can find a replacement then I guess I'm still only a lil pissed about it. If we plug in a fuckin 6th rounder (Slauson) into start at LG in the Jets most important season ever then I'm gonna go crazy
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They're looking to dump him now because they have to make the transition sooner rather than later. I like this proactive approach, but it's not the best move financially. I would think they'll have to move up to get Pouncey or Iupati, especially seeing that the Raiders are now in love with Iupati. At that point you really have to wonder if that's too much value to place in the guard position. This should be interesting to watch. -X-
Also, the ESPN article is simply a repost on the Cimini article from earlier. To me, it provides absolutely NO further legitimacy to these reports. (not saying it's not legit, but just that this doesn't make it any more legit).
Ugh Lombardi and Cimini in the same post. Both care more about hits on their blogs/websites then on actually reporting the truth.
Getting rid of Faneca suggests to me that the Jets will clearly not be a run first team anymore. If you are a run first team then you keep Faneca. If you intend to have a very balanced offense or a strong passing offense then you get rid of Faneca because he's a serious liability in pass protection. The simple fact of the matter is that with the receivers they have and the running backs they have they shouldn't be running 2/3rds of the time if they have confidence in Mark Sanchez and I think they do. The Jets clearly intend to be passing a lot more in 2010 than in 2009 and, in that light, dumping Faneca makes a lot of sense.
The Jets have a young QB with bad knees. There's no way they can afford to keep Faneca in front of him for the next few seasons. That's a pretty simple explanation for why they'll make a change this year if they have any other real options. If they can get Maurkice Pouncey on the 29 it's a great move. They'll have their replacement for Faneca for this season and they'll have insurance against Nick Mangold's back acting up in the future. The trick is going to be keeping Tannenbaum from trading away extra picks to move up and take Pouncey. You really can't get away with that for very long and stay competitive and the Jets are already deep in that hole. No point in digging in deeper.
this makes zero sense to me. why mess up the chemistry the O line has? It's a step backwards from everything they have been doing this offseason. Shit, get rid of him next year or bring in a guy to compete with him. don't just cut him loose.
Disagreed. It's the very approach of moving up for the right guy that has enabled us to be a SB contender (along with the aggressive FA/trade moves). There are plenty of teams that load up on draft picks and end up with diddly poo.
I agree that if they are going to have more of a 50/50 pass/run split that Faneca could destroy the passing game and get Sanchez killed. I disagree that they need to address the guard position in the first round. They already have enough money tied into the offensive line that using a first round pick on another one is a mistake. I think that Callahan is confident that he replace Faneca with Slauson, Hunter or Turner. Regardless they can't cut Faneca because of his contract so the only way to move him is to trade him. I don't see him being worth more then a late round pick. I agree with that you trading up this year would be a horrible decision. If any thing they should be looking to move down and add depth on both lines.
How deep are we really, though? We're down a 3 and a 5 this year, and probably a 3 next year. I don't want to trade any more picks away, either, but i don't think our situation is dire by any means. We still have all of our 1st round picks, and probably our 2nd-rounders for 2010 and 2011.
We might be taking a step back anyways. We will be a little more balanced team with three starting caliber WRs and pass catching TE and RB.
I wouldn't mind trading Faneca away. We'll get one more decent year out of him and thats about it. Might as well get a 4th or 5th for him. Then Draft Iupati, who can stay here for years to come.
IMO, we only trade Faneca IF we are able to draft Iupati or Pouncey tomorrow. We then have a day or two to explore trade options. Either way, I'm not sure I'd get rid of him this season. He's clearly overpaid for his production, but we all know that OL play derives from the unit as a whole rather than individual players. The team would have to be awfully certain that a rookie guard wouldn't disrupt the line. Playing between Brick and Nick, I'd imagine he'd have an easier time getting up to speed. Of course, it could also be that the CS likes what it sees out of Slauson right now and feels he's ready to step in. That would be an awfully big assumption, however, given how little we saw of him last season.
it's a stupid move to release faneca. you ALREADy have to pay the guy 5+ million no matter what. so why fuckin release him? it's not going to happen.i'm sure they're trying to trade him to see what they can get, but he won't be outright released. if they can't find a suitable trade he'll stay is my guess
That's what I was thinking. Most of his money is guarenteed, so there really is no point in cutting him to save 2million or so.
Yeah, cutting him makes little sense from a financial standpoint. There's no cap this season, and he's guaranteed ALMOST his entire salary. He has $21 million in guarantees on his contract and he's only been paid about $15 million. After this season, he's due no additional money if cut. If they want him gone no matter what, though, I'm sure someone would give up a late pick.
Not surprised at all. With all the players the Jets have in a contract year, they have to cut the fat somewhere. (no pun intended) Faneca's contract is pretty hefty and doesn't fit his contribution to the team, so I see where this is coming from...
Uncapped year. Release him for 2011 when all these guys are up for new contracts. I have no problem with that, but we can't just put an unproven guy in there at LG when we are trying to win a Super Bowl and are a run heavy team.
