Brandon is a beast on the field AND off the field. He is worth much more than a 1st. If we didn't trade for Braylon last year, this was a no brainer. If a team picks up Edwards for a 1st and a 3rd, there is no question the Jets should go after Marshall. Sure, he has some off the field issues but maybe he can wise up a little. As things stand, I don't think anyone would offer a 1st and a 3rd for Braylon. Also, what happens if there are lets say 4 teams offering their 1st for Brandon Marshall (very likely)? Which team gets him? Team with the highest pick or the team with the highest/biggest contract?
Whoever signs him to a contract gets him. RFA doesn't work like a bidding war between teams. It means an RFA can sign with any team he wants, and if they agree on a contract the player's current team can choose to match the contract or accept the pre-determined draft compensation.
I doubt if all of a sudden we have a salary cap in place while some teams are $20-30 mil over the cap. I don't think the NFL will require teams to shed that much with in days. They will have to make some provisions.
If they miraculously reach an agreement, they'll hold teams to the cap. Nobody is reasonably that far over the cap prior to free agency. The cap hasn't expired yet, and the 2009 provisions limited teams from overreaching at this point.
I dont think putting Cotchery in the slot is exactly a slap in the face. I think hed do his best work there. Hell look at the money that Braylon/Cotch/Marshall are making compared to other #1 receivers. Its all significantly less than guys like Fitzgerald/Moss/Johnson/Smith are all making more than double even triple than Cotch/Braylon/Marshall. We have Braylon as a deep threat, Cotchery as a reliable possesion receiver, and adding Marshall would give us a true #1 receiver who has incredible hands/speed. Gotta remember when Peyton started out he had Harrison/Wayne/Stokley/Clark. I think if the Jets can structure Marshall/Braylons deals right they could make it work. Not to mention having such an elite receiving corps would do wonders for Sanchez's confidence and development. And would instantly bump up the jets offense from mediocre to elite. It might mean we wouldnt be able to sign a top #2 cb, but I think the benefits we would see on the offensive side of the ball would far outweigh any issues on defense.
Awesome we need another virus on the Jets. Hey why stop there, TO and Pacman are available too. Wow and a double too bad Matt Jones signed.
Hey if we get the 3rd from Arizona and picked up Rolle then Marshall off tenders. Then wed have an insane offense and wed have a 2nd/3rd round pick to grab us our DE/CB. Addresses our offense and defense. Then we have our 5th round pick to grab either another running back or address depth elsewhere.
Except that both Marshall and Edwards are unhappy with the money that they are making. Why would you want to bring in another WR to complain about his deal when Edwards is already doing that? Neither Edwards nor Marshall are #2 WRs, putting them in that role is a huge mismanagement of their skills as WRs. Cotchery is the best option at #2 in Schottenheimer's offense. If this was the Raiders' "vertical offense" then yes, Marshall and Edwards on the same team would make sense, but not in a West Coast system like Schottenheimer's. This isn't a fucking Madden game. The fuck are you talking about here? -Manning was drafted by the Colts in 1998. -Wayne wasn't drafted until 2001, 4 seasons later. -Dallas Clark was drafted in 2003, the same year Stokely was signed, 5 years after Peyton was drafted and a few years after Manning had already established himself as a dominant QB. Was Peyton Manning "just starting out" for 5 years? The Jets already have an elite running game that helped get them to the AFCC. The biggest thing that could bump the Jets to an elite passing offense is going to be Sanchez's development as a QB, not the acquisition of a WR that is going to force another starting calibre WR to be sidelined or force the offense to undergo a drastic overhaul in the second year of a developing QB. The defense is losing 3 players in the secondary and you want to use our first round pick on a WR? This has to be the dumbest part of your argument. How are we going to win anything if the defense is going to be left open to getting lit up by our opponents' passing games?
If we lost Rhodes and picked up Rolle our FS need is addressed. Then our biggest needs are a #2 corner and a pass rushing DE. Both of which could easily be drafted in the 2nd/3rd rounds of this draft. And yeah I understand we are a rush first team, BUT at the beginning of the season Rex had Sanchez throwing alot and Thomas Jones did almost nothing at first. As Sanchez ran into problems the jets moved towards a rush first offense. I honestly dont believe we went into that season planning on rushing the ball nearly as much as we did. And look @ Peytons 2004 season. When he had Harrison/WayneStokley/Clark all on the same wavelength with him. It was THE best season of his entire career, and probably one of the best seasons ever by a qb. Ok I was wrong he didnt have all of them to fuel his development, but by having such an elite receiving corps he was allowed to have such an incredible season.
Blah Fabian Washington got a 1st round tender from the Ravens was completely expecting him to get cut/be a jet this year. Marshall wouldnt work now unless someone took Braylon (no idea why theyd do that) Looks like #29 were going defense (hopefully).
Dumervil is a 1st and a 3rd. Thats a bit much to chew in this draft class. Unless theyd wanna do a clean swap of Dumervil for Braylon, then we could pick up Marshall (yeah thatll never ever happen)
