James Hasty's Jet Off-Season Plan

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    James Hasty's Jet Off-Season Plan


    With the cap figures below, please keep in mind that only the top 51 salaries count towards the cap (plus the dead money) and that the math below does not count the marginal players coming into or out of the top 51. In other words the numbers at the end will be correct but it may be hard to follow the math to the penny unless you have this all worked out in Excel as I did.


    Jets Salary Cap as of 3/13/2020 (per spotrac)

    $ 199,000,000.00 2020 NFL Salary Cap
    $ 13,976,875.00 2019 Rollover
    $ 212,976,875.00 Cap Ceiling


    $ (155,162,158.00) Top 51 Contracts
    $ (1,087,320.00) Dead Cap
    $ (8,441,384.00) Draft Pool Cap

    $ 48,286,013.00 Available Cap Space

    Cuts

    First step is to cut players not just to make space this year but to clear out bad contracts before the extensions for Jamal Adams and Sam Darnold can happen. I have three pre-draft trades included in the mock draft below. I would attempt to throw any of these players into those trades or to get a draft pick for them before cutting them outright but all six of them need to go:


    $ 7,281,250.00 Brian Winters OG
    $ 5,812,500.00 Darryl Roberts CB
    $ 3,000,000.00 Trumaine Johnson CB
    $ 2,400,000.00 Quincy Enuwa WR
    $ 2,250,000.00 Jonatthan Harrison OC
    $ 1,340,000.00 Josh Bellamy WR

    $ 70,369,763.00 Available Cap Space


    At this point before even resigning any of our own free agents our roster looks much like an expansion team.
     
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    Before I start signing free agents I have a couple notes about strategy.

    I did my mock draft prior to making the free agent signings so I am gambling that I can find at least two wide receivers, a cornerback, and an interior lineman in the draft that can be expected to contribute this year. By the same token I did not feel that I could wait until the draft to address the starting positions at both offensive tackle and both outside linebacker positions in the draft without giving us the flexibility to take the best available player in round one. I left almost no cap space at the end so every dollar and draft pick has to be used carefully to fill all of the holes.

    The idea was to build upon our strengths and build an elite defense while building a wall around Sam Darnold. As I believe that Jerry Juedy is likely to be the best player available at pick # 11 I found a short term (two year) solution to our left tackle position on free agency so we could wait a year or two to find our left tackle of the future and build out the rest of the OL now. This way we are free to take the best player available.

    While I decided to let Robby Anderson and Jordan Jenkins walk I tried to keep most of our lower priced free agents to maximize depth without breaking the bank. Some of the bubble guys I kept could be sacrificed to add one or two more upgrades.
     
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    Defensive & Special Teams Free Agents

    Markus Golden OLB New York Giants 6’3” 259lbs – 29 years old

    5 Years $59,500,000


    Former second round pick out of Missouri from the Arizona Cardinals had a 12.5 sack year before tearing his ACL and moving on the Giants. He had a solid year last year with 10 sacks. Not the biggest name but he has talent and fits our budget.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $10,000,000 - 2021 $11,250,000 - 2022 $12,000,000 - 2023 $12,750,000 - 2024 $13,500,000

    Vic Beasley OLB Atlanta Falcons 6’3” 246 lbs – 27 years old

    3 Years $25,150,000


    Beasley was the eighth overall pick for the Atlanta Falcons and started for them in the Supebowl. In his best year he racked up 15.5 sacks. He has only missed two games in his five year career but his 8 sacks last year were the most aside from his peak year. His upside is huge but he is a bit of a risk so a three year contract allows Beasley to gamble on himself.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $7,300,000 - 2021 $8,600,000 - 2022 $9,250,000

    Brian Poole CB J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 5’10” 213 lbs – 27 years old

    4 Years $29,300,000


    Brining back our slot corner is a priority as we are paper thin at the position going into the draft. Also, the big names are just not in our budget if we have any hope to fix our pass rush and offensive line this year.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $6,500,000 - 2021 $7,250,000 - 2022 $7,600,000 - 2023 $7,950,000

    Damien “Snacks” Harrison DT Detroit Lions 6’3” 350 lbs– 31 years old

    3 Years $19,500,000


    Here is a chance to bring back our undrafted free agent success story. He left for a big pay day with the Giants before being traded to the Lions. Our current starter will be a free agent next year so we get a chance to rotate both players in the middle this year.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $6,000,000 - 2021 $6,500,000 - 2022 $7,000,000

    Vinnny Curry OLB Philadelphia Eagles 6’3” 279 lbs – 31 years old

    2 Years $7,500,000


    Curry is a solid veteran player to give us some depth and injury assurance allowing us to rotate our pass rushers and keep them fresh. Nothing spectacular here but a nice value on another piece for Greg Williams to play with.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $3,500,000 - 2021 $4,000,000

    Greg “the leg” Zurline K LA Rams 6’0” 191 lbs – 32 years old

    4 Years $14,300,000


    Greg Zurline had an off year last year but has been consistently good otherwise. It is time to bring stability to this position and help us close out games.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $3,000,000 - 2021 $3,400,000 - 2022 $3,800,000 - 2023 $4,100,000

    Rontez Miles FS J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’0” 213 lbs – 31 Years old

    2 Years $4,200,000


    Miles is on the bubble but his special teams makes me want to keep him around. The second year will have no guarantees as the hope is that a younger player will make him expendable at some point in the future. He may be a luxury but one we can afford to keep for now.

    2020 $2,000,000 - 2021 $2,200,000

    Arthur Maulet J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 5’10” 190 lbs – 26 Years Old

    3 Years $7,300,000


    Maulet got pressed into starting duty last year. We are paper thin at the position and bringing him back is a must. I think we can get him for a low salary this year but locking him up for three years may not be possible if he wants to gamble on himself for a big payday next year.

    2020 $2,000,000 - 2021 $2,400,000 - 2022 $2,900,000

    Brandon Copeland OLB J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’3” 263 lbs – Age 28

    2 Years $4,250,000


    Even with the upgrades at this position Copeland did a good job last year and gives us another rotational pass rusher.

    2020 $2,000,000 - 2021 $2,250,000

    James Burgess ILB J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’0 230 lbs – Age 26

    $1,907,000 Tender


    Pressed into starting duty last year. Given the injury history of both starters at ILB we have to keep him.

    Neville Hewitt ILB J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’2” 235 lbs – Age 26

    Didn’t play as well as Burgess but has starting experience. Cheap depth player we should keep around.

    $1,850,000 One Year

    Lac Edwards P J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’4” 209 lbs – Age 27

    2 Years $1,650,000


    Short enough contract in case we find an upgrade but ending the revolving door here for now.

    2020 $750,000 - 2021 $900,000
     
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    Offensive Free Agents

    Connor McGovern C Denver Broncos 6’4” 306 lbs – 26 Years old

    5 Years $56,975,000


    Former fifth round pick pressed into starting duty thrived in Denver. Arguably to top center available in free agency. His flexibility and ability to play guard allows us flexibility building our line going forward. Finding a player in the draft that can also play both positions would make Jonatthan Harrison expendable.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $10,225,000 - 2021 10,500,000 - 2022 $11,000,000 - 2023 $12,000,000 – 2024 $13,250,000

    Andrew Whitworth LT LA Rams 6’7” 310 lbs – 38 Years old

    2 Years $22,000,000


    Whitworth was arguably the best lineman in the NFL at his peak. Although his play has dropped off an he is now 38 he has said that he wants to play next year. This is our best affordable option if we do not want to commit our first round pick to reaching for the best tackle we can get in this year’s draft or using multiple picks to move up for our LT of the future this year. As a stopgap Whitworth gives us a fierce piece of the wall that will give Sam confidence that his blindside is covered. Whitworth will have Sam’ back for the next year or two giving us time to accumulate the cap space or draft picks needed to get the best possible replacement.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $10,000,000 - 2021 12,000,000

    Daryl Williams RT Carolina Panthers 6’6” 335 lbs – 27 Years old

    5 Years $37,750,000


    Daryl Williams has the flexibility to play almost any position along the offensive line but that is not how we plan to use him. His play last year appeared to regress as he was forced to shift along the line. If we keep him at RT he is a stalwart defender who has now fully recovered from his past ACL injury.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $6,500,000 - 2021 7,250,000 - 2022 $7,750,000 - 2023 $8,250,000 – 2024 $9,000,000

    Damaryus Thomas J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’3” 225 lbs – 32 Years old

    2 Years $6,750,000


    With Robby Anderson moving on we need to give Sam some stability and also give ourselves some cover in case our draft picks don’t pan out.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $3,250,000 - 2021 3,500,000

    Jordan Howard RB Philadelphia Eagles 6’0 224 lbs – 25 years old

    2 Years $4,700,000


    Former fifth round pick with the Bears got off to an amazing start but left for the Eagles after his play dropped off in his last year with Chicago. He played through injuries last year but scored 6 TDs despite only starting 4 games. Howard should give us a battering ram against opposing defenses as we spell Le’Veon Bell.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $2,200,000 - 2021 2,500,000

    Trevor Sieman QB J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’3” 220 lbs – 28 Years old

    4 Years $9,500,000


    Last year was a mess but Sieman is a cheap, talented signal caller and on our budget he may not be the backup we want but he is the backup we need.

    Contract (salary cap hit by year)

    2020 $2,000,000 - 2021 2,250,000 - 2022 $2,500,000 - 2023 $2,750,000

    Tom Compton OG J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’5” 308 lbs – 30 Years old

    1 Year $1,600,000


    After cutting Brian Winters Compton is one of our starting guards until we can draft a better one. At his price tag bringing him back is the only decision.

    2020 $1,600,000

    Alex Lewis OG J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! 6’6” 315 lbs – 27 Years old

    1 Year $1,000,000


    After cutting Brian Winters Lewis is one of our starting guards until we can draft a better one. At his price tag bringing him back is the only decision.

    2020 $1,000,000
     
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    Pre-Draft Trades & Contract Extensions

    1. The LA Raiders are all over Jerry Jeudy but there is no way I wouldn’t take him if he is there at pick 11 if we were to stay there. Our first trade helps the Raiders get their man with one of their back to back first round picks.

    Jets get
    Pick # 19 - Pick # 80 - Pick # 81

    Raiders get
    Pick # 11

    2. I believe the top of the second round to be the sweet spot of the draft for us so our next trade will burn one of our Raider’s picks to move up in round two.

    Jets get
    Pick # 36 –Pick # 110

    Giants get
    Pick # 48 – Pick # 81

    3. We use more assets to get another pick near the top of round two.

    Jets get
    Pick # 38

    Panthers get
    Pick # 68 – Pick # 80 – Pick # 120 – 2021 fourth rounder

    At the end of this we are left with the following picks this year:

    Pick # 19
    Pick # 36
    Pick # 38
    Pick # 79
    Pick # 110
    Pick # 158
    Pick # 191
    Pick # 211

    Overall I think it makes sense to secure at least three starting caliber players instead of putting all of our eggs in the pick # 11 basket. This should also help our cap flexibility going forward.

    The following contract extensions and the money spent doesn’t kick in until at least March of 2021 but we are signing these deals and locking these players in before this year’s draft. None of these deals impact this year’s cap in any way.

    Avery Williamson

    3 Year Extension $25,750,000


    2021 $7,500,000 - 2022 $8,250,000 - 2023 $10,000,000

    Jamal Adams

    5 Year Extension $75,750,000


    2021 $14,000,000 - 2022 $14,500,000 - 2023 $15,000,000 – 2024 $15,750,000 – 2025 $16,500,000

    Marcus Maye

    5 Year Extension $34,800,000


    2021 $5,500,000 - 2022 $6,250,000 - 2023 $7,000,000 – 2024 $7,750,000 – 2025 $8,300,000

    CJ Mosely

    1 Year Extension $19,500,000


    2024 $19,500,000

    After we lock up these four players we will get to see how these guys develop over the next year before we negotiate with the next batch of Jet free agents:

    Sam Darnold
    Jamison Crowder
    Henry Anderson
    Quinnan Williams
    Steve McClendon
    Jordan Howard
     
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    2020 Jets Mock Draft

    Pick # 19 (from Raiders) C.J. Henderson CB Florida 6’1” 204 lbs 4.39 40 yard dash


    Depending on who falls we could take a tackle, receiver, or pass rusher here but Henderson presents a great value and puts us on the path of building an elite secondary by filling one of our biggest remaining holes at # 1 CB. He has the size, speed, and instincts to be our lockdown corner for quite some time. If not for the ankle injury that kept him out of his team’s latest bowl game I would not expect a player of his caliber to be available at this spot.

    Pick # 36 (from Giants) Tee Higgins WR Clemson 6’4” 216 lbs

    If another player falls or if we strike out on our target here we should be able to find other high impact receivers or scoop up a first round talent that drops into our laps. Higgens played against the best competition as an extremely productive receiver out of Clemson. He is a big target with long strides and breakaway speed, especially after the catch. He has the flexibility to play any receiver spot and is an excellent red zone target. Higgens gives us the flexibility to move him around or to more easily find other pieces to fit our offense.

    Pick # 38 (from Panthers) Tyler Biadasz C Wisconsin 6’4” 314 lbs

    Grabbing a superior player at # 36 might leave taking Higgens with this pick but getting an interior offensive lineman with this pick or our third rounder is a high priority as there should be a run on the position later in round three. Biadasz was a two way player in high school, also playing on defensive line. Since his freshman year he has not missed a start at center in his three years with the Badgers. As the top center coming out of college he won both the Remington and Outland trophies starting all 14 games for Wisconsin despite hip surgery between his second and third year. Can start at center or guard and should complement well with Connor McGovern.

    Pick # 79 Bryce Hall CB CB Virginia 6’1” 202 lbs 202 lbs

    We should have plenty of great options with our own third round pick. Bryce Hall is a another Corner with some size and plenty of talent. He started from the beginning of his freshman year and did not miss a start until he needed ankle surgery after starting six games in his final year. Not necessarily a true number one cornerback but a solid starter who will have plenty of help from our safeties and linebacking core.

    Pick # 110 (from Panthers) Solomon Kindley G Georgia 6’3” 337 lbs

    The talent may start to thin out a bit as we enter round four but with the Panthers pick ten spots above our own we can grab another interior lineman to compete with the players that were pressed into starting duty last year. If we need to sign a starting guard in free agency Kindley is a nasty mauler that can provide depth on the inside. He has some issues with his technique but with solid coaching he will help give the unit some attitude.

    Pick # 158 Jabari Zuniga OLB Florida 6’3” 264 lbs 4.64 40 yard dash

    Our second selection from the Florida Gator defense is a former basketball player that showed a lot of speed, talent, and athleticism as he battled injuries throughout his college career. Despite the injury history and the questions surrounding his strength he has shown flashes in the past and has a lot of upside as a pass rusher.

    Pick # 191 Jauan Jennings WR Tennessee 6’3” 215 lbs

    Big strong target that should help block out for other receivers and running backs while catching passes in the slot. A tough player, Jennings overcame a summer knee injury to play all 13 games in his senior year. He should benefit from playing with someone like Demaryus Thomas that can help him develop.

    Pick # 211 Lynn Bowden Jr WR Kentucky 5’11” 204 lbs

    Bowden is a swiss army knife who started his last eight games as the starting quarterback helping him to achieve the Paul Hornung Award as the nation’s most outstanding all purpose player. His ability to play slot receiver, running back, or quarterback should help Adam Gase develop some plays to catch other teams napping.
     
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    Depth Chart

    This is the full roster, clearly some of these players will be cut in training camp or sooner

    Offense

    QB Sam Darnold, Trevor Sieman, Lynn Bowden, Jr., Mike White

    LT Andrew Whitworth, Daryl Williams

    RT Daryl Williams, Benjamin Braden

    C Connor McGovern, Tyler Biadasz, Jimmy Murray, Brad Lundblade

    LG Tyler Biadasz, Alex Lewis

    RG Solomon Kindley, Tom Compton

    RB Le’Veon Bell, Jordan Howard, Trenton Cannon, Lynn Bowden Jr, Josh Adams, Kenneth Dixon, Jalin Moore

    FB Trevon Wesco

    TE Ryan Griffin, Chris Herndon, Ross Travis, Daniel Brown

    WR 1 Jamison Crowder, Demaryus Thomas, Juaun Jennings, Braxton Berrios. Josh Malone

    WR 2 Tee Higgins, Josh Docton, Lynn Vowden Jr., Jehu Chesson, Vyncent Smith, Keon Hatcher

    Defense

    LDE Henry Anderson, Nathan Shepherd, Jordan Willis, Charles Tapper

    RDE Quinnen Williams, John Franklin Myers, Kyle Phillips, Bronson (Corbin?) Kaufusi

    NT Damien “Snacks” Harrison. Steve McLendon, Folorunso Futaski

    WLB Markus Golden. Vinny Curry, Tarell Basham, Ahmad Gooden, Wyatt Ray

    SLB Vic Beasley, Brandon Copeland, Jabar Zuniga, Harvery Langi,

    LILB CJ Mosely, James Burgess, Albert McClellan, BJ Bello

    RILB Avery Williamson, Neville Hewitt, Blake Cashman, Paul Worrilow

    SS Jamal Adams, Marcus Maye, Rontez Miles

    FS Marcus Maye, Matthias Farley, Anthony Ciofi

    RCB Brian Pool, Arthur Maulet, Blessuan Austin

    LCB CJ Henderson, Bryce Hall, Nate Hairston, Kyron Brown

    Special Teams

    K Greg Zurline, Brett Maher

    P Lac Edwards, Ian Berryman

    LS Thomas Hennessy


    Final Thoughts

    2020

    I think I nailed most of our priorities with this offseason, I hope you liked it.

    This roster leaves us with 80 players before cuts and just under $3,000 of remaining cap space this year.

    2021

    With 58 players under contract next year (not counting our draft class) our top 51 salaries total $210,780,975. With the exception of the fourth round pick I traded away we will have all of our own draft picks, a fouth or fifth round pick from the Giants, and possibly an extra seventh round pick from the Seahawks. Aside from Steve McClendon and some depth on defense we won’t have any significant departures at the end of this season. That should leave us about $25 million below the cap unless we spend more money improving our existing roster. Guard, Wide receiver, or left tackle of the future appear to be the biggest priorities at this point.

    2022

    Sam Darnold, Andrew Whitworth, Jamison Crowder, Henry Anderson, Vinny Curry, Jordan Howard, Brandon Copeland, and Rontez Miles all become free agents if we do nothing before this point. With about $157.5 million committed to 43 players (not counting the 2021 or 2022 draft classes) we should have plenty of room to address these players and their respective positions. We also have both the 2021 and 2022 drafts to fill holes as well.

    How do you like it?
     
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    Wow! I applaud your effort ....

    I like your draft strategy as far as trades. Im not a fan of some of the FA acquisitions.....I feel some are on the wrong side of 30. Players like Curry, Whitworth, and Snacks are on the downside and I think JD will mostly go after younger bargains even if they are lower tier.

    I see you have Maye being extended five years - it’s gonna be hard to extend both Adams and Maye although I hope they both are.

    I also would not release Jonathan Harrison - decent depth, can hop in and start if needed and isn’t that expensive. A decent back up center is a necessity.

    But as I said it is a very insightful write up ...good job.
     
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    I went with a couple older players for cap reasons.

    Some of the guys I really wanted were just too expensive.
     
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    First, outstanding effort! But, like mrJet80, I disagree on a number of your actual choices. I don't have the time to itemize these differences, but in general I think yiou haven't paid nearly enough attention to the offense. Trading back from #11 and passing on Jeudy is bad enough, but then taking a CB with the resulting pick is terrible. I could MAYBE see doing that trade to get the additional draft picks, but I would have to take the OL or WR or Edge at #19. CB is a need, but not a gaping hole the way the rest of those positions are.

    I also question signing guys that are so old. Did we not learn our lesson with the signings from last year, not to mention Revis? I'm not saying I wouldn't sign any of these guys, but the deals would predicated on thorough medical checks and team-friendly outs with minimal cap hits in the event they get hurt. If they didn't want to sign under those conditions than let them sign somewhere else.

    As I said, you did a great job and put in a lot of thought, but I just disagree on priorities.
     
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    Thanks for the feedback.

    It is not out of the question that we could take a WR. OT, or other player at pick # 19.

    If he is there CJ Henderson would be a great value.

    It is not like we are set at CB.

    The best young players are getting tagged.

    It is very hard to fill all of our holes without gambling on a couple older guys.
     
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    Agreed that CB is s still a need, but it's not a "game breaking" position, the same way that Safety isn't, and yet we took two of them with out first two picks while we desperately needed a QB and an Edge.

    In the way the current game is played the most important - by far - position is QB. With that in mind, whatever a team can do to maximize the play of the QB is most important. Therefore, OL and offensive weapons like WR, RB, and TE are all more important than CB or Safety. The only other position that has close to this impact is Edge.

    Given this, I wouldn't look for a CB in the draft before my 4th pick, and would balance that pick against the other needs to see which player gives the most "bang for the buck" at that point.

    Referring back to your original post, I would hope they try to fill at least two of the OL positions with studs, although I wouldn't want to break the bank either. Signing Thuney maybe, and then 2 or 3 "second tier" OL would be my preference. Also, would love to sign a real upgrade at Edge, though again not breaking the bank for a Tier 1 guy, but one of the guys you mentioned instead. In that way there's not so much desperation going into the draft, and more flexibility.
     
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    Keep in mind that by trading down from # 11 part of our first round pick got us Tee Higgins at WR and Tyler Biadesz ar C/G.

    In that perspective we addressed both offense and defense with the pick.
     
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    What an effort. Thanks James Hasty.
     
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    I am glad you like it.
     
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    That helps, but not what I would prefer. Still, progress at least.
     
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    James Hasty, that is one heck of a job. Pretty pretty good.
     
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    Definitely big time effort got give you lots of respect for that. Impressive attention to detail. Question, did you leave room for rookie contracts? Without personally checking your math I don’t know if that $3 million remaining is before or after rookie deals, and if it’s before it’s not enough.

    Personally I like some of the thinking, but some stuff I don’t feel comfortable with.

    Pros
    -You addressed a lot of positions by adding some lesser contracts.
    -You added picks in the middle rounds.
    -You were proactive with contract extensions.
    -You have focus beyond 2020.
    -Adding Tyler Biadasz, a versatile IOL.

    Cons
    -Tee Higgins as the #1 Receiver.
    —Sam is very accurate. I would much rather have a pristine route runner as a #1 for Sam than a big body, catch in traffic type of player. It would take better advantage of his skill set.
    -CJ Henderson in Greg Williams’ defense.
    -CJ Henderson as the #1 CB.
    —Henderson has questionable effort in run support, which is an issue with how Williams’ defense operated last year. The CB impact in the running game was something that was quite important to the success of the team. Also, Poole is exclusively a Nickel CB. He does not play outside in non-nickel situations. This means you are relying on a rookie and either Arthur Maulet or Bless Austin as your starting CB’s. I believe signing a vet and drafting a CB in round 2-3 to compete on the other side is a wiser choice.
    -Andrew Whitworth as your LT.
    —At 38, Whitworth is prime for a major drop off. While gambling on a less costly player is good in many situations, Sam’s LT is absolutely not where you want to skimp. If you don’t make a legitimate investment at LT in FA, you leave yourself no option but to draft one in round 1.
    -Damien Harrison.
    —The Jets were a premier run defense last year. A $6 million+ investment on the interior defensive line seems like an emotional attachment more than a logical move.
    -Extending CJ Mosley.
    —I don’t see any reason to extend a player who played 1 game so far and has so many years remaining. If it’s about cap space, take the hit now and leave yourself future flexibility.
    -Overall, I see far more defensive investment than offensive, which I would reverse.

    Great job, thanks for giving me something to really dig into!

    EDIT: I know it looks like there are way more cons but it’s just because I wanted to explain them, while pros obviously we think similarly on.
     
  19. James Hasty

    James Hasty Well-Known Member

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    Including the rookie deals we are about $3,000 under he cap, not $3 million.

    I used every bit of the cap this year although I left room in the next two years.
     
  20. MaximusD163

    MaximusD163 Well-Known Member

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    I see, however I don’t think it is possible to go into a season with $3k, as inevitably you need to sign players for various reasons. That’s not even enough to add a street free agent for 1 game I think.
     

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