Good post. It seems clear to me that Quinn is a good fit as the # 2 guy, who can start in a bind. Simms is a great fit, since he is young and has potential, as the # 3. Sanchez is the odd man out. If the team does not IR Sanchez, would it cost any more at this point to cut him immediately? I know that his salary is guaranteed at 8.5 million, but is it a greater cap hit to cut him now than it would be at the end of the season? If it's not, I think it's best to cut him now.
there is two things stupid about this post. one, the season hasn't started yet and Rex hasn't lost a single game yet, nevertheless enough to declare he will get fired for not winning enough games. nobody has won any games yet. two, Brady Quinn has about as much insight into the Jets internal coaching discussions as any of us, so who gives a shit what he thinks about the situation? how is second hand information about Quinn's uninformed opinion have any merit worth discussing.
the only problem with your suggestion is that quinn SAT in denver BEHIND tebow!!!!! keeping mcelroy around on IR makes more sense than this move. but he was smart enough to negotiate a settlement and head someplace where open competition means exactly that. can't help but feel sorry for sims at this point.:sad:
If we had Quinn as the #2 QB this week with no practice and not knowing our offense over Simms, there is a definite conspiracy and this team beyond sucks.
There is no difference in the the total cap cost as to when Sanchez is cut. The only difference is how it is spread out over this year and next year. If he is cut after the end of the season all the dead money (roughly $9 million) gets charged on next years cap. If he is anytime cut before the end of this season the dead money is split between this year and next years cap. Meaning it would be roughly 4.5 million each year. The only way these numbers can change is in two scenarios. One if we either trade him and convince a team to take on part of his salary or if we work out some kind of deal with him agreeing to release him in exchange for him dropping the offset language or some other deal that lowers his cost. This scenario would have been much more likely in the offseason where he could have taken less for a better chance to catch on and play elsewhere. Realistically the only chance to lower that number is scenario one with a trade and the odds of that happening is likely low.
He cannot carry a team on his shoulders, he needs playmakers on offense and he was never given any. Every year since he was drafted he's had to adjust to different offensive players, none of which were worth a damn. Surround him with playmakers an the kid will thrive.
Offensive weapons has nothing to do with him fumbling when breathed on or throwing horrible inaccurate passes for incompletions or interceptions. Totally nothing to do with it.
