Agreed, but nothing in the article indicates that they are even contemplating that. With Maclin coming off a major injury, I'm sure that the contract will probably be heavily incentive-laden where he gets paid if he stays healthy and produces and doesn't if he goes down with injury again. Idzik isn't Tanny. He isn't gonna go wild. If Maclin or Sanders wants too much money, I'm sure he'll pass.
UGH! Why in the world would the Jets want Keller back? He sucks. He drops too many passes, disappears for long stretches of games, can't block, doesn't have prototypical size, and is starting to get injury prone. The team isn't that bad or desperate.
Because he's coming off a major injury at a position where speed, acceleration, cutting ability are important. He has to prove he's healthy. No team is going to hand him a contract with a lot of guaranteed $s. I'm sure there'll be a respectable and fair amount of guaranteed money, but I believe that probably upwards of 70% of the contract value will be in easily achieved incentives if he stays healthy and contributes.
if we bring in maclin, draft ebron, and then follow up with jarvis landry or allen robinson we'd have a offense full of weapons. also stephen hill stinks, but he SHOULD be better next year, it's not like the kid doesn't put in any effort, he works hard. maybe it'll finally click also, not signing a true #1 WR allows us to go get jairus byrd, who is a player i think adds more benefit. he's an elite safety no one talks about because he's at buffalo
No, what is unreal is that you obviously don't understand the financial side of teams or what it takes for some young players to develop who are projects. They're not going to cut a young, fast and tall (which can't be coached), and cheap WR who still has a ton of potential. He has shown a few flashes with the Jets and made some very difficult catches at Ga Tech. The problem may not be his hands totally, but rather that he has still been having to think too much. He was extremely raw coming into the NFL. He basically had run only deep go routes in college. He's having to learn a complex offensive system, learn the nuances of route running, and of how to set up a DB and create separation. With his injuries, he's missed a lot of practice and playing time which hasn't helped his development. No one is saying that he gets an indefinite "free pass," or that we think he's a great player or anything like that. We're just saying that now is not the time to cut him. They need to see what happens with him in OTAs and TC. If he is still struggling in TC and younger WRs they bring in are outplaying him, he probably will be and should be cut. Idzik has no allegiance or investment in Hill. He has no reason to hold onto him other than potential and cheapness, and if someone comes along that is just as cheap or cheaper, shows good potential, yet is realizing more of that potential than Hill, then I'm sure that Hill will be released. The reason teams have cap space and/or can afford to pay huge salaries to some "stars" is because they have younger, cheaper players on their roster. Most prefer to have a young, cheap player who has a lot of upside, over a young, cheap player who has maximized his potential, but that potential isn't worth much.
Hill's largest issue is his inability to stay healthy. He's neve going to be confused with a solid possession receiver, but if he could stay on the field he could be useful. If his knee flares up In the preseason workouts he needs to go.
Maclin is far better than Sanders, and was the #1 option in Philly even over Jackson. Roll the dice on Maclin, sign another WR and use two or three picks on receivers. Let it hash itself out. Sanders doesn't give us much more than Kerely already does. I would even take Decker over Sanders, but as was mentioned he will probably command too much money.
I think you're way understimating Sanders. I think he's much faster and quicker than Kerley and a better player. He's also a better returner. If the Jets sign him, I would be surprised at all to see him supplant Kerley in the starting line up.
Some notable head scratchers in this thread so far BRING BACK KELLER-------NO THANKS JETS WILL BRING IN 5 NEW RECEIVERS THIS OFF-SEASON----LOLOL CUT HILL-------WTF FOR?
Yeah, Keller fucking blows. I still have nightmares about him having twenty yards in front of him to just run to and instead he charges the nearest defender and tries to do a jumping spin move that never works.
Jets, Jets A reminder, players in the NFL get hurt. Never cut a player who has value. Bring them all to camp and keep the best who are healthy.
Either one or both is good with me. I'd prefer Sanders only because he isn't coming off of an injury like Maclin, but both are reasonable players the Jets should go after. It makes sense to make the WR position their Free Agent splash. Not only is it the biggest need but it's sometimes hard to plug it with rookies. Grab some up and coming vets like Sanders or Maclin or Tate or 2 of the 3 and they have a little more flexibility come draft day. any chance Riley Cooper becomes available? He would be a real nice fit as well.
Why not sign both. Our WR core needs serious work. Maclin Kerley and Sanders is pretty good although with no star. Then you have Nelson Hill and a rookie to fight it out for the last 2 spots.
I can't imagine anyone would want to cut Hill already. Year three ... he very well could explode into the player we have been hoping for the last couple of years. No guarentees of course, but his price tag is low, and hurts nothing to let him compete for a spot. But at the end of the summer, he doesn't earn a spot, then you kick his ass to the curb.
Kerley is our best WR right now. He's a go-to target on 3rd down. I like Sanders, but don't try to replace Kerley. Replace someone else. Please take it back.
Kerley is a good WR and is our #1 but on most teams he's a #3. the more talent we bring in the better it will be for him and us.
Why allocate that much money in one position via FA? You bring in a TE & WR in the draft and get one of the receivers allowing the Jets more flexibility in addressing other areas of need.
Kerley is a very good slot WR. As long as he's in the slot, we shouldn't be looking to pay someone else to be a slot WR. I think Sanders is more of an outside guy for us, so he wouldn't replace Kerley anyway. I just don't like the idea of spending money to replace one of our strengths, which Kerley represents. You can't group all WRs in the same mold. He doesn't fit into the number scheme that people like to throw out there, as I think slot WR is a totally different position.
Free Agency comes before the draft, I think adressing at least one WR is needed. Signing both wouldnt be bad either but then we would enter the draft looking soley for a tight end. Id rather knock out the tight end (Pitta) and wide receiver (Sanders) in free agency and enter the draft looking for a WR. This draft is also loaded with RBs so we will likely draft one in the later rounds. I'm not going to lie though, that Eric Ebron is going to be the next Jimmy Graham/Rob Gronkowski. He is a huge target (a tad shorter then Gronkowski though)
