Tight Ends

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  1. joe

    joe Well-Known Member

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    saw what you did there...

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  2. mrjet80

    mrjet80 Well-Known Member

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    I may be dreaming but I would love to see the Jets target Jesse James from the Steelers. Good blocking TE and can catch a little. Would be a nice combo with Herndon. TE would be set for years.....if Leggett shows nothing in TC next year get rid of him......
     
  3. LAJet

    LAJet Well-Known Member

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    Not quite ready to completely dismiss Legget, he showed some flashes this year but TE calls particularly tandem TEs were under utilized with this regime. Don't see nor do I recommend a first on any TE when we have massive needs else where. OL, pass rusher, stud RB and stud WR.
    At the risk of getting flamed, one area IMO that is weaker that we give credit to is at CB. TJ has massively under achieved and Clairbone tends to falter a crucial times. New GM has his work cut out for him
     
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    mrjet80 Well-Known Member

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    One of the off season priorities is finding a #2 CB. Claiborne is a FA and can be improved upon. So can Skrine.....Johnson I think is solid for now I think that injury contributed to most of his problems this year......
     
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    stinkyB 2009 Best Avatar Award Winner

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    Tomlinson is a really poor man's version of Anthony Becht
     
  6. barfolomew

    barfolomew Well-Known Member

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    That's an interesting way to put it. I think that Tomlinson, might actually be more of a passing threat than Becht but I just haven't been impressed with Tomlinson's blocking.
     
  7. TonyFtLaud

    TonyFtLaud Well-Known Member

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    Obviously keep Herndon, Leggett is under contract 2 more seasons and has started showing up, let Sterling and Tomlinson walk in free agency and sign Jared Cook.
     
  8. Rollo Tomassi

    Rollo Tomassi Well-Known Member

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    This would be a really nice scenario.
     
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  9. CotcheryFan

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    I prefer Jesse James.
     
  10. TonyFtLaud

    TonyFtLaud Well-Known Member

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    I like James too, posted about him in an earlier post, but don't think he is as good as Cook, although he is a little younger.
     
  11. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    A "little" younger? LOL Cook is 32 and James is 25. That's like saying that Twiggy is a little less endowed than Raquel Welch.
     
  12. TonyFtLaud

    TonyFtLaud Well-Known Member

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    I think they are 31 and 24 yet Cooks production this year on one of the worst teams in the league nearly equals James production over his 4 years .
     
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    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    Spotrac has them at 32 and 25. I just googled them. Cook is 31, but will be 32 next season, and James is 24, but will be 25 next season.

    I think it will depend on what the Jets want, a starting-calber TE or a backup. I would think that they're hoping that Herndon will be ready to start next season, so they may only want a backup level TE who's a really good blocker. If so, then they'd want James over Cook, but if they have doubts about Herndon, then they might want to sign Cook as the starter and keep Herndon and Leggett as the backups.
     
  14. TonyFtLaud

    TonyFtLaud Well-Known Member

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    The 2 TE set is a staple of most NFL offenses. My thought process was it would be nice to have a reliable upper tier TE for Darnold and for Herndon to continue developing alongside. In 2 years hopefully Herndon becomes that guy and we look at Leggett or a draftee.
     
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