Donald Strickland: Stay or Go?
by John B on Mar 1, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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PrintThe Jets signed Donald Strickland to play the nickel a year ago. He started a pair because of injuries but missed 7 due to an ankle ailment and a concussion. He also left the AFC Championship Game with a quad injury. That was a turning point as Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon burned Drew Coleman and Dwight Lowery time and again. When he was in the lineup, Strickland was fine. He didn't make too many glaring mistakes. The question is whether the Jets want to keep a guy who so struggled to stay on the field. These ailments haven't been isolated. Donald has ended 3 of his 8 NFL seasons on injured reserve.
I could understand the Jets going either way. I personally would like to see him back, though. I know the injury history is a concern, but he's a quality player when he's in there. The Jets would at least get him to produce when he is healthy. If he leaves, the Jets will get no production out of him. If the team wants quality cornerback play, I don't see a ton of wisdom in letting a good player walk.
I vote stay.
How do you vote?
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Voted Stay, but could go either way.
He spent most of last season not being “game-fit”, week in week out. He missed many important stretches of the season, and forced us to shift around the secondary in the AFC Championship in Indy. Result was Lowery getting burned left and right.
At the same time, seems low risk to have a vet in the secondary, as I believe its 1.15 mill theyd have to pay him for this year.
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Keep him
The talent pool we have at CB is thin enough without letting the 2nd or 3rd best guy (when he’s healthy) go. If we start letting CBs go and I have to see Drew Coleman on the field regularly again… ugh
I voted yes. He probably won’t get much more than the league minimum and when healthy he can be effective. I think we need him when we play high powered offense, especially since we are only carrying Lowery and Revis now.
I wouldn't mind if he stays
so long as he stays in the nickel and doesn’t play any more often than situational.
Frankly he should be replaced. But who knows if we can effectively do that this year.
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