Jets Not Re-Signing T-Rich?

by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 4:40 PM EST

Update- I'm sure these beat reporters were not on the same conference call today, they are all reporting contradicting intentions, from Manish:

GM Mike Tannenbaum admitted today it'll be a priority to re-sign FB Tony Richardson, who wants to play at least 1 more yr

According to Rod Boone of Newsday, after completing a conference call with Jets GM, Mike Tannanbaum, the team may be considering letting fullback Tony Richardson leave:

Tannenbaum also didn't sound like the #Jets will bring back veteran FB Tony Richardson. Says team likes practice squad FB Jason Davis.

If Tony Richardson wants to return, Mike T and the Jets would be stupid not to sign him. Nothing against Jason Davis, but T-Rich does a hell of a job, and having him paving the way for Shonn Greene is something that a lot of people were looking forward to. Davis an undrafted FB out of Illinois in 2006 has bounced around 3 teams and landed with the Jets practise squad in 2009. He seems to have potential, but unless Richardson has said he doesn't want to be back, I would be pretty annoyed if we chose to not bring him back.

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I can live with Jones,

I can even live with Feely, but this just seems silly to me.

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by nrmax88 on Mar 8, 2010 4:46 PM EST reply actions

They'd better re-sign him

Cheap price for a guy who does a lot of little things and is consistent.

Its the uncapped offseason, stop trying to be cheap and work something out already. We’ve already cut a lot of money and can stil make a big buy

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 4:49 PM EST reply actions

I hate this if he wants to come back.

Maybe theyre making a run at McClain. If we got McClain I would be less upset, but upset nevertheless. T Rich is the best FB in the game IMO.

by Crackback on Mar 8, 2010 4:58 PM EST reply actions

Updated Crack, these beat reporters are all over the place today

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by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

Whew. Still not 100% convinced though unless i hear a more definitive statement. Something like, “There is just absolutely no way in hell we’re letting TRich play football anywhere except NY if he chooses to play.” That might work for me.

by Crackback on Mar 8, 2010 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

Thats what I was saying with the Hartsock thing, although this is that +1.

Very confused, bro. All types of conflicting reports from the beat writers

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

Same with Coles, Glauber said Mike T was Lukewarm and couldn’t see it, then a few minutes later, Manish comes in with a statement about it looking good with the Jets talking to Coles agent. Either Mike T was unusually cryptic with what he said, and different people took it different ways, or there has been a big part and they are all off their face.

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by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 5:06 PM EST up reply actions

Cryptic, youre probably right.

Look what he did with Rhodes!

“I expect him back”

Next day, traded to Zona.

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions

I’m thinking Manish’s is more likely because it’s the one that makes more sense. Why wouldn’t you bring back a pro like Tony Richardson, no need to cut ties for Davis who is still young, and could probably do with another year learning from the best.

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by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 5:14 PM EST up reply actions

I agree.

I feel better now.

"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
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by nrmax88 on Mar 8, 2010 5:16 PM EST up reply actions

I think hes the best in the league, even at his age. Hope hes back

Curtis "my favorite" Martin - 1 of the best!

by jcgamble on Mar 8, 2010 6:07 PM EST reply actions

It's a matter of interpretation.

We all agree Mike T. can be a bit cryptic. He said good things about T-Rich and good things about Jason Davis. Each writer just took it their own way.

I’m not too familiar with Rod Boone as Newsday is subscription only, but I think Tannenbaum wants Richardson back, but if he gets too expensive the team is fine with Jason Davis.

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by dvdvil on Mar 8, 2010 6:41 PM EST reply actions

I loved Boone’s stuff when he first took over from Erik Boland, but no idea what it is like any more because of the subscription.

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by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

I just follow him on Twitter where he shares the main facts going into his stories.

F* newsday though, because of publications like them and the NYTimes, in the coming years, news will no longer be free. Its going to be horrible.

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

Don’t know how they’ll actually survive with twitter and facebook and who knows what else to come. And of course, blogs like GGN.

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by dvdvil on Mar 8, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions

Damn right.

GGN will put Newsday out of business ; )

Unfortunately, the reality is that they’ll survive. More and more papers are going to move to this, it’s just starting. And it stinks. Here in school the journalism department has been telling us this for two years now. I refused to believe it at first. Now it’s starting, and it’s going to continue to grow, not going anywhere.

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions

There’s some loop holes to this subscription stuff. Sometimes papers in other cities will pick up Newsday stories and although they’re not supposed to, it also ends up being posted in the websites.

I think you could be right though, because I didn’t think people would actually pay $1 for songs, but iTunes made money.

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by dvdvil on Mar 8, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions

Newspapers are DEAD. It’s the only way they will survive.

Just because they’ve gone online, doesnt mean theyre thriving again.

We will be able to get around it at first, but then more and more will move to it and we’ll have no choice =/

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 7:06 PM EST up reply actions

Newspapers = BROKE

SBN = Rich ; )

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by Matt Birch on Mar 8, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions

Just a little something that might add to that conversation.

SB Nation has just announced that it has passed 30 million comments as a whole. 10 million of those comments have come in the last 6 months. So that gives you an idea of the growth SB Nation is experiencing at the moment.

Everyone who has ever posted on here, helped towards that, so thanks again.

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by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions

To let Richardson go would be foolish. I know they like Davis, but to lose the best FB in the league? Get as much as you can out of T-Rich.

by TheSanchize6 on Mar 8, 2010 6:57 PM EST reply actions

+1 agree, If T-Rich wants to come back then we have to bring him back. Even if it costs a few more $$‘s than it did last year, we have saved over $21 million already in an uncapped year, so don’t want to hear finances be the reason we didn’t bring T-Rich back.

When all is said and done however, I think he is back with the Jets next season.

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by David_Wyatt on Mar 8, 2010 7:06 PM EST up reply actions