What If Nnamdi Asomugha Actually Would Take Less Money to Come to the New York Jets?

http://www.thejetsblog.com/2011/07/27/jets-interest-in-aso-serious/

i actually agree though. the only way we should get nnamdi is assuming we can do that and sign either santonio or braylon

ok. here’s what i wrote way back in february

Nnamdi Asomugha: Getting Asomugha would be a tremendous boon to this defense. He is probably the best corner in the league whose name doesnt rhyme with Sharelle Crevis. Not only that but he is coming over from a system in Oakland that played man coverage pretty exclusively which is what the Jets love to play. Much like Revis, Asomugha plays his man w/o any other help from safetys and cornerbacks. The advantage of this is that the Jets will than be able to leave the oppositions top 2 receivers on RevisAso Island. The Jets would than have at least 1 extra defensive back available to help out in other areas of the field. Think back to this postseason. In the Indy gm, the play that nearly beat us was a deep bomb to Pierre Garcon where Brodney Pool was supposed to help but couldnt quite make it over in time. This would probably not happen anymore. Nnamdi would be taking Garcon solo and Pool would be helping out on another receiver somewhere else on the field. Garcon would also probably not be able to get open on Nnamdi. Touchdwn saved. Move farther along to the Pats gm. The reason that the Jets were so effective is that they dropped extra guys into coverage to take away the threat of the Pats TE’s. While this was partly due to the fact that the Jets werent blitzing at all, it was also due to the fact that b/c the Pats didnt have a deep threat, Cro was able to take his man straight up w/o any help. This allowed extra defenders to clog the field rather than help Cro out. Cro usually needed the help though. The extra defenders would be utilized in helping cover opposing TE’s and backup WR’s.

Getting Nnamdi would also help the pass rush out. By taking an extra guy out of coverage we can utilize that player to be an extra blitzer. Additionally, w/ Nnamdi and Revis blanketing the top 2 receivers on the other team, the QB will often not have anywhere to throw the ball. As evidenced by the Pats game, when a QB has nowhere to throw the ball it often leads to sacks. Was the Jets pass rush better in that gm than it was the rest of the season. Not really. But coverage sacks are cool too. Now, many ppl (including yours truly) were quite unhappy about the ferocity of our pass rush and feel that it needs to improve. The problem is that there arent really any elite pass rushers available (any who were available got the franchise tag) and the draft is a crapshoot at best. If we get Nnamdi though, the pass rush doesnt neccessarily have to be incredible b/c there will no receivers open and our pass rushers will have extra time to get to the QB. Obviously, I’m not advocating not improving the pass rush. I’m merely saying that if we get Nnamdi, we dont have to fix it nearly as much as we would if we went w/ any of the other options.

If there was EVER a player worth empyting the vault for to get your team the long awaited Super Bowl trophy. HIS NAME IS NNAMDI ASOMUGHA!