An Indepth Look At FA's

Braylon Edwards, Ahmad Brooks, Kareem McKenzie, Laron Landry, and any of the QBs not named Matt Flynn or Josh McCown.

that the Jets have $8 million in cap space that’s rolled over from last season. Tanny probably will restructure a contract or two or possibly cut a few players, and add anywhere between $5 – $10 million. So they could be playing with between $13 -$18 million.

I’m guessing that re-signing Pouha and Turner might take $4 – $5 million at a minimum, and possibly more. That could be 1/4 of their FA $s.

I have no idea what kinds of salaries Gaither or McKenzie could command, but think RT should be the #1 priority in FA if possible, and would guess that it would probably be in the $3-5 million per year. That might not enable them to sign either Griffin, Nelson, or Goldston or a vet QB unless E. Smith and Hunter are cut.

Conversely, Dennis Dixon could be one of the best values at QB. The Jets could possibly sign both Dwight Lowery and Dennis Dixon after re-signing Pouha and Turner,, and still have some money left to re-sign Braylon and maybe another cheaper player or two.

While I don’t like building the team through FA, it is a concern that it appears as if the Jets aren’t going to be able to do as much to address needs through FA as we’d like, so they are going to have to address them via the draft.

Sign Dashon Goldson and DeSean Jackson. Draft Upshaw, David Wilson, and Matt Reynolds. Sign a cheap RT to backup Reynolds. Sign a cheap QB like Josh Johnson to backup and push Sanchez. Cut Eric Smith, torch uniform and ban anyone from ever wearing #33 again. Similar plan for Wayne Hunter. Resign Pouha if possible, but prepare for the Kenrick. Disregard Patriots, acquire Super Bowl.

I HAVE SPOKEN.

2012 Atlanta Falcons Free Agents: John Abraham, Brent Grimes On Lengthy List. “defensive end John Abraham, the franchise’s all-time sacks leader who put up more sacks than any other two 2011 Falcons combined, could be leaving us.”

If you forgot about 6 year Jet John Abraham who is 6’4 and 260 who once upon a time busted out a 4.4 40 time in the combine. It’s time for him to come home. NY’s wayward son will be back. The Jets need a pass rush, and he needs to retire with us. He did 6 years in NY, and 6 in Atlanta.

He’s posted sack numbers in the double digits every year except 1 for the past 6 seasons or so. He’s only missed 4 games the past 5 seasons. If the Jets sign him, and also draft a pass rusher, while re-signing Maybin they could go from having a weak pass rush to having 3 guys to rotate in a relentless attacking defense.

Just something that might help out a few of us, putting the UFAs on one line, and put a break before the RFAs…

One is that I really like Drew Stanton for a BU QB. The guy has a rocket arm, playing experience, and is a hell of an athlete. plus has pretty good size at 6’3".
I also would love Quentin Groves he could be a beast. Groves has experience standing up and in a 3 pt. and has done a pretty good job at both. He would give Rex that Suggs type of player where he can line up everywhere and anywhere. That would make for a Mayhem Groves tandem, has a neat ring to it, like it’s a place you don’t want to go to.
IMO I think both of these players would be great addition’s and not that expensive.

I think most of the options at RB and WR will want contracts that the Jets can’t or won’t offer. I say offer Braylon a one year minimum and see if he bites.

QB is a paradox because the ones that can seriously “push” Sanchez will likely sign somewhere else for more money and/or better prospects of starting. I like Johnson or Dixon as serviceable backups. They’re not great or even really good, no backup we get will be.

I’d take pretty much any name listed over Hunter on the line.

I’m hoping we go for OLB or a pass rusher early in the draft, and target one of the upper tier more complete safeties in free agency.

Hoping for all of that is probably being way too optimistic.

IMO Tolbert will get a halfway decent contract. It won’t be elite, or even high but, just a little under high, like the upper tier of the middle of the pack.