Plaxico Burress: Stay or Go?
by John B on Jan 26, 2012 1:57 PM EST
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PrintI was long skeptical of the Jets signing Plaxico Burress before they did so. Signing a 34 year old receiver who had not played in close to three years did not seem like the soundest idea, no matter how productive he used to be.
Burress proved to be a valuable red zone target as the Jets moved from the bottom of the league to the top in that area. Near the goal line, space becomes condensed so having a big target who can get taller than everybody on high passes can be a real weapon. Burress had 8 touchdowns in 2011.
Before the Jets entered the red zone, though, Plaxico was not a very effective weapon. He had only 45 catches for 614 yard. Unlike Santonio Holmes, I never got the impression Plax was a victim of his quarterback play. Any speed he once had is gone. Even though he was never purely a speed guy, he is slow by NFL receiver standards. He also ran poor routes consistently, frequently cutting his patterns short and not coming back to the ball. Mark Sanchez made his share of mistakes this year, but some of them were simply a result of him throwing the ball where Burress was supposed to be and Plax not getting there. Mark's killer interception in Denver was a great example. Sanchez has to take a lot of heat for staring Burress down and not seeing a defender, but it is not an interception if Plax simply comes to the football. The only balls he really seemed to fight for were jump balls.
I think Plaxico at this point is an effective situational guy. He can help a team in the red zone. He is a limited player and should probably be paid as such. I tend to think he and Drew Rosenhaus view this as the free agent's final chance to get paid. Plax missed some high earning years because of his prison time. They might want to cash in on his touchdowns.
I think the Jets need somebody more consistent starting across from Santonio Holmes. They need somebody who can draw attention between the 20's. If Plaxico wants to come back in a limited capacity for cheap, I would be fine with that, but otherwise I vote go. How do you vote?
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PEACE OUT
Thanks for making us feel like we won something (over the Giants) when we got you this year. But don’t see a future. Oh and thanks for being drama free. Seriously!
BRAYLON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAYLON!!!!!!!!! bye plax
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
They need each other
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
i would rather see him back that santonio… look at guys like owens or moss, all the talent in the world but they are cancers… holmes just seems easier to replace… but im all for braylon coming back
by ganggreen24 on Jan 26, 2012 2:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
See this is where the whole "Stay or go" thing gets really confusing and maybe a little redundant.
The answer to this question should really be focused on the player “in question”.
I vote stay. Plax established a repore with Mark very fast. He almost single handedly dragged our redzone numbers out of the basement.
Braylon Edwards does not have to be a contingent in this conversation. He’s coming off of an injury and there are question marks as to whether he would be the same old Braylon. If his knee slows him up he may actually be worthless to this team. Whats wrong with a WR core with both if Braylon comes cheap?
Plaxico just got out of jail and still put together a year I didn’t even expect. He should have crumbled under the stress on an entire season but he didn’t. He stands to be even better next year.
I agree with you babycakes
MarSwag Swaggity Swag
by CinnamonToastCrunch on Jan 26, 2012 7:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh I get it.
You think I’m taking issue with this article or maybe even the one who wrote it like you did the other day when you started bashing the site for something John wrote.
lol. No. My issue is with the fact that the responses are off topic.
I’m not like you chief.
Go bother someone else.
I whole heartedly agree with Can'tWait on this one
The Hardest thing for some men to do is .... Believe what they see!
i was saying have plax and braylon both… i would trade holmes even for a 6th rd pick… then have edwards, plax, kerley, turner and draft a guy like mcnut or nick toon(i would prefer toon)
by ganggreen24 on Jan 26, 2012 2:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
trade Holmes for a 6 rd that is just crazy speak....um ....NO!
but to the question at hand…I voted stay… Plaxico is like the arron mybin of offense…. good only in situations not an entire game, but he is a good backup / insurance policy.
If he can stay for the right price I am all for it. The right price is vet minimum plus 10% and a few performance bonuses. but for more money than that….no.
Sorry Can'tWait
I vote Go, I was just looking ahead to the 2012 season. My bad
by Kickersarepeopletoo on Jan 26, 2012 2:48 PM EST reply actions
Need them all
Sanchez is never going to improve with the revolving door at WR. Turner, Kerley, McKnight, LT, Holmes, Plax, & Edwards. Cumberland, Keller, and new prospect. That’s a full WR stable. Plax and Edwards would be lethal in the RZ. Edwards to stretch the field with Holmes and Kerley. Image a 5WR set with Plax, Bray, Holmes, Keller, & McKnight on the field at once? Swap out Plaz for Kerley, or Keller with Cumberland. Theres a sh!t-ton of options.
I've said this before...
Having Plax as an option would be a great thing. It would be sort of like having that “Goal line back”. I think he helped our redzone production. We should get Bray back and use the pairing of Bray and Plax in the red zone and pairing Bray and Holmes between the 20s. Having 2 big body receivers to go up and get the ball against smaller DBs would be interesting. Of course we still mix it up so we wouldn’t always need to pull Holmes and of course we have to get Kerley involved.
by Mac N Cheese on Jan 26, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
homes for a 6th rd... yes
what good is he if he plays when he wants and yells at everybody? was sanchez good last year… no… but when you number 1 wr plays only half the time it makes it harder… the jets need to keep lt, kerley, plax all those good locker room guys
by ganggreen24 on Jan 26, 2012 3:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It wasn't a bad signing
but I don’t see much of a point in keeping him.
Arm chair GM. Mod/contributing writer at SBN Jets blog GGN.
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I want Braylon back...BUT
Keep him…use him in the red zone ONLY!!!
A WR of Holmes and Bray on the outside, Kerley in the middle and Plax in the red zone…
Also draft at least 1 guy that has #1 potential…
I think edwards will be back for us. Rex stressed how much we miss him
And we can see how much braylon missed us. Would anyone be open to resigning J-Cotch? Imagine Holmes, edwards, cotch and kerley?? Nasty!
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
by jets4life24 on Jan 26, 2012 4:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'm sorry but there is no WR line up in the league that i would call "nasty"
with Jerico Cotchery as a starter. Unless you actually ment the true definition of the word.
He’s broke down.
Plax showed showed more ability to help this team his first year out of the clink then J-co did in both his years with Mark when the offense was better.
I’d rather imagine Plax, Holmes, Kerley and Edwards.
THANK YOU
Don’t understand the love affair with J-Co. He was alright, but he dropped way off a couple of seasons ago and never regained his form with a much better passing team. He stinks.
Arm chair GM. Mod/contributing writer at SBN Jets blog GGN.
GangGreenNation.com
Probably shouldve added the option of back in a limited role in the poll
I wouldnt mind Plax coming back as a role player but definitely not as the #2.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
Ok. This is what we are saying when we say we don't want Plax or Holmes anymore.
Hey guys, let’s just screw our offense even more.
The Jets will win the Super Bowl one day and that will be the day i laugh in your face if your not a Jets fan.
I voted Stay but I had to * it with a reason.
If he is cheap, like 1.5million I say keep him. For all his bad speed he’s a decent possession receiver option at the very least he’s an important redzone target that has to be respected. Holmes, maybe Edwards, Kerley and whoever we get from the draft.
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think."-Roy McDonald
+1,000,000 on bringing back Braylon Edwards.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 26, 2012 11:36 PM EST reply actions
I voted stay
Don’t underestimate the value of consistency. Sanchez has had a revolving crew of targets each year, and DK, the only constant, is rumored to be on the block (not saying he will be gone, just saying). It would be nice to have Sanchez be surrounded by familiar faces, although admittedly it does look like he will have at last Santonio and Kerley back. Plax would be nice to have, but of course if he wants too much money/too many years let him walk
"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage
by blueandorange4life on Jan 27, 2012 10:07 AM EST reply actions
The one thing i don't get about all this
is burress with 8 touchdowns was the replacement for braylon who had 7 last year not a huge upgrade. Obviously plax is a threat in the endzone bec. of his hieght and sometimes he drew the attention of defenders away from the other receivers but he did’nt contribute THAT much that we would want to keep him when he didn’t show up between the 20s. He can easily be replaced by a tall receiver in the draft (that will run his routes normally and) develop a rapport with Sanchez for years to come. I’m pretty sure we did better in the redzone this year becaused they focused so much on improving in that area and developed better schemes at being effective there such as sanchez rushing (6 tds).
Buress should stay
Its not Plax’s fault his QB isnt ready for prime time. Been a JET fan for a VERY long time. Ive seen Richard Todd , Vinny , even Jeff Blake I like Sanchez but he isnt talented enough to get the job done. Ive defended him for 3 yrs now but the proof is in the pudding. Plax has so many scoring and catch possibilities and he has learned his lesson. Plax or Holmes wasnt the problem it was the SANCHIZE!!! Thats who should go!!!
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