Logan Payne: Stay or Go?

by John B on Jan 28, 2012 2:20 PM EST

Of all the moves the Jets made in 2011, their handling of Logan Payne might have been the oddest. Payne earned a roster spot in preseason playing excellent ball on special teams coverage units. This was way more significant than a bottom of the roster wide receiver putting up big receiving stats in preseason because special teams is where backups actually contribute.

Payne dislocated his wrist in preseason, though. The Jets held a roster spot for him for almost half the year. Then they placed him on injured reserve. Why hold a roster spot for somebody so inconsequential? Cheap special teams guys are not hard to find. Then after investing all that time holding a spot for him, why place him on IR? That really did not make much sense.

I think Payne deserves to come back once again to try and play his way onto the team, but I cannot imagine anybody feeling passionately one way or the other.

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I'm Puzzled

You contradict yourself in this post. First, you say that he played excellent ball on STs, that this is way more important than a bottom of the roster WR playing well in preseason, and that STs is where backups actually can contribute. Then you ask why they held a roster spot for someone so inconsequential after you had just made a case why he wasn’t inconsequential. I’m sure that Westhoff had some input into the situation. The Jets’ coverage units haven’t always played so well. My guess is that they were hoping he could come back, then realized that his injury was more serious than initially thought and realized he wouldn’t be able to come back.

That said, last season was a mess. It certainly wouldn’t have been the first (and probably not the last) screwy decision that Tanny and the Jets’ FO has ever made.

Especially since they are tight against the cap, I think they’d be wise to keep him into TC and see where things go from there. He deserves another shot imo.

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by joeklecko on Jan 28, 2012 3:14 PM EST reply actions

Logan Payne is the future, man.

I just want to see him play more so we can see why the team wanted him so bad.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 28, 2012 3:18 PM EST reply actions

Payne's future is certainly ahead of him.

by Putnan Prince on Jan 28, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions

Yes

But the future what? :-)

by joeklecko on Jan 28, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 29, 2012 11:15 AM EST up reply actions

Yes, it was a very odd couples of moves with Payne last year

I’d bet through, that if Tanny was asked about the handling of Payne, it would come down to some clause or rule or peculiarity of a contract and nothing more.

by CervezaVerde on Jan 28, 2012 6:07 PM EST reply actions