Counterpoint: The case to bring back LT for one more year.

sure LT will gladly come back if he sees improvement and a chance for SB

My first post guys so go easy on me.

Good post spOrtsfan86! I agree with with jetskid13 about our needs (RT, passrushing OLB, and safety) in that order.

I’ve been thinking reasons 2, 3 and 4 for a while and you also make excellent points with the other two!!!

Just thinking that LT could possibly take the roster spot for someone who may out perform Shonn Greene. Is it just me, or does he still seem like he’s not elite back material. I hope he breaks out, but it just seems like he doesn’t have those long runs he did the second half of his rookie season and when he was splitting time as a second back. With that said, at least LT can catch the ball… Shonn can’t catch a cold in his birthday suit at the North Pole while drinking frozen eggnog with Santa.

Bill Powell and McKnight have yet to prove themselves. If McKnight gets more carries with Greene leading the ground and pound, the running attack could really do some damage. Throw in LT as a team leader and mentor to the young RB’s who still has some gas in the tank and a huge desire to win. If they’re not gonna give Powell a chance then why is he on the roster? Let’s see what he’s capable of doing. The Jets have always been hesitant to let certain players prove themselves. Let’s what this entire Rb group can really do with a good OC and a reliable right tackle in the mix.

The guy is dangerous with the ball in his hands. Signing LT back for another year will reduce Mcknight’s touches. While having LT’s smarts could be useful fo Mcknight, the best way to learn is on the job experience. That’s also why we have coaches (I also dont agree if they want to bring back Brunell another year in any other position than quarterbacks coach – although LT can still ball and Brunell cant)

He had a great career, but it’s time to go. Holding onto him only impedes the development of McKnight. For what he now offers, little more than a good receiver out of the backfield and good blitz pickups, we should be able to find a decent 3rd down back in the later rounds of the draft for much less money. As far as leadership goes, enough with the Brunells and Trevor Pryces. It’s a young man’s game — we can’t afford too many roster spots being taken up by ‘on the field coaches" and “great locker room presences”. If we need leadership, it’s time for Sanchez to step up. If he can’t or won’t, best to know it now and move on to a new QB.

We need to stop all the bullshit and keep guys here and play them because we like them. No more. If you stink, you’re gone. Tomlinson, Hunter, Smith, Leonard, Bart Scott, Powell, Scotty McKnight… This is about winning football games, not playing favorites. Enough of the nonsense.

Tomlinson stinks. For every run/catch he makes Greene/McKnight could have done much better. And they’re not more than mediocre.

Greene should not be starting. He leaves tons of yards on the field that a real back wouldn’t. And Greene is FAR better than Tomlinson at this point. If Greene got injured and we were stuck giving Tomlinson a significant increase in touches, I’d be the first person on the “Fire REx and Tanny Bandwagon.”

The Jets are not here to win Tomlinson a championship!!! Eff him and his career. He had his chances. And eff Jimmy Leonard, and eff Eric Smith and Bart Scott. Eff all those guys. We need players.

And enough of the leadership nonsense. Its silly. Leadership doesn’t win/lose games. Plays win/lose games. We lost games because we Hunter can’t block for shit. We lost games because our safeties can’t cover for shit. We lost games because we have a mediocre (at best) QB and mediocre RBs. Good leaders don’t do shit for bad players. We don’t need leaders, we need players. And Tomlinson isn’t a player any more.

Players care about the loyalty that the teams have to their players. That’s why we dealt with the crap a few years back when the Jets signed a ton of free agents instead of taking care of their own first.

LT is vital to chemistry and if he is willing to be 75% coach/mentor 25% player, he would be extremely beneficial. At this point, especially on offense, it’s all about Sanchez. Find out what he wants and what will help him be successful. Someone posted about Braylon Edwards and I think Sanchez needs another receiver like Braylon. If Sanchez wants more one year with LT because it makes him feel more comfortable, and he thinks he can help McKnight become a great No. 2 back, then sign him. He showed us that he clearly has some juice left if he is used properly, and we all know about his nose for the endzone.

I couldn’t disagree more Crackback: when a player steps out of line and hurts the team, someone needs to step up and put him in his place so they can focus on playing and winning. Even if the leader doesn’t have to do anything because everything is going well, his presence and the fact that he is there is what matters. Just look at Ray Lewis and the Ravens… he has clearly lost a step and the team is getting to the point where they might be better without him, but his leadership and knowledge of the game is unmatched and the Ravens know they need that right now. Someone like Wayne Hunter, Eric Smith, and probably Bart Scott, don’t offer what LT does so they are worth releasing or not re-signing. Leonhard should be back but as a coach.

As for Powell and Scotty McKnight, do you know anything about football? These guys were rookies with limited, if any, opportunities to prove themselves. Every team has players like this, who they hope will develop into contributors… a la Victor Cruz… I bet the Giants are glad they didn’t write him off immediately. I know every player won’t end up like that, but every team has those cheap players that won’t contribute that they are trying to develop. Teams don’t get rid of fourth round picks (Powell) after one season…

The Jets and now the Eagles have shown that you can’t just sign players and push everyone together and have success. Certain guys, LT and Leonhard, help the transition from the guys that get brought to the team.

Look players are people too, and they get older, it is bound to happen…BUT AT LEAST LT CAN STILL CONTRIBUTE! if used properly in a limited role he contributes alot. This team lacks leadership and LT is respected by players. It should be Sanchez, I agree it should be but its not. Deal with it. Why did people laugh when W Hunter called out Tone in Miami…W Hunter is a joke even if the message was true…same w/ Sanchez (yes its true but to a lesser degree)
To be an EFFECTIVE leader in a physical sport your actions have to back up your leadership skill not the other way around. Keep LT there is more to football than what is on the field, and the lack of ability to gel is what showed on the field this [past] year.
It all starts with Shotty taking a walk (or a run) off the team and then McKnights development does NOT suffer it is enhanced. Someone said if LT takes a 75 mentor 25% player role…and that person was absolutly correct.
We have more important things to worry about (Safety, RT, OLB in that order) Keeping LT makes sence in so many ways

He doesn’t want to be on the Jets anymore. He want’s a championship and we don’t have the ability to get him one unless we really improve this off season.