Monday Cup of Bro: Mail Bag

by Bro Namath on Feb 13, 2012 7:58 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Chad JOHNSON #85 of the New England Patriots is finally making good on his word. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

One benefit of experimental posting is that what you like stays and the rest goes in the trash. Monday Mail Bag was the only segment to survive the test phase, although you'll still be seeing weekly biographies of various Jets. So Cup of Bro is now a weekly recap/Q & A segment.

The Brodown:

-Randy Moss is attempting to end his retirement after one season. No word yet from agent Joel Segal which teams they are fabricating interest from.

-Chad Ochocinco is attempting to change his legal name back to Chad Johnson, finally making good on his unsolicited wager against Darrelle Revis.

-The Eagles will franchise tag DeSean Jackson if an agreement cannot be reached on a contract.

-bob breaks this down in greater detail in the story directly below this one, but I was writing already so I'll repeat the disappointing news: QB coach Matt Cavanaugh is coming back to the Jets for 2012-13.

Golden Rex Caption Contest Trophy goes to user: ncquake24

Quote of the week:

I'd rather see a Wurlitzer Juke Box on wheels at RT than watch Hunter get beat on most plays.

A lot cheaper too with 5 plays for $1.

by Putnan Prince on Feb 11, 2012 8:17 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

Enjoy some more GGN user mail after the jump.

Question: Who is smarter (or rather, in this case, less intelligent) humanoid - Antonio Cromartie or Terrell Suggs? Also, are either of them smarter than a 5th grader? - dabu7

Suggs has better awareness, makes smart plays, and doesn't sling his yogurt in a fashion that would make Jamie Lee Curtis blush. Some people say the less children you have the more intelligent you are, but that sounds like the bitter ramblings of a childless loner. If you're forcing me to pick it's Suggs, simply because he does far less dumb and careless things.

The average young person I meet these days has the technological capabilities of Doc from Back to The Future, but also the social intelligence and charisma of a brick. You decide.

Hey Bro,

were you happy to see shaun ellis lose? would you rather him win in a patriot uniform or definetly not?

No, I'm not happy to see Shaun Ellis lose. Although it turned out to be the right decision letting him go, I could never harbor ill will to someone who did so much for the team. However, I am very happy to see the Patriots lose, and whether or not Ellis is wearing a Pats uniform when it does (and did) happen is immaterial to me.

brok,

i hate arthur he bums the smurfs y dont u stop him?

I'm not a Russell Brand fan either.

if someone wakes you in the middle of the night and asked you who is without a doubt your favorite jet of all time, who would you answer?

answer because this keeping me up at night...i have to know...

If a random person woke me up in the middle of the night I would probably stab them before they made any sort of sports related inquiries.

I've been watching the Jets since the early 90's. My two favorite Jets are tied, Curtis Martin and Darrelle Revis. If Chad Pennington's career had panned out it may have been him, and yes, my love is totally conditional. I was a huge fan of John Abraham and was crushed to see him go. I'm a big fan Damien Woody as far as off the field characteristics go, missing his performance on the field too.

Hver finnst þér að við ættum að miða í fa fyrir WR? finnst þér að við ættum að faraeftir manningham? hvað eigum við að gera fyrir saftey? ættum við að leggja drögeinn? ættum við að skrifa einn? Ég las ganggreennation hér á Íslandi, þannig að égmyndi vera ánægð ef þú gefur svör.

Ah, always the same questions. Not always the same language, but the same questions nonetheless. As I'll disclose in my next FA list, WR options are complicated. Something is clearly wrong with Braylon Edwards, whether or not that's something we can work through remains to be seen. I think Mario Manningham would be a very poor buy on the Jets part, but I would not put it past us. If you're asking me to invest in a third banana, I'd pick Laurent Robinson and several other names over Mario Manningham.

We cannot possibly afford a true field stretcher like DeSean Jackson because of Holmes inflated contract, or really any of the top ten WR's on the market for that matter. In spite of all this, the WR free agency market is truly flooded this season and many teams will not be able to afford all their receiving options. Out of dozens of talented receivers, I think a bargain might fall in the Jets lap. I would not address WR through the draft unless a promising talent fell to a later round.

Safety and DB are far less promising in the free agency pool. All the attractive options will be bought up for more money than the Jets can spend. Early round Safeties don't look that promising, especially for a team picking at 16. I think in both cases of Safety and WR, we will have to settle for a middle of the road option via FA or the draft.

Thank you for using GGN. I hope this brightened up your day. Say hi to Björk for me.

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Dammit I wanted to see if we could make a run on DeSean

Oh well. I’m a fan of Manningham but we have enough problems with WRs with concentration issues. I really am not sold on Laurent Robinson as I think he benefits quite a bit from having Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Jason Witten drawing attention from him. That said, I’d be willing to give him a shot since it’s not like we’re expecting him to be our top target. If we could somehow land Colston, that would be great. Ideally I want Braylon back though >_>

by Exystence on Feb 13, 2012 8:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Im pretty sure Robinson had big games when Bryant and Austin were out

Move on from that dead end Braylon already,lol

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.

by YankeesJets on Feb 13, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions

We could go after Vjax then?

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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by Noble_Lance on Feb 13, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions

Seriously?

I think Peyton has a much better chance of coming here than VJ.

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by Bro Namath on Feb 13, 2012 9:15 PM EST up reply actions

No not seriously Bro.

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

by Noble_Lance on Feb 13, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions

Why, wanting to bring in Laurent Robinson is asking for too much?

by YankeesJets on Feb 14, 2012 1:28 AM EST up reply actions

Dead Braylon? lol

He had a terrible year, but a healthy Braylon with his head screwed on right is the most talented FA WR out there man.

As far as Robinson starting games without Dez and/or Miles, yes but did he start games without both? Basically my main concern is I can’t remember the last time some team’s secondary or even tertiary target ever was quite so good for another team. Granted, we’re looking for a WR2 so it’s a bit different than say Deion Branch going to Seattle. However, my thinking is if you can get a WR1-type talent, then why not go for that instead? So basically yeah I’d be happy bringing in Robinson, but I’d rather go for Colston first, or V-Jax (though that seems really unlikely), or yes, Braylon!

by Exystence on Feb 14, 2012 9:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Also

The reason I consider Braylon ideal is because I think he’s the best talent-to-price ratio. There’s no way he can expect to fetch anything more than Plax made last year. Even Robinson is going to be getting more than that (and I bet Washington will be the team to overpay).

by Exystence on Feb 14, 2012 9:28 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I just think its time to go forward, not backwards

We had guys like Braylon and Lowery, its time to move on and improve. I really dont understand the nostalgia for players that were here during times when we won nothing. The Braylon love is laughable at this point, theres obviously a reason the Jets didnt bring him back last year. Its also very odd that as great as everybody thinks he is, he only had interest from one team. That team also cut him during a playoff run.

I also dont think we need to go after a #1, we would be better off spreading the money around. Just because Laurent doesnt have the flashy name of Colston/VJax or the baggage of Braylon, doesnt mean he isnt a good player. Nobody even heard of Victor Cruz, now he is a viable #1 type starting WR.

by YankeesJets on Feb 14, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions

I agree 100% on Laurent Robinson over Manningham

Some team is gonna overpay for Manningham and be sorry for it.

by YankeesJets on Feb 13, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions

Very funny stuff BN!

YJ as soon as Manningham made that great catch on the sidelines in the final drive I had a very very bad feeling that the Jets would go after him guns blazing in FA and way overpay…

by GangGreen73 on Feb 14, 2012 8:21 AM EST up reply actions

I can't say I didn't get that same chill down my spine...

by Exystence on Feb 14, 2012 9:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I hope the Jets stay far away from Giants FAs

by YankeesJets on Feb 14, 2012 11:12 AM EST up reply actions

We can't overpay him

We have no money to begin with

by darshv3 on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

What language was that last one in?

All we do is Lin, Lin, Lin no matter WHAT

by Simon Says Jets on Feb 13, 2012 10:34 PM EST reply actions

Google Translator says Icelandic

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by Bro Namath on Feb 14, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions

doesn’t sling his yogurt in a fashion that would make Jamie Lee Curtis blush

That qualifies as the grossest statement of the day. Well done.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Feb 13, 2012 10:39 PM EST reply actions

It took me until seeing this to finally get the real joke. I was thinking about something else.

And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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by Noble_Lance on Feb 13, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions

Gut feeling is that BN is one of those guys that gets giggly at the thought of potty humor, so when he makes a joke, I think like BN. Dirty.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Feb 13, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions

Ouch.

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by Bro Namath on Feb 13, 2012 11:39 PM EST up reply actions