Jets Re-Sign Patrick Turner to 1 Year Deal
by bobdolethesnapplelady on Feb 8, 2012 12:19 AM EST
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So the news of the day for Jets fans, other than the lady who made us cry by asking to see Mark Sanchez at the Giants' parade, is that the Jets have re-signed WR Patrick Turner to a 1 year deal. In addition, Shonn Greene's salary for this past year was raised from $565,000 to $615,000, and Mike DeVito earned $2.26 million, up from $1.96 million. These bumps are from performance or playing time incentives from their contracts. Dustin Keller also earned $2 million extra for 2012 from a performance-based escalator.
I can't say that I'm particularly thrilled about Patrick Turner. After several years in the league, he has never really performed other than mostly as a blocker. In the few games at the end of the year he seemed to do well, most notably against the Dolphins, however there's no real reason to say he's doing anything worth resigning. He will earn $615,000 this year, which as you might note, was as much as our starting running back.
I know Turner is an old buddy of Mark Sanchez, who needs some continuity right now, but I would have rather seen that roster spot go to someone who has potential and hasn't proven to be a failure. I imagine an Eron Riley, Logan Payne, or Scotty McKnight in that spot. Hopefully this year will be the light switch and we'll see the Plaxico Burress he's always been physically capable of becoming.
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I don't mind it.
But I really want to see Eron Riley in action. He has great size and speed. I hope they keep him.
I hope none of it is guarenteed.
and that we cut him by the end of training camp. I’m not a fan of his. He seems like a waste of cap space.
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If it's guaranteed its a waste of money.
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Biggest Contribution
Was Injuring JIM LEONHARD last year…. FAIL
by BringBackNamath on Feb 8, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Well, by last year I mean 2010….so I guess 2 years ago. oops
by BringBackNamath on Feb 8, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
that's about his only impact on the team this year to
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by Simon Says Jets on Feb 8, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
get rid of Dustin Keller
I dont like this signing. I have seen him play and he is very unimpressive, Brad Smith was by far a better player and we let him go to Buffalo. We should also trade Keller, he is taking too much cap space and he drops too many passes. Im still upset about the fact that we could have had Gronkowski. The Jets are really bad when it comes down to making a roster
I just got finished reading the daily news
Justin Tuck just put all of Jets nation on blast … I knew Woody should’ve financed our own stadium!
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yeah we should have gotten the West Side Stadium. That'd been freakin awesome to have
I never liked that we share with Giants because it’s another thing for them to dump on us about. Oh well.
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
fu(k tuck
That d-bag should stick to subway commercials . I hate when people refer to him as the leader of the defense when Osi is a billion times better than him.
by nyj-nyy-nyk on Feb 8, 2012 9:16 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Don't worry Jets fans, that wasn't trash talking.
Neither was what Jacobs said after the super bowl, or what the Giants predicted before the Super Bowl. Or what their owner said at the parade about beating the “Brady bunch”. None of it is trash talking.
Only the Jets do trash talking. The Giants are all class, from their classy QB who refused to play for the team that drafted him, to Antrel Rolle, to Jacobs, and their WR who dances after every TD.
Hopefully one day our Jets learn how to have class like the Giants do…..
(drinks more Jack Daniels and counts days till training camp)
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when you win 2 superbowl's in 5 years
you get a pass from all that
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Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
good point ... so how do we win two in 45 years?
IDK….. I hate to say it but maybe a healthy Peyton?
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No, you don't.
You’re either classy, brash or bullshit. The Giants happen to be the third. I have no problem with teams being trash-talkers either. I can’t say that every team in the NFL behaving like New England or Indianapolis would do a lot to make the game entertaining.
What I have a problem with is teams and fan bases that ACT as if they are the “classy” types when they dish out no shortage of trash talk and that’s what gets you placed firmly in the bullshit category. I don’t care if you win 20 Super Bowls in a row. If you talk smack and pretend to be classy, you’re still bullshit—a big steaming pile of it… with corn.
If you recall, in that silly news conference where
we all thought Schotty was going to be fired Turner was actually singled out as part of the exciting young “core” of the team. Tannenbaum ludicrously, of all the names he could draw out of the Jet roster hat, picked that one as the ray of hope after a disastrous season.
lol
he's a GYM RAT
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by Simon Says Jets on Feb 8, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
waste of cap space like people said above me.
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Adam Morrison got his team multiple championships barely trying, if that's not a great player...I don't know who is.
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I rather see Riley in there to see what the kids got…Turner has to go hes taking up valuable cap space..
Why not?
He won’t be pricey, it’s just a year, and he’s not even high up on the totem.
Fine by me.
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It's Fine
It’s insurance if the Jets don’t get the opportunity to draft a WR they like or can’t sign a FA. If he doesn’t step up his play during the OTAs, mini-camps and TC, they can always dump his butt and replace him.
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I think it's worth giving PT a shot
He made some nice plays, and I think the coaching staff likes his potential. Let’s see what exactly he is.
The question this next season will be...
How many "Cruz"es will teams keep hoping they got one like the Giants…and be wrong?
This is a great signing.
He has alright hands, he can play special teams, and he’s a n excellent blocker and target. What else do you want from your 4th reciever on a team that barely throws to their starters anyways?
5th receiver
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give him a shot
I like this signing. He has the size, times this year he shown that he can play. Plus he has chemistry with Mark since their USC days. Lets see what he has during OTA’s.
bleed green and white
by greenandwhite4ever on Feb 9, 2012 3:05 AM EST reply actions
Your all crazy
How is he a waste? Patrick Turner is good at the things Plaxico Burress is good at. He can be a big red zone threat and can shield defenders while catching. Burress caught 45 balls for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns doing mostly that. Turner is younger and can do it for 2.5 million less and not eat a starting spot. He’s not a failure, he just never got a chance. Every time he has been on the field or they have thrown to him, he has produced. You can argue all you want, but Eron Riley or Logan Payne haven’t done anything in the NFL. Patrick Turner when thrown to in the red zone has made plays.
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