This is my latest version of the New York Jets 2014 offseason. It is time to show Idzik how its done. Pass it along.
Let me know where the Jets will end up at the end of the year.
Jets Current Available 2014 Salary Cap Space: $28.7mil
Remaining Cuts:
RB Mike Goodson [$1.3mil] – New direction
WR Clyde Gates [$0.6mil savings] - New direction
WR Greg Salas [$0.6mil savings]- New direction
S Jaiqwan Jarrett [$0.6mil savings] - New direction
Total Cap Savings: [$3.1mil]
Available cap space: $31.8mil
Remaining Re-signings:
FS Ed Reed - 1 year [1.5mil cap used]
- Ed decided to play for another year. Ed's presence will be valuable in the locker room and on the field.
LB Nick Bellore - 1 year [1.4mil cap used] - Nick adds depth to LB core.
Total Cap Used: $2.9mil
Available cap space: $28.9mil
Extensions/Restructures:
DE Mo Wilkerson - 6 years, 50mil with $16mil guaranteed [Additional 2014 cap used: $3mil]
- Mo has played like a Jet since day 1 he arrived on the team. The Jets organization is looking forward to Mo being with organization for years to come.
Total Cap Used=: $3mil
Available Cap Space: $25.9mil
Remaining Free Agency Signings:
S Terrell Thomas – 2 years, $7mil [2014 cap used: $3mil]
- Terrell Thomas' skillset translates well to the free safety position.
RB Chris Johnson - 2 years, $8mil [2014 cap used: $4mil]
-Chris Johnson parts ways with the Tennessee Titans and decides to continue his career as a Jet. He brings the game breaking threat to the running game. Welcome Chris.
Total cap space used: $7mil
Remaining cap space: $18.9mil
Draft:
* Based on current NFLDRAFTSCOUT.COM prospect rankings.
Round 1 (#18) - WR Marquis Lee
- Marquis Lee brings that game breaking element to the receiving core the Jets needed.
*TRADE* Jets sees Jace Amaro slipping out of the first round and decides to call Idzik’s old buddies in Seattle. The Jets trade this year’s 2nd and 3rd round picks to move back into the first round. Jace's game tape outweighed his combine performance allowing the Jets to add another talented player to the receiving core.
Round 1 (#32): TE Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
*TRADE* New York Jets trade Kenrick Ellis to New Orleans for their 3rd round pick.
Round 3 (#91): CB Keith McGill, Utah
Round 4 (#104): DE/OLB Chris Smith, Arkansas
*TRADE* Round 4 (#115) - Jets have interest in LG Evan Mathis from the Philadelphia and decides to give the Eagles a call to trade the 115th pick for Mathis. Welcome Evan.
Round 4 (#137,comp): WR Brandon Coleman, Rutgers
Round 5(#154): RB Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern
Round 6 (#195): CB Ross Cockrell, Duke
Round 6 (#209,comp): ILB Max Bullough, Michigan State
Round 6 (#210,comp): P Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State
Round 6 (#213,comp): NT Ryan Carrethers, Arkansas State
Round 7(#233): QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
Depth Chart:
QB: Geno Smith, Mike Vick, Logan Thomas, Matt Simms
RB: Chris Johnson , Chris Ivory, Bilal Powell, Jerick McKinnon , Alex Green,
FB: Tommy Bohanan ,Lex Hilliard
WR1: Eric Decker , Brandon Coleman
WR2:, Marquis Lee , WR Stephen Hill
SLOT: Jeremy Kerley, David Nelson
TE: Jace Amaro , Jeff Cumberland , Zach Sudfeld
LT: D' Brickashaw Ferguson, Ben Ijalana
LG: [color=darkblue] Evan Mathis [/color], Brian Winters
C: Nick Mangold , Caleb Schlauderaff , Dalton Freeman
RG: Willie Colon, William Campbell
RT: Breno Giacomini, Oday Aboushi
DE: Muhammed Wilkerson, Tevita Finau
NT: Damon Harrison , Ryan Carrethers , T.J. Barnes
DT: Sheldon Richardson , Leger Douzable
LOLB: Quinton Coples , Antwan Barnes, Jermaine Cunningham
LILB: Demario Davis , Nick Bellore
RILB : David Harris, Max Bullough
ROLB: Calvin Pace, Chris Smith
LCB: Dee Milliner, Darrin Walls
RCB: Keith McGill , Ross Cockrell
SCB: Kyle Wilson,Ellis Lankster, Jeremy Reeves
FS: Terrell Thomas, Ed Reed , Jaiquawn Jarrett
SS: Dawan Landry, Antonio Allen, Josh Bush
K: Nick Folk
P:Kirby Van Der Kamp
Long Snapper: Tanner Purdam
KR: Jerick McKinnon , Jeremy Kerley
PR: Jeremy Kerley, Kyle Wilson