Kris Jenkins Gets New $35 Million 5-Year Deal
The Jets have given Kris Jenkins a rather bonus laden deal (containing about $20 million worth between guaranteed and bonuses), according to Rich Cimini and the Daily News.
I don’t know the specifics, but my thought is that the Jets likely loaded up as much they could in roster bonuses leaving things open ended as best they could after about 3 years.
18 Responses to Kris Jenkins Gets New $35 Million 5-Year Deal
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J Roc says:
Don’t forget about Mangold and Thomas Jones…
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Liam says:
I don’t get the Vilma trade. If Cimini is right, why trade him for a conditional fourth in 09 (with the possibility of that becoming a third)? On the value chart isnt that equivalent to a 5th in 08 with the possibility of becoming a 4th? Wouldn’t we have gotten similar compensation if we kept him and he left after next year?
I guess my beef with the Vilma situation is why trade him today, why not let him continue to heal up and try to trade him closer to the draft (if his knee is really diminishing his value as much as it appears to have)
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Well, it looks like he’s def going to be the starter. And it means Robertson is out. Who do you think Robertson gets traded to and for what?
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Matt says:
Ok, sooo basically we just KILLED robertsons trade value…that’s awesome.
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redd5 says:
we could still keep robertson and use him more at end..might help ellis to rejuvinate his play, if he could get a break sometimes..we still have to get a top notch pass rusher in the draft!
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Bent says: I still think Robertson at nose and Jenkins at end could work better.
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sec108 says:
Matt, the Jets finally get a true 3-4 lane clogging, run stuffing, linebacker supporting NT, and all you can say is we killed D-Rob’s trade value? I’m not an optimist or a pessimist by nature, but even for a Jet fan you sure seem to be the latter. Are the Jets motivated sellers now, sure, but the other teams aren’t stupid, they knew the Jets were looking to unload him before this, bad fit and big cap number, so this doesn’t affect it that much, plus, they aren’t up against the cap, so they could keep him and play him at DE if they don’t like the offers, we are not it must deal situation.
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Bent says:
I don’t think they killed his trade value anyway. If anything, they enhanced it, by taking another available DT option off the market.
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We are apparently set at NT for awhile, Jets announced an extension for Pouha in the same press release with the Jenkins contract/trade.
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We’re Jets fans…pessimism is what we do best. Look, I like the deal for Jenkins, but now we have an $11million backup at NT in Robertson. He’s not an end, and even thikning of lining up Jenkins at end is ludicrous. I have a feeling an outright release of Robertson is going to happen, which is a shame because I think we could ahve gotten a 3rd-4th rounder for him. Maybe i’m overvalueing him a lot, but that’s what I think. And my heart was broken today when we shipped off Vilma, however I think it’s undoubtedly for the best for both parties. Farewell and good luck Jon.
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ian says:
sorry bent, but i have to agree with matt. the idea of a 350 pound DE who has never played the position before is kind of nuts. i don’t imagine it would be very hard to run around the end that where he would be lined up.
i like d-rob as back-up NT and back-up/rotation with ellis and coleman at the end positions.
also, i think they aren’t admitting it, but there will be a lot of four man fronts with Jenkins and D-Rob inside and ellis playing his natural 4-3 end position.
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i would ove to see d-rob line up alongside a guy like jenkins. I think that’s the best way for the Jets to go. D-rob is an interior lineman, I don’t see lining him up on the end ever working out. I’d like to see a front seven consisting of ellis, d-rob, jenkins, coleman (maybe chris long if we’re lucky), thomas, harris and gholston (hopefully if long doesnt work out). that’s just my hopes and reams. the biggest concern i ahve right now thought….EXTEND KERRY RHODES.
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96debacle says:
OK the Bengals just got Shuan Rogers for a 3rd and 5th. I’m feeling a little robbed here. Rogers or Jenkins whose better?
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Bent says:
Matt and Ian, that’s fine, but I am not just throwing some nonsense out there. 3-4 DE is as close to 4-3 DT as 3-4 NT. Baltimore for example use the 340 pound Haloti Ngata at DE (he was a 4-3 DT in college) and 310 pound Kelly Gregg at nose. Here’s my post from the other day, which I don’t expect you to agree with but at least it shows I am no lunatic – I hope…
“I’m not saying [him being a DE] IS smarter, just that it COULD BE.
Firstly, Jenkins has no experience in the 3-4. Principally, he has never been asked to two gap before. There is more to this than just being over 325 pounds. Carolina fans don’t seem to think he is a good fit at nose tackle in a 3-4 and they would probably know better than you or I. (Certainly me, anyway!)
Secondly, there are plenty of other guys a similar size to Jenkins who play as 3-4 DEs.
Thirdly, If Robertson stays with the team, Jenkins has the height to play DE, whereas Robertson doesn’t.
Similarly, Robertson is stocky, whereas height can be a disadvantage for a 3-4 nose for leverage reasons.
Finally, Jenkins can still command double teams from the end position and Robertson has shown that he can be dominant one-on-one.
I believe Robertson is on his way out, but I am not the only person in the world who questions whether Jenkins wouldn’t be better at DE. Maybe the Jets don’t even know themselves. However, the point somebody else made about Jenkins maybe becoming more suited to a 3-4 nose role as he gets older and less active is a very good one.
It’s not easy to rank these front lines:
Robertson-Jenkins-Coleman
Coleman-Jenkins-Shaun Ellis
Jenkins-Robertson-Coleman
Jenkins-Sedrick Ellis-Coleman
Jenkins-Pouha-ColemanI have no idea which of these (or something else) is the plan.”
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seanmac says:
The other thing to add is that the Jets have been worse defending runs on the edges than runs up the middle.
Mulling it over, my feeling is that the team will shop Robertson to try and recoup the draft picks they lost, but they will be perfectly willing to hold onto him and putting him on the frontline along with Jenkins and Coleman, either in fixed positions or in rotation.
My fearless prediction is that Ellis is asked to drop to around 265 and will be moved outside to linebacker, much as Greg Ellis was in Dallas. He wouldn’t be an every down player, but he would be part of the run stopping package, just as he was late in the season.
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Bent says:
I agree on Ellis. That makes more sense than having him be easily the lightest guy on the line, where teams could be compelled to run at him.
The defense as a whole seems to have so many different options and looks now. Maybe this 3-4 thing could be interesting after all!
idc wat anyone says mr T gets the job done…..with harris and revis in the draft last year…also the draft we had the year before that was great with leon and brad smith and dbrick who will improve greatly now with faneca there…..i really have to say i like wat they are doing