Comments on: Who Will Be Marked Absent?

By: jetscrazy

jetscrazy — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:36:02 +0000

if mangini has been making all these moves for any reason, it would be that he wants a fresh beginning, build on character and work from there. So umm… screw these guys. What bigger distraction could you possibly have as k.c than your mentor not showing up? Shame on you chad, i could look up to you even with all of the crappy performances cause at least the team seemed to care for you. You need to be in that camp because you know you deserved to get the boot as starter, clemens is the better man and the future of the program. You may feel bad about your bad fortune, hell we all do. but youre not helping yourself by most likely landing up as a third string qb in TB or possibly a second stringer in Miami. Point is… YOU SUCK. what team wants a qb who cant chuck a wobbly ball 40 yards accurately and is quite frankly one hit from bruschi away from needing a prosthetic arm. so quit the bi*chin and play where some fans still respect you. jack***

By: ramble914

ramble914 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:07:10 +0000

Probably by the start of training camp.

By: Bent

Bent — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:55:19 +0000

Robertson is number 63, right?

I am pretty sure I have not seen that guy “blown back 5 yards on every run play”.

If you saw it differently then we’ll just have to not agree. I doubt either of us will care too much in a year’s time.

By: ramble914

ramble914 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:44:12 +0000

Bent,

You must have been watching something different than I was, because I have seen 99% of the games sinse he was drafted, and he routinely gets blown off the ball. The FO is not looking to get rid of him because he is a good palyer, quite the opposite. He Sucks!

By: ED

ED — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:09:34 +0000

96debacle is right on. The only thing I would add is we also should draft a QB in rounds 2-4…every damn year, until we find a top ten guy.

By: Bent

Bent — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:56:57 +0000

ramble – no he wasn’t.

jet4lif – cutting Coles does not give rise to a cap hit and would save $11m over the next two years. We would not get any compensatory pick.

By: jet4lif

jet4lif — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:49:18 +0000

I’m tired of his tirades. What wud be the cap impact of cutting him? Do we get any compenstory pick by cutting him? With his concussion issues and injuries, I dont think he’s gonna do us any good. And we have other WR’s(smith/chansi) waiting to be 3rd or 2nd WR’s. Of course wour team was much better with him in the lineup than him being out. But this is the kind of high priced distraction we dont need with all the hope around the new acquisitions.

By: klecko71

klecko71 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:36:06 +0000

exactly J…..thats why tearing up the last 2 years of a contract that jerk signed would be a bad move. he has been rewarded with the first contract he signed when we drafted him…..”gave a criminal a chance” =) he got PAID by the skins who gave him 5 years / 35 million…with 13 million guaranteed!!! which was widely criticized as dan snyder being a dope….

from an article about the signing in a washington paper:

FEW PEOPLE CAN DISCUSS WASHington Redskins wide receiver Laveranues Coles without mentioning his fat contract. Owner Dan Snyder shocked the NFL in the offseason–not to mention Coles himself–when he offered the wideout a free-agent deal worth $35 million over five years, including a whopping $13 million signing bonus.

The signing bonus was one of the largest payments ever bestowed upon an NFL player. The Redskins gave Coles a better contract than he was asking for, and New York Jets general manager Terry Bradway didn’t seriously consider matching the offer sheet to keep Coles because he felt it was just too much money.

….and now the guy is 30…will be 31 in december….is going into his 9th season….been absolutely beat up beyond belief…..and he wants a new deal?? i dont know what the last 2 years of his contract are gonna pay….but its obvious he wants one more deal from us…one more signing bonus…..

again, cant fault guys..especially in this sport…from trying to get it….but he is a very good #2 guy…..

very very replaceable…….so peace out….

By: ramble914

ramble914 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:21:50 +0000

Yes, DRob was consistently doubled teamed, but he was also blown back 5 yards on every run play. The NT in a 3-4 is supposed to hold the line of scrimmage, while taking on two blockers which should free up others to make the paly.

By: Bent

Bent — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:17:03 +0000

“If [Mangini]’s ready to give up on D-Rob anchoring the nose, so am I”

I’m not convinced he is, but – knowing that he was due an amount of money far higher than his value to the team – the Jets wisely explored other options and picked up Jenkins. If Robertson *was* willing to restructure to a reasonable amount, I think Mangini would happily add him to the plans. I don’t expect this to happen though.

I’ve been saying for two years that Robertson was doing a decent job, so I am pleased to see that some other people share that view.