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That this headline was even necessary is truly disappointing. Gary Myers is trolling Jets fans with a Peyton Manning-to-the-Jets argument, like bloggers masquerading as NFL scouts do in the offseason, and we’re taking the bait.
Peyton Manning to the Jets is an awful idea, and no convoluted logic can convince otherwise. It’s an asinine suggestion bred from the same womb of insanity where Manning as a 2011 MVP candidate flourished. It’s lazy, irresponsible, and unrealistic. We detest this opinion.
The bottom line is that, even if the Jets find a miracle on Sunday and back their way into the playoffs, they are not winning the Super Bowl this season as Ryan has so often guaranteed.
They need to shake things up offensively, and bringing in Manning for a season or two would do much more toward getting them to a Super Bowl than firing offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer would.
Here is where Jets fans are supposed to believe that Peyton Manning, a renowned postseason choke artist, holds the other half to Rex Ryan’s Super Bowl heart pendant. (More on Schottenheimer later.)
The Money Men at Mint.com crunched some NFL numbers and developed an infographic detailing the (astronomical) prices for supporting your team at a live game, and the New York Jets are at the very top of the pile.
Numbers were calculated for a family of four, including ticket prices, parking, food, and souvenirs, resulting in a $427.42 average across the league. The Jets, however, come in a little more than $200 above the league average, estimated at a whopping $629.90 for a three-hour game.
A three-hour game. That the team might lose, effectively spoiling your day before venturing into a gridlocked parking lot. And it might rain, ruining that $17 cap and $85 jersey you bought. Or someone might spill their beer on you while celebrating a touchdown, making you stink.
Now, you can invest in a new television without explaining yourself. Just print this out and rub it in the faces of all who question your motives.
(Click for larger, clearer pic. For free!)
The Jets are bringing in more pieces to their secondary puzzle. Donald Strickland returns to fill the spot vacated by Drew Coleman’s departure.
Strickland returns to the Jets after playimg one sseason with San Diego.
Cap tip to Bassett on this one.
There is now a barometer to gauge the going rates for premier inside linebackers in 2011. Carolina signed Jon Beason—a three-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro inside linebacker—to a monster five-year, $50M extension with $25M guaranteed.
Although David Harris has yet to receive similar acknowledgment for his production, the Jets do feel very strongly about Hitman Harris and his abilities. If Beason’s deal tops the market value, how far off will Harris’ numbers be? Will he meet or exceed Bart Scott’s six-year, $48M contract in 2009?
EDIT BY BENT: One huge difference here is the fact that Beason’s rookie deal had not yet expired. With one year left at $1.4m that makes the contract worth $51.4m over six years, an average rate of $8.5m, which puts Harris’ value just below that, where we figured it was all along.
Tagged Bart Scott, david harris, Jon Beason, New York Jets |Things appear to be moving quickly between Hayden Panettiere and new Jets wide-out Scotty McKnight. The two were spotted last weekend at a retirement party for McKnight’s father.
Read the complete article here.
(Tip of the cap to Casey with TMZ.com for this story)
Tagged hayden, jets, mcknight, panettierre, Sanchez, scotty |The gents over at SBNation have some good thoughts as to the Jets plans once the free agency period officially begins (hopefully soon)
Read the full article here.
A number of signs seem to indicate that there might actually (really?) be cause for optimism regarding an end to the lockout. Over at Yahoo! Sports, Doug Farrar points to a few sources he considers rather reliable:
- A blog post by Lance Zierlien of the Houston Chronicle. According to Zierlien, the total revenue is now in play, including a $1 billion that currently goes directly to the owners. With that figure tossed in, according to Zierlien’s sources, the players would consider reducing their take of overall revenue from 59% to 51%
- Albert Breer’s twitter (NFL Network). Breer has been nearly bubbling over with almost-good news, including the recent “secret” meetings between the owners and players
- Eric Edholm at Pro Football Weekly‘s recent post. In it, he pointed to a number of looming dates-July 4, suggested by some on the NFL side as the last day an uninterrupted season could begin, and July 21, the date of an owners meeting in Chicago-that seem to suggest that if an agreement is coming, it’ll happen soon
Eric also pointed out that training camps typically begin towards the end of July, and given all that comes with missing camp, including possible damage to the relationship teams have with their host sights, there’s even more pressure to get things done.
Lastly, Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal stoked the fires of bloggers all over the internet with this tweet:
Then qualified his statement in his next tweet, saying it would take a few more weeks to hash out the details. Which would mean at least another month before a true deal could be signed.
So something’s happening, that we can say for sure.
In a series of tweets this morning, former Jets DE John Abraham (currently with the Falcons) expressed his frustration with Jets ownership and the way he left New York.
According to Abraham, but with Herm Edwards and Woody Johnson. (He likes Rex!) Since his departure from New York, Abraham feels that he’s been unfairly painted as having abandoned the team (and its fan) when in reality, he wanted to stay here and felt like he was being mistreated. These tweets shed a little bit of light onto the acrimonious negotiations that surrounded Abraham’s free-agency dispute with the Jets, and it looks like in the end, it all came down to money (and respect):
The bitterness between Abraham and the team ran pretty deep. Getting slapped with the franchise tag two years in a row stung Abraham, who said that Herm “lied to me to my face” and told him that he’d always be a Jet. The franchise tag and unmet contract expectations suggested otherwise. (more…)
Unfortunately, I couldn’t ignore this on TJB much longer. Jayson Braddock’s Mark Sanchez “takedown” at theXlog.com has buzzed a little on Jets forums and Twitter for the past day, and it’s so unbelievably bad, I had trouble figuring out where to begin.
Ultimately, I decided to nuke his opinion since the grammatical corrections would border condescending (and would be too much extra work). I’d like to keep it a little classy.
There are plenty of reasonable criticisms to make of Sanchez’s play since he’s been in the NFL. His completion percentages aren’t impressive, his field vision needs to improve, and he needs to adjust more quickly to unexpected defensive wrinkles. For optimistic Jets fans, it’s not a big deal because experience is the cure. For Braddock, hinging the future on Sanchez is absolutely hopeless.
The self-proclaimed NFL Scout simplified Sanchez’s two-year career, but not before wishing for more Peyton Manning-Tom Brady showdowns, making the all-too-easy Trent Dilfer comparison, and suggesting Brad Smith is a franchise quarterback in waiting.
Oh, and he also implied Sanchez is gay in the most clichéd ways imaginable. I hate incendiary journalism.
Well, general manager Mike Tannenbaum’s job will be a little easier when the NFL finally ends the lockout and officially re-opens for business.
The screen capture above, should the image not load, is a tweet from restricted free agent cornerback Antonio Cromartie declaring his intentions to remain with the Jets. He’s aligned his vision with Rex Ryan’s and intends to win a Super Bowl next season with Gang Green.
@A_Cromartie31
I’m going to b a JET. Like Rex say we will win the SB this year.
Sweet! Now, about that whole lockout and inactive collective-bargaining agreement situation. Oh, and Cromartie’s status as a restricted free agent still leaves this as unsettled as it was before the tweet.
There’s a lot to be accomplished between now and whenever then arrives.
Here’s some reaction from Cromartie’s agent regarding the sixth-year pro’s Twitter declaration:
Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was summoned by the Jets with the fifth pick of the seventh-round (208th overall). The operative logic here is to groom a backup behind Mark Sanchez for insurance or trade bait some time down the line. It’s a low-risk, high-reward option should McElroy develop into a Matt Cassel/Matt Schaub-caliber player.
McElroy rolled the Crimson Tide to a 24-3 record during his Alabama career, completing 66.26% of his passes for 5,580 yards, 39 touchdowns, and 10 picks. McElroy’s performances set Alabama records for lowest interception percentage and highest completion percentage.
In his campus agility tests, McElroy clocked a 5.03 40-yard dash time, benched 225 pounds 19 times, and went up 28 inches on his vertical jump.
The 6’2″, 228-pound quarterback was also quite the student-athlete, completing his Business Marketing degree in three years and graduating in 2009 with a 3.86 GPA. He’s “currently working on a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration.” (So he could set his sights on Mike Tannenbaum’s job before threatening Sanchez’s.)
The Jets nabbed Bilal Powell with the 29th pick in the fourth-round (126th overall), and he’s happy to be here.
@Bilal_Powell
Thank you LORD. #NYJETS what’s up!
3 hours ago
Powell didn’t spring to a fast start in Louisville, rushing for only 933 yards in his first three seasons. But a new coach for the Cardinals meant a new opportunity for the 22-year-old back. As a senior, Powell thundered for 1,405 yards on 229 carries. He finished with more than seven 100-yard performances (and had four straight), including two 200-yard games.
Powell leaves Louisville after totaling 2,338 yards and 19 touchdowns on 436 carries for a 5.36 YPC. He also hauled in “45 passes for 344 yards and three scores.”
In his campus agility tests, Powell ran a 4.52 40-yard dash, completed a 32-inch vertical, and benched 225 pounds 19 times.
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