NY Jets draft and reconstruction

[Tommy]

And he has a punchable face

[Badger]

I wouldn't care if Kaep was a probowler last season. I don't want that shitstained agenda of his anywhere near this team

But imagine the junc meltdown. He might actually become a Pats fan.

[Badger]

For the record, both Kaepernick and Taylor are SBTG.

[SixFeetDeep]

Geno re-signing confirmed

[bojanglesman]

And he has a punchable face

My reasoning.  Just look at him.

[dcm1602]

Only two teams spent less money than the Jets this season

Basically giving us no roll-over

Right now, the Jets face serious cap issues. The cap is projected at $168 million for the 2017 league year -- some experts say $170 million -- and the Jets are at $168.4 million, according to overthecap.com.

In other words, they have some cutting to do before March 9, when the league year begins.

The Jets have until Feb. 15 to exercise the options for Ryan Clady and Erin Henderson. If they decline, they'd save $10 million and $2.75 million, respectively. That would at least give them some breathing room before they have to make the tough decisions -- i.e. David Harris, Nick Mangold, Darrelle Revis and Brandon Marshall.

Per Cimini



These guys really made some bad moves cap wise inheriting this team from idziky

[bojanglesman]

Only two teams spent less money than the Jets this season

Basically giving us no roll-over

Per Cimini



These guys really made some bad moves cap wise inheriting this team from idziky

All bullshit.  The Jets are a few easy cuts away from having ample cap space.  Clady is $10 million by himself.

[MexJetinBcn]

All bullshit.  The Jets are a few easy cuts away from having ample cap space.  Clady is $10 million by himself.

Yeah, I know they have to sell but I still don't understand why they keep on insisting that the Jets have no cap room when everybody knows they will make those cuts.

[Tommy]

Yeah, I know they have to sell but I still don't understand why they keep on insisting that the Jets have no cap room when everybody knows they will make those cuts.

Why would the media ever write something positive about the Jets?

[dcm1602]

All bullshit.  The Jets are a few easy cuts away from having ample cap space.  Clady is $10 million by himself.

Signing our rookies is like 6 million. Let's also forget that cutting starters, like Clady, means we need to get someone else to fill that spot.

Sure we can cut guys, but our cap position isn't by any means good

[Libero_2]

Signing our rookies is like 6 million. Let's also forget that cutting starters, like Clady, means we need to get someone else to fill that spot.

Sure we can cut guys, but our cap position isn't by any means good

About a month ago an article came out about the teams with the most cap flexibility (after potential cuts that made some sense) we came in with about $38.6 million dollars. Something like 3rd or 4th on the list.

Like or dislike the moves Duff made two years ago, he built each and every contract with an out after two years save for the Revis deal, where the real easy out comes next year. Now he reorganized the Skrine deal to get Fitz in the door, and IMO those two moves are (in retrospect obviously) his worst two individual moves as Jets GM to date.

[Pope]

Our cap is fine. We have plenty of flexibility and there isn't any long list of players looking to get paid. In fact our current roster is pretty dismal as far as getting ready to give out contracts goes.

[Johnny English]

About a month ago an article came out about the teams with the most cap flexibility (after potential cuts that made some sense) we came in with about $38.6 million dollars. Something like 3rd or 4th on the list.

$38.6M in space would put us around 14th or 15th on the list before anyone else has made any cuts.

http://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space/

This team is not going to be hugely aggressive in free agency because we are going to struggle to compete for the high profile FAs.

[dcm1602]

But the guys we can cut to save money will leave us severely devoid of talent at key positions we already suck at. Notably our OL, WR, and DB.

Although if we could trade Sheldon Richardson that saves us both a boat load of cash, and gets us an early draft pick to help address other needs

[bojanglesman]

But the guys we can cut to save money will leave us severely devoid of talent at key positions we already suck at. Notably our OL, WR, and DB.

Although if we could trade Sheldon Richardson that saves us both a boat load of cash, and gets us an early draft pick to help address other needs

Sheldon will be gone.  Bank on that. 

I don't mind signing some low risk, high reward guys from other teams.  Backups that haven't gotten a chance.  Maybe splurge on 1 player that could contribute beyond the rebuild. 

Between Clady, Sheldon, and Revis, you have about $27 million off the books.  This team will have all the money it needs for 2017.  Anyone worrying about our cap room is wrong.