This plan is in its infancy. As I learn more about draft prospects, and exactly who is available in FA, it will undoubtedly change. There are a few things I'm not happy with, such as the amount of cap space left and the ILB and K positions, but I think these additions would make us a lot better/more competitive going into the future, and provide us with a very solid core. I'm not great with contract costs for players, but took the best educated guesses I could. I thought about going with a rookie kicker alone since we are rebuilding. That would save some cap space. Then I thought about how frustrated we've all been with the kicking situation, and maybe it wouldn't be wise to go with just a rookie at K. Cairo Santos is among the top 3 in kicking stats among the Ks who are slated to become FAs. Daniel Carlos had the best, but I figured he'd be the most expensive of those 3. OFFSEASON JETS PLAN Fire: Adam Gase Hire: Brian Daboll. He brings Ken Dorsey with him as OC Team Cap Space: $72,754,956 (OTC.com) Cuts: Alex Lewis, Ryan Griffin, Greg Van Roten, Henry Anderson, Chuma Edoga (Savings - $19,324,917) Adjusted Team Cap Space: $92,079,873 Jets’ FA: Re-sign Marcus Maye ($8m), Neville Hewitt ($6m), Pat Elflein ($3m), Arthur Maulet ($1.6m), Tarell Basham ($2.4m), Harvey Langi ($1.5m), Jeff Smith ($1.2m), Matthias Farley ($2.5m), Josh Adams ($1.5m), & Vyncint Smith ($1.25,) Total $28,950,000 Adjusted Team Cap Space: $63,129,873 Rookie Pool $12m Adjusted Team Cap Space: $51,129,873 Outside FA: Sign Tyrod Taylor ($ 7.5m), Corey Davis ($10m), Joe Thuney ($14m), Romeo Okwara ($10m), and Cairo Santos ($2.25m) Total $43,750,000 Remaining Cap Space: $7,379,873 Trade: Sam Darnold to the SF 49ers receive 2nd and 4th round picks - Cap savings $170k Remaining Cap Space - $7,549,873 Draft: 1a. Justin Fields, QB OSU 1b. Jaylen Waddle, WR Alabama 2a. Trey Smith, Tennessee 2b. Brevin Howard, TE Miami 3a. Trey Sermon, RB OSU 3b. Daniel Faalele, OT Minnesota 4a. Shaka Toney, Edge Penn St. 4b. T.J. Carter, CB Memphis 5a. Javian Hawkins, RB Louisville 5b. Tyler Linderbaum C, Iowa 6. Greg Eisworth II, SS Iowa St. Key UDFA: Jose Borregales, K Miami Offense: 26 QB: Tyrod Taylor, Justin Fields, James Morgan, RB: Trey Sermon, Javian Hawkins, Ty Johnson, Josh Adams WR: Jamison Crowder, Denzel Mims, Corey Davis, Jaylen Waddle, Lawrence Cager, Jeff Smith, Vyncint Smith TE: Brevin Howard, Chris Herndon, Trevon Wesco OL: Mekhi Becton, Joe Thuney , Connor McGovern, Trey Smith, George Fant, Daniel Faalele, Pat Elflein, Cameron Clark, and Tyler Linderbaum Defense: 24 DL: Q. Williams, Folorunso Fatukasi, John Franklin-Myers, Nathan Shepherd, Kyle Phillips Edge: Romeo Okwara, Bryce Huff, Shaka Toney, Tarell Basham, Jabari Zuniga LB: C.J. Mosley, Neville Hewitt, Blake Cashman, Harvey Langi CB: Bryce Hall, T.J. Carter, Bless Austin, Javelin Guidry, Arthur Maulet, Corey Ballentine S: Marcus Maye, Ashtyn Davis, Matthias Farley, Greg Eisworth II Special Teams: 3 Braden Mann, P Thomas Hennessey, LS Cairo Santos, K
Great work, @NCJetsfan! I like a lot of that and think if it happened like that, the Jets would field a competitive team in 2021, who could compete for a Wild Card spot. Are you signing Taylor to start so Fields can sit and learn, or is he the back-up and you want Fields to start day 1? I like Sam ending up on the 49ers too with pretty good compensation.
I'm skeptical of Darnold fetching a 2 and 4 and I think Waddle falling to the Seattle pick is probably wishful thinking, but I like it overall.
Thanks. My intent is to start Taylor and let Fields sit so he doesn't have all that pressure immediately to be the savior. Let him settle into being a pro, learn the offense, adjust to the speed of the NFL, see what will work for him in the NFL vs what worked at OSU, work on reading Ds, etc. This would also give the OL time to gel so that he wouldn't take a pounding or be running for his life from the start. He would have time to learn/absorb so that when he did play his confidence would be at its peak. Importantly, he would be there from the start and Daboll and Dorsey could design their offense around him like they did in Buffalo around Allen. The reason I signed Taylor is three-fold. First and foremost, he's a similar style QB to Fields in that they are both mobile and can hurt opposing teams with their legs, so the offense wouldn't have to be changed dramatically when Fields took over. Second, he's been around, played for a lot of different HCs and OCs, and should be able to pick up the offense quickly, and if he's a willing mentor, Fields could learn a lot from him. Third, his cap cost would be reasonable, yet he is one of the better QBs who can reach FA.
Thanks! I agree that Waddle probably won't fall that far due to his injury. It is more wishful thinking. I'll probably revise that as more info comes in. As far as the compensation for Darnold being too high, you definitely could be right. I certainly wouldn't give anything for him, but I keep hearing announcers, former players, and those in the media say that they still think that Darnold has a ton of promise and was just in a bad situation with the Jets. Also, that high a compensation is a result of the Steelers and another team or two being interested in acquiring Sam, so the bidding escalates what we would get.
Tyrod fucking Taylor and drafting 2 RB's when it looks likely we have 3 good enough to be given the chance to play next season, he certainly won't be cutting Perine after a season that's for sure.
Couple of things that are very good, couple of not so crazy about but good effort overall - nice job.
Yeah, I like that. All good reasoning. Not sure the fan base would be pumped up by Taylor being signed and starting, but your points are valid! My other thought is on Corey Davis. I haven't watched him play much, but isn't he more of a #2 WR? $10 million is a little steep when you are drafting Waddle too. I feel like Mims already fits that role.
Good work, but I'd go after Robinson, Golladay, or Godwin in FA instead of Davis. Also, I wouldn't draft 2 RB's. 1 would be more than enough.
Considering Perriman got $8 million (admittedly on a 1 year deal) and Crowder got $9.5 million per, $10 million for Davis doesn't feel out of line as well. Mims very well might be overqualified for a No. 4 WR spot, but I do think we need to tap the breaks just a little bit on Mims. I know he flashed and had a less than ideal rookie situation, but the end of the day he had just 367 yards over 9 games and only 73 over the final four.
Yes, normally one wouldn't draft two RBs, but both are very different than Adams, Perine, and Johnson. Sermon is a beast, power back. Hawkins is small, and very fast, elusive, a HR threat any time he touches the ball. Hawkins would be the best value at that point in the draft. That's why I added the 2nd RB. I agree that JD would probably not move on from Perine, but I like both Johnson and Adams better than I do Perine. I would look to trade Perine. I'm certain that JD wouldn't take two RBs, so if he takes Sermon, the RBs would be Sermon, Perine, Johnson and Adams (if he re-signs Adams). What's wrong with Taylor? He's not great, but he would just be a solid stop-gap starter at a reasonable cost until Fields was ready to go. He is basically the same type of QB that Fields is so the offense wouldn't have to change dramatically when Fields took over. In addition, Taylor has played for a lot of different teams, so I'm sure he has picked up a lot from different HCs and OCs that he could conceivably pass on to Fields.
Thanks! I wanted to add one of those other WRs, believe me, but the numbers don't work. According to Spotrac Godwin's market value is $17.2 million per season. You know Robinson's would be even more. Even Golladay was a good bit more than Davis or Goodwin ($19 million per season). Regarding two RBs, please see my response to K'OB. I normally wouldn't take 2 RBs, either, but I'm not high on Perine, and adding Sermon and Hawkins would give great versatility to our RB corps.
Yeah, I don't see Mims as a #4 WR at all. In fact, I think he will develop into a #1 WR. As you said earlier, Waddle won't fall that far, so I'll wind up having to take another player and probably position, so Mims wouldn't be #4.
I'm sure you're right that the fanbase wouldn't be pumped up by Taylor, but they are going to have to be realistic. Corey Davis was nowhere near my ideal choice for a FA WR, but the others are too expensive and we wouldn't be able to sign one of Okwara, Taylor or Thuney. I was trying to address as many holes as possible and still upgrade the team. Plus, I don't think JD would pay the kind of money that Godwin, Golladay and Robinson will command. Spotrac has Davis' market value at $10m per season, Godwin at $17.2m per season, Golladay at $19m per season, and Robinson at $19.8m per season.
I am sure the price is fine for Davis, I just meant the money can be used elsewhere if you have Waddle, Mims, and Crowder. Berrios and one of the Smiths can serve as #4 and #5 WR too. Maybe even Cager or a rookie WR. Still, the more weapons for whoever our QB is, the better.
Just a thought on this one. Crowder's base salary of $10 million is currently the highest one on the team for 2021. If you rip up the last year of his contract and offer the exact same deal he signed in 2019 (3 years, 28.5 million, 17 million guaranteed over the first two years), it would create an additional $3.8 million in space. If you do the same contract, but with the $4 million roster bonus as a signing bonus, the savings is then more than $6 million and you're in range for those other WRs. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think there's a pretty good chance Crowder takes something like that.
I think Marcus May will cost closer to $12 mil for year one. I will do the happy dance if Waddle falls to 27. I think I am on the record with a preference for trading down instead of taking a QB not named Lawrence at # 2. Aside from those points it is a worthy effort.
Really nice job. I don't think Waddle will be there with Seattles pick but someone like Bateman should be. I would be all over that. I would rather take the money from Tyrod and actually go after one of those big skill position players (Godwin, Golladay, A Rob, JuJu). The last thing I want to see this team do is not provide enough weapons for our young QB. If those guys are too expensive I would even consider bringing in Jonnu Smith at TE rather than draft one. Jonnu is super explosive and I don't think Tenn is using him correctly at all.
Fair enough reply on the RB's but I still say he won't be drafting one myself, there is a lot to work with with the three we have, not so sure on Perine myself but who can say with Gase calling the fucking plays and you really answered yourself about Taylor, you may as well say get Fitz back in to fling the pigskin around, Taylor hasn't done anything significant for three seasons and in some ways, I'd rather keep Sam than give Taylor 7.5m but I acknowledge the similarities part and Fields would slot in when ready, is there nobody else lol
