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mmarra82 · 09-16-2004, 08:24 PM

The Jets are currently $8.5 million under the salary cap and have $4.8 million to spend for new players. However, based on the fact that Pennington, Becht, Ellis and Abraham are in the last year of their contract we need to keep some money free for them. So, we have set a budget of $2.5 million for Free Agency. We have decided to try and target a Guard, Punter and Cornerback with that money.

Based on players asking price our first option at Guard that we will bid on is Travis Claridge. Claridge has spent the past four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and plays LG. He only allowed four sacks last season and on running plays had a blocking percentage of 24.3.

The second area we look to address is punter. We feel Hunter Smith could be a nice addition for us. Smith is known as a punter with great hang time, and he averaged 40.0 yards per punt. Smith was also the holder for the Indianpolis Colts last season. Smith has spent the previous five seasons with Indianpolis.

The third player we are targeting is at the corner position. Although this position has tremendous talent available the asking prices are way too high for one of the top corners. Last season we lacked playermakers on D, and if we can land Alex Molden he would bring that ability to us. Molden spent his first seven seasons with New Orleans then played for Detroit last season. Molden picked off 7 balls last season and could be a key addition at Left Cornerback.

09-16-2004, 08:24 PM	#124
mmarra82 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2001 Location: Oakdale, New York	Free Agent Budget The Jets are currently $8.5 million under the salary cap and have $4.8 million to spend for new players. However, based on the fact that Pennington, Becht, Ellis and Abraham are in the last year of their contract we need to keep some money free for them. So, we have set a budget of $2.5 million for Free Agency. We have decided to try and target a Guard, Punter and Cornerback with that money. Based on players asking price our first option at Guard that we will bid on is Travis Claridge. Claridge has spent the past four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and plays LG. He only allowed four sacks last season and on running plays had a blocking percentage of 24.3. The second area we look to address is punter. We feel Hunter Smith could be a nice addition for us. Smith is known as a punter with great hang time, and he averaged 40.0 yards per punt. Smith was also the holder for the Indianpolis Colts last season. Smith has spent the previous five seasons with Indianpolis. The third player we are targeting is at the corner position. Although this position has tremendous talent available the asking prices are way too high for one of the top corners. Last season we lacked playermakers on D, and if we can land Alex Molden he would bring that ability to us. Molden spent his first seven seasons with New Orleans then played for Detroit last season. Molden picked off 7 balls last season and could be a key addition at Left Cornerback.