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2003 End of the Season Review
2003 New York Jets
As our difficult season comes to a close it is one that will be remembered in New York but would like to forget. In the course of a season the Jets lost their General Manager, Terry Bradway, then their Coach, Herman Edwards, and finally most of the staff. In came new General Manager, Michael Marra who hired former Michigan Coach, Ed McGregor, who struggled in the beginning, in which the Jets began 0-7 but finished competitive going 6-3 to finish at 6-10. Rating for the staff: C- During the season the Jets lost faith in their Franchise Quarterback, Chad Pennington who went 0-7 as a starter and posted a quarterback rating of 68.0, and handed the reins over to veteran Vinny Testaverde who went 6-3 as a starter and led the league in quarterback rating of 100.8. So, do you place the blame on the staff who took their early season lumps along with Pennington, or do you blame Pennington for the horrible start. Testaverde showed that the system does work, will he be back next season, and if so, who's job is it? Rating for the QB's: F/A The running backs were led by Curtis Martin who carried nearly all the load. For the season Martin finished with 1157 yards rushing, and caught 80 balls for an additional 629 yards. However, the rest of the group did little to help Martin causing the Jets rushing game to finish 30th in the league in rushing. The Jets need to find Martin some help. Grades for the RB's: C The receiving corp was solid this season, led by veteran Wayne Chrebet with 68 receptions. Moss at times looked like the replacement of Coles that the Jets envisioned, however, his production of 63 receptions for 938 yards does not make up for Coles, 80 and nearly 1200 yards a year ago. The Jets had hoped to start rookie, Tyrone Calico at the Split End position but growing pains led to him being in on three and four receiver sets primarily. He finished his rookie campaign with 43 receptions and just over 500 yards. Tight End Anthony Becht, statistically had his worst season since his rookie year as he finished with only 26 receptions. Receiver Grades: C+ The Offensive Line started off slow, like the rest of the team, but came on at the end. The Jets shuffled the line after the half way point, bringing in Victor Riley and releasing than starter, Brent Smith. Many feel this was a move that made the players realize that your job is not always safe. The line's performance as well as the team responded to this. The Jets do need some help at the Guard position as the team's pass protection did lack at times. O-Line Grade: CThe defensive line's performance during the season was a disappointment to say the least. This is an area the front office thought would flourish, however, the staters combined for 12 sacks during the season. John Abraham, alone had 13 in each of the last two seasons. The biggest disappointment came from Shaun Ellis, who finished with just 1.5 sacks. Their is talk that the Jets could move Ellis to the inside, a move that did not work for Edwards, or deal Ellis and find a new DE. Abraham came on at the end, but McGregor felt that Abraham was solid throughout the season. On the inside it is expected that Jason Ferguson played his last game with the Jets. Ferguson, who was solid against the run could become a cap casulty. Rookie Ty Warren had an up and down season, but did start 15 games, and record 39 tackles and 3 sacks. D-Line Grade: F The Linebacker Corp struggled, as expected, the team had 2 new staters this season and Cowart was moved from the outside to the inside. Rookie Boss Bailey started the last 10 games of the season, and started strong but fizzled at the end. Bailey needs to learn the grind of an NFL Season. Al Singleton was quiet on the weak side, which could spell the end to his 1 year with the Jets. LB Grade: D The Jets Pass Defense finished 16th in the league. Not bad for a team that had no pass rush, however, a lot of those games the opponents were ahead and able to run the ball, so do not get too excited. Strong Safety, Tyrone Carter was the star of the secondary. Carter who was signed as a free agent to play Safety or Cornerback won the starting Strong Safety position, and cashed in with 6 interceptions. However, he was not much against the run and could find himself the nickel corner next season. Free Safety Jon McGraw was a non-factor, making 0 interceptions, and getting beat on more than one occasion by deep balls. The corners, Abraham and Beasley showed their age at times, and their veteran abilities at others. While it would be nearly impossible to replace both corners, one is not out of the question. DB Grade: C- |
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NFC San Francisco (12-5) at Tampa Bay (14-3) Tampa Bay is a 9 point favorite Earlier Meeting: Week 7 San Francisoco 3 Tampa Bay 23 Game MVP Brad Johnson (18-25-218 yards-2 TD's-1 Int) AFC Tennessee (12-6) at Miami (14-3) Miami 5 point favorite Earlier Meeting: Week 10 Miami 27 Tennessee 7 Game MVP OL Todd Wade (7 key blocks on 12 opportunities as Miami rushed for 200 total yards) |
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Jets Begin Off-Season
February 4, 2004 - For General Manager Michael Marra and Head Coach Ed McGregor, the task of building for the 2004 Season begins with the conclusion of the 2003 season and a disappointing 6-10 record after a year that saw the office turn upside down with a new management and coaching staff put into place.
Currently the Jets have 43 players under contract and are about $1.8 million under that. However, the Jets need that money to sign their future draftees, so if the Jets want to upgrade any position through free agency they will need to cut and re-work some salaries. The Jets franchise value has been rated the following compared to the rest of the league: Code:
The franchise value is on the rise and it is expected that the Franchise will look to make a stadium proposal for the upper west side that will include a retractable roof with a grass playing field and a capacity of about 70,000 with 200 luxury boxes or so. It is estimated that the cost will be around $600 million. The Jets are expected to contribute approximately 25% with the rest of the funds coming from the tax payers. Last edited by mmarra82 : 08-30-2004 at 07:28 PM. |
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The New York Jets have announced the final plans for their 70,000 seat stadium to be constructed on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Stadium is to be constructed by a top quality construction firm at an estimated cost of $500 million. It is believed that the Jets' Organization will contribute $125 million while the rest will be asked for during a public vote. The plans include a retractable roof with a grass playing field. Although many Jet officials have said they do not plan on using the roof and altering the games because of the weather, they feel that the retractable roof will make the plans more appealing to the public for the use of other events besides the minimum of ten football games. The Stadium will include many features that do not exist in their current stadium including 150 luxury suites and 10,000 club seats, sit down restaurants and entertainment along with methods of mass transportation due to the difficulties it could be to travel in New York City. The Vote is scheduled soon. Last edited by mmarra82 : 09-01-2004 at 07:56 PM. |
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New York Giants fired Head Coach Norman Fiore and hired Buddy Martin. Fiore led the Giants to an 11-7 record and the NFC East Crown. Martin is a 64 year veteran who did not coach last season. Martin is known as an excellent motivator and has excellent skills at developing offensive and defensive game plans, a true tactician is a safe description. San Francisco fired Head Coach Ricky Williams and brought in Ted Theriot from Tennessee, who had a falling out with the Titans' front office. Williams led the 49ers to a 12-6 record and the Conference Championship. Many around the Bay Area feel that Williams was let go because the Niners had a crack at Theriot who led the Titans to the AFC Crown and the Super Bowl berth. Tennessee did the smart thing and hired a proven coach in Norman Fiore. Fiore kept his Giants in the hunt throughout the begininning of the season, despite losing their starting QB for the first half of the year. Fiore is a displine style coach, something that Theriot was not. It will be interesting to see how the Titans respond. Coordinator Positions Following the firing of Williams, San Francisco Defensive Coordinator, Jason Floyd left the bay area and signed with Miami after the Dolphins Burdette left for more money in Philadelphia. Miami lost their own Defensive Coordinator, Phillip Burdette in a bidding war to Philadelphia. Philadelphia desperatly wants to get back to the winnning ways they have become accostomed to after a disappointing 5-11 season. To replace Defensive Coordinator Jason Floyd, San Francisco signed Butch Fuentes away from Oakland. Head Coach Theriot feels more comfortable with the younger Fuentes as opposed to the veteran Jason Floyd and his loyalty towards Williams. Oakland brings in Donovan Duncan to run the Silver and Black Defense. Duncan is unproven in his NFL coaching career. Pittsburgh did not waste any time when all the coaching positions were filled in going after former San Francisco coach, Ricky Williams. Williams will run the team's Defense for the retried Ralph Schader. Last edited by mmarra82 : 09-02-2004 at 04:00 PM. |
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Hempstead, NY - The Jets began making some of the difficult decisions necessary to give the team some room to begin their off-season changes. The Jets released four veterans, some a bit of a surprise while others came as expected.
The Jets let go of guard Dave Szott. Szott, 37 years old was scheduled to make approximately $1.7 million this season. Szott, unsure if he wanted to play or not this season, met with the staff and gracefully accepted his release. The other expected release was safety, Sam Garnes. Garnes,29, played in just 74 plays this past season at the safety position. The release of Garnes will save the Jets $880,000. The hard hitting Garnes should find a role with a team as a reserve safety and special teamer. The Jets would have liked to kept Garnes as their gunner on special teams, but are desperate for cap space. Cornerback Donnie Abraham was released, speculation was that Beasley would be the one out, although Beasley's status is still uncertain. Abraham started all 16 games last season, and recorded 2 interceptions, returning one back for a touchdown. The release of Abraham frees up nearly $3.4 million this season. Penciled in to replace Abraham is Jacoby Shepherd. Shepherd, 24, was a second round pick of the St Louis Rams in 2001. Shepherd has some height and can be a cover type corner. The Jets released their second longest tenured Jet, Ray Mickens, age 31. Mickens joined the team in 1996 as a 3rd round draft selection. Mickens height was always a concern to coaches, however, they could not ignore his cover skills. Mickens primarily played as a nickelback for the Jets and recorded an interception this season. Mickens release will free up approximately $1.1 million. Other Jets that could be released after the first free agency period include Vinny Testaverde, LB Alshermond Singleton and FB Jerald Sowell. |
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Hempstead, NY - The Jets have cleared some room on their roster and now have currently 39 players signed as they set themselves for free agency. Between free agency and the draft, General Manager Michael Marra feel they need to address the following areas to improve from their 6-10 season a year ago.
The team is unsure as to whether Calico is ready to be an everydown receiver and might look in to bringing in a veteran SE to be a starter and move Chrebet to the FL2 spot behind Moss. The Jets need to find to new guards to start right away, with the release of Szott and Victor Riley testing the free agent market the Jets need to address this area. A punter is needed to replace Dan Stryzinski. Stryzinski averaged a mere 37.4 yards per punt last season. At Defensive Tackle, McGlockton will sign elsewhere, his asking price is too high. So, they need a suitable backup for second year player Ty Warren. Warren is not that good at applying pressure on the quarterback, but is a good run stopper. The same holds true for Ferguson. Harper did a nice job coming in for Ferguson on passing down, but if the Jets can afford one to do the same for Warren they will have all the pieces in place with the DL. The Jets need to find a starting WLB. Al Singleton just is not good enough. Singleton is nice backup and special teams player. If a suitable SLB or MLB is available, Cowart and Bailey are flexible enough to move to the SLB and WLB respectively. In the secondary, the release of Abraham means that the Jets will be starting the untested Shepherd or looking for someone else to play the LCB position. It looks as though Beasley will be with the team another season as the starter on the the right side. Safety Tyrone Carter had a great season playing the Strong Safety position. But, the Jets feel he is better suited to be the Free Safety or Nickle Corner. The team has been unimpressed with McGraw and Pagel thus far, and both could find themselves as the backup SS and FS. |
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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. |
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Orlando Pace - Pace signed a 4 year $40.3 million contract with New Orleans. Arizona and Jacksonville offered more, but Arizona was a non-playoff team, and New Orleans is a tad closer to his home than Jacksonville. Warren Sapp- Sapp's days in Tampa are over as Sapp signs with the Browns for 3 years, $15.28 million. Sapp only recorded 3 sacks last season but played the run extremely effective. The addition of Sapp with DE's Brown and Lang (each 11 sacks), and DT Gerard Warren makes the Brownies a force with their DL. Randall Godfrey - Godfrey left Seattle for Tampa Bay. Godfrey signed a deal for 3 years and $10.74 million. Godfrey is an instant upgrade over MLB Nate Webster. Marcus Washington - The SLB left the Colts for division rivals, the Jaguars. Washington signed for 3 years $9.85 million. Washington was an All-League 1st Teamer last season as he compiled 129 solo tackles. Ian Gold - Gold turned down Detroit and Washington to continue to play WLB for the Broncos. Gold signed for 4 years $14.69 million. Carlos Emmons - Emmons left Philly for Mo-Town and the Lions. Emmons signed a 4 years $12.17 million contract. Emmons hopes to help the Lions improve on last season's 7-9 record. Wayne Gandy - The Saints gain Pace but lose OT, Wayne Gandy to the Buffalo Bills. The Saints had tried to keep Gandy during the season, but when contract talks broke down, Gandy used Free Agency to earn a deal of $5.16 million in Buffalo. Other Notable Signings: Victor Green signed with Washington for $9.13 million over 4 season leaving New Orleans. Keith Mitchell signed a $2.84 million deal over 3 years with Arizona leaving Jacksonville. Last edited by mmarra82 : 09-16-2004 at 09:37 PM. |
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Hempstead, NY - The Jets announced today that they have signed punter, Hunter Smith to a 3 years, $2.89 million contract. Smith enters his sixth season in the NFL. Smith's first five seasons were spent in Indianapolis after Smith was drafted in the 7th round of the 1999 draft out of New Orleans. Smith is a punter who excels in hang time, allowing the coverage team to get downfield and make plays.
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Champ Bailey - Bailey resigned with the Redskins after being sought after by Carolina, Kansas City, Minnesota and Philadelphia. The deal for one of this season's top free agents is $53.96 million over six seasons. Bailey was an All-League 1st Team Cornerback with 8 interceptions.
Chris McAllister - Baltimore was able to retain McAllister. McAllister signed a deal worth $26.26 million over 5 years. McAllister's PDPct was 19.5 with two interceptions. Marco Coleman - Baltimore continues to be aggressive in the early stages of free agency as they sign Coleman to a 2 year deal worth $14.63 million. The 34-year old Coleman had 16 sacks last season for Philadelphia. Adam Timmerman - 32 year old Adam Timmerman remains a Ram, signing a deal for 3 years, $12.9 million. Timmerman was sought after by Atlanta, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Houston. All were offering more to Timmerman. Timmerman was an All League 1st Team Guard this past season. Damien Woody - Woody signed a 3 years, $11.67 million deal with Baltimore. Woody, a 1st round draft choice in 1999 of New England, played his entire 5 years with the Patriots. Keion Carpenter - Carpenter left the Falcons for the two time defending Super Bowl Champions, Tampa Bay. Carpenter signed a 4 year deal worth $11.7 million. Carpenter turned down three year deals from Baltimore, Denver, Minnesota and Houston. Carpenter a Free Safety will now be lined up next to the hard hitting, John Lynch. Ted Washington - the big run stuffer left New England after not being offered a contract to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles and play along side Corey Simon. Washington signed for $12.88 million over 3 years. The 36-year old Washington turned down a similar offer from Denver. Spencer Folau - The big Right Tackle chose to stay with the team that gave him a chance when he was undrafted 5 years ago. Folau passed up on deals that were more money from Minnesota and Houston and signed with the Saints for $10.02 million over 3 years. Michael Myers - Baltimore continues to upgrade their team with the signing of Myers. Myers a DT with Dallas last six seasons received a deal worth $13.82 million over 5 years. Other notable signings: Russell Davis, DT, 2 years $1.36 million with Minnesota. Davis joins his 3rd NFL team in 6 seasons. Fred Robbins, DT, 2 years, $1.86 million. Dallas gets a suitable replacement, from the Rams, for Myers at less cost. Dante' Hall, WR, signed a 1 year deal with Pittsburgh for $710,000 after Kansas City did not offer him a deal. |
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Jets Extend Pennington's Contract
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Jets Extend Pennington's Contract Jets QB Pennington signs extension By BARRY WILNER Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Chad Pennington agreed to a $19 million, five-year contract extension with the New York Jets on Wednesday that includes $6 million in guaranteed money. A source familiar with the negotiations, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that Pennington will average $3.7million a year. Pennington had set a deadline of the end of the preseason, for a new deal to be finalized. He did not want negotiations to stretch into the season, nor did the Jets, who didn't want to chance losing him as a free agent. Pennington, the 18th overall pick in the 2000 draft, has been the Jets' starter in only 23 games. He comes off an inconsistent season that saw him lose the first seven games, but in 2002 he replaced Vinny Testaverde as the starter a month into the schedule and led the Jets to the AFC East title. He also led the NFL in passing efficiency that season with a 104.2 rating, 3,120 yards, 22 touchdowns and just six interceptions. "You're not looking at a team that thinks, or even knows, we were 6-10 last year," Pennington said. "We've got an element of surprise in us. I don't know what we're capable of, but I know we have a chance. I feel like we have an opportunity to do something. There's a different feeling on and off the field, a different attitude, a different mind-set. There's a different focus, a hunger. There's a new energy about us." Defensive ends John Abraham and Shaun Ellis and tight end Anthony Becht, all first-round draft picks in 2000 along with Pennington, are in their final contract years. So is running back LaMont Jordan. Pennington instructed Condon to make the new contract as salary cap friendly as possible."Tom knows how I feel about being a team player so we can keep players," Pennington said.Still, with running back Curtis Martin, center Kevin Mawae and Pennington taking up huge chunks of the salary cap - and with receiver Santana Moss also looking for a new deal - keeping their players will be difficult for the Jets. Pennington sat for his first two pro seasons behind Testaverde. When the Jets struggled early in the 2002 season, ex-coach Herman Edward turned to Pennington, making "one of the toughest decisions of my career."But Pennington made Edwards look smart as the Jets went from 1-4 and 2-5 to 9-7, then beat Indianapolis in the playoffs before losing at Oakland. Pennington showed tremendous accuracy, poise and leadership. "Chad has all the characteristics of a true role model," said Coach McGregor. "He has great command and presence on the football field and is a team leader. He has a real passion to play football and is a quality person."Jets fans need to know one thing about Chad Pennington; he'll do whatever it takes to lead this team to a championship." Added Martin:"That's what you look for in a quarterback, even a young guy like Chad. You look to see how they lead your team. Chad is a leader."A very rich leader. Last edited by mmarra82 : 09-17-2004 at 03:03 PM. |
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Greg Ellis, DE Ellis signs a 5 year deal worth $29.47 million with division rival, Philadelphia. Ellis, entering his 7th season had 7.5 sacks last season, and 63 tackles. Walter Jones, OT Jones turned down Seattle to sign with Arizona for $27.23 million over 4 seasons. Jones, who was All-League last season, turned down more lucrative contracts from Carolina, Denver, Philadelphia and St Louis. Al Wilson, LB The volatile Wilson is once again moving, this time to Atlanta. Nearly a season ago Wilson was let go unexpectedly from the Broncos. Wilson quickly was picked up by San Diego, who failed to negotiate a long term deal with him at seasons end. Arizona offered Wilson more, however, he chose to sign with the Falcons for $20.34, million over 4 seasons. Bobby Taylor, CB Taylor chose to stay with Philadelphia for the next 3 seasons at $15.65 million. Taylor tested the Free Agency market and rejected deals from Carolina, Detroit, Minnesota, and Seattle. Taylors shopping paid off, as Philadelphia rewarded him with more than the others. Taylor will be 31 this season. Keith Traylor, DT Traylor also remains with last seasons team after testing the Free Agency market. Taylor re-signed with the Bears for 2 years, $7.64 million. Traylor, a run stuffer, also managed 4.5 sacks last season at the age of 34. Traylor turned down deals with Arizona and Houston. Other signings: Travis Claridge, G left Atlanta for the New York Jets for 3 years, $3.8 million. Victor Riley, OT/OG left New York Jets for Pittsburgh for 3 years $4.48 million. John Tait, OT left Kansas City for Baltimore for 2 years, $2.62 million. Kelly Gregg, DT left Baltimore for Arizona for 2 years, $1.61 million. Tim Bowens, DT left Miami for Cleveland for 3 years, $2.84 million. Dan Krieden, FB left Pittsburgh for Chicago for 5 years, $6.89 million. |
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Jets Land Run Blocker
Hempstead, NY - The New York Jets have added a piece to the offensive line that they desperately needed, 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.
Claridge signed a deal for 3 years, $3.8 million. Claridge, who arrived yesterday to finalize the deal, is scheduled to be announced officially later today, along with punter, Hunter Smith. Chad Pennington and Curtis Martin were at the complex yesterday to welcome Claridge after he and his agent finalized the deal with the Jets' front office. Martin added, "It is great to see that the organization has found someone with the claibre of Travis Claridge to add to our team. I look forward to working with him this season." The Jets are now focusing their attention on landing play maker corner, Alex Molden of Detroit. |
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Free Agency Stage 4
Bernardo Harris, ILB - Harris left Baltimore for Chicago for a deal of $3.49 million over 3 years. Harris who was only in on 12 tackles last season, and will be turning 33 years old was sought after by 10 other teams. He opted to sign the most lucrative contract offered. Travis Taylor, WR - Taylor resigned with Baltimore for $1.24 million over the next two seasons. Taylor, the 10th overall selection in 2000 started 14 games last season and recorded 37 receptions. Matt O'Dwyer, G - O'Dwyer left Cincinnati for Kansas City and $7.12 million over the next 3 seasons. O'Dwyer has 10 years experience at guard, and will be paired up along side LT Willie Roaf. Mike Goff, G - Cincinnati also loses their starting RG from last season. This time to Houston. Goff signed a 3 years, $3.39 million deal. Mike Flynn, C - Flynn inked a 2 year deal worth $2.02 million. Flynn started all 16 games for Baltimore and led an offensive line that allowed Lewis to rush for over 1,500 yards last season. New Orleans feels that Flynn can provide the same leadership to allow their back McAllister to rebound from a sup-1,000 yard season. Dre' Bly, CB - Bly signed a 3 years, $7.53 million deal with Cleveland this week. Bly is considered small, 5'9" by today's NFL standards, however, Bly has excellent man-to-man coverage skills. Other Signings this week: Walter Rasby, TE - signed for 2 years $1.46 million with Washington from New Orleans. Anthony Dorsett, S - signed for 3 years, $3.11 million with Kansas City from Oakland. Matt Stevens, S - signed for $3.14 million over 3 years with Carolina from Houston. Breston Buckner, DT - signed for 3 years and $2.39 million with Denver leaving Carolina. Oliver Gibson, DT, - signed for a 1 year, $780,000 with Washington leaving Cincinnati. Chris Naeole, G - signed with Buffalo for 3 years, $2.29 million leaving Jacksonville. Todd Fordham, T - signed for 3 years, $4.41 million with Arizona leaving Pittsburgh. |
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Free Agency Week 5
Free Agency Week 5
Week 5 saw 32 players sign new deals, 30 of those signings were players who will be with new teams this season. Shawn Springs, CB- Springs left Seattle to join Atlanta for a contact of $26.70 million over the next 6 seasons. Springs, 29, is entering his 8th season. You wonder if Seattle made the right decision letting Springs go. Springs PDPct was 18.8 last year with one interception. Springs turned down offers from Arizona and Minnesota for less years. Willie Williams, CB Williams followed Springs out of Seattle toAtlanta for a 2 year deal worth $8.84 million. Williams, 34, enjoyed a solid season with the Seahawks last season. Grant Wistrom, DE Wistrom left the Rams to join Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens. Wistrom signed a deal for $25.73 million over 5 season. Wistrom had 8 sacks for the Rams last season. Fernando Bryant, CB Bryant left Jacksonville for the Bengals, and $15.26 million over 5 years. Bryant is an exceptional cover man that will help improve the Bengals secondary. Mike Logan, S Logan left Pittsburgh, but did not go far, as he signed with Philadelphia for 4 years, and $11.31 million. Logan is a fierce tackler, and paired with Brian Dawkins gives the Eagles, perhaps the best safeties tandem in the league. Troy Vincent, CB - Vincent left the cap stricken Eagles to join the Bills. Vincent signed a deal for 2 years and $10 million. Vincent had 4 interceptions last season and a PDPct of 20.1. Vincents age, 34, did not discourage Jacksonville, Kansas City, and Minnesota from pursuing him. Patrick Hape, FB Hape left the Broncos to join Jacksonville and the League MVP, Fred Taylor. Hape signed a 5 year deal for $8.99 million. Hape figures to play a prominent role in the running and passing game of the Jags. Keyshawn Johnson, WR Johnson ventures to his 3rd team, the Chiefs. Johnson spent the past four seasons with the Tampa Bay Bucs and helped them capture the last two Super Bowls. Johnson signed for 3 years, and $8.36 million. Sam Gash, FB One of the hottest pursued players during free agency was a fullback, Gash. Gash turned down five offers to remain a Buffalo Bill. Gash received offers from Washington, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Minnesota, and Denver. Gash signed a 2 year, $3.25 million deal. Matt Stover, K Stover left Baltimore for division rival Pittsburgh and $5.03 million over the next 3 years. Stover connected on 16 of 19 field goals last season. Stover turned down contract worth more money from Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City, and New Orleans. Kind of surprising that he turned down Dallas, his hometown. John Kasay, K Kasay the last remaining Carolina Panther is no more. Kasay left Carolina to join Arizona and 3 years, $3.33 million. Kasay had 93 points last season for the Panthers. Tom Rouen, P Rouen took the largest contract offer and signed with Jacksonville over Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Seattle. Rouen signed a 4 year $6.95 million deal. Rouen had an average of just over 45 yards per punt with the Seahawks. Other Signings: Marc Bulger, QB left St Louis and signed with New Orleans for $1.46 million for 1 season. Marc Campbell, TE left Buffalo and signed with Arizona for 3 years and $2.10 million. Dan Campbell, TE left Dallas and signed with Carolina for 2 years and $1.23 million. Christian Fauria, TE left New England and signed with Kansas City for 3 years $2.21 million. Curtis Conway, WR left Baltimore and signed with Chicago for 2 years and $2.14 million. Reggie Barlow, WR left Tampa Bay and signed with Chicago for 3 years, $2.57 million. John Wade, C left Tampa Bay and signed with New Orleans for 3 years $3.25 million. Corbin Lacina, G - left Chicago and signed with Houston for 2 years and $2.59 million. Matt Joyce, T re-signed with Detroit for 3 years and $3.82 million. Chris Gardocki, P left Cleveland and signed with St Louis for 4 years and $4.46 million. Wali Rainer, ILB left Detroit for Pittsburgh and 3 years $2.42 million. Last edited by mmarra82 : 09-28-2004 at 04:54 PM. |
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Free Agency Week 6
Free Agency Week 6
After a busy week 5, week 6 was a quiet one. Overall only 10 players were signed to deals of more than 1 year. Here are some of the top signees for the week. Jim Kliensasser, TE - Kliensasser left Minnesota for division rival Chicago. Kliensasser signed a deal worth $17.45 million over 5 years. Kliensasser is an excellent blocker and has become a dependalble receiver as well. Last season we saw him catch 49 balls while playing in only 13 games. Rich Braham, C - Braham left Cincinnati for Baltimore for a deal worth $16.96 million over 4 years. Braham has tremedous run blocking ability and blocking strength. He is one of the strongest players in the league. Braham declined offers from Kansas City and Buffalo. Braham looks forward to joining a line that already has Jonathan Ogden and this season's additions of Damien Woody and John Tait. Jamal Lewis is anxiously awaiting the start of the season. Lewis said, "2,000 yards is a realistic goal this season with the players that management brought in along with our current players." Rob Burnett, DE - Burnett, 37, enjoyed his finest season last year as he recorded 17.5 sacks for the Dolphins. Burnett turned down offers from Atlanta and St Louis to sign with Dallas at the price of $12.25 million over 2 seasons. Burnett stated, "The next two seasons will allow me to earn more money than I have combined the previous 14 seasons. I thank the Cowboys for this wonderful opportunity, and I thank the Dolphins for sticking with me through some tough years." Henri Crockett, OLB - Crockett left Minnesota for Philadelphia and $12.44 million over the next 4 seasons. Crockett is known for his ability to rush the quarterback, as he did record 6 sacks last year from the Strong Side position. Thomas Jones, RB - left Tampa Bay for Dallas for $2.33 million over 3 years. Kris Magnum, TE - left Carolina for Buffalo for $4.61 million over the next 3 years. Darrell Jackson, WR - left Seattle for Houston for $3.01 million over 3 years. Jamie Winborn, OLB - left San Francisco for Washington for $1.73 million over 3 seasons. Steve Foley, OLB - left Houston for Carolina for 2 years and $1.23 million. Michael Stone, CB - resigned with Arizona for 2 years, $1.29 million. |
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Week 7
Week 7 Free Agency
Tra Thomas, T Thomas signed a deal with Chicago for $20.06 million over the next four seasons. Thomas began last season with Philadelphia and finished with Pittsburgh after he was suddenly cut from the Eagles. Thomas turned down an offer from Denver for less money. The 29-year-old Thomas looks forward to a new season. Brad Hoover, FB Hoover signed a 4 year deal with New Orleans for $4.57 million. Hoover turned down a comparable offer from Cleveland. Hoover is a power blocker who joins the Saints that seemed determined to improve offensively. The Saints have added quarterback, Marc Bulger, Centers John Wade and Mike Flynn and Left Tackle, Orlando Pace. Ryan Tucker, OT Tucker leaves Cleveland for Houston and $4.02 million over the next 3 seasons. Tucker started 14 games for the Browns last season. Houston is trying to improve its offensive line that allowed 46 sacks last season. Kenyatta Walker, OT Walker replaces Tucker in Cleveland and leaves Tampa Bay. Tucker started 16 games last season but struggled and allowed 13 sacks. Tuckers departure leaves Tampa Bay without an offensive tackle on their roster. Aaron Smith, DE Smith leaves Pittsburgh and heads to Dallas for 3 years and $3.46 million. Dallas is hopeful the Smith can replace departed DE Greg Ellis. Smith only registered a 0.5 sack last season, but he possesses good pass rush technique and strength. Jason Craft, CB Craft left Jacksonville for Carolina for 4 years and $3.25 million. Craft enjoyed a fine season with the Jags last season interception 3 passes and a PDPct of 19.5. Scott Player, P Player leaves the warmth of Arizona for Pittsburgh and $2.92 million over the next 3 seasons. Player averaged 44 yards per punt. Player also attracted interest from Cleveland. Jevon Kearse, DE The Freak signed with Houston for $2.24 million over the next two seasons. Kearse, once considered, one of the most promising Defensive Ends to come into the league, has struggled because of injuries. Kearse finished last season with 4.5 sacks in 13 games. Other Signings: Jeff Burris, CB Burris left Cincinnati for Detroit and $1.63 million over 2 years. Dexter McCleon, CB left Kansas City for Jacksonville for $1.51 million over 2 years. Arturo Freeman, S left Miami for Atlanta, for $1.41 million over 2 seasons. Donald Driver, WR - left Green Bay for Tampa Bay for 2 years and $1.34 million. Stacey Mack, RB left Houston for Chicago for 2 years and $1.32 million. Jed Weaver, TE left San Francisco for Houston for $1.31 million over 2 seasons. |
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Week 8
Week 8 Free Agency
Donovan Darius, S - Darius leaves Jacksonville for Pittsburgh. Darius signed a 7 year, $38.6 million contract. The Strong Safety ammassed 109 tackles and 4 interceptions last season for the Jags. Darius has spent his entire career (6 seasons) with the Jags after being drafted in the 1st round of the 1998 draft. Doug Evans, S - Evans leaves the Seahawks for the Vikings. Evans signed a 3 year deal worth $5.49 million. The 34-year old Evans is entering his 12th season. Evans played in 12 games last season and recorded 3 interceptions. Gary Baxter, S - The 4th year Free Safety has left Baltimore and signed with the Cincinnati Bengals for 3 years and $2.08 million. Baxter started 13 games for the Ravens. Baxter was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 draft out of Baylor. Chris Doering, WR - Doering leaves Pittsburgh for Detroit this season. Doering signed a 3 year $2.7 million deal. Doering is expected to back up Az Hakim, who caught 100 passes last season. Jerry Rice, WR - The Hall-of-Famer makes one more stop along his way to Canton. Rice parted ways with the Raiders and has joined up with Tampa Bay as they attempt to win their 3rd staight Super Bowl. Rice is entering his 19th season and hopes to have continued success. Last season he caught 53 balls, for 1,034 yards and 3 touchdowns. Andy McCollum, G - McCollum leaves the Rams where he was a back-up and heads to Detroit with the opportunity to start. McCollum signed a 2 year deal worth $2.47 million. Mark Dixon, OT - Seattle hopes to fill some of the hole left by Walter Jones when he departed for Arizona. Dixon will make $4.3 million over the next 3 seasons. Dixon started every game last season for Miami. Josh Bidwell, P - Bidwell leaves Green Bay for Arizona. Bidwell will make $6.0 million over the next 5 seasons. Bidwell averaged 41.0 yards per punt last season. Other signings: Dez White, WR - leaves Chicago for Baltimore, signed a 2 year $1.28 million. Ike Hilliard, WR - leaves the Giants for Dallas, 2 years, $1.8 million. Everett Lindsay, T - leaves Minnesota for Jacksonville, 2 years, $2.51 million. Mark Royals, P - leaves Miami for New Orleans, 3 years, $3.93 million. Tom Tupa, P - leaves Tampa Bay for Denver, 3 years, $3.2 million. Daryl Gardner, DT - leaves Denver for Washington, 2 years, $1.83 million. Brandon Noble, DT - Re-signs with Washington, 2 years, $1.33 million. Ted Johnson, ILB - leaves New England for Tampa Bay, 2 years, $1.79 million. Jessie Armstead, OLB - leaves Washington for Carolian, 2 years, $1.54 million. Alex Molden, CB - leaves Detroit for the Jets, 2 years, $1.85 million. |
10-07-2004, 05:23 PM | #137 |
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Jets Get Help At Corner
Jets Sign Molden
Hempstead, NY - The New York Jets have found help at Cornerback. After the release of Donnie Abraham the Jets found themselves looking for a cornerback. The Jets found that in 8 year veteran Alex Molden. Molden signed a 2 year contract worth $1.85 million. Molden brings the ability to make the big play, something the Jets desperatly needed last season. Molden intercepted seven passes last season, forced four fumbles and recovered a fumble. The 5'10" Molden possesses the ability to play more man-to-man defense than Abraham and is good against the run as well. The Jets would have liked to take a shot at some of the elite corners that were available but are limited to what they can do with their current salary cap situation. The Jets feel they have upgraded the position, and that McGregor is getting more of the type of players that fits his style of play. With the draft approaching shortly, it is safe to assume that the Jets will still look for help at the corner position. It is believed that the Front Office is high on corners Deagelo Hall, Will Poole and Dana McAllister. |
10-07-2004, 05:59 PM | #138 |
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Sheesh, is Seattle planning on fielding a team next year, or are they considering playing iron man football?
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Thanks for the response, I am glad to see someone is reading. Here is what Seattle has done thus far. If you want any additional info, let me know.
Seattle's Roster at the half-way point of Free Agency: Code:
Not sure how much justice this does, however, out of those 41 players, 32 are under contract. |
11-05-2004, 02:48 PM | #140 |
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Week 9
Week 9 Free Agency
Antoine Winfield, CB The Chiefs took a step in the right direction in improving their pass defense when they signed Winfield to a 5 year deal worth $20.32 million. Winfield played the previous five seasons with the Bills. And although he did not have an interception last season, Winfield is a solid man defender. The signing of Winfield means that the Chiefs now have only two cornerbacks on their roster. Chris Gray, G Gray re-signed with the Seahawks this week for 3 years and $6.43 million. Gray started all 16 games last year at right guard. Gray turned down deals from Atlanta and Detroit. He is entering his 12th season. William Henderson, FB Henderson is leaving Green Bay after nine seasons to play for Denver. Henderson signed a deal for 3 years and $3.27 million. Henderson is know as an excellent blocker and brings experience to help Plummer and Portis. Derrick Rodgers, LB Rodgers left New Orleans for division rival Atlanta. The 8 year veteran signed a deal for $2.38 million over the next 3 seasons. Rodgers had 59 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Saints last season. Ndukwe Kalu, DE The often-injured Kalu resigned with the Rams for 2 years and $2.18 million. Kalu had 3 sacks in 9 games last season. Kalu is known as a pass rushing specialists. Kendall Gammon, C The Ravens add depth at the center position with the signing of Gammon. Gammon leaves Kansas City for 2 years and $2.24 million. Keenan McCardell, WR McCardell leaves the world champs for Arizona. McCardell signed for 2 years and $2.16 million. McCardell pairs up with last years Rookies, Johnson and Bolding. Now Arizona needs to find a quarterback. I do not think they will go to far with Gus Walsh. Barry Gardner, LB Gardner leaves Cleveland for New Orleans. Gardner signed a 3 year deal for $2.03 million. It is expected that Gardner will start on the weak side for the Saints. Other Signings: Brandon Stokely, WR leaves Indianapolis for Denver, 2 years, $1.23 million. Genaro DiNapoli, C leaves Dallas for Kansas City, 2 years, $1.7 million. Adam Treu, C leaves Oakland for Cleveland, 2 years, $1.83 million. Zach Pillar, G leaves Tennessee for Atlanta, 2 years, $1.54 million. Greg Robinson-Randall, T leaves Houston for Arizona, 2 years, $1.98 million. Mitch Berger, P leaves New Orleans for Dallas, 3 years, $2.61 million. Dana Stubblefield, DT leaves Oakland for Houston, 2 years, $1.58 million. John Parrella, DT leaves Oakland for Houston, 2 years, $1.56 million Tyrone Williams, CB leaves Atlanta for Houston, 2 years, $1.8 million. Mike Green, S leaves Chicago for Oakland, $2 years, $1.13 million. |
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Weeks 10 & 11
Free Agency Weeks 10 and 11
Blake Brockermeyer, T Brockermeyer leaves Denver for Jacksonville. He signed a deal worth $2.97 million over the next two seasons. Brockermeyer is entering his 10th season, he has been a consistent left tackle since he was drafted in the first round of the 1995 draft by the Carolina Panthers. Dave Szott, G Szott joins the Panthers for 3 years and $3.33 million after spending last season with the New York Jets. Szott will bring leadership to the Panthers at the age of 37. Dennis Northcutt, WR Northcutt joins the Raiders after four seasons with the Browns. Northcutt caught 30 passes last season, he also, provides wonderful return skills, averaging over 13 yards per punt return. Northcutt signed a 3 year, $2.04 million deal. Northcutt will get the chance to start at split end for the Raiders. Brent Alexander, S Alexander signs a 2 year deal for $1.56 million with Baltimore after spending last season with Pittsburgh. Alexander is penciled in to start at free safety of one of the most dominant defenses in the NFL. Lional Dalton, DT Dalton leaves Washington for Oakland and $1.49 over the next two seasons. Dalton started 16 games for the Redskins last season. Cosey Coleman, G Coleman leaves Tampa Bay for Cleveland after 4 seasons. Coleman has been injury prone, playing in only 5 games last season. Coleman will start at left guard for the inexperienced line. Orlando Brown, T The 67, 360 pound tackle, called Zeus leaves Baltimore for Seattle. Brown signed a 2 year, $2.52 million deal. It is expected that Brown will provide depth at the tackle position behind starters Dixon and Wayne Hunter. Rob Morris, LB Morris surprisingly signed with the Ravens and is expected to back up inside line backers, Lewis and Hartwell. Morris who played in just 9 games last season has been a starter since being drafted in the first round of the 2000 draft by the Colts. Morris signed a 2 year, $1.37 million deal. Steve Martin, DT Martin signed a 2 year deal worth $1.7 million with the Broncos. Martin played 16 games last season with the Houston Texans. Other Signings: Zack Crockett, FB left Oakland for Minnesota for 2 years and $1.52 million. Vernon Hayes, FB left Pittsburgh for Detroit for 2 years and $830,000. Jeff Feagles, P left New York Giants for Houston for 2 years and $1.54 million. Joe Nedney, K left Tampa Bay for Baltimore for 3 years and $4.07 million. David Barrett, CB- left Arizona for Detroit for 2 years and $1.36 million. Marques Anderson, S left Green Bay for Jacksonville for 2 years $1.04 million. |
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Weeks 12-20
Free Agency Weeks 12-20
Week 12 Jeno Jones, G signed with St Louis from Carolina, 3 years, $3.05 million. Marcus Wilkins, LB signed with Oakland from Green Bay, 2 years, $1.19 million. David Terrell, S resigned with Washington, 2 years, $1.19 million. Week 13 No significant signings Week 14 No significant signings Week 15 Robert Ferguson, WR signed with Cleveland from Green Bay for 2 years, $1.13 million. William Bartee, CB signed with Seattle from Kansas City for 2 years, $$1.10 million. Fred Thomas, CB- signed with Carolina from New Orleans for 3 years, $2.15 million. Week 16 Raynoch Thompson, LB signed with Oakland from Arizona for 2 years, $1.11 million. Jeff Zgonia, DT signed with Cincinnati from Miami for 3 years, $2.31 million. Orpheus Roye, DE signed with Atlanta from Cleveland for 3 years, $2.93 million. Week 17 Jason Matthews, T signed with Denver from Tennessee for 2 years, $2.91 million. Week 18 Jeff Reed, K signed with Carolina from Pittsburgh for 3 years, $2.11 million. Damion McIntosh, T - resigned with San Diego for 2 years, $2.36 million. Week 19 Fred Weary, G signed with Detroit from Houston, 2 years, $1.33 million. Week 20 Aaron Brooks, QB After his release from the Saints, Brooks gets the opportunity to start for the Raiders. He was 6-5 as a starter during the regular season, throwing for nearly a 61% completion percentage. But did nothing to help the Saints in their Wild Card game against the Giants. Brooks was intercepted 3 times in their 31-3 defeat. Brooks signs a 2 year deal worth $2.61 million. Stay tune for the 2004 NFL Draft! |
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Jets Prepare for 2004 Draft
Jets Ready!
Hempstead - The Jets front office and staff has been working frantically to figure out who they will select for this weekends draft. The Jets have the 10th overall selection, and many believe they will stay there and not move up or down. The Jets are in need of help at the Guard position, which they did address during free agency with the signing of Travis Claridge but, still need another starter, they could also use help at the linebacker position and some depth to the defensive backs. The siging of CB Alex Molden from Detroit should help the Jets this season, however, the Jets are still in need of help at the Safety position and the nickel corner position. This years draft should give the Jets the opportunity to address their needs. With the tenth overall selection the Jets will have some options. Perhaps their best option with the 10th pick will be at corner, or offensive tackle. The Jets wish list looks like this: 1. Shawn Andrew, OT - He is the highest rated player on the board. Who would not choose a franchise left tackle. The former Razorback, did 36 repetions on the bench, scored high on the intelligence tests and has exceptional footwork. Expected to go number one to Chicago. 2. DeAngelo Hall, CB - Hall has it all. He is rated in the top-5 for every cornerback among this year's draft class. He ran a 4.46 in the 40, and blew everyone away with his agility. The Jets would have to move up to get Hall, the price might be too steep. There is depth at the corner position. 3. Tommie Harris, DT - This Sooner is a stud in the middle. Harris did 34 repetions on the bench, second only to Shawn Andrews. Although is play diagnosis is low, Harris makes up for it with his ability. 4. Larry Fitzgerald, WR - Fitzgerald is a top-5 on the board, and a position the Jets do not need at this time, however, Moss has still not been the big receiver the Jets envisioned when they picked him a few years back. Calico will be steady, but does not appear to be the pure number one receiver. So, Fitzgerald could be a fit. If the Jets go with best available, this could be a possibility, but do not expect the Jets to make a play on Fitzgerald. 5. Jeremy LeSuer, CB - LeSuer is a solid corner, who is a notch below Hall, but a step ahead of the rest. LeSuer is an excellent all around defender. He can play the run, man to man, zone and bump and run. LeSuer will be a solid corner in the NFL. LeSuer is more of a realistic pickup for the Jets. 6. Jonathan Vilma- Vilma is a fierce ILB, who can play the run and the pass. Vilma posses the speed and agility to play outside as well. He is rated above all the linebackers in this year's class. 7. DJ Williams - Williams is an outside linebacker with a defensive backs ability. Williams ran the 40 in 4.5 and did the agility in 7.0. He is exceptional against the run and can rush the passer as well. The knock on Williams is his pass coverage skills and his tackling. Williams if the above six are not available the Jets may trade down to get Williams. Other trade down possibilities include: Safeties Matt Ware and Sean Taylor, Corners Bruce Thornton, Will Poole and Dana McAllister. |
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2004 NFL Draft - First Round
2004 NFL Draft
Round 1 1. Chicago Bears Shawn Andrews, LT, Arkansas (24 current, 78 potential) The Bears get the highest rated player in the draft, and their offensive tackle to protect Kyle Bollers blind side for the next ten years. 2. Houston Texans DeAngelo Hall, CB, Virginia Tech (31, 72) The Texans get the highest rated corner of the draft. Hall will not have the pressure of starting right away behind Glenn and Coleman, so he can be eased into the NFL setting. Hall is a terrific athlete, and the Texans need to get the ball in his hands on special teams. 3. Cleveland Browns Tommie Harris, RDT, Oklahoma (30, 69) The Browns go with the 3rd highest rated player on the board in Harris. Harris is an excellent talent who needs to learn how to diagnose plays. He will backup Warren Sapp this season. 4. Philadelphia Eagles Kevin Jones, RB, Virginia Tech (45, 64) The first surprise of the draft saw the Eagles pass on Larry Fitzgerald and draft Jones here. The Eagles lack any receivers, and currently have Staley to run the ball. 5. Carolina Panthers Nat Dorsey, RT, Georgia (31, 58) Carolina made a safe pick here. Last year the team took Jordan Gross who had a fine season at RT. Dorsey is naturally a RT and will probably be a reserve T this season. Look for Gross to make the move to the left side next year, and Dorsey to be the future starting RT. 6. Buffalo Bills - Marquise Hill, RDE, Louisiana State (35, 56) Buffalo needed help at DE, and they got it in Hill. Hill was a better fit than Udeze for Buffalo here. Hill has the build to be a 3-4 DE or a 4-3 DE. 7. Arizona Cardinals - Larry Fitzgerald, FL, Pittsburgh (33, 68) Arizona goes with the best available player here. They are deep at WR, but how do you pass a player like this up. Fitzgerald can fly (4.3 40) and along side the NFLs fastest man, Bryant Johnson (last years #1 pick), the Cards have some big play at the wideout position. Now they need someone to get it to them. 8. Minnesota Vikings Jeremy LeSuer, LCB, Michigan (35, 62) Minnesota needed a CB, and they got one here. The second highest rated corner on most boards. LeSuer is a notch below Hall, but he is clearly the 2nd best corner in the draft. 9. Atlanta Falcons Matt Ware, FS, UCLA (29, 66) Atlanta went with need as well, and drafted the big, athletic corner in Ware. Ware is excellent against the run and a solid cover man, a rarity at the safety position. 10. New York Jets Jonathan Vilma, MLB, Miami (38, 60) The Jets pressing need was OLB, however, they got the best LB of the draft in MLB Jonathan Vilma. Vilma is smart and athletic, he will see time this season in the middle, weak and strong side. 11. Dallas Cowboys Kenechi Udeze, RDE, Southern Cal (31, 59) Dallas signed the All-Pro DE, Rob Burnett this season, what better than Udeze to learn from him. Udeze will get time at both the righ and left side this season, and should be a starter by his second year. 12. Detroit Lions Bruce Thornton, RCB, Georgia (29, 59) Detroit needed a RB or CB here. They thought that Kevin Jones would be available, but he went earlier. Instead Detroit gets the 3rd or 4th rated corner of the draft. 13. Kansas City Chiefs Mathias Kiwanuka, LDE, Boston College (30, 56) Kansas City needed an ILB or DE here, with Vilma gone the Chiefs opted for Kiwanuka over ILB Duffy or OLB Williams. Kiwanuka is an excellent pass rusher, but will take time to learn how to play the run at this level. 14. Cincinnati Bengals Regis Crawford, LG, Arizona State (18, 62) Cincinnati went strictly with need here in Crawford. Crawford is the highest rated guard in the draft, but most teams had him going in the later part of the first round. 15. Baltimore Ravens Randy Starks, LDT, Maryland (31, 64) Baltimore was hoping that Ware would still be on the board here, but went with best available when he was not. Starks can do it all and will quickly make an impact for the Ravens. 16. Green Bay Packers Greg Jones, RB, Florida State (44, 63) This is another move that makes little sense. The Packers are desperate for help at OLB, and DJ Williams is sitting there for the taking. Instead they get the power running back of Greg Jones to play behind Ahman Green. 17. Seattle Seahawks Ahmad Carroll, LCB, Arkansas (28, 62) Seattle needed help at corner and they got that in Carroll. Carrolll may not be the best man cover corner, however, in the right system this guy will be a player. 18. San Diego Chargers Tony Pape, LT, Michigan (31, 57) San Diego was hoping that Carroll or Thornton would have been here, but make a nice selection in LT Tony Pape. Left tackles are hard to come by, and the Chargers now have one. 19. Washington Redskins Raheem Orr, RDE, Rutgers (18, 49) This was without a doubt the biggest duh move. Yes, the Redskins needed help at DE, but this kid Orr from Rutgers is not the answer. Orr looks like he can be a decent pass rusher in the future, but has a lot of work to do. Perhaps the better move here would have been to go with safety Jim Leonhard or Sean Taylor. 20. Indianapolis Colts DJ Williams, SLB, Miami (31, 58) Love the pick here, Williams slides down a little, and the Colts get perhaps the best available player and fit a need as well. 21. Pittsburgh Steelers Will Poole, LCB, Southern Cal (21, 61) This pick was not as surprising of a pick as you might think. Yes, the Steelers need a QB and Eakin or Manning would have made more sense. However, Poole is a play maker, and this team will be carried by its defense this year. 22. Houston Texans (via NY Giants) Dwan Edwards, RDT, Oregon State (28, 56) In perhaps a bit of a surprise move, the Giants sent their #1 to Houston for NT, Seth Payne. Houston than used the pick on run stuffer, Dwan Edwards. 23. New Orleans Saints Douglas Goodwin, NT, Boston College (28, 51) The Saints had eyed up Edwards here but get perhaps a better all around DT in Douglas Goodwin. The Saints were hoping DE here, but you see how that worked out. 24. Oakland Raiders Kevin Eakin, QB, Fordham (16, 65) Oakland needs a QB in the future, and they appear to have got it. Although Eakin comes from a small college, he has wowed scouts with his intelligence and accuracy. Eakin will have some growing pains, but rest assure this kid will be effective in a ball controlled offense. 25. New England Patriots Mewelde Moore, RB, Tulane (42, 58) The Pats needed help at RB, and got one in Moore. Moore can run ok between the tackles or outside, however, he is the best receiving back in this years draft. 26. St. Louis Rams Chris Snee, LG, Boston College (31, 54) St. Louis was hoping for Will Poole to be here, but when he was not, they went with their starting left guard of the future in Chris Snee. 27. San Francisco 49ers Dunta Robinson, LCB, South Carolina (31, 54) The Niners were hoping for Jones or Moore to be here to replace Garrison Hearst. The Niners get a corner to play opposite Plummer and slow down some of these NFC West wide outs. 28. Jacksonville Jaguars Jeb Terry, LG, North Carolina (20, 59) Jacksonville went with need here. Terry is a bit of a work in progress. But, Terry possesses all the necessary tools to be a starter at this level. 29. Miami Dolphins Vince Wilfork, LDT, Miami (27, 56) With the exception of Jason Taylor, the Dolphins have no D-Line this season. Wilfork will be expected to come right in and start. Wilfork is a wide player who can play the run. 30. Denver Broncos Jim Leonhard, SS, Wisconsin (31, 60) Denver was excited when they saw that Leonhard was available here. Leonhard will come in and get a chance to play right away. 31. Tennessee Titans Antwan Odom, LDE, Alabama (28, 42) The Titans went with need here, and came away with Antwan Odom. This is a spot where the Titans could have gotten some help for McNair, with TE Ben Watson available or wideouts Darrius Watts or Roy Williams. 32. Tampa Bay Buccanears Tatum Bell, RB, Oklahoma State (42, 51) The Bucs need some help on the OL, and perhaps center Scott Wells or project tackle Kelly Butler would have been a better pick. But, the Bucs add some explosion to their aging offense in Bell. |
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Jets Draft Picks
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2004 Draft Picks First Round Pick Ten Jonathan Vilma, MLB, 62 225 pounds, Miami, Florida Vilma was the leading tackler for the Hurricanes the last two seasons. He will see time at all three positions and special teams this season. Vilma scored very high on the Solecismic Test and was timed as one of the quickest and strongest ILB in the draft. Second Round Pick Three Dana McAllister, CB, 60 208 pounds, Colorado The Jets liked McAllister so much that they considered him with their first pick. In order to move up 7 spots in the second round the Jets traded their second and fourth round picks. McAllister is an excellent cover man who can make the interception. McAllister will work behind Molden and battle Jacoby Shepherd for the nickel position. Third Round Pick Ten Etric Pruitt, SS, 60 195 pounds, Southern Mississippi Pruitt will play on special teams and backup Tyrone Carter. Pruitt plays the run and pass well, however, he needs to gain experience to recognize plays and react at this level. Pruitt is also an excellent return man where he can possibly earn some chances behind Morton and Moss. Fifth Round Pick Ten Quinn Christensen, G, 66 300 pounds, Brigham Young The Jets are impressed with Christensens strength and instincts. Christensen will be 24 this season. It is expected that the Jets will sign a veteran to play right guard this year. However, the Jets are hopeful they found a possible starter of the future here. Sixth Round Pick Ten Paul Harker, G, 63 299 pounds, Michigan State The Jets look to add depth to the left side of the line with Harker. Harker who gained plenty of experience at Michigan State is more than half way developed being a 4-year starter for the Spartans. Harker will compete with Jonathan Goodwin for the left guard backup position. Seventh Round Pick Ten Nathaniel Adibi, DE, 63 255 pounds, Virginia Adibi was only a 2-year starter for the Cavaliers, but he was one of the most athletic of all the defensive ends in the draft. With excellent speed, good quickness, and strength he is reminiscent of a younger John Abraham. The Jets only hope he can achieve some of Abrahams success. |
11-08-2004, 07:57 PM | #146 |
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Late Free Agency
Following the 2004 Draft the Jets currently have 43 players signed, and are $8.3 million under the cap. There are several areas of the roster that the team needs to address.
We need to sign two wide receivers, a backup center, a starting right guard, and one to two linebackers. Players we are looking at to resign are center JP Machado, linebacker Jason Glenn, wide receiver Jonathan Carter. Players from the free agent market include, wide receivers David Terrell and Corey Bradford, center Brad Meester, tackles Todd Wade or Aaron Gibson (and move them to guard), and linebackers, Nail Diggs and Mike Maslowski. Rookie Free agents we are looking at include: signing a rookie quarterback to compete with Brooks Bollinger for the third string position. Those quarterbacks include Matt Schaub, Matt Mauk, and John Navarre. Wide Receivers, Michael Clayton, Michael Jenkins, Jerricho Cotchery and Rashaun Woods. Linebackers Roderick Royal and safeties Perry Hudson and Darrell Azzolini. |
11-08-2004, 08:04 PM | #147 |
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Jets to release Testaverde
Report: Jets to release Testaverde
NEW YORK (AP) Quarterback Vinny Testaverde will be cut by the New York Jets, the Daily News reported Thursday. The 40-year-old veteran will be released after June 1 to lessen the salary cap hit the team takes, but the announcement could come as soon as Friday, the newspaper reported, citing an unidentified NFL source. Jets General Manager, Michael Marra had no comment on the report. A call by the Associated Press to Testaverde's agent, Duane Horineck, was not immediately returned. New York is grooming second-year quarterback Brooks Bollinger as a backup to Chad Pennington. If Bollinger does not appear ready the team will sign a veteran at a lesser price than Testaverde. Testaverde, a Heisman Trophy winner who has played 17 NFL seasons and was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1987, doesn't want to be a third-stringer, but has indicated he still wants to play. Either way, the Daily News said, Testaverde's six-year stint with the Jets is over. Testaverde lost his starting job to Pennington early in the 2002 season, and Pennington led the Jets from a 2-5 start into the playoffs. Testaverde reassumed the starting position last season when the Jets began 0-7 under Pennington. Testaverde went 6-3 as the Jets starter and led the NFL in quarterback efficiency. In 1998, Testaverde made the Pro Bowl and guided the Jets to the AFC title game. But he tore his Achilles' tendon in the first game of the next season. In 2001, Testaverde led the Jets to a 10-6 record and a wild-card playoff berth. |
11-08-2004, 08:10 PM | #148 |
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Adding to the Roster
The Jets have signed three rookie free agents to compete for spots on the roster.
John Navarre, QB, Michigan - The big quarterback played under Ed McGregor at Michigan University. Navarre is a smart quarterback who can read the defense, direct the two minute offense and sense the rush. His accuracy is a little erractic which caused Navarre the shot at being drafted. Jerricho Cotchery, WR, North Carolina State - Cotchery 40 yard times were lacking along with his pass routes. He could catch on with the team if he can beat out Jonathan Carter. Cotchery is a long shot. Roderick Royal, LB, McNeese State - Royal was a standout at the small school, but his predraft workouts and small school hurt Royal's chance of being drafted. Royal does have a shot if he can excel on special teams. |
11-08-2004, 08:23 PM | #149 |
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Late Free Agency
The Jets have completed their roster for the start of training camp. The Jets are going to go into camp with 56 players on their roster competing for 53 spots.
Late Free Agency signings include: J.P. Machado, C - Machado joined the Jets in 1999 when he was selected in the 6th round out of Illinois. Machado has been reliable behind Mawae. Machado will continue to handle the long snapping responsibilities. Tim Rattay, QB - signed from San Francisco, Rattay was drafted in the 7th round of the 2000 draft by the 49ers. Rattay has thrown just 50 passes in the NFL behind Garcia in San Francisco. The Jets are hopeful he can become the team's second string quarterback. Rattay works the short passes well and has the quick release to avoid the sack. David Terrell, WR - The Bears released Terrell to get out from under his big contract. The Jets signed Terrell to be another big guy to go along with Calico and the smaller Chrebet and Moss. Terrell will primarily play the SE position behind either Calico or Chrebet. Terrell caught 53 passes last season for 573 yards and 3 touchdowns. Jonathan Carter, WR - The Jets chose to resign Carter for a second season. Carter caught only 1 pass last season, but does have the ability to provide the big play. |
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How about a look at the Bear's roster?
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