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SackExchange wrote:To me, Mo is a bigger priority than Snacks, though I would want to keep both. It's a tough spot. Most likely, Snacks gets taken care of first with a tender, and Mo later gets an extension, maybe late in camp. Richardson will get his, but he still has a couple years left on his rookie deal. I want to lock him up, but not until there's one year left on the deal.

And I'd rather keep Harvin than let him walk and pursue Maclin, though it's close.

The good news is, with a ton of cap room and not that many guys coming off deals, the money is there for the Jets. Snacks will certainly get a raise, but since he was already under contract, it won't be that huge a divot from cap space.

Superman55 wrote:

SackExchange wrote:To me, Mo is a bigger priority than Snacks, though I would want to keep both. It's a tough spot. Most likely, Snacks gets taken care of first with a tender, and Mo later gets an extension, maybe late in camp. Richardson will get his, but he still has a couple years left on his rookie deal. I want to lock him up, but not until there's one year left on the deal.

And I'd rather keep Harvin than let him walk and pursue Maclin, though it's close.

The good news is, with a ton of cap room and not that many guys coming off deals, the money is there for the Jets. Snacks will certainly get a raise, but since he was already under contract, it won't be that huge a divot from cap space.

IMO, you lock up Mo and Snacks, front load the deal, and make it cap friendly long term.  Neither seems like the kind of guy that would get $10-$20 mill this year and hold out 2 years from now and ask for a restructured deal.

Take the cap hit this year when we likely stink again, and have them both signed to cap friendly deals for the future.

SackExchange wrote:The question with Harvin is, can you do better in the draft? This year, the answer would likely be no, aside from Cooper. Last year, there were far more options.

I guess if you go Cooper first round, then you can let Harvin go. But I would not restructure his contract. The Jets have the cap space this year to not need to restructure him for the sake of saving $3-4MM. So why do it and make a long-term commitment to him when you don't have to?

cysporsche wrote:If Harvin does not restructure our new GM might let him walk. If Rex takes David Harris to the Bills & Harvin walks, that would free up a ton of cap money.

Go Jets...Cyborg

cysporsche wrote:If Harvin does not restructure our new GM might let him walk. If Rex takes David Harris to the Bills & Harvin walks, that would free up a ton of cap money.

Go Jets...Cyborg

Superman55 wrote:...not a rumor, just a note, but another name to watch will be Nate Allen S Eagles.  Bowles coached him for a year with the Eagles and he's coming off a career year with 4 INTs.  He's only 27. Not saying anything against our own Allen, but just throwing it out there.



Also, our NT Harrison and S Jarrett are restricted free agents I'd like to see us keep from the Bills.  Im sure we'll give Harrison a first rd tender (fingers crossed).  One could see the Bills make a run at both guys.

Superman55 wrote:

SackExchange wrote:The question with Harvin is, can you do better in the draft? This year, the answer would likely be no, aside from Cooper. Last year, there were far more options.

I guess if you go Cooper first round, then you can let Harvin go. But I would not restructure his contract. The Jets have the cap space this year to not need to restructure him for the sake of saving $3-4MM. So why do it and make a long-term commitment to him when you don't have to?

Agreed.  It is that simple and why I dont understand the cries to restructure.  Maybe in the future when others need to be paid and the room isnt there...but we have more room then we'll spend again, IMO.

Blindsidebrick wrote:

Superman55 wrote:

SackExchange wrote:The question with Harvin is, can you do better in the draft? This year, the answer would likely be no, aside from Cooper. Last year, there were far more options.

I guess if you go Cooper first round, then you can let Harvin go. But I would not restructure his contract. The Jets have the cap space this year to not need to restructure him for the sake of saving $3-4MM. So why do it and make a long-term commitment to him when you don't have to?

Agreed.  It is that simple and why I dont understand the cries to restructure.  Maybe in the future when others need to be paid and the room isnt there...but we have more room then we'll spend again, IMO.

You think Harvin is a deal at 10 million next year? A guy who's not even a traditional #1 receiver. He was a gadget receiver more than anything else.

I'm not necessarily pro or con with him staying. I'm just saying he'll be overpaid at that number.

SackExchange wrote:It's not that he's a deal at $10MM. It's that he's a deal at $0 guaranteed after next year. You could restructure, but you are making a long-term commitment to him if you do.

The Jets have the cap room now. Why mortgage future cap space to boost our current cap number, when our current cap number is already good?

SackExchange wrote:It's not that he's a deal at $10MM. It's that he's a deal at $0 guaranteed after next year. You could restructure, but you are making a long-term commitment to him if you do.

The Jets have the cap room now. Why mortgage future cap space to boost our current cap number, when our current cap number is already good?

NickSINYC wrote:

SackExchange wrote:It's not that he's a deal at $10MM. It's that he's a deal at $0 guaranteed after next year. You could restructure, but you are making a long-term commitment to him if you do.

The Jets have the cap room now. Why mortgage future cap space to boost our current cap number, when our current cap number is already good?

That's how I look at it and I think Gailey would find ways for him to excel and worth the extra few mill this year.

Superman55 wrote:

NickSINYC wrote:

SackExchange wrote:It's not that he's a deal at $10MM. It's that he's a deal at $0 guaranteed after next year. You could restructure, but you are making a long-term commitment to him if you do.

The Jets have the cap room now. Why mortgage future cap space to boost our current cap number, when our current cap number is already good?

That's how I look at it and I think Gailey would find ways for him to excel and worth the extra few mill this year.

This is the more intelligent way to look at it.  I would agree...and if we land Spiller that would give us two homerun hitters on the field at 1 time freeing up space for Decker, Amaro, and Ivory...that would be fun to watch.

cutting CJ2k to free up $4 mill in cap space would be far more intiligent than guaranteeing Harvin's deal over the same $3-4 mill and causing long term cap issues.  I'm glad some of these Mike T proposals are falling on def ears.

football51 wrote:Come on now........... wrong site.

Sarge wrote:Can we all agree that in my prime, I'd kick all your asses in tether ball

SackExchange wrote:

Sarge wrote:Can we all agree that in my prime, I'd kick all your asses in tether ball

It depends on how much alcohol is involved.

SackExchange wrote:Guys, seriously. Show respect when you respond. Believe it or not, other posters have good ideas, too.

I do NOT want this board spiraling into Jets Insider.