Ryno the Jet Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Sorry, not a huge deal, but I really liked this guy. Twitter. @Steiny31 #Jets have waived DL Ropati Pitoitua. They also officially announced the signings of PK Josh Brown and LS Derek Chard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Wow, didn't see that coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very surprised about this, although Marcus Dixon did come on relatively strong towards the end of last year. Could just mean that they expect Ellis to contribute much more this year and that Pito was just the odd man out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He was easily the least athletic DL on the roster. Kind of a statue really...A giant statue, but a statue nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 This had to come. Pitoitua was all the rage before he got hurt, and before the Jets took DEs in the first round of consecutive drafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 IS THIS A SIGN that Ellis might be ready sooner rather than later, or is this Coples related? Assume we all know Dixon can ball here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Yeah Dixon came out of nowhere and really made the most of his snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 IS THIS A SIGN that Ellis might be ready sooner rather than later, or is this Coples related? Assume we all know Dixon can ball here. think hes just the odd man out .... Rex overblows all his players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Yeah Dixon came out of nowhere and really made the most of his snaps. IIRC he did in 2010 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Can't carry excess in other units when you're going to have 4-5 running backs on the active roster. 9 DL is a lot for this D. Especially since we line up Pace and Thomas down so much too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetNation Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 According to Roto-World the Jets have placed reserve defensive end Ropati Pitoitua on the waiver wire. He was set to make $1.15 million this season and with the addition of first round draft pick Quinton Coples may have become expandable: Jets waived DE Ropati Pitoitua. The 6-foot-8, 315-pound “five technique” played well over 300 snaps for New York last season, … Pitoitua’s rather large $950,000 base salary plus $200,000 workout bonus will make him unattractive in the waivers process. Since he has not accrued four seasons under NFL guidelines Pitoitua is subject to the waiver wire system. Under this system the worst team in the league (Colts) can claim him and his current contract. The process continues if a team passes from worst to best but if Pitoitua clears waivers, no team claims him, he’ll become an unrestricted free agent. The Jets may try and resigned him at a lower salary, possible the league minimum of $540,000, if Pitoitua makes it through waives which given the size of the contract is likely. You can continue to hear more information on this move in our View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Not actually all that surprised. I had said from even before the drafting of Coples that he was the most likely of any of the DL to lose his job this summer. After Coples was drafted, the only shot he had was if the Jets decided to trade someone else away. The bottom line is Pouha, DeVito, Wilkerson, Coples, Ellis and Dixon are all stone cold locks for the roster, barring trade or injury. And this is on the same team that had what, only 4 DL on the active roster by the end of 2010? At this point the rest of the guys on the DL are going to be fighting it out for practice squad spots and not much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Yeah Dixon came out of nowhere and really made the most of his snaps. Dixon can actually play. Pitoitua was just big & tall. He'll land somewhere for depth -- you can't teach size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason423 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It s logjam on the line and he was the easiest of the guys to cut. I wouldn't be stunned if there is more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 think hes just the odd man out .... Rex overblows all his players Can someone please explain to me why Rex would say something negative about one of his players? Even if he thought the guy sucked, it would make no sense for a coach to say it publicly. You really think Rex believes Eric Smith is good NFL safety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Can someone please explain to me why Rex would say something negative about one of his players? Even if he thought the guy sucked, it would make no sense for a coach to say it publicly. You really think Rex believes Eric Smith is good NFL safety? Exactly. You never know if you may use them in some type of package trade or something. You cant do that if the other team can look an old press conference and see you trashing the dude you're about to trade to them lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Only Jets fans HATE the potential of new draft picks with overwhelming ability and talents, but LOVE the potential of practice squad roster bottom feeders that might have shown a "flash" once... Or at least in the opinion of the advocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Only Jets fans HATE the potential of new draft picks with overwhelming ability and talents, but LOVE the potential of practice squad roster bottom feeders that might have shown a "flash" once... Or at least in the opinion of the advocate. Dude, there's still guys on this board who are pissed that Brett Ratliff never got a fair shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Dude, there's still guys on this board who are pissed that Brett Ratliff never got a fair shot. Indeed, I know. That fact is pretty much my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Fairly shocked about the move....He'll be wearing a Flying Elvis on his helmet next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornJetsFan1983 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Indeed, I know. That fact is pretty much my point. we arnt bringing him back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Makes sense to me. If you can, you bring him back at the minimum to compete for a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Only Jets fans HATE the potential of new draft picks with overwhelming ability and talents, but LOVE the potential of practice squad roster bottom feeders that might have shown a "flash" once... Or at least in the opinion of the advocate. I got LOVE for them both, just not Vlad, if that is what you are referencing. Ropati is a likable player, but he is expendable at this point. I am about as optimistic as they come. I predicted in that same thread that all 8 of the 2012 draftees and a few of the UDFAs make the 53 man squad this year. That will never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEW Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It looks like another player with a train ticket to Belichick land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Did Rex even rave about this guy or is this based off of a Hard Knocks sentence? I feel like he just mentioned he liked him and he was playing well before the injury, and this was back when the DL depth wasn't so awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I got LOVE for them both, just not Vlad, if that is what you are referencing. Ropati is a likable player, but he is expendable at this point. I am about as optimistic as they come. I predicted in that same thread that all 8 of the 2012 draftees and a few of the UDFAs make the 53 man squad this year. That will never happen. Nobody in this thread has really reacted how I described, but they'll come... Oh, they'll come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Did Rex even rave about this guy or is this based off of a Hard Knocks sentence? I feel like he just mentioned he liked him and he was playing well before the injury, and this was back when the DL depth wasn't so awesome. He was always positive about the guy, but that's Rex. Hasn't really had a ton to say about him in more recent times that I can remember. The truth is when you're 4 seasons into your NFL career and your current status is 7 deep on a DL unit that's looking pretty damn good without you, how much longer do you expect a team to wait around to see if you're going to become something more? There's a pretty good shot that there's no open DL spots left to fight for outside of the PS and even if there is, I'm sure Rex and Co would rather let some new blood fight it out because Pitoitua has certainly had more than his fair share of shots. The Jets keep trying to further upgrade their already talented starting DL, they've got some guys with some serious upside in Coples and Ellis, and with the way Dixon has been playing these past couple of years, there's no way in hell Pitoitua was ever going to come off the bench before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBe_Tweetin Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ropati was a good player and he saw a lot more playing time last season. I hope he comes back, I remember getting his autograph during training camp last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNJet Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Dude, there's still guys on this board who are pissed that Brett Ratliff never got a fair shot. Or Kellen Clemens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ropati was a good player and he saw a lot more playing time last season. I hope he comes back, I remember getting his autograph during training camp last year I don't think he was bad, I just don't think he's good enough to hang around on what is far and away the Jets strongest unit. As RJF mentioned earlier, the way this team tends to carry their roster, there's just not the space to be carrying that many DL, and that's not even counting the numerous hybrids types who play plenty with their hand in the dirt in nickel sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 i almost feel that with the fact that it seems like we have alot more talent at DL than LB we should be playing more 4-3. plus the fact that davis is a smallish 3-4 lb'er. but is f'in fast and probably well suited to a sideline to sideline type l'ber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 what this means is that coming back from an Achilles tear is really tough Ropati was great pre injury. after injury he was meh. I expect similar stories from Cumberland and Bryan Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msf1027 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 He wasn't really very good anyways like the rookie class on defense we drafte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Pats should snag him up for some insider info, as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Pats should snag him up for some insider info, as usual. I'm sure the Pats already know more about our defense than Pitoitua does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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