AFJF Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nothing online as of this second, but he just tweeted "Thanks for the memories Philly" One of the best OG's in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raideraholic Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Will the Jets show any interest as he could be temporary solution at one of the guard positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJets Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Maccagnan must swarm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogglez Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Absolute priority signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Would be an unbelieving signing and fills the last hole on the roster aside from QB with one of the best in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Jet Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've never heard of this guy, is he any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Sign this beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've never heard of this guy, is he any good? All-Pro in 2013...he's one of the best in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Straw Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 We're just going to have to replace this dude in a year or two anyway. I'd rather see one of the kids step up and win the job rather than a 33 year old, high-priced FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've never heard of this guy, is he any good? Last year, Mathis missed weeks 2-9 with an injury. Without him in the lineup, Shady average 3.8 yards per carry. With Mathis in the lineup, he averaged 4.6. In 2013, with Mathis healthy the full season, McCoy averaged 5.1 yards per carry. Sign this guy immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Jet Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 All-Pro in 2013...he's one of the best in the NFL. Damn would be an awesome pickup.... Mac better be all over that ish Anybody else in the league that has a need at OL and has more money than us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Trim some fat off the current roster and free up some money Babin and Pace 2 guys we can do without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Mathis will be 34 in Nov and some think Brick and Mangold are getting old?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 sign this beast. I guess he and Chip Kelly didn't get along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsHex Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Carolina is probably going to be his landing spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Mathis will be 34 in Nov and some think Brick and Mangold are getting old?? Alan Faneca and Pete Kendall gave us a couple of good seasons before their time came. Same for Brian Waters when KC let him go. Same could be true for Mathis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Mathis will be 34 in Nov and some think Brick and Mangold are getting old?? The problem is Brick will be costing us $12M against the cap this year and $14M each of the following 2 years. Mangold costs $10.4M this year, $8.6M next year and $9.1M in 2017. Mathis can be had significantly cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Jet Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 He can probably give us 1-2 good years while we groom an OL from the upper rounds in next year's draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Chip Kelly is running the program over there- he did not want him. I would like to see our guys step up and win the right guard job but Mathis is intriguing option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 There's a lot of other teams with a lot more cap space than we have. I wouldn't get too worked up over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggin94it Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yes, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Alan Faneca and Pete Kendall gave us a couple of good seasons before their time came. Same for Brian Waters when KC let him go. Same could be true for Mathis. We made Faneca the highest paid O-lineman in the NFL to get him at 32 this guy will be 34 a time when both Faneca was done and Kendall was at 35.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 He was making $6M per and wanted a raise. I'm pretty sure that Philly had been trying to move him. It will be interesting how much money he gets. Guess Chip had to cut a white guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Chip Kelly is running the program over there- he did not want him. I would like to see our guys step up and win the right guard job but Mathis is intriguing option Chip's opinion on this one doesn't mean much to me. When you're running a zone blocking scheme you need experienced guys to lead the way. Rather than sending a project out there like Aboushi or Harrison or starting that penalty machine Colon, Mathis would be an enormous step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRy56 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 The dude can play. Would definitely look into this. The Jets would have an elite o-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Getting Mathis would make Geno a better QB . Gotta protect those A gap blitzes. He'd make Ivory a better RB too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I really hope he's not blocking for McCoy again in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 He was making $6M per and wanted a raise. I'm pretty sure that Philly had been trying to move him. It will be interesting how much money he gets. Guess Chip had to cut a white guy. Cutting Colon wouldn't save any coin, unfortunately. I doubt this happens, especially since it would 100 % mean the end of any negotiations with Wilkerson this offseason, but never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Cutting Colon wouldn't save any coin, unfortunately. I doubt this happens, especially since it would 100 % mean the end of any negotiations with Wilkerson this offseason, but never know. Restructure D-Brick,Mangold,Giacomini along with cutting Colon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 No thanks, I'd sooner play one of the kids,our Oline being bad, is made up, by Jets fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Mathis would be a huge upgrade. The thing is he was one of the highest paid Guards in the league and it sounds like he wants more that's why Philly released him, how much more does he want? Do we even have the cap space to get a deal done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaniec Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Here's an article: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13059629/philadelphia-eagles-release-guard-evan-mathis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 In other news, the Pats signed Matt Flynn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 In other news, the Pats signed Matt Flynn. I guess Garopolo's 5 INTs didn't thrill them to the core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Here's an article: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13059629/philadelphia-eagles-release-guard-evan-mathis PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles on Thursday released Pro Bowl guard Evan Mathis, ending a standoff that continued through two offseasons. Mathis, 33, was unhappy with the five-year, $25 million contract he signed in 2012 and has skipped all of the Eagles' offseason activities, which were voluntary. The Eagles were scheduled to have three days of mandatory training next week. Mathis could have been fined if he failed to report for those workouts. Last year, the Eagles gave Mathis and agent Drew Rosenhaus permission to find another team willing to trade for Mathis' services. Mathis received the same permission this year. The team hasn't yet announced the move, which was confirmed by sources to ESPN, but Mathis tweeted a farewell to Philadelphia shortly after the news broke. Mathis' release was earlier reported by NFL Network. "Evan's been available to trade for two years now and we've never had an offer for him," Kelly said during the NFL draft. "That's through his agent and him. They've asked if he could renegotiate a contract and see what he could get and we've obliged him with that, but we've never had an offer." Mathis was scheduled to make $5.5 million in 2015 and $6 million in 2016. Now Mathis will have to find another job. It will be difficult to find a better contract as teams have their rosters pretty much set and little room under the salary cap to work with. Evan Not Almighty? Pro Bowl guard Evan Mathis is coming off an injury that kept him to only nine games last season. The Eagles rushing attack was actually better without Mathis on the field last year: WITH WITHOUT Yds per rush 4.1 4.4 YBC per rush* 2.7 3.1 1st down pct 22% 25% * Yards before contact per rush -- ESPN Stats & Information Meanwhile, the Eagles will have to replace a two-time Pro Bowl guard who regularly ranks at the top of Pro Football Focus' annual assessment of NFL offensive linemen. Mathis was PFF's top-rated guard from 2011 through 2013. He was second last season, playing only nine games because of a sprained left knee. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Mathis led all Eagles offensive players with 3,675 snaps in the last four seasons. Right guardTodd Herremans (3,139) and running back LeSean McCoy (3,079), third and fourth respectively in snaps played during that span, also are no longer on the team. Although Mathis was kept to just nine games this past season, he had started at least 15 in three of the previous four years. After playing for three teams in six seasons, Mathis signed with the Eagles in 2011. Playing alongside left tackle Jason Peters, Mathis found a home. Mathis went to the Pro Bowl after the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The Eagles released Herremans in March. Herremans signed a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts. At the time, Kelly said that veteran Allen Barbre would slide into Herremans' spot. During recent OTA practices, Barbre was playing left guard. That led to speculation that Kelly didn't expect Mathis back. Barbre, who will turn 31 on June 22, started the season opener at right tackle last year. He left the game with a high ankle injury that forced him to go on injured reserve and miss the rest of the season. Barbre has started a total of eight NFL games in his career. At right guard, Matt Tobin is the likely replacement for Herremans. Andrew Gardner and Dennis Kelly could also be in contention for the job. Tobin, who made the Eagles' roster as an undrafted free agent in 2013, started seven games at guard last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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