JetNation Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 With the departure of last year’s starting safeties Yeremiah Bell and LaRon Landry the Jets will certainly be in the market for a veteran replacement. Thus far general manager John Idzik has taken a slow and steady approach to building the team with free agents. Idzik inherited a poor salary situation and has a limited budget so finding quality players at a reasonable cost is an important factor for future financial stability. The conclusion of the recent owners meetings signals the end of the “frantic” portion of free agency as teams begin to focus on the draft. This does not mean there are no solid players left to be had in the free agent market. Former St. Louis Ram current free agent safety Quintin Mikell could be an option for the Jets as they’ll still need a complement to second year safeties Josh Bush and Antonio Allen. Turning 33 in September Mikell has spent ten years in the NFL playing most of his career for the Philadelphia Eagles but the last two years for the Rams. Known more as an “in the box” run stopping safety last season Mikell amassed 101 tackles along with 3 sacks and could be viewed as a possible replacement for the 100 tackles LaRon Landry had with the Jets last year. There is some interest from the Rams of resigning Mikell as he was released due to a large salary but for now he is on the open market and would seem to fit the profile, a lower cost veteran player, the Jets should be looking for at the safety position. Follow Me: View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 He wasnt injured last year, so we wont sign him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 He wasnt injured last year, so we wont sign him We have a plan and we are sticking to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 We have a plan and we are sticking to it! Old injured dudes. FTW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 other safeties still out there include: Kerry Rhodes (ha ha) Charles Woodson Michael Huff Dawan Landry Eric Smith (ha ha x2) Jim Leonard (ha ha x3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 other safeties still out there include: Kerry Rhodes (ha ha) Charles Woodson Michael Huff Dawan Landry Eric Smith (ha ha x2) Jim Leonard (ha ha x3) IDK I won't be stunned if Smith is back for Vets min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 <27 years old <$3 mil per Prerequisites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Good Olde Idz, He's driving the price down, the players realise there may be no market for them, then they get Hungry. Some vet on 4Mill a year, is getting up there in years, and has the usual over inflated option of themselfs. They then figure take the vet min, because it's a big drop from 4mill to Zero. Then just like that your NFL career is over, I wonder how many player finished their playing day getting to greedy? Let e'm sit and sweat, Idz is the the Anti-Tanny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'd wouldn't mind getting Etic Smith back just so I can watch a few posters melt down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster2 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Good Olde Idz, He's driving the price down, the players realise there may be no market for them, then they get Hungry. Some vet on 4Mill a year, is getting up there in years, and has the usual over inflated option of themselfs. They then figure take the vet min, because it's a big drop from 4mill to Zero. Then just like that your NFL career is over, I wonder how many player finished their playing day getting to greedy? Let e'm sit and sweat, Idz is the the Anti-Tanny! I agree with you , I like the way he is running the show , I like to see what he does in the draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I'd wouldn't mind getting Etic Smith back just so I can watch a few posters melt down. You like to hear the old woman squeal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 You like to hear the old woman squeal? During anal yea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Our poor captain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It's not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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