flgreen Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Changes loom for Jets By Brian CostelloFebruary 19, 2014 | 7:31pm Changes loom for Jets Questions abound for Jets Antonio Cromartie, Mark Sanchez and Santonio Holmes. INDIANAPOLIS — The offseason of optimism gets under way for the Jets this week with the NFL Scouting Combine. The Jets entered this offseason with cap space and draft picks, giving the front office a chance to greatly improve the roster. Couple that with an 8-8 finish to a 2013 season in which nothing was expected and this is as good as the Jets have felt entering the offseason in a few years. Most of the Jets’ contingent arrived here Wednesday and will begin evaluating college players Thursday. That is only part of what the combine entails, though. It is also a chance for players’ agents to meet with the Jets front office, which should lead to some resolution of the issues around the team’s roster. The first order of business for the Jets is taking care of their own roster. Quarterback Mark Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes are expected to be cut in the coming weeks. The Jets will meet with the agents for both while at the combine, and the players may be told something definitive about their futures. The Jets currently have about $20 million in cap space. By cutting Sanchez and Holmes, they would clear another $16 million. General manager John Idzik could clear another $9.5 million by cutting cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who is coming off a disappointing season and carries a $14.9 million cap charge in 2014. The combine also serves as an unofficial start to free agency. While teams are not supposed to begin discussions with free agents from other teams, tampering does go on. The Jets surely will talk to the agents of some of the players who interest them and are on the verge of free agency. What is permitted, and the Jets will be doing plenty, is speaking to the agents for their own players who are slated to hit free agency on March 11. For the Jets, the top priorities are right tackle Austin Howard and kicker Nick Folk. They also have some difficult decisions to make on guard Willie Colon, linebacker Calvin Pace and tight end Jeff Cumberland. With all of this going on, the primary purpose of the next six days will be for the Jets to get an up-close look at the top college prospects. They will interview dozens of players and watch them get measured, poked, prodded and timed. The Jets expect to have 12 picks in May’s NFL Draft once compensation picks have been awarded next month. That will give them plenty of opportunities to plug some holes. It is no secret the team’s biggest need is playmakers on offense. Wide receivers Sammy Watkins of Clemson, Mike Evans of Texas A&M and Marqise Lee of USC, as well as tight end Eric Ebron of North Carolina, are potential first-round targets the Jets will watch closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 The headlines this time of year crack me up... "Changes Loom for the Jets" ---- riiiight, but not for any of the other 31 teams. "Jets might draft multiple WRs" ------ riiight, or they might not. This is what happens when there are too many media outlets, and the delivery method is a constant stream targeting a fleeting attention span. Nothing intelligent or meaningful whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetknowledge Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 PLAYOFFS COMING!!!!!!! If we miss them this year i'm speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 The headlines this time of year crack me up... "Changes Loom for the Jets" ---- riiiight, but not for any of the other 31 teams. "Jets might draft multiple WRs" ------ riiight, or they might not. This is what happens when there are too many media outlets, and the delivery method is a constant stream targeting a fleeting attention span. Nothing intelligent or meaningful whatsoever. You are not very fond of the media are you? However you are very fair as you BASH THEM ALL, even though they are just doing their job. right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 PLAYOFFS COMING!!!!!!! If we miss them this year i'm speechless. Geno Smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetknowledge Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Geno Smith? Even though 1 man can lose a game, it takes a team to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Not if those DAMNED bureaucrats in Washington have anything to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Geno Smith... has ALMOST definitely got this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Even though 1 man can lose a game, it takes a team to win. [/quote 2013: Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewillie78 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 has ALMOST definitely got this. You losing faith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 You are not very fond of the media are you? However you are very fair as you BASH THEM ALL, even though they are just doing their job. right? No. I'm not. And no. They aren't doing their job, at least not to the standard that we should all expect of them. The media is the primary proponent in the ongoing polarization within our society about every topic - political, economic, cultural... everything is reduced to an idiot's quarrel of black and white points of view. We are no longer a thinking society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 You losing faith? Moment of weakness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetknowledge Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 No. I'm not. And no. They aren't doing their job, at least not to the standard that we should all expect of them. The media is the primary proponent in the ongoing polarization within our society about every topic - political, economic, cultural... everything is reduced to an idiot's quarrel of black and white points of view. We are no longer a thinking society. Absolutely correct, I feel better knowing that some1 else knows this. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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