itsJETStime Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Darren Sproles traded to eagles for a 5th round pick .., this begs the question why didn't the Jets make this move ?!? http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000333709/article/darren-sproles-traded-to-philadelphia-eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 That sucks....I wanted him here real bad. Would have been a great outlet for Geno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets80 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 5th round pick and I believe his salary is only $3.5M for 2014. Would have been a nice addition to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 5th rd pick??? That's the steal of the year man. I would have LOVED for Idzik to pull this one off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 The Eagles offense could be pretty explosive next season. Are they still shopping Desean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 damn, BUT, the little jitterbug has been injury prone.. if Goodsen can stay out of jail, he can fill this role.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 serious question here,, how good a pass catcher out of backfield is MJD? That may be why Jets didnt go after Sproles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 serious question here,, how good a pass catcher out of backfield is MJD? That may be why Jets didnt go after Sproles over 40 catches a year except for two: in one he was on IR and the other he had 34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 serious question here,, how good a pass catcher out of backfield is MJD? That may be why Jets didnt go after Sproles He's averages around 40 grabs a year. Jax fans have always questioned why he wasn't used more in that fashion. Great at running the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinlawyer Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Sproles for a 5th round pick...total steal. I love Sproles, all the guy does is move the chains and make defenses crazy. Oh well, I hope Gooson stays out of jail OR we draft a jitterbug RB. Sproles will get good offensive production in that Philly offense, its built to tire out the opposing defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsJETStime Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 He's averages around 40 grabs a year. Jax fans have always questioned why he wasn't used more in that fashion. Great at running the screen. R we are getting MJD or wats going on there?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 over 40 catches a year except for two: in one he was on IR and the other he had 34. there is your Idzik answer IF we sign MJD,,sproles would have been useless w/so many other needs if MJD can catch out of backfield,,he is a every down back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJETSFAN Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 So we give the. The saints a 4th for ivory. And the eagles give a 5th for sproles !! Jeez what a difference a year makes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 So we give the. The saints a 4th for ivory. And the eagles give a 5th for sproles !! Jeez what a difference a year makes Ivory and MJD would be awesome backfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ivory and MJD would be awesome backfield For 2 games a year before one of them gets hurt. MJD is entering year nine and age 29. There is going to be a fall off and he'll probably want a decent contract. We need a pass catching RB for sure, but I'd rather sign someone else or draft one in the mid-rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Good trouble maker and old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 For 2 games a year before one of them gets hurt. MJD is entering year nine and age 29. There is going to be a fall off and he'll probably want a decent contract. We need a pass catching RB for sure, but I'd rather sign someone else or draft one in the mid-rounds. I am sure they will in later rounds or UDFA they like who slips thru draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ivory was 25 when we traded for him. Sproles turns 31 in June. Enormous difference for RBs. Also Sproles carries the ball like 3x per game. They're totally different players even if they're both technically RBs on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 My guess is Sproles isn't necessarily hopping over Bryce Brown for backup RB duties. Brown is a change of pace from McCoy, Sproles is there in case Shady gets hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Sproles isn't that good. Yeah I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 He's averages around 40 grabs a year. Jax fans have always questioned why he wasn't used more in that fashion. Great at running the screen. Yeah, this is quite clearly where the Jets interest in MJD lies, the receiving game. Powell is solid in that regard, but not a particular playmaker, while Ivory can't catch a damn thing. Could also be that they know for a fact that MJD can produce with absolute garbage at QB, while Sproles has never in his career had to deal with such a scenario. If they envision their potential contributions to be close enough, that reality plus the lack of need to make a trade could certainly have them preferring MJD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ivory was 25 when we traded for him. Sproles turns 31 in June. Enormous difference for RBs. Also Sproles carries the ball like 3x per game. They're totally different players even if they're both technically RBs on paper. Yeah, this. One round difference in compensation for a RB 6 years younger hardly equates to the Jets getting hosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Yeah, this is quite clearly where the Jets interest in MJD lies, the receiving game. Powell is solid in that regard, but not a particular playmaker, while Ivory can't catch a damn thing. Could also be that they know for a fact that MJD can produce with absolute garbage at QB, while Sproles has never in his career had to deal with such a scenario. If they envision their potential contributions to be close enough, that reality plus the lack of need to make a trade could certainly have them preferring MJD. Thats a great point...and Sporles has also played with TE's that open the field in a major way leaving him a ton of room to operate out of the backfield. MJD's best TE was Mercedes Lewis, best QB, David Garrard. He's used to see 9-10 in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 BECAUSE THE ******* SALARY CAP MATTERS. I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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