Rexorcism Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Wow, that's pretty crazy. Certainly can't say it's some sort of awful move, considering how little he's done this year, and clearly the new regime was not a fan, but certainly wouldn't expect something like this mid-season. I'm sure there's a combination of factors involved there, including the recent addition of another DL and the play of Mauldin, but you still wouldn't expect that. Interesting to see who takes his spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexorcism Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 ...and Jones is dominating, typical Jet fan luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If we didn't exercise his option, and he was picked up by someone else for more than the league minimum (which would surely happen) wouldn't we have received a compensatory pick? His option had already been exercised this off-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Un-*******-real. Well, this wasted 1st rounder is all on Rex. This is one pick that he "claimed". This team is a catastrophe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 So we draft a DL, force him to play OLB, and when he has proven that he can't play OLB we waive him instead of trying to fit him on the DL. Very Jets move. And to top it off, he'll go to New England, be a 4-3 DE and be perfectly solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If we didn't exercise his option, and he was picked up by someone else for more than the league minimum (which would surely happen) wouldn't we have received a compensatory pick? I was about to bitch that we should have at least traded him for a 6th or 7th rounder... but if this is true, then there is probably no difference between trading him or getting a comp pick. Maybe the comp pick could end up being more. I cannot get over how one team can **** up the draft so badly for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 And to top it off, he'll go to New England, be a 4-3 DE and be perfectly solid. This. Book it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylekram Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thanks for nothing, Q. q's rookie year, playing sparingly on the d-line. he gets 5.5 sacks. mo wilks gets injured and coples fills in. didn't miss a beat. at 265 pounds. rex was retarded for trying to convert coples to olb. the new front office is just as dumb for not seeing him for what he is. a d-lineman. no place to play him? I can buy that, but to cut him outright sounds like a knee jerk reaction for the entire jets team playing like crap. not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If we didn't exercise his option, and he was picked up by someone else for more than the league minimum (which would surely happen) wouldn't we have received a compensatory pick? Teams need to exercise the player's 5th year option prior to the start of their 4th year, which the Jets did for Coples this past offseason. So I'm fairly certain even if not retained for next year, it would still be a matter of cutting Coples, and therefore not eligible for a comp pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Stupid use of resources by this team. He will go to a true 4-3 team and look much better. They should have held on to him the rest of the year and maybe got a comp pick for him. One thing I have noticed with bowles/Mag, once you are in the dog house for whatever reason you seem to stay here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 You people are still going with the square peg round hole excuses? The guy barely did anything. His upside is Calvin Pace. Downside is Gholston. They weren't going to pay him $7M next year and Mauldin is filing his position pretty capably. No reason to have him taking up a roster spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexorcism Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Why does bizarreness always follow us around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights212 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I'm thinking the Jets didn't want to risk a serious injury with him that would potentially guarantee the 5th year option. Lot of work to be done at LB next off-season (not that I feel he was a LB anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 His option had already been exercised this off-season. Teams need to exercise the player's 5th year option prior to the start of their 4th year, which the Jets did for Coples this past offseason. So I'm fairly certain even if not retained for next year, it would still be a matter of cutting Coples, and therefore not eligible for a comp pick. Right, right, now I remember. Then this is fine. If he got injured badly in these last 6 games we'd be stuck with him for $8M or something next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If this is a message then maybe the message has to do with effort or the lack thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRL Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Shocking move but it sends a message to the entire team from the new regime, produce or get cut. It doesn't matter where he goes or who picks him up yesterday's performance needed a drastic response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aec4 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 we really couldn't have dealt him to buffalo or someone for a mid to late rounder 2 weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 we really couldn't have dealt him to buffalo or someone for a mid to late rounder 2 weeks ago? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snell41 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Right, right, now I remember. Then this is fine. If he got injured badly in these last 6 games we'd be stuck with him for $8M or something next season. If I had to speculate, this is half injury avoidance and half message to the team. This dude lollygags half the plays he's on the field. I'm betting something came to a head with him behind the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 He was what the biz calls a scholarship player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylekram Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If I had to speculate, this is half injury avoidance and half message to the team. This dude lollygags half the plays he's on the field. I'm betting something came to a head with him behind the scenes. yea, coples probably said something like " why do you keep playing me at olb? i suck at it. I am a defensive lineman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#bman Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The Dude doesn't play, and the Jets HAD to send a message to the players to Wake Up! No brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Right, right, now I remember. Then this is fine. If he got injured badly in these last 6 games we'd be stuck with him for $8M or something next season. Also, like last year, I'd expect the Jets to sign more free agents than they let go, making the whole comp pick thing moot, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 These type of 'messages' never work. Cut or get rid of a guy who was already obviously out of favor with the team. Want to 'send a message'? Mauldin take starting reps from pace, Taiwan jones gets early week staring reps instead of Harris or Davis, Cromarite is benched in favour of Williams. Even if go back to some of these guys later in the week make them wear the practice jerseys for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The Quinton Coples draft will go down as a pretty weak one, league wide. These busts, Gholston, D Rob, Coples all came from very weak drafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylekram Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 You people are still going with the square peg round hole excuses? The guy barely did anything. His upside is Calvin Pace. Downside is Gholston. They weren't going to pay him $7M next year and Mauldin is filing his position pretty capably. No reason to have him taking up a roster spot. his 2 stints on the d-line in 4 years produced results. his stint at olb did not. kind of the definition of square peg, round hole,no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I'm thinking the Jets didn't want to risk a serious injury with him that would potentially guarantee the 5th year option. Lot of work to be done at LB next off-season (not that I feel he was a LB anyway). Serious injury? What, a splinter in his ass? You have to play to get hurt. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Also, could we suck any worse at drafting? Is it possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Also, like last year, I'd expect the Jets to sign more free agents than they let go, making the whole comp pick thing moot, anyway. Well, what makes it moot is he's not eligible anyway. They could still sign free agents that don't count against the formula. Just have to sign other teams' Coples players who were cut rather than having their contract expire on schedule, or options that weren't exercised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 we really couldn't have dealt him to buffalo or someone for a mid to late rounder 2 weeks ago? They very well could have talked to some teams about it, but consider that every team out there already knew there was no way the Jets would be keeping Coples around next year. Plus, I doubt any team would see him as worth the 5th year option amount he would be due next year. So the only way a team would have been willing to make that offer is if they saw worth trading a pick for him, solely to have him as an asset for the stretch run of this year and.... yeah, I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 The Quinton Coples draft will go down as a pretty weak one, league wide. These busts, Gholston, D Rob, Coples all came from very weak drafts. Except of course the good team in our division landed two defensive starters(and good players) after us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights212 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Serious injury? What, a splinter in his ass? You have to play to get hurt. I think. Exactly...I'm sure the 5th year option played into the snap count as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 CopLESS is more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAR I Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I'll never forget that one play he made that one time where we got that one thing and almost won that one game we lost. SAR I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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