jetsons Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 as per the NFL.com ... http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000921889/article/texans-sign-safety-tyrann-mathieu-to-1year-7m-deal Texans sign safety Tyrann Mathieu to 1-year, $7M deal The Texans have added another playmaker for their star-studded defense. Houston has signed former Cardinals defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, the team announced Friday night. The deal is for one year at $7 million, reports NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, via a source informed of the situation. Mathieu was released Wednesday by the Cardinals after balking at the idea of a pay cut from the $19 million he was due to collect under a five-year, $62.5 million contract signed in 2016. Just last week, Mathieu told NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal that his agent believed he could collect even more money in free agency. That turned out to be wishful thinking in a depressed safety market. Instead, Mathieu will gamble on his ability to reclaim 2015 All Pro form in Houston and hit the open market again in 2019. New general manager Brian Gaine has done well to target his two problem areas -- offensive line and secondary -- in the opening days of free agency. In addition to Mathieu, he has re-signed veteran Johnathan Joseph and imported former Jaguars cornerback Aaron Colvin and ace special teamer Johnson Bademosi to his defensive backfield. Among the league's most versatile and instinctive ball hawks when healthy, Mathieu has the potential to transform the back end of Romeo Crennel's defense. Although he started slowly last season on the heels of a disappointing 2016 performance, the 25-year-old finally regained his playmaking ability down the stretch, excelling in November and December. Mathieu is the rare defensive back capable of playing safety and cornerback, covering top wideouts, behemoth tight ends and jitterbug running backs while also disrupting quarterbacks as a timely blitzer. He will be eager to line up behind a front seven with the star power of three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt, back-to-back Pro Bowler Jadeveon Clowney, edge rusher Whitney Mercilus and the promising inside-linebacker tandem of Benardrick McKinney and Zach Cunningham. With Watt and Mercilus returning from major injuries and Mathieu entering the mix as an intriguing wild card, Crennel's defense stands as one of the NFL's most intriguing mysteries. If that talented trio plays up to its potential, this unit can match or even exceed the Texans defense that finished No. 1 for the first time in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Starting to doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Lol Edit: sign him for seven million cut Skrine costs you one million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deucebag Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Im not gonna lose sleep over this. We have bigger holes to fill. Outside of the secondary do you realize this roster is void of talent? Is there even one player on the team that would be a #1 pick in an expansion draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 A depressed safety market? That’s impossible, being such a high value position and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, deucebag said: Im not gonna lose sleep over this. We have bigger holes to fill. Outside of the secondary do you realize this roster is void of talent? Is there even one player on the team that would be a #1 pick in an expansion draft? So who are we paying the $ to ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Lol. Everyone jokes all we do is collect safeties. Dont sign honey badger??? RAGE RAGE RAGE silly rabbits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico002 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Two acls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 O'well, didn't think he was coming here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheastadiumjetfan Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Total whiff by Macc cut Skrine/ hire honey badger-no brainer our front office has its head up its ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 That’s a dumb contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 24 minutes ago, nico002 said: Two acls +1 and it’s over... haha no, but obviously there’s an issue/doubt there. Expected a bigger contract... if there weren’t lingering issues regarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hold up tho... We could give Josh f*cking McCown 10 million...but we couldn’t give Honey Badger 7 million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 If he’s 100%..... well, I guess he’s just not, and no longer will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 How is he not a huge upgrade on Skrine? Hope I’m wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 The proof will be in the performance pudding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike135 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 35 minutes ago, NYJets8 said: So who are we paying the $ to ???? Good question. Doesn't seem like much left on the market. I think they have around 35 mil free now. Not sure how much they can carry over this year. But it seems like they're trying to keep cap room. The Johnson deal averages 15 mil per season, yet it's structured to only be a 10 mil cap hit this year. Why bother if they aren't going to spend this year? Maybe they know someone else is going to be released soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 That's pretty gd funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciond Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Look the guy never said he was interested in the Jets. For all we know we may have offered him more money and he declined. Until things change for the Jets culture and success expect more of this week. Until then embrace the suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogglez Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I wouldn't have minded signing the guy, but some of you are acting like this is the end of the world. Personally, when I got over the initial hype, I was kinda "meh" on whether or not we should sign him. Now? I'm kind of relieved that we didn't. Looking at some tape and his numbers, its clear that he wasn't the same player last year, he got devastatingly hurt (again) and, quite frankly, isn't the best fit as a pure slot corner. Even if he was, at this point it's not even definitive as to whether or not he is a surefire upgrade over Buster (who I don't have any love for) in that regard. Either use the money somewhere else or just let it roll into next season and start focusing on the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJets8 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Agreed, not the end of the world, but a lot to be done. OL, QB, Sackmen, offensive skill. TE.. We should be able to hit our needs. With a heady draft ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 hours ago, sciond said: Look the guy never said he was interested in the Jets. For all we know we may have offered him more money and he declined. Until things change for the Jets culture and success expect more of this week. Until then embrace the suck True, unlike Cousins. Dude was hashtagging the Jets every day leading up to free agency yet couldn't even make a visit. Thats Hardcore trolling right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Villain The Foe said: True, unlike Cousins. Dude was hashtagging the Jets every day leading up to free agency yet couldn't even make a visit. Thats Hardcore trolling right there. **** that guy. He did what we knew he would most likely do .. use us like a cheap whore to drive the price up. Idk why some guys are surprised. It just pissed me off how sleazy it came off. guess he just had his mind made up. whatever tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I’m starting to question Jamal Adams abilities as a recruiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlichtie Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Mogglez said: I wouldn't have minded signing the guy, but some of you are acting like this is the end of the world. Personally, when I got over the initial hype, I was kinda "meh" on whether or not we should sign him. Now? I'm kind of relieved that we didn't. Looking at some tape and his numbers, its clear that he wasn't the same player last year, he got devastatingly hurt (again) and, quite frankly, isn't the best fit as a pure slot corner. Even if he was, at this point it's not even definitive as to whether or not he is a surefire upgrade over Buster (who I don't have any love for) in that regard. Either use the money somewhere else or just let it roll into next season and start focusing on the draft. Agreed Mogglez, i’m actually far happier we got Claiborne back.....in the grand scheme of things that may be the less sexy, more under the radar, but far more significant move. I’m impressed that we added a true No1 corner and arguably the best player available in FA in Trumaine Johnson and still brought back the guy who was our No1 CB last year, this time to be a No2. Skrine is and always has been a slot guy, he gets shown up when he has to play outside but in 2015 when we had Revis and Cromartie on the outside he actually played pretty well. we still have a handful of intriguing young players who get the opportunity to show they are future starter material and we might still add a draft pick in the middle rounds if the right player is available. I’m ok with this secondary without HB....we now desperately need to add a proper game—changing edge rusher which is likely going to have way more impact and create a lot more big plays than Tyrann Mathieu was going to be expected to do on his own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Werblin Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 His agent ****ed him. You can't tell your 25 year old 2 time busted ACL client to refuse a multi year restructure because he'll get more on the open market and then only get him a one year $7 million dollar show me deal. You've got to do your homework. Make some behind the scenes phone calls. And at least have an understanding of your client's market value. My God you're a ******* professional agent and your client relies on you. That guy is so fired. And does anyone else see the irony of him signing with a team that ritually loses big time D players to devastating injuries every season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 We will be reminded how much we could have used Tyrann Mathieu as soon as Buster Skrine commits his first of many penalties this upcoming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 37 minutes ago, joewilly12 said: We will be reminded how much we could have used Tyrann Mathieu as soon as Buster Skrine commits his first of many penalties this upcoming season. Or when he blows his knee out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Im confused, did we contact HB, make an offer? Reading he used us to drive his price up and that Adams couldnt recruit him. Did we even want him here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCJet Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 7 hours ago, sheastadiumjetfan said: Total whiff by Macc cut Skrine/ hire honey badger-no brainer our front office has its head up its ass Do you think the job is that simple? Do you really think that Mac couldn't/wouldnt pay 1 year and $8 million given our roster and need for a slot playmaker? The issue is Bowles and the daughter in law. Thats a complicated thing and probably why we didnt do it. Sucks, but i can't blame Mac for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRL Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I suggested we go after Mathieu, but looking at what he got from HOU it's obvious the Jets didn't feel the same way. We have more than enough cap space to beat that offer, so the team must believe Mathieu's play is on the decline. Good luck to him, we need to fill out the rest of our roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc1 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 No bigger indicator of Jamal Adams being a bust than our interest in Tyronn Matheiu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 #MinkahMeter shoots right back up, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio State NY Jets fan Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, BCJet said: Do you think the job is that simple? Do you really think that Mac couldn't/wouldnt pay 1 year and $8 million given our roster and need for a slot playmaker? The issue is Bowles and the daughter in law. Thats a complicated thing and probably why we didnt do it. Sucks, but i can't blame Mac for this one This has to be part of the reason, could be family issues or since Bowles is on thin ice and it would have been uncomfortable watching it crash and burn up close - plus Kacy is the DC so that could be an issue too or Mac and Bowles are working in silos / against each other and the end is near Either way this deal and the AJ deal with Bills (2yr $10m) shows some cracks in the Jets FA plan (who else thinks Josh is worth double AJ on the FA market?) AJ McCarron vs Teddy Bridgewater might have been fun to watch in camp, Thanks Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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