JetNation Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 The NY Jets have announced that they have released C\G Spencer Long. He was due a 3 million dollar roster bonus if he remained on the roster, that is why the move was done at this time. Long struggled at center this past season, a hand injury impacted his ability to snap. He was moved to guard and played better there. Adam Gase and company must not have been impressed so they are moving in another direction. We have released OL Spencer Long. https://t.co/y42ggSYXEb pic.twitter.com/eVTegnjbeA — New York Jets (@nyjets) February 5, 2019 After signing with the Green & White last March, Long appeared in and started 13 games while playing both center and left guard. The 28-year-old Long, who spent his first four pro seasons with the Washington Redskins, opened the season at center before battling finger and leg injuries. After James Carpenter went to injured reserve, Long shifted to left guard and veteran Jonotthan Harrison moved to center. A third-round pick of Washington in the 2014 draft, the 6’5”, 318-pound Long has appeared in 53 NFL contests and started 44. Here is a thread in our forums about Spencer Long. The post Jets Release Spencer Long appeared first on JetNation.com (NY Jets Blog & Forum). Click here to read the full story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlagmanL11 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 One of the worst snappers ever and that was even before the finger injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Honestly this was an easy decision, for all those saying otherwise. Upgrading is up to the GM, but fear of an even worse guard/center than a clear disappointment is not the way you get better. If we were way up against the cap, where we couldn't afford to spend to upgrade, then maybe you could rationalize his versatility makes him worth it. Good move Maccagnan (after the bad move of picking him up in the first place, which itself followed a season he went with Wesley Johnson and nobody else for the year). If we sign an $11MM center, it's not an $11M spend to upgrade; now it's just a $5MM upgrade spend because we subtract Long's contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, Sperm Edwards said: Honestly this was an easy decision, for all those saying otherwise. Upgrading is up to the GM, but fear of an even worse guard/center than a clear disappointment is not the way you get better. If we were way up against the cap, where we couldn't afford to spend to upgrade, then maybe you could rationalize his versatility makes him worth it. Good move Maccagnan (after the bad move of picking him up in the first place, which itself followed a season he went with Wesley Johnson and nobody else for the year). If we sign an $11MM center, it's not an $11M spend to upgrade; now it's just a $5MM upgrade spend because we subtract Long's contract. Sperm.....you feeling ok?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Many times I've wished the Jets would trade back, accumulate extra picks and then draft Olinemen. Every year I hear about guys we can pick up in the draft. Every year we dont draft Olinemen Every year our Oline sucks. Trade down, draft linemen. **** you Maccagnan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Good he should have been cut during the season for his terrible snapping there are better guys on the street. @peebag who obviously knows NOTHING about football if he thinks he was a good snapper... GET A CLUE DUDE/DUDETTE AND SHOVE THE NEGATIVE REP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Jets may bring him back at a lesser salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, joewilly12 said: Good he should have been cut during the season for his terrible snapping there are better guys on the street. @peebag who obviously knows NOTHING about football if he thinks he was a good snapper... GET A CLUE DUDE/DUDETTE AND SHOVE THE NEGATIVE REP lol....peace lil' dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bealeb319 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 He had a pretty bad season with us and I think some of that was due to injuries. It won't be hard to replace the play he gave us last year but I think he was a better player than what we got from him. If we don't land moorse or paradis in free agency this move could come back to bite us.Sent from my LGUS991 using JetNation.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just now, bealeb319 said: He had a pretty bad season with us and I think some of that was due to injuries. It won't be hard to replace the play he gave us last year but I think he was a better player than what we got from him. If we don't land moorse or paradis in free agency this move could come back to bite us. Sent from my LGUS991 using JetNation.com mobile app This move allows him and the Jets to see what his worth is on the market. They may get back together yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, peebag said: lol....peace lil' dude! Peace dude/dudette junior wanna be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Villain The Foe said: Many times I've wished the Jets would trade back, accumulate extra picks and then draft Olinemen. Every year I hear about guys we can pick up in the draft. Every year we dont draft Olinemen Every year our Oline sucks. Trade down, draft linemen. **** you Maccagnan This is a big offseason for Macca6nan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embrace the Suck Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said: This is a big offseason for Macca6nan. Nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillieWhiteShoesHOF Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Embrace the Suck said: Nice... Gets to say his IQ out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better2bgreenthanblue Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Thought he was an adequate pass protection G once they moved him. Maybe resign for $2-3M as a backup/depth. We might need a few extra OL if we run a hurry up offense. Will NEVER forget his last game at C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, joewilly12 said: Good he should have been cut during the season for his terrible snapping there are better guys on the street. @peebag who obviously knows NOTHING about football if he thinks he was a good snapper... GET A CLUE DUDE/DUDETTE AND SHOVE THE NEGATIVE REP Please go eat some clams and enjoy a seltzer and relax. You let SAR I get you all amped up in the Meadowlands thread and you get cranky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 It’s a good thing Big Macc is so good at escape clauses because every single one of his signings needs one. Good lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Schroy Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 He might be back as others have mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetscrazey Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I have a feeling they'll re-sign him at a lower salary, as a guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Villain The Foe said: Many times I've wished the Jets would trade back, accumulate extra picks and then draft Olinemen. Every year I hear about guys we can pick up in the draft. Every year we dont draft Olinemen Every year our Oline sucks. Trade down, draft linemen. **** you Maccagnan wait. Your pronoun usage is confusing. It's almost as if you are a Jets fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 The guy's hand was injured and he physically couldn't snap, as anybody could see. He played significantly better when moved to guard. He might not be the center we wanted and I'm not devastated by his departure, but if he couldn't snap and they put him in anyway, whose fault is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Dcat said: wait. Your pronoun usage is confusing. It's almost as if you are a Jets fan. Surprising, isn't it? I was never not a Jets fan. I just don't allow other fans to dictate how I demonstrate my fandom or what other teams I can enjoy watching when Maccagnan is putting together crap rosters and the Johnson's a crappy coaching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerous Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 agree that cutting him was pretty easy and it all comes down to saving 3 million. but at the same time having a revolving door on the oline is not a good thing. these guys need to play together for quite some time before they get really great. it used to be that it took 3 seasons for an oline to come together. and while we shouldn't think his replacement will be worse as a reason to keep him, with mac drafting there's no telling based on his past draft and free agency record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 14 hours ago, section314 said: Sperm.....you feeling ok?? 2 steps backward + 1 step forward = not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, rangerous said: agree that cutting him was pretty easy and it all comes down to saving 3 million. but at the same time having a revolving door on the oline is not a good thing. these guys need to play together for quite some time before they get really great. it used to be that it took 3 seasons for an oline to come together. and while we shouldn't think his replacement will be worse as a reason to keep him, with mac drafting there's no telling based on his past draft and free agency record. It saves $6MM It saves $3MM only if he was going to be cut later this offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 13 hours ago, Scott Dierking said: Jets may bring him back at a lesser salary. Also true, but hopefully he first tries to upgrade before locking the team into another year of going with the fallback plan. The advantage of a QB making $20MM below market value is not to save $20MM outright; it's to spend it elsewhere. OL seems as good a place as any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Villain The Foe said: Many times I've wished the Jets would trade back, accumulate extra picks and then draft Olinemen. Every year I hear about guys we can pick up in the draft. Every year we dont draft Olinemen Every year our Oline sucks. Trade down, draft linemen. **** you Maccagnan Agree 100%. Just said the same in a different post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 18 hours ago, joewilly12 said: Good he should have been cut during the season for his terrible snapping there are better guys on the street. @peebag who obviously knows NOTHING about football if he thinks he was a good snapper... GET A CLUE DUDE/DUDETTE AND SHOVE THE NEGATIVE REP And you wonder why you are always getting banned. Reading your posts seriously makes me wonder if something is wrong with you. Please spare me the PM explaining how the other person started it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 17 hours ago, Scott Dierking said: Jets may bring him back at a lesser salary. as Long as he plays G.. fine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Ding Dong, wild thing is gone!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untouchable Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Villain The Foe said: Surprising, isn't it? I was never not a Jets fan. I just don't allow other fans to dictate how I demonstrate my fandom or what other teams I can enjoy watching when Maccagnan is putting together crap rosters and the Johnson's a crappy coaching staff. I’m not sure why you hate the Gase hire but applaud the Browns for promoting Freddie Kitchens. That would’ve been like the Jets promoting Jeremy Bates to HC just because Darnold was the highest rated QB in the league over the last 4 weeks of the season. And the crazy thing is, Bates is actually more qualified than Kitchens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, Maxman said: And you wonder why you are always getting banned. Reading your posts seriously makes me wonder if something is wrong with you. Please spare me the PM explaining how the other person started it again. That is a thing? I will have to start doing that. I have not been sending you near enough PMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSteve Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 18 hours ago, joewilly12 said: Good he should have been cut during the season for his terrible snapping there are better guys on the street. @peebag who obviously knows NOTHING about football if he thinks he was a good snapper... GET A CLUE DUDE/DUDETTE AND SHOVE THE NEGATIVE REP Its not that he was bad Joe, the guy had two broken fingers on his snapping hand, and our brilliant coach thought it was a better idea to leave him in and send 15 balls over Sam's head rather then change him. I bet we resign him as guard/center depth, which I think would be good, given he won't have much of a market this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets723 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Untouchable said: I’m not sure why you hate the Gase hire but applaud the Browns for promoting Freddie Kitchens. That would’ve been like the Jets promoting Jeremy Bates to HC just because Darnold was the highest rated QB in the league over the last 4 weeks of the season. And the crazy thing is, Bates is actually more qualified than Kitchens. His favorite player in on the Browns that’s why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 At this point Jets should be looking for lineman at Golden Corral. The neglect of the OL has been criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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