N.Y Jets sign Justin Hardee to a 3 year deal (from the Saints).

[kevinc855]

Who????

[genot]

36 minutes ago, Creepy Lurker said:

This makes me Hardee.

Glad you found something that finally worked for you?

[Marshmello]

 

[Drums]

 

JK Never heard of him.

[New York Mick]

58 minutes ago, Mark78 said:

JD, where is our OLine?

In Kansas City

[clayton163v]

Joe Douglas makes a smart move.  He knows that the Saints are tight against the cap and will have to make harsh choices by 4 pm tomorrow.  So - before those choices - he strikes and swipes their ace special teams player.  No, he is not the starter many want.  But he is going to improve the special teams units.  We will like this guy. 

As for the defensive backfield, I like what we have.  Strongest and youngest unit on the team.  We need to bring in one veteran.  If it is Poole, that is fine.  If it is not, that is fine too.  I could roll with Hall and Austin on the outside and Guidry at nickel.  With Maulet and Jackson in reserve.  We have far greater needs elsewhere.  I would spend the money and draft picks on the other units. 

[SackExchangeNYJ]

Did he miss out on a marketing opportunity by signing with a team in an area without a Hardees?

[New York Mick]

I just watched his highlights he’s going to make some plays on STs. Which is good considering the Jets punt every series. 

[Scotty Wooty Doo Doo]

This is our splash signing,,,this is all he can do today ?
The draft is gonna suck !!!!

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[Wonderboy]

1 hour ago, LAD_Brooklyn said:

He's a special demon. Glorified last CB on the depth chart but won't be cut type of player. Great locker room and attitude guy.

Does he come with pom poms

[Wonderboy]

1 hour ago, docdhc said:

 

Yes but that one snap was incredible!

Hardee Har Har

[Scotty Wooty Doo Doo]

Of all the positions we need to address,,,I bet no one thought of special teams gunner .

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[ryu79]

22 minutes ago, Marshmello said:

 

These are the dawgs you've been looking for!

[yocousinvinny]

The Jets have not had a true identity in years.. IMO since Rex and his leadership style wore quickly. If these moves bring guys who are leaders and who will set the tone in the locker room I can't hate them. I feel like, albeit void of a lot of talent, we would have fielded more competitive teams these past few years had there been the right mix of selfless, football-first guys on the team. I think JD has acknowledged this and it's been proven by the moves we've made. With that being said there is always give and take when it comes to generational talent or something like that. Not pressing the panic button yet. 

[New York Mick]

18 minutes ago, Scotty Wooty Doo Doo said:

This is our splash signing,,,this is all he can do today ?
The draft is gonna suck !!!!

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16 minutes ago, Scotty Wooty Doo Doo said:

Of all the positions we need to address,,,I bet no one thought of special teams gunner .

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Do you need a hug?

[HawkeyeJet]

I could really go for a Frisco Burger right about now.

[jetswinbaby!]

1 hour ago, Creepy Lurker said:

This makes me Hardee.

It makes me even Hardee-er...

[LIJetsFan]

Hardee worked as a special teams standout over the last four years in New Orleans before signing a three-year deal with the New York Jets.

Per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, the New York Jets are set to sign cornerback Justin Hardee to a three-year deal. Hardee, an undrafted fifth-year man out of Illinois, has developed a strong reputation as one of the better special teams defenders in the league.

Hardee, 27, is officially listed as a cornerback but has truly made a name for himself on special teams. He has earned 44 special tackles over the past four seasons, including eight in 2020. Hardee is likely best known for taking a blocked punt back for a touchdown in a 2017 win over Tampa Bay, an endeavor that earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Though Hardee has only 115 defensive snaps to his name in the NFL, he also earned an interception during a Monday night win over Washington in 2018.

Formerly a receiver in college (earning 841 yards and a touchdown over four seasons with the Illini), Hardee knows what it’s like to pull off some special teams trickery at MetLife Stadium. During a September 2018 win over the Giants, Hardee united with Taysom Hill to earn a fourth-down conversion through a fake punt that continued an eventual New Orleans scoring drive.

The defender partook in 10 games last season, missing six due to a groin injury that put him in injured reserve.

Hardee should help the Jets’ coverage game, one that needed punter Braden Mann to pull off touchdown-saving-tackles. The Jets were one of nine teams to allow over 10 yards on opposing punt returns, finishing sixth-worst at 11.7. In their purge of Adam Gase’s staff, the Jets retained special teams coordinator Brant Boyer, who has held the role since the Todd Bowles regime.

[JustInFudge]

Now this!!! This!!!  This is a game changer baby!!!

[Fantasy Island]

Maybe we sign Laurel tomorrow?

[BornJetsFan1983]

Great pick up. Like we all know our back ups are terrible and this is a guy that gives us some pop love to sign a few more to place our below ave talent. Special teams were terrible

[NYJ1]

it's good to see ST get some love. You've got to have talent to be successful and ST, just like the rest of the team, had none.

[mrcoops]

The more I read about this guy, the more I like this move.

An elite special teamer, one of the best in the league, that the cap-strapped Saints just couldn't afford to keep.

Hardee can be our Matthew Slater, who has been a key piece for the Pats for more than a decade.

When we look back in a few years, I think we'll be viewing this as a key acquisition that helped turn the team around.

[rangerous]

Don’t the jets need to replace 19 players?  Not all of them are first string. Someone has to do the special teams work.

[mrcoops]

Nice contract, consistent with salaries for top special teamers:

 

[More Cowbell]

If these are the kind of signings JD is making, you can forget guys like Galloday and Watson. It isn't  happening. 

[kmnj]

True game changer one year per snap good thing he didn’t play 15 snaps on defense 

Others playing checkers signing big names joe playing chess and both sides of the board 

[Augustiniak]

17 minutes ago, mrcoops said:

Nice contract, consistent with salaries for top special teamers:

 

Seems like douglas/saleh targeted these 3 guys to lead the 3 units.  Davis will be a leader on offense, Lawson on defense and hardee on special teams.  Also all 3 are good players or better.  So in this light i think the jets view the first FA wave as a big success, they got their guys.  Also most other guys we want the jets to go after are still available, with the best 2 OL going right away for huge money which the jets weren’t going to pay anyway.  Plus there’s going to be more cuts today.  So 

[BROOKLYN JET]

In  your face Joe Judge!

[Warfish]

12 hours ago, Marshmello said:

 

I seem to recall exactly this sentiment when we got that Seattle DB as part of the Jamal trade.

Hope this time it works out, lord knows we need the help at DB (I still have some faith that Bryce Hall could work out as a #2 CB).

[BROOKLYN JET]

13 hours ago, SAR I said:

YES!

(Who?)

SAR I

Hardee's the official sponsor of the new and improved VIP tent noodle salad.

[Paradis]

Wrong Justin Hardy

[Dcat]

1 hour ago, More Cowbell said:

If these are the kind of signings JD is making, you can forget guys like Galloday and Watson. It isn't  happening. 

What a ridiculous comment!  Seriously.   All NFL teams, as in 100%, make signings such as this whether or not they sign a high priced superstar.  Just because a special teamer gets signed, it is no indication of other moves.

[Jetsfan666]

Forget offense n defense lets focus on special teams maybe that get us to 3 wins

 

[jetsrule128]

It’s now official