Jets Sign Former 3rd Overall Pick Solomon Thomas

[Grandy]

I dig it. Played all 17 last year with 3.5 sacks and 2 FF. He's very familiar with Saleh and should provide some good depth to our team.

[Untouchable]

Decent, cheap depth who can play inside and out.

Still only 26 as well

I have no delusions of him ever playing up to his potential, but it’s a solid add.

[Warfish]

So a bust journeyman DE.

Depth I suppose.  A 2-3 sack a year guy at his best.

[mrcoops]

Depth piece who can play inside or out. Decent pass rusher, but not a strong run-stopper which remains a need.

Probably came cheap, and not a lock to make the team.

[BigRy56]

From what I remember I think he has started to come on a little bit the last couple of seasons. Nothing 3rd pick worthy, but can be a good DL for us

[Warfish]

Just now, BigRy56 said:

From what I remember I think he has started to come on a little bit the last couple of seasons.

Defense & Fumbles

 Regular Season

 

					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV
Career					65	30	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	9.5	129	90	39	19	35		17
4 yrs		SFO			48	30						0	0	1	0	0	6.0	95	73	22	16	23		16
1 yr		LVR			17	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.5	34	17	17	3	12		1
2017	22	SFO	RDE	94	14	12						0	0	1	0	0	3.0	41	34	7	10	11		6
2018	23	SFO	LDE	94	16	13											1.0	31	24	7	3	6		6
2019	24	SFO		94	16	3											2.0	21	15	6	3	6		3
2020	25	SFO		94	2	2											0.0	2	0	2	0	0		1
2021	26	LVR		92	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.5	34	17	17	3	12		1

[Jimmy 2 Times]

He’s the big edge depth that allows JFM to rotate inside next to Q.  
 

[nj meadowlands]

ROFL @T0mShane's former muse and obsession

[HawkeyeJet]

Thomas played almost exclusively on the edge for San Fran(nearly 80% of his snaps) and was a huge disappointment.

Last year with the Raiders he spent about 50% of his snaps at DT and his production was improved along with his pass rush win rate.  Still hardly setting the world on fire, though.

I would imagine he will be playing inside almost exclusively here.  This is a calculated swing worth taking.

[TheNuuFaaolaExperience]

3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 pass defenses from the bench is not bad for a depth piece. 

[Mogglez]

You finally got your guy (IIRC, lol) @dbatesman

[Adoni Beast]

If it precludes us from drafting an IDL in the first 4 rounds, then great signing!

[chirorob]

18 minutes ago, Warfish said:

So a bust journeyman DE.

Depth I suppose.  A 2-3 sack a year guy at his best.

Just a depth signing of a guy who knows the system, and a reminder that just because someone is drafted top 5, they can still be mediocre or worse.

[Paradis]

A DT Bust… should fit right in lol 

[JoJoTownsell1]

Saleh had him in SF and sees a role for him. Sounds good to me.  

[playtowinthegame]

1st round selections from 2017 Draft who have been signed by the Jets: Solomon Thomas, No. 3 pick, Corey Davis, No. 5 pick, Jamal Adams, No. 6 pick., Jarrad Davis, No. 21 pick. 

[munchmemory]

The marquee man JD comin' through again.  Cheers.

[Beerfish]

He is a guy i looked at when FA began, after we showed no early interest i thought we would not pursue him knowing that he played for saleh.  A needed signing in any case. As absurd as it is we need some dline.

[kdels62]

He’s a depth signing. Not a big deal either way. There’s upside there I guess.

[Hex]

Seems like a good signing

[Sonny Werblin]

24 minutes ago, Warfish said:

Defense & Fumbles

 Regular Season

 

					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV
Career					65	30	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	9.5	129	90	39	19	35		17
4 yrs		SFO			48	30						0	0	1	0	0	6.0	95	73	22	16	23		16
1 yr		LVR			17	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.5	34	17	17	3	12		1
2017	22	SFO	RDE	94	14	12						0	0	1	0	0	3.0	41	34	7	10	11		6
2018	23	SFO	LDE	94	16	13											1.0	31	24	7	3	6		6
2019	24	SFO		94	16	3											2.0	21	15	6	3	6		3
2020	25	SFO		94	2	2											0.0	2	0	2	0	0		1
2021	26	LVR		92	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.5	34	17	17	3	12		1

His 2021 numbers are more than solid for a role player --- 2 PD; 2 FF; 3.5 Sacks; 3 TFL and 12 QB hits. That is a productive season for a non starter.

[Barkus]

Does he replace rankins?? Not a run stuffer so not sure if he really replaces fatukasi.

[Spoot-Face]

Good signing.

With the parting of Moses and the Jets, there was a glaring void in the biblical name department.

[UnknownJetFan]

29 minutes ago, Warfish said:

So a bust journeyman DE.

Depth I suppose.  A 2-3 sack a year guy at his best.

Better than Shaq Lawson.

[Larz]

Saleh needs 7-8 guys on the Dline. 
 

this helps camp competition and takes a little pressure off of the later draft picks. 

[BornJetsFan1983]

 There is a couple article online about how this kid deserved more playing time. Seems to me that he is great cheap pick up, that shoudl not be asked too much of and if he gives us last years stats, would be happy with it. Maybe we get lucky and he gets back to the basically all edge and after a season or two has grown as a player and gets home a few more times. I m sure saleh say his tape and thnks the kid can contritbute!!

[JiFtheOracle]

@T0mShane he loved him some Thomas coming out.  Called him the Jamal Adams of the DE class.

[rangerous]

the big rotate quite a bit these days.  they need at least 2 of every dline position just to make sure there's always a fresh guy in there.

[Fantasy Island]

Championship!

[Maynard13]

40 minutes ago, Warfish said:

So a bust journeyman DE.

Depth I suppose.  A 2-3 sack a year guy at his best.

Good now we can trade QW to Seattle for either Metcalf or AJ Brown.

Pete Carrol: Biggest Jets fan ever!

[ScouserJet]

He’s a backup, that’s all that matters.

If he’s a bust, we expected that, if Saleh trusts him, and makes him not a busy, then we’ve had a good deal.

he won’t eat into the Cap either.

[Maynard13]

12 minutes ago, Larz said:

Saleh needs 7-8 guys on the Dline. 
 

this helps camp competition and takes a little pressure off of the later draft picks. 

As bad as the secondary was last year, put these DL back there. Could they possibly do any worse than what these guys did last year.

[THE BARON]

33 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said:

Thomas played almost exclusively on the edge for San Fran(nearly 80% of his snaps) and was a huge disappointment.

Last year with the Raiders he spent about 50% of his snaps at DT and his production was improved along with his pass rush win rate.  Still hardly setting the world on fire, though.

I would imagine he will be playing inside almost exclusively here.  This is a calculated swing worth taking.

looks like a one gap 43 DT to me.  he might just be a good fit in Saleh's defence.  smart addition.  a fair chance of production at a fair price.  some depth if nothing else. 

[Raideraholic]

13 minutes ago, Hex said:

Seems like a good signing

I like Solomon Thomas when he played for the Raiders last year .  Guy never quit , and made some big plays for the Raiders.  Just changed  the defensive scheme that he wasn’t a good fit in the new defense. ( looking for different type of Dt ) .  S Thomas will make the Jets 53,  come off the bench, and provide some pass rush .

[Warfish]

18 minutes ago, Sonny Werblin said:

His 2021 numbers are more than solid for a role player --- 2 PD; 2 FF; 3.5 Sacks; 3 TFL and 12 QB hits. That is a productive season for a non starter.

Ok.