Franklin-Myers traded to broncos for 2026 6th Rounder

[Mr. Rogers]

1 hour ago, slats said:

Wow, really. 

Told ya. I'm not happy to be right, but I did say 5th/6th round value.

It's not his talent- it's the contract. It's a Shame because JD didn't do a damn thing for DL depth in this draft despite chances on day 3 here....

[jNYC1]

Liked JFM -

If money was no issue - prefer JFM and Huff over Reddick and Clemons. 

Factoring in money/resource allocation, Reddick and Clemons wins. 

Overall slight down grade in run defense.  Huge reduction in expense/resource allocation at edge.

Always a little frustrated that many fans considered JFM a jag and vastly overpaid.  The Jets got good value from a waiver wire pickup over the course of his time with the Jets.  Excellent run defender and generated strong pressure.  Slight step back in performance last year but was reportedly playing beat up.   He was very underpaid when we picked him up and overpaid when he let him go - which is a wash for me, and just good business by the Jets.  JFM's still a top 25 edge in the NFL - with some of his impact not showing up on the stat sheet.

[extmenace]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Rogers said:

Told ya. I'm not happy to be right, but I did say 5th/6th round value.

It's not his talent- it's the contract. It's a Shame because JD didn't do a damn thing for DL depth in this draft despite chances on day 3 here....

JD has been pretty good at finding guys for cheap and squeezing some production out of them. Not worried about the DL personally. 

[Jetmaster Flex]

1 hour ago, Untouchable said:

Gonna need that bread for Boyd or Beckham after the draft.

Boyd yes

OBJ 🤮 

[Asymmetrical]

Clemons is not good so really hope McDonald is ready to step up. 

[CanadienJetsFan]

He was Meh, at best.

[TuscanyTile2]

I love that it's in 2026 - lol.

[Mr. Rogers]

8 minutes ago, extmenace said:

JD has been pretty good at finding guys for cheap and squeezing some production out of them. Not worried about the DL personally. 

For next year, hopefully it's okay.

But in the long term, someone to work with today would have been nice. It's debatable whether a guy like Solomon Thomas or Javon Kinlaw is a long term answer there, and I think JD and Saleh likely could have drafted a player to make an impact both now and in the future in rounds 4 or 5 today. 

[Warfish]

2 hours ago, neckdemon said:

a 6th in 2 years.....lol

Also known as “Free”.

[Rangers9]

Mostly about salary and Jets feel they have replacements on the roster. He had good numbers on sacks but was called on a lot of penalties too. Return a future future 6th rounder is not much but trading guys to get rid of salary is why so little return. 

[Beerfish]

28 minutes ago, extmenace said:

It’s a football move. Every year on every team average starters get signed, some get cut, some get traded. With the other players on the roster, the cap space was worth more than his production. Nothing to see here…

People that suggested he be turfed long ago were shouted down and abused becasue JFM was the most underrated player for the last 5 years and as so damn good and important.

Now he is dumped for nothing as he should have been long ago and it is, oh turn the page, football move etc.

[extmenace]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Rogers said:

For next year, hopefully it's okay.

But in the long term, someone to work with today would have been nice. It's debatable whether a guy like Solomon Thomas or Javon Kinlaw is a long term answer there, and I think JD and Saleh likely could have drafted a player to make an impact both now and in the future in rounds 4 or 5 today. 

There are always going to be those kind of guys available. The rotational approach this team deploys seems to give these fringe guys a much better chance at being productive. It has a lot more to do with the system than anything else. If the system is in place, finding the guys shouldn’t be an issue.

[redlichtie]

2 hours ago, Rhg1084 said:

man we lost a good one guess he was odd man out 

Wow…so good we got a 6th round pick in two years time…this may be Joe Douglas greatest ever heist!

[redlichtie]

2 hours ago, BurnleyJet said:

Wow what a sh*t trade, just to clear some cap.

Brilliant trade, he’s useless and earning 16M…addition by subtraction, the draft pick is a bonus ..most inexplicably overrated player we’ve had in decades 

[boeingjets]

59 minutes ago, jetstream23 said:

 

At least there will be less laundry on the field at Met Life from late hitting the quarterback.

Absolutely. I cringed every time I saw him run onto the field.

[OilfieldJet]

2 hours ago, extmenace said:

 

Good call, @slats

[Titan24]

25 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

I love that it's in 2026 - lol.

Overpaid not that good 

[JoeNamathsFurCoat]

LOL

Less trade value in the end than Zach Wilson 😂

JFM and ZW now reunited too 😅

[Joe W. Namath]

JFM is terrible and was a huge waste of money.  Good riddance.

[Fantasy Island]

Douglas is drunk and making trades, not a good combo.

[Fantasy Island]

43 minutes ago, redlichtie said:

Brilliant trade, he’s useless and earning 16M…addition by subtraction, the draft pick is a bonus ..most inexplicably overrated player we’ve had in decades 

Sorta like $40million for nothing but 4 plays.

[southparkcpa]

3 hours ago, Claymation said:

The used car salesman earned his paycheck this week

JD or JFM? 

[southparkcpa]

18 minutes ago, Joe W. Namath said:

JFM is terrible and was a huge waste of money.  Good riddance.

JD at his best.  

[Tooooon]

Averages 4 sacks per year in his career.  Vastly overpaid.  

[southparkcpa]

57 minutes ago, redlichtie said:

Brilliant trade, he’s useless and earning 16M…addition by subtraction, the draft pick is a bonus ..most inexplicably overrated player we’ve had in decades 

No one mentions these players when they are blowing JD.  JD is not. Good GM.  His record speaks volumes.  

[JustInFudge]

wtf?  Sure hope there is something behind this 

[kdels62]

This is the worst thing the Jets have done all week. Trading a legit starter in this league for peanuts is wild. I understand it but I hate it.

[Green Ghost]

3 hours ago, Claymation said:

The used car salesman earned his paycheck this week

People here actually think Douglas knows what he’s doing?

Our first two picks this year will replace two of his gems (Becton and Moore) we had to dump the overall #2 pick for peanuts, and now we’re eating $8 mil to dump this stupid contract.

I’m not even going to mention his W-L record.

 

[jetswin]

What no kick-off tee's?

[BurnleyJet]

1 hour ago, redlichtie said:

Brilliant trade, he’s useless and earning 16M…addition by subtraction, the draft pick is a bonus ..most inexplicably overrated player we’ve had in decades 

Not unless you think only think in terms of sacks, he’s so versatile, he can play DT/DE, he creates 50 QB pressures a season, good run stuffer, sets the edge. He will be a loss, he was over paid by 15/20%. The issue is JD’s miss management of the Cap.

[Adoni Beast]

Not a fan of this trade unless it created an opportunity to sign a WR in post-draft free agency.

[hmhertz]

4 hours ago, extmenace said:

 

Why didn't we include Hackett in the trade?

[Bronx]

2 hours ago, Joe W. Namath said:

JFM is terrible and was a huge waste of money.  Good riddance.

 

 

[Larz]

Guess he turned down the renegotiation lol

[Larz]

Broncos To Acquire DL John Franklin-Myers From Jets

April 27th, 2024 at 7:30pm CST • By Sam Robinson

7:30pm: When speaking about the trade during his post-draft press conference, Jets general manager Joe Douglas confirmed (via Brian Costello of the New York Post) the Reddick acquisition necessitated moving on from Franklin-Meyers. Keeping both players in the fold through 2024 would have been a tall order in terms of cap commitments, a factor which no doubt affected the low price paid by the Broncos to acquire him.