JETSFAN5180 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ask yourself that question. This team finished the season 4-12 are we in a rebuilding mode or just remaining status quo. The QB situation is a coin flip.Offensively and Defensively we lack playmakers and solid players. We havent been to a Super Bowl since 1969. I dont know if $$$$ is gonna do it.Older players want to WIN now.And younger players want to win eventually. Hard sell ladies and gentlemen. Wish the front office luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Mart28 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Older players, like 30+, are probably going to lean more towards a ring. Zach Thomas is a prime example, playing 10+ years for a team that did nothing, was never going to do anything, he is going to want his last ditch effort at a ring. Anyone else is in it for one thing and one thing only...Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tparich Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 We have signed free agents in the past coming off of similar records. I just think they need to make the right sales pitch to the guy about how they are trying to do things the right way and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 If a guy likes Mangini and the direction of the team and he likes (or can tolerate) the NY metro area then he will sign with the Jets. Anyway, money talks. We only need a few pieces in FA, the bulk of the team will be built through the draft; Pace, Hadnot, Sapp would be a nice FA class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ask yourself that question. This team finished the season 4-12 are we in a rebuilding mode or just remaining status quo. The QB situation is a coin flip.Offensively and Defensively we lack playmakers and solid players. We havent been to a Super Bowl since 1969. I dont know if $$$$ is gonna do it.Older players want to WIN now.And younger players want to win eventually. Hard sell ladies and gentlemen. Wish the front office luck. It's always about the $$$$ more often than not. It won't be too much of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 ^Exactly what he said. Most young players want a team to "show them the money," a lot of them may not realize how terrible it is to lose year in and year out. Another thing to take into consideration is the NYC, it's one of the biggest markets in sports, provides plenty of entertainment and has all the women you could look for; all the trouble you could look for as well, besides vegas of course. It also depends on what type of speach Mangini and tannenbaum give to the players coming in about the direction their going; if curtis martin loves what mangini stands for, does and the direction he's taking the team in (don't bother with the, ya the direction he's taking the team in is to the bottom..because i handed it to you hah it's too easy...i'll give him till the end of this season to evaluate) than I 100% will back curtis martin's opinion. It's the salary cap era and their is almost zero loyalty left in the game, it's just a business and will continue to be one. So as long as the jets have money, and actually spend it, than players will want to come here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 ^Exactly what he said. Most young players want a team to "show them the money," a lot of them may not realize how terrible it is to lose year in and year out. Another thing to take into consideration is the NYC, it's one of the biggest markets in sports, provides plenty of entertainment and has all the women you could look for; all the trouble you could look for as well, besides vegas of course. It also depends on what type of speach Mangini and tannenbaum give to the players coming in about the direction their going; if curtis martin loves what mangini stands for, does and the direction he's taking the team in (don't bother with the, ya the direction he's taking the team in is to the bottom..because i handed it to you hah it's too easy...i'll give him till the end of this season to evaluate) than I 100% will back curtis martin's opinion. It's the salary cap era and their is almost zero loyalty left in the game, it's just a business and will continue to be one. So as long as the jets have money, and actually spend it, than players will want to come here. I think money talks and it won't be an issue. On the other hand I think being in NYC hurts as much as it helps. First of all, most FAs will have families and won't necessarily be looking for nightlife and women. They will be more concerned about cost of living and most importantly brutal taxation. That's why nobody wanted to play on the Canadian basketball teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Depends who he is. If he is a young guy, who likes the night life, and media attention. In a heart beat. if he is a family guy, with a few kids. Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyjet69 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 If I was a younger player, family or not, it would be SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!!!!! If I was an older player, with not many years left I'd want to go to a contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack48 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 It's always about the $$$$ more often than not. It won't be too much of a problem. It's the money. But a selling point might be the closeness of our games. "We just need a few guys like you to put us over the top, etc." That kind of bullspit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ask yourself that question. This team finished the season 4-12 are we in a rebuilding mode or just remaining status quo. If it were me, it would be where I could make the most money and be a starter. But every player has different needs and wants. Some guys want to be in NYC. Some dont. Some want to play for a guy like Mangini or Hermie. Some dont. The top line guys will look for a combination of: money, playing time, team success, personal happiness. Would you be happier living in NYC or Green Bay? Id choose NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 If it were me, it would be where I could make the most money and be a starter. But every player has different needs and wants. Some guys want to be in NYC. Some dont. Some want to play for a guy like Mangini or Hermie. Some dont. The top line guys will look for a combination of: money, playing time, team success, personal happiness. Would you be happier living in NYC or Green Bay? Id choose NYC. ...but look at the happiness of Drago/TicTac! PS: Top guys don't look for playing time. It looks for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 ...but look at the happiness of Drago/TicTac! PS: Top guys don't look for playing time. It looks for them. Drago and Tic arent really happy. They would sign here as free agents as soon as they get the chance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Show me the money and be aggressive and they will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Drago and Tic arent really happy. They would sign here as free agents as soon as they get the chance!!! Sure, but that's only because there are eight million stories in the naked city. That's a lot of human based protein sources! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOExcusesNYJ Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 did you guys not see that we got artrelle hawkins. this is gonna be a HUGE offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmart28Coles87 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Well if im a superstar player impact player and im in my prime I would come here to try to win a championship. And if I won a championship here I would be a god in New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjam76 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 It will be all about the money. Either they'll come for the money or they won't come at all. Very few players are going to listen to a coach who went 4-12. Yeah if it were Bill Parcells or BB maybe some players listen. People know they win. But Mangini has no track record of winning. So him selling the farm to a free agent just isn't going to vibe with most players. Unless a player is dumb or his agent is even dumber, nobody is going to believe the story of "we are only a few players away from being a contender" out of a coach coming off a 4-12 record in his second year. If they sign 4-5 big name Free agents, then maybe the 5th or 6th guy would believe it. But for the first two big name free agents, you can't really sell winning after going 4-12 and you've never even won a playoff game as a head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Free Agents go where the money is. The Jets don't spend money. Therefore they don't get Free Agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tparich Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Well Some FAs will go to a place where they know they will be a starter. Playing time can make a difference to some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Jet1121 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 The way Tanny does business if i was a free agent i would look else where. The Jets like to be cheap i notice since Herman got booted in the trade. Jets need to start throwing some cash out there there is no reason why we cant address these holes we have with the money we have. We proably have 20-30 million over the cap with this team with all the savings. Vilma is not long term Contact Kerry is not long term Contract Coles is not long term Contract Revis is not long term Contract This team needs to sign the leaders of the team into big contracts before we talk about big name free agents coming to this team because the first thing i see when i see the Jets is cheapness from the GM and team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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