gangreenman Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Source: Jets add TE Bubba Franks The Jets have agreed to terms with former Packers TE Bubba Franks, an NFL source has told the Daily News. Franks, a three-time Pro Bowler, is coming off one of his least productive seasons. But he provides depth, backing up Chris Baker. The Jets focused on Franks after failing to sign Colts TE Ben Utecht last week. --------------------------------- We'll see the money and length of the contract. If its anything significantly over the vet. minimum and a 2 yr deal, Ill be kinda pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 and there was much rejoicing... yaay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 He's nothing like the force he once was but hopefully he can rediscover some of his old form and become useful for us. He's a good #2 guy to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Again, I'm not a fan of this. He let other players outperform him during his last 2 years with GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSFAN5180 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Again, I'm not a fan of this. He let other players outperform him during his last 2 years with GB. That's why he'll be our #2 TE and not our starting TE. Donald lee outperformed him becuase they were employing a more pass oriented offense. Bubba will be mostly utilized in our two TE sets in order to run the ball and probably use his big 6'6 frame in the redzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachTsurfing Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! Just say no to Shockey, great player but he needs a strong qb to tell him to shut his mouth. Clemens isn't that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangreenman Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! Shockey? You're kidding, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 That's why he'll be our #2 TE and not our starting TE. Donald lee outperformed him becuase they were employing a more pass oriented offense. Bubba will be mostly utilized in our two TE sets in order to run the ball and probably use his big 6'6 frame in the redzone. Let's hope he plays better than Ryan did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangreenman Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Let's hope he plays better than Ryan did last year. Gee, thats asking a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I like the pick up. Franks is not what he once was, but he is a good blocking TE and will be a great target in the red zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 So much for getting done as early as tomorrow. Good job by Tangini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! No way this is a serious post. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 No way this is a serious post. lol. I was hoping that if we ignored it, it would go unnoticed. I don't understand why every move we make means it's all because of chad; is he the only one who could benefit from a 6'6 body in the end zone?? or from an increased rushing game with an improved oline and an extra run blocking TE?? If we traded for mcnabb these same people would probably say that we're giving chad motivation to start GO CHAD.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyjet69 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! No F-ing way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'm willing to bet this guys cost 1/3 of what shockey would. This guys would also be less of a distraction and is probably less injury prone than crybaby shockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'm willing to bet this guys cost 1/3 of what shockey would. This guys would also be less of a distraction and is probably less injury prone than crybaby shockey. And a likely 35th overall draft pick that Shockey would cost. We still have plenty of cap space. What are people worried about? That Jason Pociask won't get as many snaps or that he's not an adequate replacement for the now-departed Sean Ryan? I'm sure he was cheap enough. Besides, prior to signing Franks, we had used up about $117.1M in cap space. Doesn't include possible/likely extra space from the future-departed DRob, Barrett, etc. that will free up over $10M more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'm willing to bet this guys cost 1/3 of what shockey would. This guys would also be less of a distraction and is probably less injury prone than crybaby shockey. I'll bet it is even less then 1/3. If they signed Shockey, and I don't know why they would, he would receive giant guaranteed money. I'm willing to bet Franks is getting little more then his salary guaranteed this year, and that is probably a little more then Vets min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetscode1 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I like this move...another big target in the redzone for good a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetguy32 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 He's a heck of alot better then Sean Ryan. This team is improving everywhere. You cant complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aec4 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 As far as his pass catching is concerned, put it this way... In a real deep fantasy league, people would pick him up for a bye week replacement... There certainly wasn't a mad rush for Ryan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 back in 2000 there was a lot of us that were hoping we would get Franks-especially some of us old Hurricanes fans-when we picked Anthony Becht instead I remember thinking well maybe he can be like a Mark Bavaro-he kinda looked like him flicking that ball at the camera on draft day highlights -I like what this FO is TRYING to do this year-gives me hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 That's why he'll be our #2 TE and not our starting TE. Donald lee outperformed him becuase they were employing a more pass oriented offense. Bubba will be mostly utilized in our two TE sets in order to run the ball and probably use his big 6'6 frame in the redzone. And more running game means we're setting up to allow a young QB to take over... YAY! No More Chad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick34125 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 March 16, 2008 Franks signed to serve as Baker's backup When evaluating the Bubba Franks signing, it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Now if we sign Brett Favre as Chads backup and we're set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! Shockey blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aec4 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 For the guy who said shockey... Did you happen to notice that the Giants became a BETTER team when he got hurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 For the guy who said shockey... Did you happen to notice that the Giants became a BETTER team when he got hurt? As Eli felt his life wasn't being threatened in the huddle (goodbye Tiki and Jeremy) he got better as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 For the guy who said shockey... Did you happen to notice that the Giants became a BETTER team when he got hurt? He is definetly one of the more overated players in the league. The Giants should be looking to trade him, their offence functioned much better with Kevin Boss at the TE slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Great news. This is setting the table nicely - we havent had a real run blocking TE since Becht - only Bubba can catch the pea too! Keep'm coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSFAN5180 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Shockey blows. Lets compare Shockeys stats at the end of next season compared to Baker and Franks. As far as Shockey blows I doubt that ever see the chics hes out and about with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Lets compare Shockeys stats at the end of next season compared to Baker and Franks. I'm not saying that he's worse than Baker or Franks but he wouldn't be worth the price as opposed to CB and BF, who are at least value for money. Shockey doesn't 'blow' like I originally said, but he's far from elite either. He's been incredibly overated throughout his career and I think the Giants winning the SB in his absence proved that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonJet Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 We should have persued Shockey the real deal at TE in the NFL. Bubba Franks signing tells me Chad will be the starter.This will give more targets 2 TE formations. Go Chad! Notice how the Giants won the Super Bowl WITHOUT Shockey. I don't want that POS on the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 He's a heck of alot better then Sean Ryan. This team is improving everywhere. You cant complain. No but people still will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Lets compare Shockeys stats at the end of next season compared to Baker and Franks. . It comes down to VALUE. Right now Franks is a much better VALUE for us than Shockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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