BigOrangeJetFan Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 NFL writer for www.cnnsi.com. Claims the Jets made a big money mistake is paying the big bucks to a lineman. The link:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/03/26/oline.salaries1/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravejamriot Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 was he watching last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman88 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I can understand if they said he was too old and declining so we overpaid him, but saying that lineman don't deserve money is retarded in this day and age of the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 According to this guy we signed Faneca for 'intangibles'. Yippee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJ667 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 with so much money floating around, to say that lineman shouldn't be paid that much even though he's happy for them. Sounds like jealousy to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aec4 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Guys, in free agency, you have to overpay for the top notch guys. It's unfortunate, but a fact of life. The fact is journalists love to bash the bold teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick34125 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Guys, in free agency, you have to overpay for the top notch guys. It's unfortunate, but a fact of life. The fact is journalists love to bash the bold teams. ... and there's not much else to write about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Who cares? All these guy's writing articles about the Jets are basically Favorite Toon with a journalism degree. They just spout off a bunch of senseless BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick34125 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 NFL writer for www.cnnsi.com. Claims the Jets made a big money mistake is paying the big bucks to a lineman. The link:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/03/26/oline.salaries1/index.html Statistically, meaning in what can be quantified and measured, he wants to say there is not so much difference in value between an elite guard and a journeyman, so therefore the Jets overpaid for Faneca. Qualitatively, he has no clue by his own testimony and for that reason his argument is useless. for example, if a lesser guard lets up a few more sacks and pressures in the course of a season (measurable statistics) what effect will that have on the game? will it mean winning less games? who knows when those few more sacks or pressures will happen and how it will affect the game. he also assumes for some reason that all guards are basically just as good as one another at run blocking, which i don't agree with either. in the end he says elite guards are worth more money for their intangibles like leadership, durability and locker room presence, which he says is the only way one can justify paying Faneca so much. that and the improvement he might bring to the play of mangold and ferguson. i think it would have been wise for him to have taken a look at our OL last year, because with the loss of pete kendall it became glaringly obvious that more games were in fact lost, thus disproving his whole argument that an elite guard is quantitatively and qualitatively not much better than a journeyman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 NFL writer for www.cnnsi.com. Claims the Jets made a big money mistake is paying the big bucks to a lineman. The link:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ross_tucker/03/26/oline.salaries1/index.html Opinions are like aholes , everybody has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicBizkit87 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Since when do we care what people from SI think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De-Jet-Erate/Duane Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Ross Tucker bounced around the NFL for 8 to 10 years never lasting more than a season or 2 with any team. He played with the Bills, Pats, Cowboys and the Redskins possibly one more. He is just jealous he never had that type of success as a O-Lineman. I followed his carrer a little because he went to a high school near me and they were one of our rivals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 the joke is on the writer...everyone in the NFL is overpaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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