The general fear of him going to the NYJ (which has been solidified by Mike Reiss also) is that Bart Scott is still good friends with him, etc. He also recently came out as saying "NE has one of the ultimate defensive weapons, but fail to use him properly."
Since the NYJ have the same type of defense he was used to in BAL, and there are several of the same players who he had a lot of success with etc, many feel that the NYJ would be one of the leading candidates--which I agree with. After all, he did rack up 20 sacks in 2 yrs in Ryan's system. If there's anyone who would give him a look, or knows his strengths, it's Ryan.
Rex Ryan is also the type of coach who would absolutely welcome him back, as they have a good repoire and he has had success with him in his schemes. Ryan is also a coach who tends to listen to his players and their ideas and opinions more, and Bart Scott is a loud voice who wants AD there. Since the Jets have tasted success this year with a QB who turned the ball over close to 30 times (INT + FUM), they know that they can compete again with a strong defense, and will indeed be looking to add to their top 3 defense--which is obviously their bread and butter.
As disappointed as I was in AD's poor judgement of words and attitude at times, we all saw him dominate when turned loose in SB 42. As a matter of fact, almost all posters here were quite devestated last year when he broke his arm--as he was having a somewhat decent season last year. We all remember the Favre sack, etc.
I realize that I am likely in the minority, but in a perfect world, I'd keep Adalius next year and hope that he'd mend things with Bill. There are still 2 sides to every story, and there are still many who agree that he may need to be turned loose a little more. I believe he can still offer something to this team, who isn't exactly in a position to get rid of another starting LB at the moment. For all we know, they may have patched things up after the late season scuffle, and AD may have just rehashed the story during SB media week. Then again, it's possible BB can't stand him too--we'll just have to wait and see.
I realize the un-capped yr would be the ideal scenario to dump his salary etc, but maybe things aren't as bad as the media has led us to believe, and the front office may be a bit stingier than we realize, not wanting to waste the 5 million it would cost. I know if Belichick thinks he can still get something out of him, the decision may not be as set in stone as some think. It's possible we were forced to ask him to learn too much, or play where he just wasn't as comfortable this year due to the other LB personnel--which could change in the offseason.
