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I am not that excited about this guy after hearing about his weight and lack of ,,,eye of the tigerish type of thing. But I think it is a shrewd low cost gamble on a former first round tackle with tons of upside, not a desperate or grasping at straws type of move at all. This move like Landyry could pay off big or cost just a few million dollars, LOL.
LaCanfora reports that the deal is essentially a 3 team swap with Raider WR Louis Murphy going to Panthers for the pick they got from the Jets. That's one shrewd deal. Getting a guy with speed and size for a dude who's been a non-factor for 2 years. Murphy may not be a star but he's talented. I would have been pleased if the Pats sent a 7th rounder to the Raiders for him. He's a former track star in sprinting and has always averaged around 15yds/catch or better. At 6'2"/214 Murphy would have been a real threat to make the team as he also plays some special teams. The Jets got tooled by Carolina who dumped a major problem on the Jets and in turn got back a guy who has a real chance to excel with a stud like Newton chucking the ball.
Jacoby Ford, Darius Heyward-Bey and Denarius Moore would have all been a head of him on the depth chart. That's without mentioning the 800 other (6 rookie receivers) receivers they have on their roster.I too would have liked seeing the Pats get Murphy for a 7th. I wonder why the Raiders were willing to part with him at that price.
I am not that excited about this guy after hearing about his weight and lack of ,,,eye of the tigerish type of thing. But I think it is a shrewd low cost gamble on a former first round tackle with tons of upside, not a desperate or grasping at straws type of move at all. This move like Landyry could pay off big or cost just a few million dollars, LOL.
I think the whole Jets roster continues to pay for the way they pissed away the incredibly talented 2010 draft. (Only 4 total picks, and the likes of Vlad Ducasse among them.)
Random factoid:
Total number of games started for the Jets by their 2010 draftees: 22
Total number of games started for the Patriots by their 2010 draftees: 111
LaCanfora reports that the deal is essentially a 3 team swap with Raider WR Louis Murphy going to Panthers for the pick they got from the Jets. That's one shrewd deal. Getting a guy with speed and size for a dude who's been a non-factor for 2 years. Murphy may not be a star but he's talented. I would have been pleased if the Pats sent a 7th rounder to the Raiders for him. He's a former track star in sprinting and has always averaged around 15yds/catch or better. At 6'2"/214 Murphy would have been a real threat to make the team as he also plays some special teams. The Jets got tooled by Carolina who dumped a major problem on the Jets and in turn got back a guy who has a real chance to excel with a stud like Newton chucking the ball.
For the price that the Jets paid (7th rounder), it's not a bad deal. Production-wise, if he sucks they can cut him at next to no cost, and as far as him being a potentially negative locker room guy, they already have enough of those that one more is unlikely to make much of a difference.
Certainly they could pay off huge. Personally, I don't think Otah will pan out because missing basically two seasons in a row is usually the death sentence to a player's career especially when it is because of the same knee.
Landry could pay off more, but the fact that he decided to go the holistic route to repair his torn Achilles would scare me though.
Who?
Shocking!!!
Also, Landry didn't have a torn achillies, the injury was closer to the bone where the ligament is attached, that's why he didn't opt for the knife.
Certainly they could pay off huge. Personally, I don't think Otah will pan out because missing basically two seasons in a row is usually the death sentence to a player's career especially when it is because of the same knee.
Landry could pay off more, but the fact that he decided to go the holistic route to repair his torn Achilles would scare me though.