JoeSixPat
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Jets face severe restrictions
Just kindof another nice reminder of what the Jets "won" by making it into the Final 8 this year... and a nice reminder that given the Patriots existing injuries and needs for next season, what a good thing it was we didn't have a pyrric victory over the Ravens (with most knowing the teams was too banged up to win the Super Bowl this year).
Can you imagine what it would be like if we were looking at next season, without Welker, with so many other areas of need and have such prohibitions on free agents that come with the Final 8 rule?
I get the feeling that reality beginning to sink in down in NYC
And while I'm not sure I want to give up all that a Julius Peppers trade would require in return, it's nice that the Patriots actually do have that option if they so desired.
It'd be even more of a depressing offseason if we had to factor in the Final 8 rule into our free agent considerations.
While there's sure to be some released free agents that the Jets can go for, overall this also means that are fewer teams able to bid for a free agent's services (assuming they've not lost one of theirs) which is a plus.
I tend to think that BB would never intentionally lose a playoff game, but if you know the team is far from likely from winning the SB, why try to win a game that's only going to severely limit your ability to rebuild in 2010?
Just kindof another nice reminder of what the Jets "won" by making it into the Final 8 this year... and a nice reminder that given the Patriots existing injuries and needs for next season, what a good thing it was we didn't have a pyrric victory over the Ravens (with most knowing the teams was too banged up to win the Super Bowl this year).
Can you imagine what it would be like if we were looking at next season, without Welker, with so many other areas of need and have such prohibitions on free agents that come with the Final 8 rule?
I get the feeling that reality beginning to sink in down in NYC
The Jets can't sign a UFA like Julius Peppers. They don't have any UFAs that will draw big money on the open market, meaning they can't spend big money. The Jets' most prominent UFAs are FB Tony Richardson, TE Ben Hartsock, DE Marques Douglas and PK Jay Feely.
For example: If Feely signs a one-year deal with the Giants for $2 million, the Jets can go out and get a UFA for no more than $2 million in the first year.
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And while I'm not sure I want to give up all that a Julius Peppers trade would require in return, it's nice that the Patriots actually do have that option if they so desired.
It'd be even more of a depressing offseason if we had to factor in the Final 8 rule into our free agent considerations.
While there's sure to be some released free agents that the Jets can go for, overall this also means that are fewer teams able to bid for a free agent's services (assuming they've not lost one of theirs) which is a plus.
I tend to think that BB would never intentionally lose a playoff game, but if you know the team is far from likely from winning the SB, why try to win a game that's only going to severely limit your ability to rebuild in 2010?
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