Back to the trade for a moment...
Taking off the Jets-hating-goggles for a minute, I'm still not sure I like this trade for the Jets.
While on paper it seems to add a Super Bowl MVP talent to the Jets for little risk, I also think it sends some mixed messages to a WR core that lacks for stability and is going to be a tough job for a young Sanchez to manage.
Braylon Edwards: A bit of a head case, who's currently operating on a one-year deal. Needs to prove himself, but will now be competing for balls with Holmes on the other side of the field.
Santonio Holmes: His world just got turned upside down after getting dumped by the Steelers, will be serving a 4-game suspension, also on the last year of his contract. He may not know who to trust these days, and the Jets aren't offering him any financial stability (yet). Big hugs from Rex Ryan don't mean much with your agent whispering in your ear.
Jerricho Cotchery: 27 years old and in the middle of a 5-year contract, but will likely go from a #2 WR to a #3 slot WR mid-season when Holmes returns from suspension. I admittedly don't know much about Cotchery and he seems to be a relatively hard worker, but this is a bad time in his career to be taking a step backwards.
In a everybody-puts-the-team-ahead-of-themselves scenario, then this looks like a pretty promising WR core.
But what you really have here are two potential #1 receivers with checkered attitudes and no long-term financial commitments, combined with a mid-career WR being asked to take a demotion. What happens if Holmes returns in Week 5 and starts taking numbers away from Braylon? Or if Cotchery is unhappy to move into the slot mid-season? Or if Holmes can't crack the starting WR corp when he gets back from suspension but needs to start building his free-agency highlight reel? If the Jets are winning, the NY media will side with management when a player complains -- but if they're struggling, the media will have a field day playing to characters like Edwards or Holmes.
I think a big difference between this crew and past Patriots receiving corps is that Moss is a guy who respects BB at the end of the day, Welker is a team-first guy who knows his role, and a Gaffney/Stallworth/Edleman is happy for an opportunity to take a step forward in their careers (each coming from different directions).
Sanchez doesn't yet have the on-the-field credibility like a Brady or Manning to keep all these guys in line regardless of stats, and Rex Ryan so far hasn't had to deal with one unhappy soldier, much less several. I think this grouping could be a hell of a headache for Sanchez and Ryan.