Rapoport: Hightower expected to sign deal with NE, NYJ, or PITT TODAY

[Joey007]

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

No ones talking about the East.

We're in the ring business. Hmm now who coined that again?

 

[Froob]

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

Did you mean AFC or are you legitmently worried about the division lol? I haven't sweat the division since 2011.

 

[BelichickFan]

Spikes is a free agent

 

[TB12TheGoat]

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

What

 

[farn]

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

Again : stay calm bud. The dumpster fire that is the AFCE - with their underwhelming QBs - are going to be beat. NE has been playing for the big game, while those three throw parades if they win more than half their games.

We cool. Just stay patient.

 

[Le Numéro Douze]

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

Not in the slightest way, AFCE doesn't have a team that can contend with us. Miami would be the closest thing there is to a good team in our division and their QB is very meh.

Even without HT and Butler, our D should be, at worse, middle of the pack. O will be elite.

 

[Charlotte Pats Fan]

How would losing HT & Butler affect our chances at the east?

Who knows? Do we know who's replacing them?

 

[Big Bucks]

If Jets offered 10m more over life of contract just up the signing bonus 4-5m

 

[DSting]

Another consideration in signing with the Jets is that there is a very strong likelihood of a coaching change--and therefore scheme change--on the D while HT is there. What would that do to his role? Would another DC value him in a different scheme?

 

[CheekyDave]

Michael Silver‏Verified account @MikeSilver
According to source familiar with the negotiations, the Jets have been out of the Hightower market since he left the building @nflnetwork

 

[Gator Mike]

On one hand, I want this to be true.



On the other hand, Silver is a first-class tool.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

If this is true, the decision is between NE and Pittsburgh, not the Jets.

 

[Joey007]

Michael Silver‏Verified account @MikeSilver
According to source familiar with the negotiations, the Jets have been out of the Hightower market since he left the building @nflnetwork

Does anyone know what they're talking about??

 

[Love The Drake]

Spikes is a free agent

As long as he uses uber

 

[Love The Drake]

If this is true, the decision is between NE and Pittsburgh, not the Jets.

No not the Steelers I hate that he could really help them.

 

[Pats1989]

It was already reported Pittsburgh " dropped out" of the HT sweepstakes.

 

[BelichickFan]

Another consideration in signing with the Jets is that there is a very strong likelihood of a coaching change--and therefore scheme change--on the D while HT is there. What would that do to his role? Would another DC value him in a different scheme?

Speaking of which, if I were Hightower I would ask for a clause which gives him the chance to void the deal if Belichick is no longer the coach for any reason.

 

[TomPatriot]

Does anyone know what they're talking about??

Reiss.

 

[BelichickFan]

Can't speak to the veracity of these guys but :

 

[Joey007]

If it's Pittburgh we're against: on one hand it's bad because they're actually a decent team.

On the other hand, they don't have the resources to go all Rod Tidwell on him.