Jete have made some illuminating moves over the last few days:
* No tender for RFA RB James Robinson (which was expected), saves $2.6M against the cap
* Releasing Braxton Berrios after asking him to take a pay cut, saves $5M against the cap
* Restructuring CJ Usamah's contract to make $3.6M cap space
* Restructuring Tomlinson, Reed and Conklin to create $15M of cap space
* Considering restructuring Mosley, Whitehead and Franklin-Myers
* Considering trading, cutting or extending Davis, Lawson and Williams
Main source:
Jets restructure Conklin, Reed and Tomlinson contracts
IMO all these moves indicate they are making room for Rodgers.
They are all straight forward moves, but still it represents them losing roster depth and/or pushing money into the future.
Chances are Rodgers's contract will be back-loaded so they're really restructuring their cap plan for the next three or more years.
It feels to me like they're stacking the deck for the next two years, then it'll be a massive rebuild yet again.
They really must think adding Rodgers puts them over the top, but I think they're wrong.
I don't think they have the same kind of talent base that, for instance, Tampa had when they added Brady.
I think this is about an aging owner getting impatient and pushing his chips forward hoping for the best.
They are really thin talent wise, so one or two injuries (like last year with Messy Bacon, Hall, etc) and it'll all be for naught.
I kinda feel dirty after googling da Jete, time to go take a shower!