Looking ahead to next season, the Jets truly are screwed.
Currently, they have $142 million committed in 2013..to just 39 players (according to Jason's website) The projected cap is about $121 million, so the Jets need to carve out at least $21 million just to get under, let alone fill up their 53-man roster. *Getting under the cap might actually be their easiest task. *Cutting useless parts, Jason Smith ($12m), Calvin Pace ($8.6m) and Bart Scott ($7.1m) gets them down to $114m, or $7m under. they may have some carryover from this year, but that remains to be seen. *However, that leaves them with the following openings (lost starters):
RB
TE
RT
RG
LG
RDE
OLB
SS
FS
I suppose some of those 36 remaining players inherit starting roles, but that wouldn't inspire me if I were a Jets fan. *In addition, they are stuck with Sanchez since it would be too significant a cap hit to dump him! $4.3 million I believe. *So then you can add QB to their needs. They can unload Santonio Holmes for a marginal cap savings of $1.2m, but that leaves them looking for another WR and only 34/35 players under contract. *Oh, that doesn't even consider Revis, who is coming off knee surgery but will likely be looking to renegotiate for big $$$.
The good news is...Pioli might be available!
Currently, they have $142 million committed in 2013..to just 39 players (according to Jason's website) The projected cap is about $121 million, so the Jets need to carve out at least $21 million just to get under, let alone fill up their 53-man roster. *Getting under the cap might actually be their easiest task. *Cutting useless parts, Jason Smith ($12m), Calvin Pace ($8.6m) and Bart Scott ($7.1m) gets them down to $114m, or $7m under. they may have some carryover from this year, but that remains to be seen. *However, that leaves them with the following openings (lost starters):
RB
TE
RT
RG
LG
RDE
OLB
SS
FS
I suppose some of those 36 remaining players inherit starting roles, but that wouldn't inspire me if I were a Jets fan. *In addition, they are stuck with Sanchez since it would be too significant a cap hit to dump him! $4.3 million I believe. *So then you can add QB to their needs. They can unload Santonio Holmes for a marginal cap savings of $1.2m, but that leaves them looking for another WR and only 34/35 players under contract. *Oh, that doesn't even consider Revis, who is coming off knee surgery but will likely be looking to renegotiate for big $$$.
The good news is...Pioli might be available!