You guys understand it takers two to tango, right ? it wasn't an accident Berry and Houston didn't sign earlier for less money, lol
The only teams that get players at below market value, early, and the player leaves money on the table are teams that enjoy prestige, reputation or swag, the NFL iconic flagship teams with pro-bowl QB's or teams in places with no state income tax, in resort type areas of the country that sort of thing.
It's not a weird coincidence all jets GM's have to pay a premium to attract players.
The Jets are the only team in the NFL with a unique set of challenges. There are many teams that share many of these challenges, but I don't think anybody else has all of them.
If you were to create a "prestige" rating, the jets come in dead last and it's not even close.
The owner is a diamond plated spoon baby with no business experience, he never worked a real job one day in his life and is generally regarded by agents as a bufoon very unlikely to ever turn things around. He seems perfectly happy earning his millions via the network deals.
The GM and coach are lost newbies who are more than likely setting up the next regime at best. Who knows what the future holds for them, but neither guy is a draw for attracting talent on his own.
The QB situation is lol city. enough said.
They share an ugly boring stadium with another team. Everybody knows the Giants are the older big brother and the Jets are the JV team. There is no dawg pound, no 12th man, nobody goes into the toaster thinking they have to battle the noise.
The cost of living for northern NJ is brutal. When I was a headhunter I would never schedule interviews for people to come the the tri-state area until they had spent time on a realty site pricing out homes. I'll never forget the doctor in Ohio who told me he has the biggest house in town and it cost him $250,000. Needless to say he did not take the interview at Westchester Medical Group, lol
The taxes in NJ are among the highest in the country. I'm no accountant but if you live and work in NJ I don't think you are getting away with not paying the taxes.
The beat writers are a bunch of blood sucking jackals hell bent on creating controversy and promoting a daily narrative that the Jets suck and always will. I was in another city on business years ago and I was listening to the talk radio and they were like cheerleaders, disagreeing with callers and selling the team.
The cheaters have a strangle hold on the division for the next 5 years at least. If you come to the AFC east, it is for money. The best you can hope for is a wildcard berth and a loss on the road. It's like being on the Orioles when the Yankees and Redsox owned that division in the early 2000's. You will say all the right things, but you know you aren't winning anything.
Jets fans. There are many awesome die hards that support this team and deserve a purple heart, but lets be honest Jets fans couldn't save one thing we did well, the J-E-T-S chant ! We hassled and heckled our most famous fan relentlessly for wearing a Sanchez jersey until he ******* quit ! The team mascot ******* quit!
The weather blows. Blizzards and hurricanes, yay !
Even being close to NYC doesn't count anymore, players can't go out without some jagalloon trying to provoke a fight to get paid anymore.
so with all those things considered, why would a young talented player sign early here and leave money on the table exactly ?
