H2o Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3671/antonio-cromartie Jets released CB Antonio Cromartie. The move saves $9.5 million in cap room, clearing a $4.3 million salary, $5 million roster bonus, and $200,000 workout bonus off the books. Cromartie was a legit shutdown corner in 2012, but his play slipped dramatically in 2013 as he battled a chronic hip injury, appearing stiffer than ever. Still only 30 years old -- he turns in April -- Cromartie will be a boom-or-bust free agent signing. The Jets have flirted with free agent Alterraun Verner, and appear poised to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Bob Glauber @BobGlauber 27m In less than 11 months, the Jets have parted with their top two corners - first Darrelle Revis and now Antonio Cromartie. #nflreality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 What real sense would it make for them to sign Byrd at this juncture? Their best CB played horribly last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 What real sense would it make for them to sign Byrd at this juncture? Their best CB played horribly last season. They are crazy thin in the secondary. Milliner looking like a bust so far. If I am Byrd, I don't go where I am the only one back there who can play. At least in Buffalo he has some other 1st and 2nd rd talent back there. I think the Jets are the team he most likes to play AGAINST, anyway, lol. He sure feasted on Sanchez and Geno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 They are crazy thin in the secondary. Milliner looking like a bust so far. If I am Byrd, I don't go where I am the only one back there who can play. At least in Buffalo he has some other 1st and 2nd rd talent back there. I think the Jets are the team he most likes to play AGAINST, anyway, lol. He sure feasted on Sanchez and Geno. Don't they have LaRon Landry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Don't they have LaRon Landry? Nope - he signed with the Colts last year. Edited March 9, 2014 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nope - he signed with the Colts last year. Ahhhh yes, correct you are my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I'm surprised Sanchez and Holmes have not been cut yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ektin Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 My favorite Cromartie highlight was watching him try to name all his kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised to see the Chargers sign him again. They are desperate at corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 May i suppose , part of the notification here was to ask consideration as to his being looked at by OBD. I would think not. I also had no thoughts that Byrd was pondering becoming a Jet. And even less so now. Also wow. The Jets appear to be, ahem , rebuilding ? Or something like that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 They are crazy thin in the secondary. Milliner looking like a bust so far. If I am Byrd, I don't go where I am the only one back there who can play. At least in Buffalo he has some other 1st and 2nd rd talent back there. I think the Jets are the team he most likes to play AGAINST, anyway, lol. He sure feasted on Sanchez and Geno. Milliner had a pretty good second half of the year. I think he's trending away from bust status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 May i suppose , part of the notification here was to ask consideration as to his being looked at by OBD. I would think not. I also had no thoughts that Byrd was pondering becoming a Jet. And even less so now. Also wow. The Jets appear to be, ahem , rebuilding ? Or something like that ? Nothing official on their interest in him, however it has been speculated that they will go after him because they are so thin at the Safety position and because he played so well in Pettine's D and could easily slip into Rex's. Milliner had a pretty good second half of the year. I think he's trending away from bust status. Did he? They better hope that is the case as he was picked so high. It is hard to break into the league as a corner. I think Walls was decent last year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nothing official on their interest in him, however it has been speculated that they will go after him because they are so thin at the Safety position and because he played so well in Pettine's D and could easily slip into Rex's. Did he? They better hope that is the case as he was picked so high. It is hard to break into the league as a corner. I think Walls was decent last year too. But i would think it would be low on Jairus wish list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Convert him to safety and get er dun ! The mans got kids to feed act fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinES3 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) My favorite Cromartie highlight was watching him try to name all his kids I laughed at first... then realized how sad it actually was. Edited March 9, 2014 by SmokinES3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 But i would think it would be low on Jairus wish list I agree, as I said earlier, I doubt he wants to be the only guy in the secondary who can play. But who knows, money talks. Maybe he and Rex can have long talks about feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 They are crazy thin in the secondary. Milliner looking like a bust so far. If I am Byrd, I don't go where I am the only one back there who can play. At least in Buffalo he has some other 1st and 2nd rd talent back there. I think the Jets are the team he most likes to play AGAINST, anyway, lol. He sure feasted on Sanchez and Geno. That's why I think Byrd will sign with a team who has a more established defense. To me, the Eagles or Rams make the most sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 http://www.rotoworld...tonio-cromartie Jets released CB Antonio Cromartie. The move saves $9.5 million in cap room, clearing a $4.3 million salary, $5 million roster bonus, and $200,000 workout bonus off the books. Cromartie was a legit shutdown corner in 2012, but his play slipped dramatically in 2013 as he battled a chronic hip injury, appearing stiffer than ever. Still only 30 years old -- he turns in April -- Cromartie will be a boom-or-bust free agent signing. The Jets have flirted with free agent Alterraun Verner, and appear poised to move on. Look for him to make his way to Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised to see the Chargers sign him again. They are desperate at corner. Or Denver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 It's going to happen with more regularity, big time starters getting cut due to huge contracts. It's an interesting NFL. Dudes are getting signed to crazy numbers, but then teams also have to let go of players that are expensive... Wonder what the average length of time a player will stay on a team is going to be... a couple years? Anyways, I could see this happening to Mario within the next year or two. Even if he's producing at a high rate... 18-19mil (whatever it's going to be) is a lot of money tied up in one player. Especially for a franchise that really needs to maximize profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PO'14 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) Obviously Rex feels that his front line will put enough pressure on the QB that they only need average CBs to defend. Not a bad move IMO! Imagine spending 10million per year on a SAFETY! Edited March 10, 2014 by curitiba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Obviously Rex feels that his front line will put enough pressure on the QB that they only need average CBs to defend. Not a bad move IMO! Imagine spending 10million per year on a SAFETY! Yup, the big money should be spent up front. For as much credit as Seattle's secondary gets, they benefit from a great pass rush. That said, a playmaking S is a huge asset. Hard to see it as a $9-$10 million/ year one though. Given that Byrd was a 2nd round pick, it seems like there is a replacement for him in this draft. They just need to find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) Yup, the big money should be spent up front. For as much credit as Seattle's secondary gets, they benefit from a great pass rush. That said, a playmaking S is a huge asset. Hard to see it as a $9-$10 million/ year one though. Given that Byrd was a 2nd round pick, it seems like there is a replacement for him in this draft. They just need to find one. they are also borderline extorting and robbing their secondary. All of them on deals so cheap that its not even funny! Edited March 10, 2014 by jboyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Milliner had a pretty good second half of the year. I think he's trending away from bust status. I thought they were still pretty critical of him throughout the year, but calling any CB a bust after one season would be crazy talk. The jury is a long way from coming in on Milliner. Cro was an excellent signing for the Jets but he definitely ran out of steam last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I thought they were still pretty critical of him throughout the year, but calling any CB a bust after one season would be crazy talk. The jury is a long way from coming in on Milliner. Cro was an excellent signing for the Jets but he definitely ran out of steam last year. milliner looked a lot like Gilmore at his worst but consistently and every play. His athleticism and speed saved his ass many times. He had some beautiful pass deflections but the guy looked to be stuttering and bewildered when processing the play. And when the play was made it was like a switch turned and he showed up There is upside there but there is room for a lot of concern. He reminds me of McKelvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Santonio Holmes released too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 The market for corners is a really good one. Revis getting traded or possibly cut, all sorts of vet corners who are still pretty decent getting cut. Good corners hitting the market on top of all that. Its definitely a buyers market that the Bills should be in on. They are a little thin at corner and there is no need to burn a pick on a corner when you have a market filled with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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