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Post by jetstream23 on Mar 8, 2015 0:24:32 GMT -5
The Brandon Marshall trade has accelerated talk that the Jets will release Harvin in order to retain their 4th round draft pick and save the $10.5M he is owed. The Jets would then only surrender a 6th round pick to Seattle.
With free agency about to begin some notable names are already off the FA market a WR. Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas were franchise-tagged. Randall Cobb just re-signed with GB and won't hit free agency. The potential value and cash grab for guys like Jeremy Maclin, Torrey Smith and possibly Percy Harvin just went up.
Even with Marshall, should the Jets keep or release Percy Harvin?
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Post by Harrier on Mar 8, 2015 3:03:03 GMT -5
I ask myself this....If Harvin was a FA would you want him at 9 mil a year at his age? If so what's another fuckin 1.5 mil with our current cap situation?
The Marshall trade is not an excuse to cut Harvin, he's not a direct replacement.
Their skill sets complement each other well, defenses are goin to have nightmares game planing with them both on the team.
He has a contract that gives us flexibility to cut bait if it does not work, we have the cap to experiment and at least give it a try.
15 with Marshall, Harvin and decker....sign me up for some of that.
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Post by jetstream23 on Mar 8, 2015 3:31:05 GMT -5
I agree regarding the money, it's not a huge deal between 9 and 10.5....and with Cobb getting $10M per year, Harvin does not look wildly expensive at all.
I think it will come down to the draft pick though. It's tough to be the new GM and start giving away picks in your first Draft. The Draft is where you put your stamp on the team, get "your guys" and chart the course for the direction you want to see the franchise go. With Maccagnan sending a 5th the Chicago I think he'll now be very conservative with throwing draft picks around. Not sure he wants only a 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 this year. That 4th is valuable.
In free agency IF we can land a top CB (or two), an OG, and a pass rushing OLB then I think the Jets may look to trade back from #6 and acquire a few more draft picks. The speculation about the Eagles won't go away, but it could be another team that surprises us and wants to jump up for a specific player at #6. I honestly would not mind dropping from #6 to the mid teens if it got us additional 2nd and 3rd round picks. There's no doubt we'd find a player who can help immediately in the 13 to 20 range....could be an OT, could be a WR or RB, or maybe even a CB. Would be fun having picks in rounds 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 7.
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Post by carlito1171 on Mar 8, 2015 8:16:05 GMT -5
I would keep Harvin. We could use his speed, and BMarsh's presence makes him that much more effective...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2015 8:51:22 GMT -5
We need RB, OL, LB, QB, CB screw the, if healthy, razz mi tazz.
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Post by cgjet on Mar 8, 2015 8:59:24 GMT -5
His ability to stay on the field concerns me. I earlier thought it best for both the Jets, and Harvin to release him, and let him seek another team. I'm still leaning that way, but if he agrees to a pay cut, which is fair to both him and the Jets, keep him. You can't have enough play makers.
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 8, 2015 9:02:38 GMT -5
While the Jets do have a lot of cap room right now, that doesn't mean you just piss it away. Allocating an additional 10.5M for Harvin isn't wise. Would you rather pay Harvin 10.5M, or pay Clint Boling AND CJ Spiller 13M? Still lots of holes that need to filled, and considering the price that some of these corners are going for, I would rather spend Harvin's money elsewhere.
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Post by Lithfan on Mar 8, 2015 9:10:10 GMT -5
I would pass on Harvin. Only 29 receptions, 350 yards in 8 games for the Jets and he has constantly been sidelined by injury the past few years.
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Post by CTJetsFanII on Mar 8, 2015 9:16:42 GMT -5
Been thinking a lot about this (probably more than I should lol). I guess the bottom line is, at his current salary, no. A reduced salary (ex. a 6 million hit this year) is a different story. Right now, he's our #3 WR IMO and you don't pay #3 WRs $10 million. That money can be used to fill 1 or 2 more holes on this team. Kerley is a solid #3 WR and remember we also have 2 guys on our roster that we drafted last year that we don't know what they can be (Evans and Enunwa).
The only counter-argument I can make is would you rather have a) just Marshall at the cost of a 5th rounder and a 6th rounder (if we cut Harvin) with an add'l 10 million in cap space or b) Marshall and Harvin at the cost of a 4th rounder and a 5th rounder with $10 million less of cap room?
I think we should let him go.
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Mar 8, 2015 10:18:06 GMT -5
We have a lot of dollars invested in the WR position now. Let's not forget that Idzik the cheapskate somehow went off the rails and gave Kerley that ridiculous contract, overpaying him for no apparent reason.I think we need to start spreading it around to some other positions like CB and the OL. Plus losing that 4th round pick is killing me
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Post by Dcat on Mar 8, 2015 10:22:32 GMT -5
I ask myself this....If Harvin was a FA would you want him at 9 mil a year at his age? If so what's another fuckin 1.5 mil with our current cap situation? The Marshall trade is not an excuse to cut Harvin, he's not a direct replacement. Their skill sets complement each other well, defenses are goin to have nightmares game planing with them both on the team. He has a contract that gives us flexibility to cut bait if it does not work, we have the cap to experiment and at least give it a try. 15 with Marshall, Harvin and decker....sign me up for some of that. If keeping Harvin means that MCags will no longer be willing to use #6 or #37 on a WR, then we should not keep Harvin. It's not the $10.5 million that matters, because we have the cap space and spend-money to spare. However, we need to draft a young stud to be our #1 WR in 2 years when Marshall is done. It will NEVER be Harvin. If Mccags is willing to still draft one of these excellent prospects with our first two picks, then I'd be all for keeping Harvin for a year or two.
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 8, 2015 10:27:32 GMT -5
We have a lot of dollars invested in the WR position now. Let's not forget that Idzik the cheapskate somehow went off the rails and gave Kerley that ridiculous contract, overpaying him for no apparent reason.I think we need to start spreading it around to some other positions like CB and the OL. Plus losing that 4th round pick is killing me Kerley's cap number is only 2.6M, 3.1M for the next two seasons. That's not ridiculous.
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Post by choon328 on Mar 8, 2015 10:28:13 GMT -5
I ask myself this....If Harvin was a FA would you want him at 9 mil a year at his age? If so what's another fuckin 1.5 mil with our current cap situation? The Marshall trade is not an excuse to cut Harvin, he's not a direct replacement. Their skill sets complement each other well, defenses are goin to have nightmares game planing with them both on the team. He has a contract that gives us flexibility to cut bait if it does not work, we have the cap to experiment and at least give it a try. 15 with Marshall, Harvin and decker....sign me up for some of that. Would you want him at $9 million? That's awful.
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Post by choon328 on Mar 8, 2015 10:29:59 GMT -5
Some of you are going to be surprised when Harvin gets between $4-$6 million per year on a 1 yr deal with very little guaranteed money.
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Post by Harrier on Mar 8, 2015 10:39:41 GMT -5
I ask myself this....If Harvin was a FA would you want him at 9 mil a year at his age? If so what's another fuckin 1.5 mil with our current cap situation? The Marshall trade is not an excuse to cut Harvin, he's not a direct replacement. Their skill sets complement each other well, defenses are goin to have nightmares game planing with them both on the team. He has a contract that gives us flexibility to cut bait if it does not work, we have the cap to experiment and at least give it a try. 15 with Marshall, Harvin and decker....sign me up for some of that. Would you want him at $9 million? That's awful. What?
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