Initial response to Moss: Thumbs down
May, 23, 2011
5/23/11
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Rich Cimini | ESPNNewYork.com
On Monday afternoon, I posed this question on my Twitter page (@RichCimini): Would signing Randy Moss be a good move or bad move for the Jets?
Early returns: Not all that positive.
Thirty-two people replied in the first 20 minutes or so, and here's the breakdown:
Anti-Moss: 20
Pro-Moss: 8
Undecided: 4
Here's a sampling of comments:
From @Bernm: "Bad. Over-the-hill + Locker room cancer + big $ = No"
From @nadrod24: "moss has no team focus. Runs only verticals and would make sanchez force too many throws to him, mess up any offensive flow."
From @Davis_Seth: "Bad move, and somewhat dumb if they're trying to use purported interest in Moss as leverage against Edwards and/or Holmes."
From @dolan182jetsnyy: "good move. Fade pass to the back of endzone and the deep threat will be redic. Teams top corner on holmes. It a winwin situation."
From @nyjets4tw: "You can never tell with Randy Moss....if it was short low money it could be productive."
As I mentioned Sunday on my Jets blog, I don't think this would be a good move for the Jets. Some might say that Rex Ryan has been successful with players that have off-the-field issues, and that's true. See Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Antonio Cromartie. But Moss has on-the-field issues -- loses interest, doesn't block, runs primarily vertical routes, etc.
Ryan calls Moss the best vertical receiver in the game. In theory, that would be a nice complement to Holmes, Jerricho Cotchery and Dustin Keller (assuming that Edwards is the one that leaves to open a spot for Moss), but Moss's track record suggests he will become disgruntled and poison the locker room.
Brian Schottenheimer relies on versatility in his offense, asking all the receivers to play the different positions -- X, Z and slot. That, he believes, makes them harder to defend. Holmes and Edwards embraced that notion and were willing to step outside their comfort zone. Would Moss? History says no.
He was a headache and a non-producer last season, bouncing from the Patriots to the Vikings to the Titans -- and that was in a contract year, when he had plenty of motivation to score one more decent contract. That should be red flag for the Jets.
Early returns: Not all that positive.
Thirty-two people replied in the first 20 minutes or so, and here's the breakdown:
Anti-Moss: 20
Pro-Moss: 8
Undecided: 4
Here's a sampling of comments:
From @Bernm: "Bad. Over-the-hill + Locker room cancer + big $ = No"
From @nadrod24: "moss has no team focus. Runs only verticals and would make sanchez force too many throws to him, mess up any offensive flow."
From @Davis_Seth: "Bad move, and somewhat dumb if they're trying to use purported interest in Moss as leverage against Edwards and/or Holmes."
From @dolan182jetsnyy: "good move. Fade pass to the back of endzone and the deep threat will be redic. Teams top corner on holmes. It a winwin situation."
From @nyjets4tw: "You can never tell with Randy Moss....if it was short low money it could be productive."
As I mentioned Sunday on my Jets blog, I don't think this would be a good move for the Jets. Some might say that Rex Ryan has been successful with players that have off-the-field issues, and that's true. See Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Antonio Cromartie. But Moss has on-the-field issues -- loses interest, doesn't block, runs primarily vertical routes, etc.
Ryan calls Moss the best vertical receiver in the game. In theory, that would be a nice complement to Holmes, Jerricho Cotchery and Dustin Keller (assuming that Edwards is the one that leaves to open a spot for Moss), but Moss's track record suggests he will become disgruntled and poison the locker room.
Brian Schottenheimer relies on versatility in his offense, asking all the receivers to play the different positions -- X, Z and slot. That, he believes, makes them harder to defend. Holmes and Edwards embraced that notion and were willing to step outside their comfort zone. Would Moss? History says no.
He was a headache and a non-producer last season, bouncing from the Patriots to the Vikings to the Titans -- and that was in a contract year, when he had plenty of motivation to score one more decent contract. That should be red flag for the Jets.
TEAM LEADERS
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Mark Sanchez
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| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | ||||||||
| S. Greene | 253 | 1054 | 4.2 | 6 | ||||||||
| L. Tomlinson | 75 | 280 | 3.7 | 1 | ||||||||
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | ||||||||
| D. Keller | 65 | 815 | 12.5 | 5 | ||||||||
| S. Holmes | 51 | 654 | 12.8 | 8 | ||||||||





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