With the two biggest names – linebacker Adalius Thomas and cornerback Nate Clements – off the board, the first-ever Jets Journal poll is officially closed.

Just a reminder to all you frustrated Jets fans, the overwhelming majority voted that the Jets should essentially save their money to re-sign their own, like Jerricho Cotchery, and point toward the draft. Hope everybody had fun with the poll, I’ll post another one shortly.

The final numbers:

Concentrate on own players/draft – 58 percent
Thomas – 28 percent
Clements – 14 percent
Turner/Rhodes – 0 percent

Two thoughts: Man, would Adalius Thomas have looked good in green. And, man, was a lot of money spent on Clements ($80 million, $22 guaranteed by the 49ers) and Thomas ($60 million, about $15 million guaranteed by the Patriots).

Of course, the fact that Thomas goes to the Patriots (who also got ex-Jet tight end Kyle Brady) is a double whammy for the Jets.

Meanwhile, loyal reader Harlan gave voice to all frustrated Jets fans with a comment in an earlier post. I’ll repeat (most of it) here in case anybody missed it.

Harlan writes, “I am extremely frustrated with our team’s response to FA. There were two players in FA available who could have immediately improved our team. Both could play more than one position. Both were good guys. Both would improve areas of need. The “gameâ€? was clear to anyone with half a brain. The top players in FA, the difference makers, were identified and gone after and signed within something like 24 (maybe 48 hours).

We apparently had not contacted either of the two players, A. Thomas and Eric Steinbach, who could have most helped us before they signed. Worse, one of them went to our own division’s champion, making overtaking the Pats harder.

As I am writing this, Saturday morning, the Pats have signed A. Thomas for about what I estimated he would cost. They also replaced Graham with a better blocker in Kyle Brady for a two-year cheap deal. The Pats and the Bills approached FA correctly. They had done their homework and moved quickly immediately strengthening their team from the best available free players (i.e., no draft picks or trades required).

The Bills signings were less dramatic and none we needed to make. However, getting two offensive line starters and a TE means better blocking for Losman and a stronger running game. Solid moves by another division rival.

All our cap room has been wasted by a slow moving FO. What are we going to spend it on? Our stiff Clements? Rhodes who has two years left on his deal? If we sign a Duckett or Brown who is going to block for them? An aging Kendall and inept Clements and Moore? Does anyone think these two JAGs (or an aging self centered Dillon) is better than the top three RB in the draft (or even in the same league with these rooks)? If we had taken care of our pass rush and OL in FA, we could afford to go RB in the draft.’’

Anyway, those are Harlan’s thoughts. Personally, I didn’t like the Eric Steinbach signing and, besides, the Jets weren’t likely to consider him anyway because of his past baggage.

I think what you take out of the Jets’ battle plan through these first hours of free agency is that: A) GM Mike Tannenbaum/coach Eric Mangini had a plan, regardless of whether you agree with it or not, B) They’re sticking to it regardless of whether you like it or not and, C)At the very least, Tannenbaum had the decency to be honest about it before free agency opened.