Comments on: Jets get CB Rashad Barksdale from Giants

By: JetOrange

JetOrange — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:39:53 +0000

Jets active on the waiver wire , pick up Mario Urrutia, a 6’6 WR, 7th round pick of the Bengals in 2008, out of Louisville. I was hoping that Huey Wittaker, or Marcus Henry would step up and be that BIG wide receiver, apparently thats not happening to the Jets satisfaction..

By: JetOrange

JetOrange — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:55:22 +0000

The Jets have an assistant GM ,who was formerly with the Eagles, has an in depth knowledge of their current roster. What I think that means is that you may see a lot of Philly players (after they are cut ) looked at by the Jets. The Eagles have recently taken the opposite draft strategy of the Jets. While the Jets have used mid round picks to move up in the Draft ( Harris , Revis, Sanchez and Greene) and aquire veterans ( Jenkins, Sheppard). The Eagles have traded down and aquired multiple low round and mid round picks. The eagles strategy is a much sounder fiscal policy, but you wind up cutting guys that can play. Look for the Jets to watch the waiver wire for Eagles, always a possible trade with Andy Reid.
Barksdale has a great opprotunity with the Jets, he has to beat out Marquis Coles, a free agent, the vertically challanged Coleman, and possibly Ahmad Carroll.
Coles should be easy to beat out, Drew is on his last legs as a Jet, next year he will be a Restricted Free agent. Carroll can’t cover ( without grabbing) but is terrific on Special Teams. We may find out how good a lobbyist , Westoff is in this new regime. ( Think about it, Carrol, Wright, Smith , Izzo all roster question marks ).

By: Jets Acquire Rashad Barksdale « wire2

Jets Acquire Rashad Barksdale « wire2 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:41:01 +0000

[...] Claimed off waivers from the Giants: Barksdale (CB/6-0/208/Albany/Hudson, NY) originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round selection (201st overall) by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2007 NFL Draft and was released on Sept. 1, 2007. He signed with Kansas City on Sept. 2, 2007 and recorded nine total tackles in six games. He was released by the Chiefs on Aug. 30, 2008. Barksdale signed with the Giants practice squad, Sept. 1, 2008, and was waived on June 20. [...]

By: Jets Acquire Rashad Barksdale

Jets Acquire Rashad Barksdale — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:36:50 +0000

By: JetFanInMD

JetFanInMD — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:34:43 +0000

Ryan really seems to believe in the principle that you cannot have too many DBs.