zilby wrote:The schedule is out!
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1PM
Week 2: @ Colts, 8:30PM (MNF game)
Week 3: vs. Eagles, 1:00PM
Week 4: @ Dolphins, 9:30AM (London, England game)
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: vs. Redskins, 1PM
Week 7: @ Patriots, 1PM
Week 8: @ Raiders, 4:05PM
Week 9: vs. Jaguars, 1PM
Week 10: vs. Bills, 8:25PM (TNF game)
Week 11: @ Texans, 1PM
Week 12: vs. Dolphins, 1PM
Week 13: @ Giants, 1PM
Week 14: vs. Titans, 1PM
Week 15: @ Cowboys, 8:25PM (SNF game)
Week 16: vs. Patriots, 1PM
Week 17: @ Bills, 1PM
What do you guys think?
UPDATE: How did this go so unnoticed? Jets traded the 7th they got in the Brandon Marshall trade and picked up Zac Stacy. I thought he was ridiculously overrated last year, but I'm interested if he's gonna bounce back to rookie form.
For a 7th round pick, it's probably worth it.
If you line up the best rushing seasons for all of the Jets RB's, Stacy would have the 2nd best behind new Jet RB Stevan Ridley. With Ivory on the last year of his contract and with Stacy's contract really cap friendly for several years, this also works out well both financially as well as looking beyond the upcoming season.
With Gailey offense likely favoring passing anyways, I think they are now set at RB.
Taking a Smith followed by a Mauldin made more sense than taking one of the available RB's when lining up value at each slot in the 2nd and 3rd rounds so I think it was a good move. Stacy may not be good enough to be a solo act, but paired with Ridley (who also probably isn't someone that you want to rush 20-25 times a game) gives the Jets some punch in the backfield not to mention a lot of depth.
Had either Gurley or Gordon fallen a bit it may have been possible for the Jets to trade up to land one of those two guys and really have a franchise type RB but both guys got taken I think a lot earlier than most thought. Once they went, you were basically taking gambles on guys that may end up being as productive as Ridley and Stacy.