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What is really amazing this offseason is how nobody mentions the elephant in the room, Ashtyn Davis.

His stats do not project an up and coming star(ter) and yet here he is.

3 years. 37 games 3 interceptions 5 pass defensed 3 forced fumbles 1 fumble recovery 1/2 sack 71 solo tackles 32 assisted tackles 1 tackle for a loss

His biggest play as a pro, his interception sealed the 31-30 win over the Browns, that was the only defensive play he was on the field for.

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30 other teams have passed on John Johnson for a couple reasons. Johnson is a versatile veteran that has been very effective, but as a true Free Safety, he could lack range. It seems with acquisition of Whitehead & Clark, along with UNDFA’s Dean & Waters that the Jets are prioritizing intimidating hard hitting qualities in their Safeties over coverage and range. Tony Adams seems to be the exception, Tony has some range, but last years sample size was small, and there could be durability issues. Training Camp would be a good time, to try NB Michael Carter or Bryce Hall as coverage Safeties. The big reason Johnson hasn’t signed is because of price, he was making 11 million dollars last year, tough to take less. We saw McGovern looking for 10-12, held out finally settled for 1.9, brutal, but the Center Market fell apart this year. Could John Johnson play for half price ? At 5.5 ? maybe. The market has spoken. Could require that the Jets cut Whitehead, but Johnson is more versatile and a better fit. My preference would be to see a three year deal to get some stability into the position, but don’t see that happening. Like Johnson & Clark much better fit than Whitehead & Clark. Curious, why the Jets are holding on to Whitehead, he is a big hitter, how much value do the Jets put on that quality in their Safeties ?

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hey David!

re: Mekhi Becton - long/short, no mention of his Yuge Weight issue which he did not address. No, it's all about blaming the Jets for his problems? Did the Jets tell him to report last year to OTAs weighing almost 400 lbs? To then crash-diet his way back to 370-360, then act like he was good 2 go, like he was ready to attack the NFL again, when for the past year previous during what should have been a rehab AND extensive Weight loss program combined, he instead stayed home with his local doctors, stuffin his mouth with twinkies, doing the rehab "His" way???

So the expected happens, he hurts the SAME knee again. Weight problems unaddressed + poorly conducted rehab + piss-poor, LeBron-James-like attitude ... " I. AM. A. LEFT. Tackle. " + now he blames the organization for putting him out there when he wasn't ready?

And whose fault is it that he wasn't ready? He should have stayed rehabbing at 1JD, not back home with home cookin' and the TV remote by his side.

Mekhi, if you're reading this, and I hope you are; I hope your new weight loss bod is a result of REAL, HARD, HEALTHY work... and you've been rehabbing your knee the right way (and staying away from the twinkies).

Because if otherwise you haven't, and judging from your trying to lay this shitstorm on the JETS lap, when you were in camp doing exercises that HAD you done your orig rehab CORRECTLY... AND lost weight back THEN the way you are doing NOW... well then, YA SHUDDA been able to DO THE JOB! And this bullshit about how you told them and "they didn't care"... well, when you insisted on doing the orig rehab "YOUR WAY"... back home and not under direct Jets Medical team management --- did the Jets "not care" about you back then? You're a Grown Man, Mekhi - dammit, own up to your flaws and SHOW us you can be the roadgrading, pancake-plastering player who Baldi called "Highway 77" in your rookie year.

Because otherwise, Mekhi, you are going to be the poster boy for a spanish saying, " El Pescado Muere Por La Boca " (a fish dies from his mouth). That, plus you're gonna start getting compared to Vernon Gholston, another high draft pick who also acted like the Jets owed him more deference.

CGVet58

PS: And i'm so effin' GLAD my team did not pick up your 5th year option. You haven't earned it; you don't deserve it.

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Good intel David. Becton - give us break - really blaming the coaching ? This guy is usless and should be cut during camp - he never plays anyway. Call it a bust and move on.

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