Can't disagree with 1-3.

Chad may be done but he rushed it and should never have started the
season. I think that was evident from his assortment of lollipop
passes. You only have to look to baseball to see how rotator cuff
injuries should be dealt with. That said, surgery and the appropriate
period of rest might see him back at full strength. We still have
enough invested in him that we may as well. Though we may wind up with
a bad enough record this season to draft a good QB.

Regarding salary I think you made the opposite case. If players get
injured but you lock them up in long term deals you are putting your
team into very difficut finances. Look at this season where we had no
money to sign replacements for anyone. Partly because of the huge
contract they gave Pennington, they had no salary cap room at all
(meaning they couldn't pay Abraham even if they wanted to) so they
couldn't sign a decent QB nor other players to replace their injured.
Overpaying players who consistently get hurt and don't play when hurt
is not a good way to run a team. Abraham is great when he's on the
field, but he wasn't there when it counted.

I'd like to see Curtis finish it out and see if he can still eke out
1,000 yards for the season. He's the kind of guy you want to see get
into the record books.

--- lwc611 <lwc611@...> wrote:

> I joined this group because I belived it was a place where as a fan,
> I could exchange ideas with other faithful follwers of Gang Green.
> There has been very little activity in this group but I guess a 2-6
> record has a way of killing conversation. However, I have not given
> up hope and to that end offer a couple of tidbits for discussion.
>
> 1. Wayne needs to stop playing for his health and his family. He is
>
> without a doubt one of the grittiest players the Jets have ever had.
> He plays with so much heart. It was so hard to see him lying on the
> turf and seeing that close-up of him as he was dealing with yet
> another concussion. He needs to stop playing, the only thing he
> needs to look at is Al Toon another great receiver, who suffered from
>
> the same condition. If he keeps playing it will be at substantial
> risk to his well being and that is something the Jets should not
> allow to happen. If that was his last catch as a football player he
> went out like he came in making the clutch grab to give the Jets a
> needed first down.
>
> 2. Mike Nugent maybe a bust. Granted he has not had a lot of
> opporunities to kick filed Goals but he needs to take advantage of
> the opportunities when he gets them. I would also like to see him
> kick at least one ball game in to the end zone. His kickoffs are
> routinely very short with the receiveing team catching the abll at
> the ten yard line or better. He needs to be more consistent.
>
> 3. Brooks needs to play. Bollinger did a great job coming in for
> Vinny and gave us a chance to win the game. (Notwithstanding the fact
>
> that had Nugent been true we would have won) He made plays and made a
>
> great throw to McCariens that he should have caught that would have
> given us the victory. At this point in the season, we have nothing
> to lose. While we are not eliminated from the playoffs, history shows
>
> that 2-6 teams do not make the playoffs. Let Bollinger finish the
> season. If nothing else wil will find out if he can play on the NFL
> level.
>
> 4. Chad maybe finsihed. Look, I like Chad but he never had the
> stongest arm, which has probably been made worse by what is now two
> surgeries on his rotator cuff. While we have a lot invested in him,
>
> I don't belive that he is physically capable of getting this team to
> the big game. We should accept this and look at QB's in the draft.
>
> 5. Pay John Abraham. The reason the Jets gave for not wanting to
> sign Abraham to a long term deal is because he cannot stay healthy.
> In light of Pennington's continuing health issues and his inability
> to stay on the field, that rationale really does not work. He is a
> great rusher and we need him to put pressure on the QB. The Jets
> need to pay the man and get it done as ssson as possible.
>
> 6. Cedric Huston needs more carries. Martin has a bad knee and
> Blaylock is one of the several fallen players in the MASH unit.
> Let'sfind out if the kid can play, and if so let us not make the same
>
> mistake we made with Lamont Jordan. This will establish Huston and
> extend Martin's career.