Kaspers Korner

The New York Jets this offseason made a lot of noise at the opening of free agency signing with the signings of offensive lineman Damien Woody, Alan Faneca outside linebacker Calvin Pace, and gave a new deal Kris Jenkins, whom they traded for.  Now, they are making noise in moves to keep some of their own players, and coaches.

It is bad enough for Jet fans that they have to endure the false hope of an improved offensive line with the signings.  Now, they have to put up with quarterback Chad Pennington still on the roster, after he lost his starting job in favor of back up Kellen Clemens.  To top that all of they will probably add another quarterback with a first or second round pick.

Before all this they stupidly guaranteed the contract of wide receiver Laverneous Coles. Coles contract has two more years left on it, so if Coles were to have a horrible season they would not be able to cut him loose.  That is because gauranteed money in contracts still count against the salary cap against a team.  So, even if they would want to cut him next season they cannot, because his whole salary would still count against the cap.

In addition to Chad Pennington, the New York Daily New’s Gary Meyers is reporting that owner Woody Johnson is “absolutely” going to have Eric Mangini as head coach , and Mike Tannenbaum as general manager through 2009.  Jonhson cited that it takes time for teams to develop as the reason for the move. 

Not even Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis would pull a move.  Things can change in an instant, and just ask Davis about that.  Just after one year Al Davis asked head coach Lane Kiffin to resign, and this is just after one year with a franchise that is completely in disarry.

 All Johson had to do was extend the contracts of Mangini and Tannenbaum for one year.  In addition Chad Pennington is not going to help the team by staying.  If anything it will cause more division and resentment between players and management.  In regards to Coles all they had to do was extend it a couple more years, with about the same amount of signing bonus, and they would not be setting a bad standard.

In the end the Jets have no common sense what so ever.

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