Saints Nation Podcast: Is Drafting For Need a Bad Strategy?
Dave, Andrew, and Kevin join Ralph to discuss the draft. Has drafting for need over best player been shown to be bad idea? Should the Saints trade down? Dave wonders if the Jason Smith signing means the Saints won't do anything major at left tackle. Kevin wants to trade down and drops giant words to describe it. Dave goes on an epic rant explaining why Devery Henderson will be...
Saints agree to 1-year deal with OT Jason Smith
New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis says the Saints and free agent offensive tackle Jason Smith have agreed to a one-year contract.
Smith, whose acquisition was announced by the Saints on Thursday, has spent four seasons in the NFL, playing in 45 games with 26 starts at both left and right tackle.
The 6-foot-5, 308-pound lineman was the second overall pick out of Baylor in...
OT Jason Smith Agrees To 1-Year Deal With Saints
The New Orleans Saints added some veteran competition at tackle as former No. 2 overall pick tackle Jason Smith agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Saints on Thursday, Larry Holder of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Smith spent last season with the Jets and New York released him in mid-February.
The 6-foot-5, 308-pound tackle should compete with Charles Brown...
Saints Nation: Saints Sign T Jason Smith
I didn't expect to see Jason Smith, of all people, walking through the Saints' doors but this is a very intriguing development. Smith is 26 and was drafted as the 2nd overall pick - yes you read that correctly - just 4 years ago. He spent three concussion filled seasons with the Rams and was largely a bust before playing for the Jets last year and never really panning out...
Saints Sign OT Jason Smith
The New Orleans Saints announced on Thursday that they’ve reached an agreement with former Rams OT Jason Smith.
Smith receives a one-year deal from the Saints after being released by the Jets earlier in the offseason.
He’s a former No. 2 overall pick back in 2009, but has only managed to start 26 games during his NFL career. Smith has been given bust label after falling well...
Jets Rumors: Paycut for Holmes
Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that the cash strapped New York Jets will attempt to restructure the contract of Santonio Holmes.
Having already cut experienced roster veterans in Bart Scott, Calvin Pace, Eric Smith and Jason Smith. The Jets instead of cutting, are looking to ask another game-maker to restructure his contract to make available more cap room for the forthcoming...
New York Jets Cut 5 Players to Clear Cap Space
Curious about what is going on in the Meadowlands? I’m sure the New York Jets players are, too, after a flurry of cuts in the past few days. Management decided they had to fix their money situation before the offseason progressed any further. As I reported before, the Jets came into the offseason over the salary cap by $23.1 million dollars. Among the most notorious, linebacker...
New York Jets Cut Bart Scott, Calvin Pace, Three Others
The New York Jets took steps towards clearing cap room by making several cuts Tuesday, and the man who was signed in 2009 to be their face of the franchise was among the cuts in linebacker Bart Scott. Along with Scott, tackle Jason Smith, safety Eric Smith, linebacker Calvin Pace and fullback/tight end Josh Baker were released.
Photo Credit: NewYorkJets.com
“Every one of these...
New York Jets – The Purging Begins
The New York Jets made a handful of long anticipated transactions today, releasing linebackers Calvin Pace and Bart Scott, safety Eric Smith, offensive lineman Jason Smith and waiving tight-end Josh Baker. The moves surprised nobody but marked an important turning of the page and a beginning of the arduous process of rebuilding the roster.
Calvin Pace received a monster contract...
Jets clear cap space, release five.
To no surprise, being $20MM+ over the salary cap, the Jets began their roster purge today, releasing five players.LB Calvin Pace, LB Bart Scott, S Eric Smith, T Jason Smith and FB/TE Josh Baker were let go.The move saves the team aprox $30MM on this coming year's cap and brings them aprox $5MM under. All players cut have been discussed in the media for the last several weeks...
Jets Release Veterans Eric Smith, Calvin Pace And Jason Smith
In an effort to clear significant cap space, the Jets released veterans Calvin Pace, Jason Smith and Eric Smith from the roster, Conor Orr of the Newark Star-Ledger reports.
Tight end Josh Baker, who spent the season on injured reserve, was also released.
The move should provide the Jets slightly more than $24 million in salary cap relief. Jason Smith, who came over in the...
Jets save more than $30 million in cap space by cutting Bart Scott, Calvin Pace, 3 others
John Idzik made his first significant decision(s) as the New York Jets' new general manager Tuesday, cutting linebackers Bart Scott and Calvin Pace.Safety Eric Smith, offensive lineman Jason Smith and tight end Josh Baker were also part of a collective salary dump that cleared up roughly $31 million in salary cap space.The move puts the Jets below the cap, and more money-saving...
Jets Cut Bart Scott, Calvin Pace, Jason Smith, Eric Smith, Josh Baker to Save Nearly $32 Million in Cap Room
The Jets eliminated a lot of dead weight from their roster on Tuesday.
New York announced that they have cut linebackers Bart Scott and Calvin Pace, tackle Jason Smith, safety Eric Smith and tight end Josh Baker. The cost-saving moves freed up $31.265 million, according to NYJetsCap.com’s figures.
The Jets’s 2013 total cap value now sits at $119.15 million, which is roughly ...
Jets Part Ways With OT Jason Smith, TE Josh Baker, S Eric Smith & LB Calvin Pace
The New York Jets have announced that they’ve released OT Jason Smith, S Eric Smith, TE Josh Baker and LB Calvin Pace this afternoon.
Brian Costello tweets that these moves will clear close to $24 million in cap space.
Jason Smith was taken by the Rams with the second overall pick in 2009. He had a $12 million roster bonus coming his way and the fact that he’s struggled mightily to...
New York Jets jettison three veterans, waive another player
The New York Jets, caught in a very tough salary cap situation have cut three veteran players this afternoon and waived another according to team sources. In a move which comes with little surprise, the Jets have cut LB Calvin Pace, S Eric Smith and tackle Jason Smith. Reports suggest the team has also waived TE/FB Josh Baker this afternoon.
Pace, 32, was slated to earn $5.81 million...
Jets release Calvin Pace and three other players
The New York Jets announced that they’ve released linebacker Calvin Pace and three other players today.
Jets announce 3 veterans have been released–LB Calvin Pace, S Eric Smith, T Jason Smith–and TE Josh Baker has been waived.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) February 19, 2013
This is not a surprise at all. The Jets are so far over the cap they’re probably not done releasing...
Keep Him or let Him Go: Dustin Keller
As of right now we don't know anything about John Idzik as a General Manager, but with all the different immediate decisions Idzik will have to face, it won't take long for us to form some type of understanding of what he's about.Would he really trade Revis? How does he address the quarterback situation in 2013? Draft offense or defense? Best Player Available or need...
Turn On The Jets 12 Pack – New York Jets Wish List Edition
In the coming months there will be no shortage of additions to the New York Jets roster, which currently is closer to resembling a CFL team than a competitive NFL team. In today’s 12 pack we are going to sort through every position and outline our “wish list,” “most likely,” and “long shot” outcome for the Jets in free agency, mindful of the salary cap situation. We...
Report: Jets to cut Bart Scott, Calvin Pace sooner than later
The New York Jets have some major fat-trimming to do on their roster. They'll get started on that sooner than later. Gang Green is expected to cut starting linebackers Calvin Pace and Bart Scott in the coming weeks, according to the NY Daily News.The preliminary housecleaning, which includes dropping reserve tackle Jason Smith, would and will clear up $27.7 in salary cap space...
Report: Jets will cut Scott, Pace and Smith
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets will cut linebackers Bart Scott, Calvin Pace and offensive lineman Jason Smith to try and get under the salary cap.
Jets will get under salary cap when they cut LB Bart Scott, OLB Calvin Pace & OL Jason Smith in coming days/wks. Clears $27.7M of space #nyj
— Manish Mehta(@MMehtaNYDN) February 7, 2013
Need NFL...
Jets To Cut LB Bart Scott, LB Calvin Pace, OT Jason Smith
The New York Jets have a mess with their salary cap but have a plan to get under the cap
Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports the Jets will clear $27.7 million of salary cap space as they plan to cut linebacker Bart Scott, outside linebacker Calvin Pace and offensive lineman Jason Smith.
Source: The Redzone
Report: Jets Likely To Part Ways With Bart Scott, Calvin Pace & Jason Smith
Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that the Jets are likely to part ways with LB Bart Scott, LB Calvin Pace and OT Jason Smith at some point in the near future.
Mehta adds that these moves would create $27.7 million in cap space for the Jets.
There’s been plenty made about the Jets current financial predicament, but if they can save that much money by releasing...
New York Jets – Let The Madness Begin (Or Just Continue)
With the Super Bowl in the rear-view mirror, the off-season rumor mill is going to pick up speed and begin to be overflowed with endless amounts of crap being thrown against the wall. Remember that before you get yourself in a huff about the Jets contemplating the possibility of trading Darrelle Revis for Alex Smith or thinking any team will have interest in Tim Tebow.
Considering...
New York Jets – How To Fill Out The Depth Chart?
In one regard, the New York Jets salary cap situation isn’t as awful as it is made out to be. It is true they will be roughly 20 million under the cap when they take care of expected moves like releasing Calvin Pace, Bart Scott, Eric Smith, Jason Smith and probably Sione Po’uha, along with restructure a handful of deals. Yet, 20 million dollars under the cap isn’t that much...
New York Jets – How To Begin A Turnaround?
The New York Jets lack the following things: General Manager, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach and of course…a Quarterback. What they do have is a situation that is tabloid fodder for the mainstream NFL media, as constant shots are taken at how undesirable it currently is to join the organization. Nothing is ever as bad as it seems in the NFL but without question, the...
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