Setting themselves up to trade for Rivers!!! Woot!


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2330386&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

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"Injuries to Pennington prompt Jets to try to adjust termsESPN.com news services NEW YORK -- The New York Jets are attempting to renegotiate the contract of quarterback Chad Pennington, who missed much of the last two seasons because of an injured throwing shoulder. Chad Pennington Quarterback New York Jets Profile 2005 SEASON STATISTICS Att Comp Yds TD Int Rat 83 49 478 2 3 70.9 As first reported by ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Sunday, the Jets asked Pennington to take a pay cut to a $1 million base salary with incentives that would compensate for the remaining $8 million the team owes him. These are more than routine steps to get under the salary cap by March 3, the first day of free agency, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because negotiations are ongoing. Rather, they are related to the right shoulder injury and questions of whether Pennington's arm will return to full strength. The Jets will not comment. Pennington signed a $64 million, seven-year deal two years ago. He is expected to have a salary cap number close to $12 million this season, including a $3 million roster bonus due in March. Even if the Jets cut him, they would take a salary hit of about $10 million because of the prorated salary cap. Complicating the issue is the lack of an extension to the league's collective bargaining agreement with the players' union. The contract expires in 2008, but 2007 would be an uncapped season, leaving questions about the length and size of deals with free agents. Pennington hurt his shoulder during the 2004 season, missed three games, then returned for the end of the regular season and into the playoffs. It was clear then that his arm strength was significantly reduced and after the season the team said he would have rotator cuff surgery. He returned this year but was injured in the third game of the season and again had surgery, missing the rest of the season. The team's problems were compounded when Jay Fiedler, acquired as insurance in the offseason, was injured seven plays after Pennington and also was lost for the season. That left the Jets with third-stringer Brooks Bollinger and 42-year-old Vinny Testaverde, and the team finished 4-12. After the season, coach Herman Edwards left for Kansas City and Mike Tannenbaum replaced general manager Terry Bradway. "

2/14/2006 3:03:03 PM

Are we all sure that we want Phillip in a jets jersey?

2/14/2006 3:05:02 PM

^I think we are all sure that we don't want Phil to sit on the bench for another year

2/14/2006 3:07:28 PM

did this guy just say "negote"

?

2/14/2006 3:13:05 PM

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"did this guy just say "negote" ? "

lol, shit

2/14/2006 3:19:45 PM

Man what were the Jets thinking when they gave Pennington a 7 yr $64 million contract? I doubt he'll take too much of a re-structuring unless he really cares for the team and realizes that he hasn't actually earned any of that money the past two seasons.

2/14/2006 3:29:06 PM

They were thinking he wasn't going to injure his rotator cuff twice.

2/14/2006 4:37:30 PM

^ He never had that much talent to begin with. His arm strength was suspect and it wasn't like he was some dominate college football player with amazing abilities. They fucked up and they know it.

2/14/2006 4:45:45 PM

when is the earliest that a team can officially trade with another team?

2/14/2006 5:21:24 PM

this isnt really setting up a trade for rivers. it helps but the jets are in cap trouble anyway and need this to happen no matter what they do at qb. they dont want to pay pennington top dollar when is arm is torn up completely and may not have anything left in it.

2/14/2006 10:15:27 PM

IF Jets get Rivers, the Jets will have:

P. Rivers
J. Cotchery
A. Maddox
(with the 4th pick in the draft, maybe Mario Williams)


Along with some other young promising tallent, like:
J. Vilma
M. Nugent

[Edited on February 14, 2006 at 10:36 PM. Reason : Yes, I am a Jets fan]

2/14/2006 10:31:56 PM

Please Lets this Happen

2/14/2006 10:58:42 PM

Jesus christ no, don't let this happen.

The Jets are the 2nd rate team in a 2nd rate market.

2/14/2006 11:27:53 PM

well if they trade Abrhams they do need a DE and Mario would fill that nicer than anyone else

2/15/2006 12:13:42 AM

there is an espn article that pretty much says...

a) brees' injury is too bad, they will trade him and keep rivers

or

b) they will keep brees and try to get the most money they can out of rivers.


Seems as if rivers will go somewhere else, and if not he'll get some playing time as a starter

2/15/2006 12:23:15 AM

they will Rivers as leverage over Brees during his negotiations, so until Brees gets locked up, Phil isn't going anywhere

2/15/2006 12:46:58 AM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=354640

2/15/2006 1:17:32 AM

When did NY become a second-rate market?

2/15/2006 2:06:20 AM

I think 2nd rate team, in the NUMBER 1 market is more like it...

2/15/2006 9:15:30 AM

^agreed....

2/15/2006 9:23:17 AM

My Wolfpack's
Got Jets

2/15/2006 10:23:20 AM

I realize how vague this may sound, but I read an article recently where an un-named Chargers official said that no matter how many rumors are floating around, Philip Rivers will be in San Diego in 2006.

2/15/2006 12:02:54 PM

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"The Jets are the 2nd rate team in a 2nd rate market."

How so? I mean the White Sox are a second rate team from a fan interest stand point. The Jets have been far more succesful the last 5 years then the Giants. 2nd rate market just makes zero sense considering it is the largest in the country.

Jets have a waiting list 8,000 deep for tickets..

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 12:07 PM. Reason : f]

2/15/2006 12:05:36 PM

yeah, but we all know that such official statements are nothing more than posturing.

2/15/2006 12:06:42 PM

true true

2/15/2006 12:13:44 PM

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"I realize how vague this may sound, but I read an article recently where an un-named Chargers official said that no matter how many rumors are floating around, Philip Rivers will be in San Diego in 2006."

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"yeah, but we all know that such official statements are nothing more than posturing."

nail = head

they are just setting up for the Brees K negotiations; to not at least consider moving Rivers this offseason, if they could fill a needed hole would be assanine

2/15/2006 12:26:52 PM

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"My Wolfpack's Got Jets"

2/15/2006 12:37:03 PM

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"there is an espn article that pretty much says... a) brees' injury is too bad, they will trade him and keep rivers or b) they will keep brees and try to get the most money they can out of rivers. Seems as if rivers will go somewhere else, and if not he'll get some playing time as a starter "

this has got to be the most insightful post in this thread

2/15/2006 1:46:14 PM

screw it

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 2:17 PM. Reason : asfd]

2/15/2006 2:15:27 PM

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/02/15/sports/scholfield/23_17_192_14_06.txt

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""I don't know how many times I have to say it, we aren't trading Philip Rivers," Smith said."

(smith = chargers GM aj smith)

[Edited on February 15, 2006 at 2:41 PM. Reason : link]

2/15/2006 2:40:45 PM

it seems like the bolts really arent going to trade phil, as somebody else said they have been pretty adamant about not trading him. plus the financially it would be hard to work a deal to trade him

2/15/2006 2:49:47 PM

you are all a bunch of morons

rivers isn't going anywhere

2/15/2006 2:52:29 PM

Exactly, it is becoming clearer that the Chargers have ruined Rivers pro career and he will have a career more along the lines of Heath Shuler than one akin to Peyton Manning

2/15/2006 3:04:13 PM