It's safe to say, at the very least, that the 2013 New York Jets team will not look much like the 2012 squad.

Whether that results in more wins remains to be seen.

Either way, new general manager John Idzik all but guaranteed the team would look much different, if only from a roster standpoint.

Via Rich Cimini of ESPN New York:

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"We're in the money."

That's the tune Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland is likely singing this offseason, with the Dolphins poised to be $35.8 million under the salary cap (via ESPN). 

The Dolphins could likely have their pick of just about any free agent in this year's class.

That being said, there are always a few salaries that can be dumped, and opening up just a little more cap room can go a long way in delivering the top talent available.

Who could be looking at a pink slip sometime between now and the end of the offseason?

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Putting together this list for the New England Patriots was difficult.

Quite simply, they know how to spend their money. They don't get tied down to players who will pose little value to them in future years. It's one of many reasons they've been so successful for a decade-plus.

Still, there are a handful of albatross contracts for every team. 

The Patriots are currently positioned with $18.6 million in cap space for the 2013 season (via ESPN), and more important than the players they might release could be the players they might have to watch walk away in free agency.

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In owing Mark Sanchez $8.25 million guaranteed for 2013, the New York Jets don't have much of a choice but to try to salvage what they can of the former No. 5 overall pick.

As the Jets transition to a West Coast Offense, there's at least a little optimism that it can happen. The problem could be overcoming the mental hurdle of the past two seasons.

Head coach Rex Ryan said:

If the Jets can somehow find success in the Sanchez reclamation project, it would be one of the more profound turnarounds for a quarterback in recent memory, but is it a realistic goal?

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At his first press conference as general manager of the New York Jets, John Idzik shot down the rumors that the team was exploring trading cornerback Darrelle Revis, calling those rumors "way premature." 

"I haven't even had a chance to sit down and really vet through our roster with Rex and his staff and the personnel staff," Idzik said, "so I think it would be presumptuous to say anything on that."

It may be presumptuous to say they're looking for a trade, but it's not difficult to understand why the Jets would at least look into it. If the Jets conclude they can't keep him beyond 2013 (important to remember: the Jets can't franchise tag him after 2013), it's better to get something for him now than to get nothing for him later, when he walks in free agency.

In determining what the Jets might get for Revis, it depends on how he is recovering from ACL surgery, how other teams feel about his contractual situation and his value to those teams.

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John Idzik just conducted his first press conference as general manager of the New York Jets.

A broad range of topics were covered, from the Jets salary cap situation to the future of Mark Sanchez to Idzik's background and history as a general manager and a lot in between.

Declaring the hiring a success or failure after one day would be an exercise in idiocy, but Idzik sounded ready to handle many of the most pressing issues facing the Jets headed into 2013.

Here's some of what we learned from the press conference.

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Change breeds change in the NFL, and in making a change at general manager the New York Jets have indicated they will not accept the status quo.

A trade of cornerback Darrelle Revis? That would be the opposite of status quo.

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports Jets owner Woody Johnson is "very interested" in trading Revis.

Shocked? Don't be.

Yes, Revis has been one of the best cornerbacks in football since at least 2009. In that time, opponents have completed just 39.7 percent of 287 passes into his coverage, with just six touchdowns to show for it.

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Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland held a press conference with the Miami media on Tuesday. In perfect unison, as if the Vienna Boys Choir temporarily brainwashed them, the entire group began asking about what will become a primary focal point for the Dolphins 2013 offseason: wide receivers.

It's a valid discussion to have. The Dolphins finally found a solution at quarterback (at least for the time being), yet they struggled more than most other teams in getting big plays out of their passing game and in moving the ball down the field through the air.

In an appearance on WQAM 560-AM in December (via The Palm Beach Post), NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock described watching the Dolphins offense as, "like watching an offense playing in the red zone for 100 yards," citing the lack of a vertical threat and speed at wide receiver. With 42 pass plays of 20 yards or more, the Dolphins finished 24th in the NFL. Their 14 pass plays of 30 yards or more ranked 27th.

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