Offseason Analysis: New York Jets

Brett Favre has retired from the Jets.  I know we’ve heard this before, but I think it’s for good this time.  So Kellen Clemens gets his shot, and he has some solid weapons to work with.

For starters, Thomas Jones is coming off his best NFL season to date.  I know he’s on the wrong side of 30, but there’s still life in those legs.  I do, however, expect Leon Washington to be even more involved in their offense next year.  When he touched the ball, generally good things happened.  Fullback Tony Richardson probably won’t return.

The Jets have solid options in the passing game with receivers Laveranues Coles, Jerricho Cotchery, Chansi Stuckey and tight end Dustin Keller. 

They upgraded their O-line last year, so that’s not a need, so on offense, they pretty much just need to add depth.
 
On defense, the Jets will likely lose leading tackler Eric Barton.  There’s talk that he could be replaced with Ray Lewis, so that would be an upgrade.  Safety Abram Elam is a free agent, but he’ll likely be back with the club.

After missing the playoffs in 2008 after a huge boost during last year’s offseason, I don’t think the Jets will make much noise this year.  They have most of the pieces in place to compete for the division title. 

KFFL Free Agent Tracker

Pos	Player Name	FA Status	Previous Team	Current Team
RB	Jehuu Caulcrick	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
RB	Jesse Chatman	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
FB	Tony Richardson	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
WR	Marcus Henry	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
WR	Wallace Wright	RFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
TE	Bubba Franks	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
TE	Joe Kowalewski	RFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
PK	Jay Feely	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
PK	Mike Nugent	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
OL	Stanley Daniels	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
DL	Kareem Brown	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
DL	C.J. Mosley	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
DL	Ropati Pitoitua	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
LB	Eric Barton	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
LB	Kenwyn Cummings	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
LB	Marques Murrell	RFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
LB	Brandon Renkart	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets
LB	Cody Spencer	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
CB	David Barrett	UFA (Cut)	New York Jets	Free Agent
CB	Ahmad Carroll	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
SS	Abram Elam	UFA	New York Jets	Free Agent
SS	Kerry Rhodes	Re-signed	New York Jets	New York Jets