E-Boland & Gang Green

By Tom Rock

Figured I'd take part in the writin' o' the green!

Sorry that there's nothing much to report. The Jets held true to their word in regard to free agency, with the Thomas Jones deal skirting outside the technical boundaries of an FA pick-up. So, who did the Jets sign? A FB and a DL. Whoop-dee-doo!

Of course, some of the biggest Jets signings were for their own players. Hank Poteat was brought back for next year, and if the Jets can't get a starting CB in the draft that will be a schrewd re-signing. And Jerricho Cotchery will be a Jet for the next few years. That must make Kerry Rhodes excited with two years left on his contract. The Jets appear to be willing to reward their young talent with long-term deals before they reach free agency.

The Cotchery signing pretty much pushed Justin McCareins out the door, and a few teams have been sniffing around about the former starter. McCareins, you'll remember, said he wanted to play for a team that would appreciate him. The Cotchery signing shows that that team isn't the Jets, who can probably get some draft picks for him before the end of April.

As for the draft, the Jets have those four first-day picks, and I wouldn't be surprised if they packaged some of them together to move up a bit. Then again, it's a pretty thin draft once you get past the top 5 picks or so. The Jets didn't trade up last year to get Reggie Bush, so they probably won't go too crazy this year.

That's all for now. I'll keep you posted on doings and goings-on regarding the guys in green (and not the leprauchans!). Have a safe St. Patty's Day!