D. Gardener Gone: Who Knows??
I see the excitement over all of this, and I can understand why some of you may think that it's not worth looking into, but I'm not one of them....
Why??....
1.) D. Gardener is an injury waiting to happen.
2.) He's never played DE at the NFL level.
3.) When we need him in the playoffs, he's never there.
4.) L. Chester and T. Bowens are both recooperating still.
5.) We already have R. Burnett, D. Bowens, and A. Ogunleye.
6.) Signing S. Adams as a result would be a tremedndous upgrade at DT.
The list can go on.....
Cutting D. Gardener isn't as big of a risk as it sounds IMO. We need him healthy for a whole season, and he never is.....What good is he when teams are rushing for over 200yrds against you in a home playoff game???.....I
Instead of looking at Gardener, and being overwhelmed by his size and speed, try remembering what has happened every year since his back starting acting up. One week he's alright, and we dominate, the next, he's experiencing spasms, and can't go. He's already a risk as it is.....Sure, when he's healthy he's a great DT.
He's not at DT anymore though.....We don't even know for a fact that he can get the job done at DE and stay healthy at the same time. We're all praying, and hoping it will happen, but the chances in reality are slim....
If D. Gardener is cut, we've still got the likes of R. Burnett, D. Bowens, and A. Ogunleye at DE. All are capable of putting up the same numbers as Mixon/Bromell did last season, if not better. I thought D. Bowens was better than either one of them last year.
In addition, we could sign DT S. Adams. A proven Pro-Bowler. A rock solid DT that nobody runs through. NOBODY.
Put L. Chester at back-up behind S. Adams along with J. Haley and E. Grant, and you've got one very solid DL. ALL THE WAY THROUGH!!!!
Don't put all of your stock into D. Gardener. He's a long shot, and a risky one at that once he switches to DE. We're all having pipe-dreams of him becoming this instoppable force at DE. When all we really have right now, is an unproven/injury prone DT making a switch to a position he's never played in the NFL.
I'd seriously consider cutting himif we could get a DT like S. Adams in return.....You should too.
PHINZ RULE!!!
:monkey: JETS SUCK!!!!