Mac’s castoffs hardly missed
THERE was a lot of handwringing this winter and spring over who the Jets let go as they tore down the roster, but so far Mike Maccagnan looks like he made good decisions.
Darrelle Revis and Nick Mangold are out of the league, unable to find work. Ryan Clady is retired. Brandon Marshall has two catches in two weeks for the Giants, plus a monster drop in Monday night’s loss. Eric Decker has six receptions in two games for the Titans. Breno Giacomini is starting at right tackle for the Texans, who have allowed 13 sacks in two games. Marcus Gilchrist is a backup on those same Texans. Ryan Fitzpatrick is a backup in Tampa Bay. David Harris has played three snaps in two games for the Patriots.
Those are just all the salary-cap casualties. Calvin Pryor was cut by the Browns after Maccagnan traded him there and is now on IR with the Jaguars. Sheldon Richardson has four tackles in two weeks for the Seahawks after his trade.
About the only ex-Jet off to a hot start is kicker Nick Folk, who made all three of his field-goal attempts Sunday for the Buccaneers.
Even that move looks good for Maccagnan, though. Chandler Catanzaro, Folk’s replacement, is 4- for -4 on field-goal attempts, and costs $2.1 million less than Folk was due to cost.
The Jets roster might look ugly, but it is hard to quibble with the decisions Maccagnan made this offseason.