TruJ to Jets

[DaveFan'51]

Hey Tru, pull a Chris Long and Donate all you Salary to Charity!!

 

[LACHAMP46]

In 2015, he allowed a 55.0 passer rating in coverage, which ranked second among qualified cornerbacks, according to Pro Football Focus. He surrendered higher passer ratings in the following seasons (89.4 in 2016 and 79.8 in 2017), but maintained his status as an elite cornerback, which is why the Rams kept franchise-tagging him

Or, since he's been a #1 cb, he's sucked....

Can't believe all the love, hype, adulation....but this guy shoulda been outta here in 2015.

 

[Prime Time]

View: https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1063785513067470848

 

[CGI_Ram]

View: https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1063785513067470848

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...een-an-expensive-disappointment-for-the-jets/

Trumaine Johnson has been an expensive disappointment for the Jets

When the Jets signed cornerback Trumaine Johnson to a five-year, $72 million contract this offseason, the thought was he should come in and immediately improve the Jets’ defense. In a sense, he did, as he intercepted a pass in Week One. But since then, the results have not been pretty.

Johnson has been profoundly disappointing to people inside the organization, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, who quotes one source as saying, “Thought he’d be better.”

In fact, since that solid performance in Week One, the Jets’ defense has actually played better during the five games Johnson missed when he was injured. Many league observers believe Darryl Roberts, the minimum-salary backup who was starting while Johnson was hurt, has actually played better than Johnson this season. That’s despite the fact that Johnson will pocket $26 million in salary and bonuses in his first year with the Jets, while Roberts makes less than $1 million.

Johnson returned to the lineup on Sunday, moving Roberts to the bench, and the Jets promptly turned in their worst defensive performance of the season.

The 28-year-old Johnson looks like he’s not as good a fit in coach Todd Bowles’ defense as he was with what the Rams were asking him to do. That’s always a risk with a free-agent signing, that a player earns a big contract because he plays well in one situation, but doesn’t play well in the next situation.

Bowles is likely to be fired after this season, which means it’s going to be some other coach trying to get the most out of Johnson next year. Whoever that coach is, they’d better get the most out of Johnson. He’s set to cost $12 million against the Jets’ salary cap in 2019 and $15 million in 2020, and the way his contract is structured makes it virtually impossible for the Jets to move on from him until then. He still has time to get things turned around, but through his first half season with the Jets, he’s looking like an expensive mistake.

 

[Flint]

This is pure speculation but notice both Sammy and Johnson went to the highest bidders and not the better teams.
Jets are a .500 team and who knows with KC, playing a first year starter at QB. Could be a total crap show there.

Point is both of these dudes are only playing for the money and not the love of the game.

Yeah, I hope the “love of the game” helps you when you’re 50 years old Can’t run to the end of your driveway and are trying not to get hooked on opioids. Better get what you can while you can.

 

[RocknRam29]

DaveFan'51 sighting at the top of the page..

 

[Corbin]

Or, since he's been a #1 cb, he's sucked....

Can't believe all the love, hype, adulation....but this guy shoulda been outta here in 2015.

CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

[Merlin]

"Thought he'd be better" lmao. They overpaid for a CB2 who also happens to be the type of guy who might quit working once he gets paid. That one is all on the GM.

If I were the Jets' owner I'd clean house and reload everything to allow for building around Darnold. Start with a new GM. And as much as I like and respect Bowles they need to lock up an offensive mind who can coach up their QB, so a head coach change is appropriate there as well. IMO if they do those things and hit on the hires they could be on the upswing relatively quickly.