Jets Chatting With Randall Gay

By Tom Rock

Sorry I was away from the switch for a good portion of the day, but as many of you have heard by now (it was reported in the Boston Globe today) the Jets have been meeting with Randall Gay this evening and, according to a person I spoke with, are scheduled to continue with some meetings on Tuesday. If the Jets pursue Gay ? and having the guy in for a few laps around Memory Lane with ol? Coach Mangini isn?t the same as an offer sheet ? it would be the first time during the off-season that the Jets address their secondary. They did resign Hank Poteat just prior to free agency, but that was a status quo move and not a status melior (pardon my Latin).

Anyway, they?d have to give the Pats a second-round pick if they sign Gay. While Gay may be more talented than any of the CBs the scout gang has seen heading into this draft, and he has a familiarity with Mangini?s systems, handing a draft pick to an arch-rival is never a good idea. The draft is enough of a gamble, you don?t want to shift the odds in favor of the Patriots any more than you need to. A second-rounder taken by the Pats could wind up haunting the Jets for years. Besides, Gay hasn?t finished either of the last two seasons healthy and has played in only eight games the last two seasons.

Your thoughts? Is it worth giving the Patriots a second-round pick for a cornerback with terrific speed and knowledge of the schemes but a record of injuries?

Posted at: 19.04.2007
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