Update: Robertson Trade to Bengals Falls Through

[Beemnseven]

Has this guy Robertson EVER lived up to the hype? Obviously not.

Dude was the #4 overall pick.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Has this guy Robertson EVER lived up to the hype? Obviously not.

Dude was the #4 overall pick.

He's been playing in a 3-4 as a nose tackle. He hasn't done a good job handling double teams, but I think he could be pretty effective as a 4-3 DT. The Jets just gave an assload of money to Kris Jenkins, and here's my comparison between the two:

The Jets gave 3rd and 5th round picks , and 5 years $35M to essentially the same guy as Robertson.

Robertson in 5 seasons: 256 total tackles, 14.5 sacks, and has only missed 3 games.

Jenkins in 7 seasons: 215 total tackles, 20.5 sacks, and missed 27 games!

Plus Jenkins is an injury prone malcontent with a history of coming to camp overweight and missing offseason workouts. And he's two years older than Robertson, and has never played in a 3-4. Robertson has a $9.8M cap number this year and doesn't appear willing to restructure, making a successful trade for him unlikely. So if the Jets have to cut him, they'll take a big cap hit in addition to the huge contract they gave Jenkins.

I don't want Robertson, but I don't think the Jets made a very good move here.