Start printing those Super Bowl tickets baby. The Jets have signed Bubba Franks!

Sarcasm aside (the hell you say!), Franks is a decent backup. He scored nine touchdowns in 2001 and has his best year in 2002 — 54 catches , 442 yards and seven touchdowns. You’re not getting Antonio Gates in his prime — hell, your not getting Bubba Franks in his prime — but you’re getting a serviceable backup, who can perform when called upon.

The Jets have also hosted another ex-Pat, this time Troy Brown.

I don’t think Brown is anywhere close to the guy that helped the Pats to three Super Bowls, but you can always use a guy that can play as a slot fourth receiver who’s smart, a determined special teamer AND play dime corner in a pinch. You’re not gonna find many players in the league that can contribute to a team in all phases of the game.

It’s been pretty slow after the intinal first round of free agency around the Jets, so I figured why not take a trip down memory lane and re-visit Dewayne Robertson…or more accurately, the Dewayne Robertson draft.
The year was 2003. The Jets had two first round picks : the 13th pick, which the Jets got during that year Dan Synder lost his freaking mind…again…and gave up the pick to the Jets for Coles.

Now, at the time, the Jets were coming off a 9-7 year, a magical run when Chad came in relief of Vinny and led the Jets to the postseason and that destruction of the Colts in the first round.

So you have two first round picks. The smart, prudent thing would be to keep both picks and take two first round talent players.

So Herm and Terry Bradway decide to trade up and get Dewayne Robertson. Uh oh.

Coming out of Kentucky, Robertson was considered another Warren Sapp type defensive tackle. Naturally with Herm playing that Tampa “2″ defense, he wanted Robertson in the middle and cause havoc. Only problem is he never turned out that way.

For Jets fans, these are the following players you could have had had you kept the picks:

Ty Warren

Troy Polamalu

Bryant Johnson (eh)

Calvin Pace…(hey, I know that guy!)

Willis McGahee

Larry Johnson

Nnamdi Asomugha

Nick Barnett