Oct 13th 2008 7:40PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL RumorsEver since Tony Gonzalez found his way onto the trade block, the rumor mill has churned up talk that the Giants would be a logical landing spot for the tight end. Other teams have been mentioned with some frequency but the defending champs have been getting mentioned more often than anyone else. That includes their Meadowlands co-tenants.

Ian O’Connor of the thinks it is high time that changes. He took pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) and authored a screed demanding that the Jets add Gonzo to their offense.
Gonzalez would be the right ingredient to make the Jets great. They have a bunch of scheduled softies on deck, and Tom Brady’s injury made their division and conference as wide open as Ocho Cinco’s mouth. The Jets have to go all in now. They need to peddle a piece of their Favre-less future for a better shot in their all-Favre, all-the-time present.
Let’s get the pros out of the way first. Gonzalez is better than any tight end on the Jet roster and, at $1 million base salary, easy enough to fit under the cap without disrupting too much of the roster. The play calling has favored shorter passes this season and Gonzo would likely thrive in such a scheme.
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