New York Jets: Three internal free agents the team can do without
Buster Skrine
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After four years as a member of the Cleveland Browns, Skrine signed with the Jets as a slot corner.
He had posted four interceptions in 2014, Skrine came to New York with great expectations. With Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie back, Skrine slid right into his familiar slot position.
Unfortunately it didn’t work out as well as the Jets hoped. Skrine posted a Pro Football Focus grade of 50.6 in pass coverage in 2015.
The passer rating against Skrine in 2015 was 101.1. Over the four years in New York, his “best” was 94.7 and last year it was a whopping 124.2.
This just in, that’s very bad.
In 2016 and 2017, he spent time on the outside as well as the slot, and to be fair, Skrine is not suited to play on the outside.
To say Skrine was “handsy” would be putting it mildly. He was a penalty machine. Skrine was called for no less than five in each season with the Jets, culminating in a whopping 13 in 2017. He simply wasn’t trust worthy to put out there on a day-to-day basis.
Skrine was the 103rd ranked cornerback in the league in 2018. He made $25 million over four years with the Jets and didn’t do very much to earn it.
It’s time for him to go.