Percy and the Jets Part Two: What it Means for the New York Jets

He's got electric boots a mohair suit.

You know I read it in a magazine...

Percy and the Jets.

(Still ripping off Elton John.)

The 1-6 New York Jets pulled off the huge Percy Harvin trade with the Seattle Seahawks, assuming Percy's passing a physical right now. He was previously listed as Questionable for the St. Louis Rams game with a thigh injury. Probably not the sort of thing that nullifies a trade.

This whole thing would make much more sense in reverse. A team that won't make the playoffs swaps talent this year for a draft pick next year. A Super Bowl contender adds one more weapon for the post-season run. Seattle giving up talent at this point doesn't make sense.

On the surface.

Reports are now bubbling up about Harvin's fights with Doug Baldwin and Golden Tate. About arguments with Russell Wilson. About Harvin not wanting to get back into the game against the Dallas Cowboys.

If you have beef with hard working team-players who helped my favorite team get a Super Bowl ring, if you aren't interested in being part of a comeback victory, then get the hell out.

But this is about the Jets. NYJ GM John Idzik, and former Seahawks vice president, has been criticized for not getting enough talent in the off-season. He started the year with about $20 million in cap space. Both he and Rex Ryan are on the hot seat.

How is Idzik trying to cool his seat? Big trade. Yet I don't see it coming soon enough to help a 1-6 team. Can the Jets with Percy Harvin with 8 or 9 of the remaining games and burn rubber into the playoffs? Nah.

So what will the Jets look like with Percy? (The fantasy football implications are coming in part 3.)

Look to see the Jets mimic the jet screen/read option stuff Seattle used with Marshawn Lynch. Chris Ivory does a respectable Beast Mode impression. The Jets will have to prove the trade was a good move. They will certainly force the ball to Percy next week against the Buffalo Bills.

I don't think this makes Geno Smith a great quarterback suddenly, although a screen pass that Percy breaks for a touchdown looks good on the stat line.

My prediction, sometime in the next couple weeks, a defender jumps a screen to Percy and takes one of Geno's telegraphed passes the other way for six. Watch for it.

This feels like a desperate move for the Jets. It's a great bit of math for the Seahawks. At 3-2 including a home loss to Dallas, obviously the Seahawks aren't playing up to their potential. If Harvin's attitude was part of the problem, then this is a brilliant move. Subtracting him while adding a draft pick and increasing the amount of money for Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner, KJ Wright and other contract moves next year is beautiful.

Did Idzik just help Pete Carroll and John Schneider out of a jam?

Yes.

Thanks.

And good luck. If Percy's not happy being on one of the best teams in the league, how will he be happy being a Jet?

Part 3: the Fantasy Impact coming soon.

Percy and the Jets Part One: What it Means for the Seattle Seahawks

Say, Petey and Johnny, have you seen them yet?

But they're so spaced out, Percy and the Jets.

Elton John, Sort Of

I was at work when I saw the news pop up on the TV. Percy Harvin was traded to the New York Jets.

Numerous thoughts came through my head. First of all, I trust Pete Carroll and John Schneider. I've seen them build a Super Bowl team. They know the game better than me. I'll not second-guess them.

They traded a first and seventh round pick in 2013 plus a third round pick in 2014. After $18.3 million for eight games played, they're trading him for a second to fourth round pick. Pete and John aren't doing it because it's a stupid idea.

I'll continue to dwell on this trade in the hours and days to come. I'll look at what it means to the Jets, what it means to fantasy owners, what it means to former Seahawks' team-mates and what it means to his new team-mates.

But my initial reactions are these: he obviously didn't fit well with a team that won a championship mostly without him and the Jets are picking up a large chunk of salary that will instead go to Russell Wilson.

And Bobby Wagner, KJ Wright and others. You and I never know exactly what goes on at NFL practices and in NFL locker rooms, but obviously Percy wasn't good for the team.

The two most important words from here on out? Paul Richardson. He's the new Harvin. And he's cheaper. And he doesn't come with the attitude.

More to come. I'll look at every angle of this fiasco.

The Creeper Report: Fantasy Football Week 7

This week's Creeper Report will be a brief one. No time for a list of 10 things. I've been too busy writing about new cars and old colleges, working my normal job, doing immature things with my kids and actually going to the gym.

But I'd better throw a few thoughts at you for this week so you can do the opposite and win.

50/50 Week for the Creepers

I fly with Russell and I die with Russell. Percy Harvin's no points didn't help either. The Creepers and I went 2-2 this weekend. All teams are above .500 and firmly in the playoff chase. No need to panic. Keep picking up useful free agents, starting studs and streaming defenses playing cupcakes.

Defenses I Like

Last week the Raiders spoiled my Chargers call. The worst kind of bad team is the one that shows flashes of okayness at the wrong time.

This week I like:
Buffalo against Minnesota
Cleveland against Jacksonville
New England against the Jets

Hopefully you're already onto the last one because they start playing soon.

Teddy Bridgewater looked good the first time out, but after last week he needs to look good again before I start picking on him.

Stevan Ridley Out

I never trust Patriots running backs, but when the field gets thin it gets easier to predict. Either Brandon Bolden or Shane Vereen have a good day here. If your backfield demands that you have to roll the dice, I'd go with Vereen. More likely to catch passes and he's played more this year.

Speaking of Thursday football, I don't feel good about anything Jets, but injuries and byes have forced me to use Chris Ivory. I like the dude's skills and he's stayed healthier than ever before, but New York could end up down early, killing the running game.

Victor Cruz Out

This opens things up for Rueben Randle and makes opportunity for Odell Bechkam Jr. But after last week's shutout, I don't like anything Giants. I would grab both of those receivers for later, though. I want Rashad Jennings back, but until then Andre Williams will have to do.

And I'm Out

Things to lift, people to tickle and nonsense to write. Next week, the Creeper Report gets started after Monday Night Football. I'll never be worth anything doing this if I can't be reliable. I don't miss deadlines for others. How come I miss my own.

Seattle Seahawks and Old Women coming very soon.

Seattle Seahawks and Old Women: Wrinkled Redskins

Contributed by Kathe Frahm

The old women have just a bit of swagger as they come to the rec room at the home for Monday night's game. Those that pay attention know that the Washington Redskins have a young QB in Kirk Cousins and they have lost all but one of their games. Their big star Robert Griffin III hasn't healed from an ankle injury. This is another game he won't play. The women said he doesn't look happy sitting on the sidelines and they know all about injuries and slow healing.

It takes a moment to realize the old woman with the Mickey doll is not there. Someone said that she went to her grandson's. It was agreed that at least they wouldn't have to eat the cookies she brings to the games. One old woman said if their Seattle Seahawks lose because their lucky doll isn't there...

The old women had more fun watching this game than most. Watching Russell Wilson run around the 'Skin defense and still be good at throwing through them to his receivers was a laughing, cheering experience. Marshawn Lynch continues to dazzle the women with his strength and in-your-face running style.

When punter John Ryan faked a 4th down punt, the old woman yelled and screamed for their surfer boy coach Pete Carroll to take a sideline bow for that call. Ryan ran for a first down while players and fans and the old women just shook their heads, especially the beefy front line of the 'Skins.

The 'Skins' Quarterback, Kirk Cousins looked to the old women like a baby-faced kid just dropped into the big leagues. One woman said she read he got married in June, so no wonder he lost a little concentration. Tough being a replacement for the star, RG3. Using just his initials they think is silly.

Their boys were very naughty in the game against the Redskins. Too many penalties even though the Seahawks play rough. The old women like that. The heartbreaker for the old women was seeing Percy Harvin's 3 TDs called back. They don't know much about those rules but they were sure their boys were cheated by the Washington referees. Old women don't like having stuff taken away from them.

The Oscuro Corner Needs Humidor Space

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Connect to as many cigar sites as you can and watch your inbox. Good things will show up. Sometimes great things.

Like when Cigars International put a bunch of good cigars on sale for $2 each and I snagged that 5 Vegas Series A bundle.

Now I just found a deal you really need to grab because I can't. I just bought some a few weeks ago and really don't have the room. Time to spend money on my wife's birthday, not my own anymore.

Maduro Madness is the Weekly Special at CI. Mazos of maduros as low as $1.50 a piece. What's caught my eye from the 15 choices?

5 Vegas Triple A. I keep hearing that these are intense on another level. 15 for $39.99. Damn. I'm thinking about it.

Also the Diesels and the Genesis the Projects have my attention.

I need to smoke these vicariously through you.

In exchange, the Oscuro Corner will keep the antennae up.

One more bit of advice: avoid those Drew Estate Naturals. When you must dip the tips of your cigars in sugar, you're not using good tobacco. Always mediocre leaves with perfume on them from that dude.

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