NFL free agency looms

At 12:01 am today opened up the gates for all unrestricted free agents to hit the open market in hopes of getting a long term deal with a new team and a lot of guaranteed money. Some teams have a lot of money under the cap to spend while others have to sit and wait it out until June when players are released and can get them for at a cheaper price. The Jets for a example have a lot of salary cap room and figure to be big players in the free agency sweepstakes. They already have made a big splash so far by trading disgruntled linebacker Jonathon Vilma to New Orleans and receiving defensive tackle Kris Jenkins from the Panthers. There are plenty of other free agents the Jets are targeting such as cornerback Asante Samuel and guard Alan Faneca. Samuel and Jets coach Eric Mangini have a history dating back a few years when they were with the Patriots together. Mangini spent time with Samuel because he was their defensive backs coach before coming to the Jets. Faneca is targeted by the Jets especially because of teir miscalculated move regarding Pete Kendall shipping him to the Redskins last summer. Faneca would fit in perfectly for the Jets offensive line to help mentor their players. The Jets also are looking to ship their undersized defensive tackle, Dewayne Robertson, who has been playing out of position in the 3-4 system the last two years. Only time will tell regarding how the free agency pool turns out to be and if all of that money is well spent.