Last offseason, wide receiver Eric Decker made the move from the Broncos to the Jets as a free agent.
The move led to fewer victories and a drop in production with Geno Smith and Michael Vick throwing the passes instead of Peyton Manning. The Jets don’t have a surer bet at quarterback for 2015, but Decker’s hoping he can convince his former Denver receiving mate Demaryius Thomas to make the same move he made.
“I’ve been pushing for the entire year now,” Decker said, via the New York Post. “It was just another opportunity to talk to him about it. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens. I think it would be tough for Denver to let him go. So whether they franchise-tag him here in the next month or give him a long-term deal, he’s just one of those premier players in this league. If he happens to make it to free agency, I would love to sign him because playing alongside him for four years and especially the last two years made it a lot of fun and made it a lot easier. He’s just one of the great players in this league.”
Decker’s probably going to have to use his marketing skills on other players because the Broncos letting Thomas walk is hard to see whether or not Peyton Manning returns for another season. The Jets have the cap space and the mindset to make a big play for Thomas should things go the other way, but it does look like this round of free agency will play out differently than Decker’s did.
