New York Jets’ Quincy Enunwa decision, big bonus day and don’t stress CB

For the New York Jets, the decision to hold onto Quincy Enunwa makes sense. Meanwhile, bonus day hits and fans shouldn't stress CB. The fifth day of the new league year has come and gone which means several New York Jets players earned pretty solid roster bonuses. Moving from most expensive to least, inside linebacker C.J. Mosley ($10 million), quarterback Sam Darnold ($2.6 million), defensive tackle Steve McLendon ($1 million) and tight end Ryan Griffin ($918,000) all graciously accepted bonuses on Sunday. That's right... $10 million. Mosley, the man who signed the richest inside linebacker deal in NFL history last year and dressed for just two games in 2019, generously accepted $10 million on Sunday. The biggest cap news of the day comes in the form of Q. Quincy Enunwa, that is. The Quincy Enunwa Decision Enunwa's $6 million salary for this season became fully guaranteed on Sunday. Why keep a man who's dressed for just 12 games over the last three seasons? Enunwa would have been entitled to $10.1 million in injury guarantees if cut prior to Sunday. Due to the length of his contract, Joe Douglas and the organization would start saving money on the Enunwa deal until next offseason. They would have been out at least $3.6 million this coming year. That's why the man's still rostered. And of course there's no guarantee he'll ever play football again. Enunwa's alluded to the idea doctors have told him he'll never play again. Two serious neck injuries in three years make the odds a bit tougher than the average football injury. Enunwa could never be relied upon in Florham Park. That said, if healthy, the man's a solid starting NFL wide receiver who can represent a tremendous bonus. Jets fans tend to forget how good Enunwa is/can be when healthy. His positives include possession ability in the gritty areas, especially over the middle. He can literally be featured in a wideout screen game for five-plus times in a single day. He's also a plus blocker. Unfortunately, availability is always the most important attribute and the man Mike Maccagnan prematurely locked up long-term just cannot remain healthy. But hey, there would have been very little point in cutting him and taking on a hit. Next offseason will be the first opportunity the Jets have to clear space from the Enunwa deal. Don't Stress Cornerback Yeah, the Jets corners aren't anything to write home about, and this sentiment holds true after the Pierre Desir signing (one year, $5 million). https://twitter.com/jetsxfactor/status/1241835907206045696 Don't stress it too much. This new NFL game isn't similar to the one that featured Deion Sanders locking guys down 25-30 years ago and Darrelle Revis doing the same over a decade ago. This NFL, whether pundits have caught up to yet or not, features a devalued corner position. Think Super Bowl. Think the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs secondaries. Bashaud Breeland and Charvarius Ward aren't exactly "top CB duo in the league" worthy. On the other side of things, Richard Sherman and Ahkello Witherspoon don't strike fear in the heart of offensive coordinators. Yet, there those four were, as the starting outside corners in the Super Bowl. With active, talented safeties and an excellent pass rush, the cornerback in today's NFL doesn't need to feature a household name. And guess what? Measurement sites such as Pro Football Focus an the like won't have the ability to grade lesser productive corners out in realistic fashion. It all starts with the pass rush and if that's humming, the bad corner turns average and the average guy turns into a solid contributor, and PFF (and the fans) is none the wiser. As frightening as it may look, Bless Austin, Arthur Maulet and the newly-signed Desir could work on the outside with Jamal Adams, Marcus Maye and Brian Poole on the inside, and if the four-man pass rush is legit. The idea of "shutdown corner" is a thing of the past. It no longer exists and never will again unless the NFL decides to remove the strict contact rules in the secondary. Continue building the offensive line and four-man pass rush. That's Joe Douglas's mission.