Alas, free agency’s first real heartbreaker – Jets middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been traded to the Saints.   The fact of the matter is that the Broncos never showed real interest in Vilma, only fan speculation (such as my own) was linking the two teams in a trade.  He would have looked great in orange [...]

There arguably isn’t a better linebacker available this offseason by draft, free agency or trade than the Jets’ Jonathan Vilma. Ill-suited for the 3-4 defense the Jets employ, and recovering from a season-ending knee injury, the 2004 defensive rookie of the year has been given permission to seek a trade. Vilma will be in high [...]