When you see things on Twitter that you don’t think are real, you sometimes choose to ignore them. That’s exactly what I did last night when I noticed Adrian Amos had been waived. After being selected in the fifth round of the 2015 draught, he played for the Bears for four years. After that, he signed a four-year, $36 million contract as a free agent with the Packers in the north. The Jets then acquired him in the off-season for a $1.75 million contract after Chuck Clark suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Adrian Amos
The Jets moved Amos down the depth chart to concentrate on developing their young safeties, which is understandable given that their season is over due to Aaron Rodgers’ injury and they would need to run the table to be competitive again. Despite this, Amos is still a very productive player. Then, in order to go somewhere where he could play and possibly qualify for the postseason, he requested his release.
He is performing well and has already played 264 snaps this season. With a forced incompletion rate of 20%, tied for 11th in the league, he is PFF’s 21st best safety of the year. In contrast, Grant Delpit was at 8%, Juan Thornhill was at 0%, and Rodney McLeod was at 10%.
Contract
Amos would easily be someone you can add to the team, as he would come with a fully guaranteed $347,222 for the remainder of the season, which is only slightly above the league average.
Browns Need
First, let’s take a look at the safety depth chart that the Cleveland Browns currently have and the number of snaps they have played so far this season:
They essentially lost the ability to play three safeties when they lost Rodney McLeod because they didn’t trust Hickman or Bell to play extensively. Harmon, who is a fantastic addition, was signed to the practise squad but hasn’t yet been added to the active roster.
Conclusion
This is a no-brainer move in my opinion; in the worst-case scenario, you might have to waive Ronnie Hickman or another member of the roster, as Flacco, Wills, and Mitchell will soon need roster spots and Walker and Diabate are the only clear candidates to go. When Ward returns, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz should have the option to use six defensive backs once more, which would allow them to maintain the flexibility of their defence instead of adding 0.5 linebackers per snap, as we saw against the Broncos.
Obtaining him as an in-season backup is ideal after losing McLeod; my guess is that someone else gets to him before us on waivers, but that shouldn’t stop them from trying to claim him. He was a player I was happy to go after in free agency if Thornhill was more expensive.
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