Cromartie to the Jets

The New York Jets have traded a conditional third-round pick to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for used-to-be stud CB Antonio Cromartie. The Jets just cut Lito Sheppard and would like to have another good corner to go opposite Revis Island.

The Jets are taking a bit of a gamble with some of Cromartie’s off-field issue (seven kids?) and his laziness on the field. But the boy has insane physical talents and was at one point a freakin’ stud. If Rex Ryan can get him to straighten up and fly right, we just can’t imagine what kind of a corner tandem he and Revis would be.

The third-round pick in 2011 can jump to a second rounder based on playing time and the Jets performance. If this works out, a dominant Jets defense just went to a new level.