In case you missed it (I did) Peter King wrote as the lead in to his MMQBTE column that he likes the Cromartie deal.  While much of what he writes is basically telephone gamed message from Tannenbaum (check Tanny’s presser), it’s still good to hear King weigh in.

I like the risk the Jets are taking with time-bomb cornerback Antonio Cromartie. Yes, I’m uneasy with fronting an unreliable character 0,000 of his .7 million pay in 2010. But what you need to know about Rex Ryan is that for him to do everything he wants on defense, he needs two good cover corners, so he can send overload blitzes with linebackers and safeties. In fact, when GM Mike Tannenbaum hired Ryan as head coach, Baltimore GM Ozzie Newsome told him he’d better get ready to go get Ryan some corners — and be willing to spend on them.

If the Jets hadn’t traded for Cromartie, they’d have had to draft (for sure) a cornerback at number 29 in the first round, and they’d have had to live with that rookie plus Dwight Lowery opposite Darrelle Revis this year. Instead, they get a non-physical player who’s probably a top-15 cover corner in the league, and who can be put on an island the same way the Jets do with Revis.

In addition, I like that Cromartie has to be good this year, on an off the field, so when the 2011 negotiating season begins, he’ll be in position to get a top-tier corner deal, whether from the Jets or another team. “We go into this partnership with our eyes open,” Tannenbaum told me. “But what I’ve found being around Rex is he’s the kind of coach who can reach everybody. And 25-year-old cover corners are not available without some risk.”

The Jets, though, need to be able to say good-bye after this year if Cromartie’s a distraction. Keeping him just because they have a third-round pick invested in him would be a huge mistake if he’s more trouble than he’s worth.

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