The Jets finally opened their checkbooks Wednesday night, making their first free-agent signing.
The team agreed to terms with offensive tackle Breno Giacomini, who spent the past three seasons as the starting right tackle for the Seahawks. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Giacomini visited the Jets on Wednesday and they secured a deal for him to replace Austin Howard as their starting right tackle. Howard signed with the Raiders early Wednesday morning.
Giacomini visited the Jets along with free-agent wide receiver Eric Decker, the former Bronco. The visits were the first signs of life from the Jets since free agency opened Tuesday afternoon.
The first 24 hours of free agency were a spending frenzy, with the Broncos leading the way. But the Jets sat on their checkbook, watching players sign elsewhere. Some say this is a wise strategy in free agency, but the Jets have a ton of holes to fill and are nearly $40 million under the salary cap. A few early moves were expected, but none came until the Giacomini signing.
Jets general manager John Idzik was a member of the Seahawks' front office when they signed Giacomini away from the Packers. Giacomini missed seven games last year with a knee injury, but returned in time for the team's run to the Super Bowl.
Decker could address the Jets' biggest need. The team desperately needs to upgrade its wide receivers to provide quarterback Geno Smith with some weapons. Decker, who will turn 27 on Saturday, has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Broncos.
He is considered the top wide receiver available, but there are questions about how he would fit with the Jets. One league source said he is not what the Jets need because he struggles against man-press coverage and that is what the Jets see often because of their run-first offense. The source pointed to Decker's one-catch performance against in the Super Bowl as evidence.
Many people also believe Decker's production is a result of playing with quarterback Peyton Manning and he will not produce with a lesser quarterback.
"Peyton is getting him paid," the source said.
There are questions about Decker's value, too. The going rate for the top receivers has been around $6 million per year. Anquan Boldin (49ers), Golden Tate (Lions) and Jeremy Maclin (Eagles) all are in that ballpark. Decker likely is looking for more than that since he is considered the top receiver available, but it is unlikely the Jets would go much higher than that.
A source said ideally the Jets would like to sign two wide receivers and add a potential No. 1 receiver in May's draft. This draft class is deep at wide receiver and a source said the Jets will not overpay in free agency for that reason.
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