Pro Football Focus will be providing analysis for every major NFL signing and trade during the 2015 free-agency period, accounting primarily for the quality of the player and his fit with his new team and focusing less on the financial terms of the deal.
Here is the grade for the signing of Buster Skrine by the New York Jets.
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New York Jets: D
If you're not going to be the best corner on the team, you need to be able to at least hold up under the weight of targets you're going to receive as the second corner, and Skrine couldn't manage that in Cleveland this past season. With Joe Haden tracking receivers, Skrine was forced to move around to accommodate him and was thrown at a massive 123 times over the year, the second most for all corners behind only Jason McCourty.
Skrine surrendered 70 catches for 864 yards and eight touchdowns, the third most of any corner in the league.
At his best, Skrine is a marginal corner who could do a job as a sub-package guy, but looked overmatched as a starter. If the Jets don't land Darrelle Revis, then Skrine will be in line to start for the Jets, and he would be the second-best corner in that stable behind a returning Dee Milliner.
The glimmer of hope is that Skrine did have several positive games during the season and did show the ability to get his hands on some passes, notching eight passes defensed and intercepting four passes.