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Originally Posted by KurtTheJetsFan

He handled the timely departures of Alan Faneca & Thomas Jones quite nicely. He got alot of criticism for those moves. Right now I see the biggest gripe for this team in the lack of explosion/playmaking ability & allowing this LB corps to become old,slow & overpaid for the second time in a decade(See Jones/Lewis sometime around 2003).

I don't think he handled either of those moves particularly well. The Jets running game has declined significantly since Faneca left. On top of that the pass protection hasn't been as good and that's a conundrum given that Faneca was not good in pass protection.

The runningbacks also have declined heavily since TJ left. Whether you like Greene or think he's an average back or think he sucks he clearly cannot take the load that Jones took when he was the Jets mainstay rusher. That role has never been adequately replaced since Jones left town despite the Jets wanting to go back to a rush oriented ofense.

In fact I think both replacements, Slauson at LG and Greene as the mainstay, have as much to do with the Jets current difficulties as anything else that has happened.

Originally Posted by KurtTheJetsFan

The "Quality over quantity" draft philosophy is an interesting one. If it is a top heavy draft class or the team is a player or 2 away like in 09/10..that philosophy can indeed push you over the top. But it can't work as a stable long term fixture for acquiring talent. Whether he wants to admit it or not there IS a difference in talent between a 5th round prospect & a UDFA. If he does end up keeping his job he needs to use whatever immediate cap space this team has on explosive playmakers. The draft should be about trading down, acquiring picks & re-building the depth of this roster.

I'm sorry but quality over quantity has no business being in an NFL talent acquisition process. It has no place in a game in which injuries are numerous and "next man up" is the rule not the exception.

The Jets talent acquisition process is failed, and it is failed in the most obvious place, on the field in the years when the Jets are down. No team goes from feast to famine faster than the Jets over the last decade. The only problem is that feast is more like eat food for the Jets than feast.

[nyjunc]

Originally Posted by ShadeTree#55

Ever the pompus one.

how is it being pompous? it's not like we are in the middle of a Met-like run, 2 years ago we were a top 4 team. You don't throw players, coaches and GMs away b/c of a bad season or 2.

[Zach]

Originally Posted by KurtTheJetsFan

He handled the timely departures of Alan Faneca & Thomas Jones quite nicely. He got alot of criticism for those moves. Right now I see the biggest gripe for this team in the lack of explosion/playmaking ability & allowing this LB corps to become old,slow & overpaid for the second time in a decade(See Jones/Lewis sometime around 2003).

Add Pete Kendall fiasco to the list, and you've got an argument.

When you sign aging veteran, you MUST see at least 2 years ahead, and bring in a prospect to replace them. Where was the replacement for Pete Kendall? OR Alan Faneca? Jets lucked out on Slauson when they drafted Sanchez. By the time Faneca was released, Jets should have had a replacement on board.

How about Thomas Jones? Same argument holds there too.

Or if you extend the argument to TEs, it works there too.

Sure, Peyton Manning is throwing at him now, but he was a serviceable TE (that could BLOCK and catch somewhat) even before he got to the Broncos - he was good enough with Houston already. Do you know which one I am talking about?

I don't need to remind you about the RT situation now, do I?

And don't even get me started on WRs. It's been quite some time since Jets lacked legitimate threat at WR. T-Bomb threw two picks away for Braylon Edwards, then let him walk for free. Two picks evaporated, in other words.

Handled departures nicely? Nicely my fucking ass.

Originally Posted by KurtTheJetsFan

The "Quality over quantity" draft philosophy is an interesting one. If it is a top heavy draft class or the team is a player or 2 away like in 09/10..that philosophy can indeed push you over the top. But it can't work as a stable long term fixture for acquiring talent. Whether he wants to admit it or not there IS a difference in talent between a 5th round prospect & a UDFA. If he does end up keeping his job he needs to use whatever immediate cap space this team has on explosive playmakers. The draft should be about trading down, acquiring picks & re-building the depth of this roster.

It is NOT an interesting one. You CAN go with it if you have enough extra picks to burn. What if you don't? It is NOT a viable strategy at all.