I say yes. Mainly because the Jets have some ammunition. They have Sheldon to offer in trade? IMO, the Jets are also fine at Guard for at least this season. Here would be my moves to drastically improve the OL this offseason: 1) Trade Sheldon for a proven OT. I would think there will be plenty of suitors for Sheldon despite his off field troubles. 2) Acquire another Tackle or Center through FA. This shouldn't be as hard as everyone may think. Mac will need to clear cap space, but that's been the plan since about mid season. 3) Use a 1st or 2nd to grab another Tackle. If Mac can manage to acquire 3 guys, a mixture of proven veterans coupled with a top notch draft prospect, this should be instantly. It's possible Mangold may play another season also. IMO, that would put the Jets in decent shape to poosibly draft Mangold's understudy? I really don't think this plan would be that hard to execute and it would instantly transform a very problematic unit from 2016. What do you say?
no one i trading a good starting T for sheldon. its just not happening, we will be lucky to get a 2nd rd pick for him. the o line next year is going to be: fa/rookie lt,carpenter,mangold/johnson ,winters,shell
I think most likely the Jets draft a LT and a C - line will be : rookie/Carpenter/rookie/Winters/Shell. The rebuild would pretty much be complete. Bolles from Utah may be available in the second round or lower first IF Jets traded down or traded up from second round. A center can be grabbed lower. I like Toth from Kentucky......
It's fallen way off, mainly due to the nagging injuries but he has those every year now, which is normal for a post-30 player.
I think the FA pool for tackles will be a bit larger once some teams make cap cuts. We might be able to find a hold-the-fort guy for one tackle position for a couple of years there.
I think we sign a FA left tackle until we find a long term solution. My guess is that Macc will look to find depth in the later rounds. If there was an out and out slam dunk choice at 6 though, I'm sure he'd go for it though.
Jets could make a run at Kelvin Beachum since he was cut. He's 27(?). Could be a stop-gap for a few years until the Jets can find a replacement. Not a good run-blocker, but solid in pass pro
Winters, Carpenter and Shell should be three starters. I think they'll resign Iljana for depth and Wesley Johnson. Mangold at the right price will be back. If they don't resign Mangold I can see them signing another C and LT for not that much money and also draft a tackle in the second round and drafting a center in the fourth or fifth.
I think what we'll see is the Jets sign a FA LT and then draft a development OL or two and call it a day on OL. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mac should select Ramczyck with the 6th pick, I know this board along with Todd Mcgay and Kiper will be saying how bad of a move that was, ten years from now Ramczyck will be the LT for the jets just like Ferguson was. They can select a CB with their 2nd round pick, because it's a deep draft at CB, and an OLB with their 3rd.
The OL overhaul is alittle overblown in my opinion. No doubt we have a major need at LT..and could serve to upgrade at Center..but other than that the real need w. the unit is more depth oriented. We can likely survive at Center for another year w. either Mangold at a reduced salary or Wesley Johnson who is at least decent. I'm not sure there is a center in this draft or FA who is a clearcut upgrade..and we just have too many other needs to fixate on a position with limited options. Qvale & Ijalana are not perfect..but they are actually decent options as back-up swing tackles. It's when they are your week to week starter that you worry. The real glaring weakness in my opinion(going back almost a decade) is depth at guard. I know that Doozier filled in decently when called upon at season's end..but he has had some ugly snaps in every preseason he has been in NY & just has not developed the way we had hoped. Carpenter tends to get banged up & is starting to age...ideally we draft his eventual replacement in the 2nd or 3rd round spending the next season or 2 developing behind the scenes & being the primary back-up.
If there is one thing that is consistently good with the nyj its the center position. i am just going to assume that anothe h.o.f. type will emerge from somewhere
Sign Reiff to play RT, draft Cam Robinson to play LT. Release Mangold, thanks for the mems but wesley johnson is fine at center. Robinson-Carpenter-Johnson-Winters-Reiff. - - already an above average, younger OL. (shell & Ijanala back up tackles, might need a cheap G/C swing backup)
News reports say Mangold doesnt need ankle surgery, but the Jets dont want to resign Mangold at his current contract. I get the Jets position, but I really hope they bring Mangold back, especially if the Jets have any inclination to start Petty/Hack or a rookie.
+1000 This Post way overdue. I see building the Line including a blocking TE crucial going forward Mangold has had it Clady gone and other than Carpenter and Winters the young guys are unproven The thing to watch out for in FA is yes get a couple of guys but make sure they are on young side 25/26 yrs old vs older dudes late 20s and thirties would be a long term disaster Wow happy to see other posters thinking creatively refuting the notion that "this draft has no quality OLs in it" This all part of a true rebuild
Plus 10 000 Glad to see someone else gets it...Ramczyk a good choice plus doesn't use a Pot gas mask lol. Long term investment that pays off Refreshing to see the D getting backended to later rounds...Actually go wait till round 4 for defensive problems (CB) and get a RB or TE at 3...maybe grab a QB like Mahomes at 5 or 6th round
I think this is a bit overkill and I've been calling on the FO to fix the O-line for 5+ years now. I think we need a LT and a C, that's it. You don't need elite guards and Winters and Carpenter are good enough. Shell is a bit of a gamble as a starting RT, but he has potential and I'd rather let him play the entire season to get better in a down year anyway. That leaves us with a center (if Mangold is cut) and a left tackle (Ijalana?). Since it doesn't seem like there will be a worthwhile left tackle at pick #6. I would hope we address one of these positions in round 2 or 3.
Ramczyck at 6 is a huuuuuge reach. This draft is too talented at the top to be reaching for need. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Its been said we can get a 3rd for Richardson. We could get a decent C/G with that pick. If the rumour is true we should be all over that. A trade back if possible in the first would also give us another 2nd or 3rd. If we make smart choices we could rebuild the OL to at least average or better.