1) Trade Abraham and our 3rd round pick to Detroit for #9 overall. 2) Trade #4 overall and our 4th round pick to Arizona for #10 overall and 2nd round pick. Draft: Rd 1 - 9) DT Ngata 10) TE Davis Rd 2 - 34) C Mangold 41) RT Scott/O'Callaghan/Colledge (one will be available) Our blocking will be much better at guard, (Kendall replacing Goodwin) center, (Mangold replacing Kendall) and tackle (Fabini being replaced). Vernon Davis has a chance to be a real playmaker at TE that will take pressure off of Pennington and the other receivers. If everyone picks up the system, our offense could be really good. On defense, if we switch to a 3-4, picking Ngata is a no brainer. DE Ellis NT Ngata DE Robertson would be a monster line. We probably need to add another linebacker, and Justin Miller will have to step up at CB, but I think that would be a pretty solid defense. I don't see us winning a superbowl or anything, but we have solid lines on each side of the ball as well as a few playmakers. Its a good start towards building a contender.
I love Ngata's upside, but I think the Jets would be better off grabbing Maake Kemoeatu in free agency and using the 9th overall pick (based on your scenario) on something else (Deangelo Williams/Lendale White/Winston Justice). Kemoeatu would be a huge body in the middle ( 6-5,350), is young (27) and has a non stop motor. He's not a Sack machine, but he'll stop the run, and will demand a lot of attention. I like the Davis pick. I think he's going to be a sick tight end. Would love to see him in Jets green. It's more than likely Mangold will not be there when we're up in the second round. He may go to Denver at 29, or the Saints may take him right before us. If so, we would be wise to grab a guy like Max Jean-Gilles (OG-Georgia), or Taitusi Lutui (OG-USC) in the second round.
sorry, misread the top comment, knid of confusing how there is a comma after center than the nplayers in parenthasese
Great post. It's going to happen! The Jets will make all those moves and get all those players for sure!
