1st round - (I placed three guys I would not be disappointed with and we have an actual shot at.) Clay Matthews LB 6-4, 240 Southern Califronia (Great pedegree, attitude & we still need an OLB for the future and depth.) Mark Sanchez QB 6-3, 225 Southern California (BPA and hard to pass up at #17.) Tyson Jackson DE 6-5, 290 LSU (Fills a need and has good size) 2nd round - (If we get an injury on the OL we are toast, and this guy is a huge body. I love his last name for an OL, LOAD and HOLT combined.) Phil Loadholt OT 6-7, 340 Oklahoma (BPA ? build for the future and depth) 3rd round - (He may go in the 2nd round but the jury is still out so I am thinking there is a chance.) Ron Brace DT 6-3, 330 Boston College (3rd rd STEAL) 4th round - (We need a receiver but there are guys still available in the mid rounds. Depends on if we want size or speed.) Aaron Kelly WR 6-4, 190 Clemson (TALL with good speed) or Mike Wallace WR 6-0, 200 Mississippi (SPEED with good height)
Linebacker in the first doesn't make a lot of sense. I believe it's got to be offense. Either WR, RB, or QB. If it's defense I like Jackson because that's a major need. But if there's a good offensive player I'd be surprised if the Jets don't grab them. You can't win on defense alone. RB/WR in the first and second wouldn't be a bad idea. I'm not smart enough to figure out anything after that without knowing what's already been taken and what players are left. :metal:
We have Scott, Harris, Pace, Gholston, and Thomas at LB already. We should look at filling other needs first. Especially on Offense or even the D-Line. Jackson wouldnt be a bad pick. The Jets do need a DE. If they like Ratliff and or Clemens then I would look at WR and DE in the first in that order.
I'm not sure why at number 17, nicks isn't the best player available? And we don't need an outside linebacker for the future, being that we have many on our roster. There are some great guys in the later rounds for depth, like cody brown, but not a first rounder.
Scott, Harris, and Pace I agree on, but Gholston has shown nothing and Thomas is inconsistant and not an every down OLB. Mathews would give us the best four LB set in the NFL, bar none and if available would be the BPA other than Sanchez. People always yell that we should get the BPA and biuld for the future. I usually would disagree and year after year our first pick in the draft have been busts or at least not worth the money paid or spot picked. Yes, even Furguson is not as good as Mangold who was picked 26 spots later. This year I say get the BPA.
If we end up with any combination of those players, I'll be VERY disappointed. I want to wheel and deal, end up with 3 picks in the first 2 rounds and come away with Nicks, Sean Smith, and Ziggy Hood!
LOL come on man with all the crappy threads this would be the last I would single out. They should start a new section...... the short bus section. Every stupid/retarded thread would be placed in it...... this one would not even be on the radar.
i completely and totally agree with the bpa philosophy! i dont think any position on this team is set for more than a year or two and they are all in a situation where they can be upgraded. i dont know if matthews is going to be the bpa, i personally dont care for him that much but if he is in fact bpa then he should be drafted. the only time i would go against bpa is if you have a young talented qb who you expect to build around for the next 5 years at least. there arent too many guys out there that couldnt be upgraded.
I agree with you on Gholston and Thomas but the Jets have bigger weaknesses at other areas that need to be adressed IMO like DE, WR, and QB. Right now I look at LB as a stregnth for the Jets. Those other areas I dont.
Yeah, ferguson is not as good, but they also play completely different positions, and no one drafts center's at #4. And yeah, Gholston has shown nothing, but what makes you think Clay Matthews would come in and being an instant dominant player? There are linebackers in this draft that would be great value in the mid rounds...
I agree. The BPA at #17 would be nicks, maclin if he slides, sanchez or a corner like Malcolm Jenkins or Vontae Davis if he slides. clay matthews? No way. hes projected to go late 1st round, early second round. don't forget, every year there are linebackers like Paul Poluzsnky (however you spell it) that are projected high, that slide out of the 1st round. This year, there is an abundance of great Lb's, and a considerable amount of mid round value Lb's. In the first round, Cushing, Laurinitis, Rey M., Everette Brown (OLB), Maybin (OLB), Micheal Johnson (OLB), Orakpo (OLB)....i can definitely see clay matthews sliding into the 2nd round with all these guys at the linebacker position. Not to mention guys like Clint Sintom and Barwin in the second round, there is just an abundance of linebackers this year. dan connors slid into the 4th round, and he was one of the best linebackers in penn state history, hard work ethic, and a high character guy.
BPA works if you have filled the gaping holes in your lineup by the draft. Since imo the Jets are two players down at wideout, if they don't get a receiver by then, they need to think position and BPA becomes a potential recipe for then relying on signing someone else's camp cuts. Of course the Jets could still find a receiver in the draft...
