2000 had 4 1st rounders who were never consistently elite. Some never even reached that level. 06 has two 1st rounders who are elite, period. Another pro bowler in LW and two reliable role players who do the little things that allow others to look good. That's a damn good winning draft class.
Nick Mangold and John Abraham are both elite player at their respective positions. Slight edge to Mangold on this one (keep in mind that we got the Mangold pick by trading Abe though). Ellis has been to more pro bowls than Fergeson. Granted Fergeson is younger and LT is more important than 3-4 DE. Injuries happen and there is no guarantee that we get as much mileage from Fergeson as we did from Ellis. Slight edge to Fergeson. LW was a pro bowl kick returner. No way in hell do I take a pro bowl KR ahead of a # 1 WR or a starting QB. Pennington's career was hampered by injuries but that shouldn't count against the selection of him as a prospect. Becht vs the Smiths = does it really matter. 2000 draft all the way.
I went with 2000. Pennington was a very good starting QB that led us to multiple playoff appearances, Coles was a consistent reliable, #1 WR, Ellis has been solid for 9 years, and Abe was one of the best pass-rushers in the league who we were eventually able to turn into Mangold. 07 and 06 were close, because they both gave us two franchise cornerstones, and 09 will be up there shortly if Sanchez and Greene keep playing like they did last year. But for now, I think the contribution of the four 2000's very slightly outweighs the two of 07 and 06. Then again, we did have four first round picks, so it would have been tough to screw that one up.
If Sanchez continues to develop into the great QB that I expect him to become than 2009 will end up being the best draft of the century for the Jets. As of right now 2007 with the two defensive studs is best of the decade.
Mangold isn't a Jet if we do not draft John Abraham. We acquired Abe in the 2000 draft. Abe is a huge reason why 2006 was such a great draft because trading Abe for a 1st rd pick enabled us to draft the best player in our 2006 class. The 2000 and 2006 draft classes are directly linked. In a sense, John Abraham's pick will go on to play for us for 15+ years at a high level when adding up Abes years and Mangolds years played. 2000, 2006, and 2007 draft were incredible drafts for us and hopefully 2009 follows or even surpasses them.
Went with 2006 but the class of 2000 is very impressive considering its 10 years later and all those names are still in the NFL thats quite the accomplishment.
'06, without a doubt. '07 was close, just because Revis might just go down as the best to ever play CB. But '06 has way too many quality players, top to bottom.
Groh's 2000 draft was the best haul but we had to give up a future HOF HC in Belicichk and give up an all-pro WR who we have never really replaced since we asent him packing. Then the 2 best players were injury prone- Chad and Abe so that removes 2000 for me.
You can't say that, this regime has shown they will pay wahetevr the price for players they want. Tannenbaum would have found a way to get to the bottom of rd 2 to take Mangold even if the Abe deal was never made.
05 is right up there with our weakest classes of the decade... 02 - Bryan Thomas, Jon Mcgraw, Chris Baker, Jonathon Goodwin 03 - Robertson, Hobson, B.J. Askew, Brooks Bollinger 05 - Nugent, Miller, Pouha, Rhodes, Andre Maddox, Cedric Houston Yes other players were drafted in those years, but they were 0 impact players, that most fair-weather Jets fans probably have never heard of... Which of those classes is the worst? Has to be 05, first two picks are busts, Pouha made an impact for the first time this season, and Rhodes was great for a while, and let it all go to his head.
2006, first Tanny draft and all 6 of the players you listed are still on the roster. Quality and quantity.
Best 50 draft classes of the decade from another Jets site... 2006 Jets draft is voted as #37 of the decade. http://forums.newyorkjets.com/showthread.php?p=74609 Thats the list, below is the link to the writeup about our stellar 2006 class http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2738381/the_nfls_top_50_draft_classes_of_the.html?cat=14
Thomas has been a solid starter for us for years, Baker was as well, Goodwin was a pro bowler and started for the World Champion Saints. McGraw was talented but injury prone, that class wasn't bad at all.
isn't it great to have an ok draft class be one of our weakest of the decade? Thomas has been a solid player, definately not worth his draft spot, Goodwin didnt get an chance to start for us, and mcgraw was the reason we passed on Ed Reed, so the fact that he was so injury prone really hurt us big time. But in the end, its still an ok class for the Jets.
Although trading down into round two for a kicker ranks up there in all time stupidity, 2003 stands out as the worst draft class we had in the decade. Considering what we sacrificed to move up for Robinson it is even worse.
That was a great move to trade down. Going into that draft we were rumored to want Justin Miller and Mike Nugent. We moved down, got a vet TE and an extra pick which led to trading up to get rhodes AND we got the 2 players we wanted. those 2 players didn't work out but that's more on the scouting end than on the execution of a draft day trade.
'06 or '07. You can make a case for '00, too, but when you have four first round picks in one year, you SHOULD be taking home at least one or two Pro Bowlers... I went with '06. Even though we had two firsts, we gained two offensive cornerstones as well as Leon, who would have fit in the "cornerstone" category before. Plus, the Smiths are very useful as well.
Mangold was drafted at the end of rd 1 not 2. Lets say we actually do trade our 2nd rd pick(where we drafted a QB, an important need at the time). How do you know they would of chosen to select center, a position of need, over the highest valued position a QB, also a position of need. Maybe they pick up a C in the 3rd versus spending a 1st on it. Not only that but it would take more then a 2nd to move in the bottom of the 1st. Usually it costs a 1st rd pick the following year as well as you can see in the 2009 draft trades. If we would of traded that 1st rd pick to get Mangold, we would NOT have Revis. At the end of the day this is all speculating and the reality of the situation is we used John Abraham to get Mangold. It doesn't happen without losing some other important player we have drafted afterward to acquire Mangold any other way.
