FA: Jason Taylor Mark Brunell (After the final 8 rule is no longer in effect July 22nd) The New York Jets send their 1st round pick #29 and their 7th rounder and their 2011 4th round pick to the Raiders for their 2nd round pick #39 and their 3rd round pick #69. 2nd (from the Raiders): Linval Joseph DT/DE 6-4 328 Joseph's stock is sky high right now. He would be a great fit in our defense. Hes extremely strong and quick for his size. Great at getting TFL and getting penetration. A hard worker and team leader. We could possibly take him at #29 but I have a feeling he will be there around the Raiders pick. There is no telling with Al Davis. There are 2-3 players I could see the Raiders targeting that would be gone by their 2nd round pick. I think the Raiders trade is very possible but there is a chance the Raiders of course want Joseph and could draft him with their 2nd rounder. Other possible trade partners would be the Browns or maybe even the Chiefs. 2nd (original pick):John Jerry OG/OT 6-5 328 Its never a bad idea to have good Oline depth and as of right now if any of our Olinemen got injured we would be screwed. Jerry is versatile and can play just bout any position on the Oline. Hes very strong and has a good frame. Very durable and strong at the point of attack. Could replace Faneca in the near future. 3rd (from the Raiders): Amari Spievey CB 5-11 195 Even though we have two solid CBs and Lowery whos up and down. Its becoming a passing league and the more quality CBs you have the better. Spievey fits this defense perfectly. Hes extremely aggressive, a good tackler and very competitive and very good at jamming the receiver at the line. Would fit into this defense perfectly as our #3 CB. 4th: Shay Hodge WR 6-1 209. Was very productive at Ole Miss. Had 22 TDs in 3 seasons. Had a great senior campaign, Hodge had 70 catches for 1,135 yards and 8 TDs. Was over shadowed by Snead and Mccluster but he constantly got the job done. Physical at the line and does whatever it takes to catch the ball. Rarely drops balls and has no injury history or off the field issues. Low risk high reward. Only knack is he doesn't have elite speed which is not a problem in the slot. 5th: Antonio Coleman OLB 6-2 255. Coleman is a freak. Hes great off the edge and has a great variety of rushing moves. Uses his hands well and good in pursuit. Aggressive and a good tackler. In his 4 years at Auburn he accumulated 50.5 TFL and 27.5 sacks. Not very tall, not overly strong. Average speed and quickness. Will struggle to get off blocks at times and has an inconsistent motor. Has an injury past and might not be as good of a pro as a college player. Another low risk high reward pick.
6th: Travis Ivey NT 6-4 341 Ivey is pretty just a depth pick for the Dline. He battled injuries throughout his college career. Missed all of 2008 i believe because of injury and saw limited action in 2007. His senior year in 2009 was the only time he was a full time starter. Ivey had a solid combine. Is raw but he could pan out to be a decent rotational guy at NT. Hope you liked it! Leave some feedback
Bad trade down. That would be a huge mistake to trade away MORE picks to move down nine spots. I know they get a 3rd as opposed to a 4th, but emerging from a trade down without gaining picks is a waste, ans made even worse by losing another pick next year. Not worth it, not good. Especially when all they get for it is Spievey, who is OK, but nothing really special. If they go corner early they need to get someone with big potential, because they won't need them to play much early. I think Coleman can be a good situational rusher, but I'm not sure I'm on board with Hodge as the slot guy. Average speed and had issues with motivation at Ole Miss. He's more of a poor man's Cotchery, possession type than a speedy inside the hash marks guy to compliment Edwards and Cotch. If they did end up with Linval and Jerry in the first two rounds I'd be happy, I'd just really not like it to be with that trade.
Well essentially you could look at it as the Jets are trading an early 5th rounder for a late 2nd rounder. We would give up our 4th not the one from the cards so its gonna be a late pick. The Raiders picks are all at the top 10 of each round. This draft is stacked I realize that but we can get really good value from the Raiders 3rd if it be Spievey or BPA or someone else. In my eyes we are giving up our 7th round pick, an early 5th next year and moving back 10 spots and picking up an early 2nd rounder and a late 2nd. I didnt follow Hodge throughout his college career but his numbers especially last year dont show signs of lack of motivation.
If that's how you're going to figure it, then I'd still rather have an early 2nd, a late 3rd rounder, and a late 4th rounder (based on your system) this year without trading extra picks. It really makes no sense, and making that trade because picks may seem better than they are because they're close to an earlier round doesn't make any sense. And the Jets have a 7th next year for Rhodes, not a 4th. So next year we'll have already lost our 3rd and 4th round picks. As for Hodge, his biggest knocks are lack of any effort as a blocker and sloppy routes. The only time he ran good routes was in workouts this offseason, which shows he just didn't give the effort at Ole Miss.
