That's essentially my thought as well, the last thing this team needed was another "lazy" player. And of course the Steelers ruin my night by taking my player.
Manish Mehta @TheJetsStream Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Rex Ryan says that Coples will primarily play on the left side... draws parallel to Shaun Ellis. #nyj Everybody please stop saying that Coples will be a OLB.. He is Devitos replacement. Now devito will be coming off the bench like he should be.
I guess Belichick finally learned to go get a couple of guys with star potential rather than taking 10 backup-level players.
That is just horrible. I loved Hightower too. I can't even root for the kid now, I hate when I really like a player and they go to an AFC East rival. That just sucks.
Look folks - nobody knows who will pan out and who will bust from this draft. We will know three years from now. And the draft isn't made in the first round. It is made when you get quality players with 2nd and 3rd day picks. The Jets still have 9 picks. The Pats have 2.
Don't forget Maybin rotating in as well. It's not terrible. Would love to see us make a move for Upshaw, adding him to Coples would give us two starters and finally solve the pass rush problem 100% at long last.
Manish Mehta @TheJetsStream Rex on Coples: "He's going to have his hand in the dirt." Won't be a stand-up LB. #nyj It surprises me we went DE they seemed to take care of the D-Line last year. Guess they weren't happy with DeVito.
Jake Steinberg @Steiny31 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Rex - "Vern had to go from his hand in the dirt to standing up. This man will have his hand in the dirt and go get the QB Coples will be our DE with Wilk and Pouha in the middle. gonna be a mean D line... whoever said he is gonna be a OLB should shut it Coples is going to be able to set the edge for us. He is a huge upgrade from shitty Devito.
Also, gotta love the potential of having Coples and Wilkerson as our bookend DEs for the next decade or so, with hopefully Ellis in the middle once Pouha's done.
