Dee has world class athleticism, his only knock is his NFL learning curve. His tangibles are off the charts. We've only seen flashes of what his potential can be and it's impressive. We have a far greater chance of him turning the corner and everything clicking (especially with Revis back), verifying his 9th overall selection than we do of getting a 3rd or later round selection to be a #1 for us. I can't imagine we could ever get a 2nd for him at this point and honestly it might be stretch with him currently being injured to get a 3rd.
I'm excited about the secondary aspect of bringing in guys like Revis, Skrine, and potentially Cro: Letting Milliner and Dex time and space to develop at their own pace. I think the signings this offseason are actually the best possible thing for the younger, talented DBs on the roster; I'm crossing my fingers that it allows the Jets to cultivate quality depth.
You keep him and let him battle for his spot in the lineup. The good thing this time is he's not being counted on for much so anything he shows that's positive is only a plus for us. Coming off an injury you'd never get anything worthwhile in return for the kid.
This regime didnt draft him So who knows what they think of him. All I know is they wont pick up his 5th year option with the way things are going so far. No way they have him at an 11 mil hit.
As soon as he can walk I would trade him. He has been a horrible pick and its time to cut bait. I would rather see what the Marcus Williams and McDougle can do. Milliner will just waste their practice reps.
That video is impressive, but it makes me ask ... Then why can't he cover anybody?? I'm wondering if we can put that athleticism to use by moving him to Safety.
Exactly, such is the predicament that a guy like Milliner is in. Idzik would've rode him until his achilles blew out of his sock, he drafted him and it was his reputation as GM that was on the line. No such ties to Mac or Bowles, so Milliner better take full advantage of whatever opportunity's present themselves...
Milliner's future is entirely up to Milliner. He needs to prove he can play at the top level. If he can't learn from Revis and come into his own, bye.
I don't get why you think he can't cover anybody. He isn't very good but he has shown cover ability, to just say he can't cover anybody is kind of wrong.
"Dee has world class athleticism, his only knock is his NFL learning curve." I remember watching that when it aired before the draft and being impressed. But I also remember him in the combine and not being that impressed in his drills, particularly the ball skills. And his body language. His fundamentals when he got here were horrible. He didn't even know to turn people inside on the sideline; runners and receivers. It's about the learning curve with him, and he hasn't been on the field. Maybe he always got by on his athleticism in College and never bothered with fundamentals. Hopefully that's it and not that he doesn't have the acumen to get that. It's getting to the point where his back is against the wall. Let's see what he does
I may have overstated it, but he's been burned numerous times, and already benched twice. Since we just acquired one competent corner and one HOF corner and still hope to develop McDougle, I'm just wondering if it makes any sense to try to use his athleticism in an Ed Reed type of role.
I get you and we're sort of on the same page, but I would prefer they use him as a corner first and just experiment with the safety thing occasionally if they are going to do it. He's got far more corner skills to just be wasted at FS, the reason the Jets used Lowery at FS was his physical limitations
Good post, I agree with that. He was fundamentally rough. Fortunately there isn't a CB on this planet more fundamentally sound than Darrelle Revis, being around him will hopefully help Milliner grow.
Exactly. I really don't think Dee is just another Stephen Hill. All the physical talent but no skill, or the ability to grasp it. All those saying he's a bust and sucks must remember, we've had one of the worst secondary units in the league the last 2 years he's been here and he's been banged up. That's a lot to overcome for anyone, especially a rookie with poor fundamentals.
Let's hope he can stay healthy long enough to get on the field. If Bowles can't get something out of him, then who can?
Anybody remember how well Milliner played when we bought Ed Reed in? I don't think it was because Reed was bringing much to the game so much as it was a guy that could play the teacher role for him out there. I think Revis can play that role for him and so much the better if we can get Gilchrist in here to provide cover help while he gets it all together.
This annoys me to no end with know it all fans regarding Milliner. Whether he succeeds or busts is still left to be determined. The dolts on here expect rookie CB's to blanket everyone out of the gate, when reality says that isn't so for "Rookie" CB's (or vets). He didn't play year 2, so there's that. Now we're on year 3 and looks like he'll be a coming off the bench or potentially #2 spot (which is a good thing for YOUNG cb's). Every draft expert, guru, ne'e'r do well had him in the top 10 of that draft class. He was not a bad pick. Give the f'n kid some time on the field before you start crying like fuck'n babies.
