As for the OP, getting caught up in a "director of football operations" type title is just calling a GM a different name. Running football operations is the GM's job. The problem is we just happen to have a shitty one.
Like I said they had a nice offseason and what looks to be a good draft. I still don’t see how they had a better offseason than us. They rebuilt there OL, Morse and Ford should certainly help, the rest of the OL are just names, not big time talents. Still not a super talented OL but As with all OLs scheme and how they gell will determine how good they are. WR they brought in was John Brown, ok he’s decent, his speed should be a good fit with Allen. We brought in Crowder who is better at everything a WR does other than downfield speed. The RB they drafted should play a role, the bulk of their carries will go to McCoy and Gore. We brought in Leveon Bell. I really like the TE they drafted. I really like the TE the Jets drafted. Quinnen Williams>Ed Oliver but both big time talents. I think they are also headed in the right direction but Jets have better talent nearly across the board.
Maybe, but this thread was made after the first round and before the second so my post is still very valid. Ftr, I very much like the first two and the fourth picks.
I am trying to remember the last day three pick by the Jets that Wass not supposed to be there. Maybe Bryce Petty? All too often the Jets make a picking round four and it seems most of us have no idea who he is.
The Jets OL sucks. The Bills upgraded theres. John Brown is miles better than Crowder. Brown was diagnosed with Cycle cell and had two years where he played when he could hardly get out of bed. He was healthy last year and he played 15 games and had a very good year on a team that doesn't throw the ball. Crowder has never had 10 game starts. Brown healthy is much better. We don't have a big edge at running back. They have a better running back room. We have a small edge at 1. They fixed their OL. They are better at the point of attack than we are. It's really that simply. Blocking and tackling they improved way more than we did.
Oof, there are not many that will call John Brown better than Crowder even a little bit and you say he’s miles better?? We’ll have to agree to disagree here. Yes we know the Jets OL has sucked, we also know that the Bills OL sucked. Bills brought in a center that’s been nothing better than average his entire career and missed half a season with injuries two straight years. Jets brought in an OG that’s been an All Pro guard in the NFL. They both drafted tackle prospects that are nothing more than prospects at this point. The rest of the Bills OL signings are depth signings unless you consider the likes of Spencer Long as an upgrade in which I would strongly disagree. I’d give the Bills OL an edge right now due to the gaping hole at C for the Jets. RBs are not even close. Bell is one of the best RBs in the entire league and Montgomery provides pretty good depth. They are a far better tandem than the ancient McCoy and Gore. Bills have a talent edge at CB, Jets everywhere else on D. I think both teams have had solid offseasons and are headed in the right direction. Saying the Bills had a much better offseason is typical Jets fan woe is me nonsense.
I Liked your post only because it's too scary for Sam Darnold's sake that Biggs is correct.....sigh Macsuckey better find a Center because he's got Osemele and Darnolds teammate for Gase to work with plus the West Virginia TE (fingers crossed)
Sam will be fine. My real point is Mac like every football player and every coach isn't operating in a vacuum. It's a competition. In this case Mac is losing the competition in his own division. That doesn't mean Sam and the Jets won't overcome it. Sam may be so good it doesn't matter.
No I’d say Ford is a better prospect on the surface but he is a prospect at this point. A prospect that was said to have dropped because some feared he only had one good year while having one bad year in college. To act like he is a can’t miss upgrade is just wrong, time will tell.
Well I think Biggs is correct. I’m not arguing the Jets have a good OL although I do think it’s been upgraded with the addition of Osmele who is very good when healthy. We all know of the Jets shortcomings on the line, we have to hope with good coaching Pollack can get the best out of them as a unit.
It can be the GM's job, but doesn't have to be. A number of teams do have VPs or Directors of Football Operations. Just because a GM knows how to handle the cap and is good with contracts, doesn't mean that he will have a plan or vision for building a team. Just because a GM may have a good eye for talent doesn't mean that he will have a good plan or vision for building a team, or that he is balanced in his perspective. Having someone above him who is experienced and knowledgeable can help keep the GM on track and he can assist and guide the GM in building the roster/team, whereas many owners (or at least ours) cannot.
i do not remember whom it was, but one poster on here years ago recommended john dorsey. boy, was he ever right. come to think of it, the guys up in buffalo are doing a masterful job turning over that roster. chris ballard doing the job for the colts. bringing in chad kelly, who mac could have signed for nothing as the 3rd qb. even gettlemen, i think, would be an improvement.
Oh come on, small edge at 1 Bell pisses over any other RB you want to name the Bills number 1, it is a huge gap, now they may have a good stable of backs but we have the top back by far (if he comes in and plays as he has in the past)
McCoy when ever he has had a decent OL has been as productive as any back in the league. LeSean McCoy turns 30 on July 12. Only seven players in NFL history had more scrimmage yards in their 20s than McCoy: Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James, Jim Brown and Walter Payton. He's a couple of good seasons to playing himself into the HOF. Last year Buffalo's O was a hot mess. He has never played with a QB remotely as good as Bell. He's got a great chance to go into the pro football HOF. I like Bell much better but if Buffalo fixed their line and Allen can create a deep passing attack McCoy is going to have a big year.
Fair enough but was only going off recent form, he looked very poor in the main last season, his production halved in yards and in TD's, also halved in the passing game but maybe that was to be expected with Allen at QB (more to do with him running than his throwing )
