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  1. LAJet

    LAJet Well-Known Member

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    Agree completely, there in lays the problem for us. Even though I think it was a boat load of money for Orlando, so I could understand JD pumping the breaks. .At this stage, my though is with all the other nonsense going on, why isn't JD extending McGovern as insurance for a year. Even if we pick up a C and T in the draft that still would be prudent
     
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    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 2018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    FUCK YES
     
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    The punter we should have had last year. Good signing, he was leaps and bounds better than Mann.
     
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    I read that the Jets met with this kid today... Mazi Smith.
    He's the kind of big kid we need, to help stuff the run.
    Had a gun rap, & was placed on a year probation (gun in car no permit), but he seems like a smart kid, maybe a nice developmental project.

    A bit about him... https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Mazi-Smith-DL-Michigan
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    Colon and Schwetzer are all right. Basically even swaps for Herbig and Feeney. So far the worst OLine in the League did not get worse. Now, time to improve.
     
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    very intriguing player and I did some research into him. He would be amazing next to QW and helping w run stuffing but has traits to pass rush as well. He is projected in the 2nd wonder if we would jump on that he is a position of need but seems high
     
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    Yes, will draft oline once again. I don’t have a problem with that. They are lucky AVT can literally play anywhere
     
  9. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 2018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    They need to keep AVT at one position unless there is a dire emergency. Doesn't it occur to anyone that he could have gotten injured last year BECAUSE he kept getting moved to different positions?
     
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    You can injured playing any position. I would need hard statistical evidence to consider that. And I mean hard. Otherwise is just talk. Did a position switch in college directly lead to an injury?
     
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    That is a good point. It's not like someone fell on his knee or he got ankle stuck in the wrong place. It's a triceps, which means he probably twisted it during a battle with DLine. Probably on the bend. I would say it is best to keep AVT at inside at Guard where the Jets originally projected him. Hopefully there will be ample solid tackle back-ups next year, where there won't be an emergency to move him to tackle again.
     
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    Ehhh... bit of a stretch. It's not like they asked him to play WR or return kicks ;)
     
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    When you are a guard it’s more nose to nose. When you are a tackle you have to stretch arms out more since the edge has room.

    He tore his triceps. It’s a very good point
     
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    I think is a very good point. Different positions require different body movements and the use of your extremities/leverage varies. If you don't practice those moves as often it doesn't come as natural and the tendency to overstretch your muscles is higher causing injury. .
     
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    An upgrade at center would be a good thing this season, but that would probably mean not drafting one early.
     
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    Ben Jones is 33 years old.

    Only an idiot would sign him to start fixing this OL.
     
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    That’s not that old. It’s gonna be a few years tops. Someone’s gotta snap the ball anyway
     
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    It puts off drafting a center and this OL is never going to stabilize until the Jets find a good young draftee (the cheap and appropriate option) or steal somebody else's 26 year old franchise center (the Mawae option.)

    We keep plugging 29-37 year-olds into the equation and that's why we're looking for another fast fix every year and it is why the line is a bleeding downtrodden mess by the middle of November every year.

    What exactly was Joe Douglas supposed to be good at again?
     
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    well Douglas sucks but you sign a cheap vet and you can still draft a rookie mid rounds
     
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    ANYBODY is an upgrade from Feeney. He didn't do squat for the jets for 2 years. He couldn't move my 89 year old mother-in-law off the line of scrimmage.
     
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