41 on the Wonderlic. Case closed. Plus versatility: he can play either guard or RT Plus he will be good value at 25. BPA AND at a position of need. Plus he is well suited to a power rushing attack (as is Mr. Jones) Plus a friggin 41 - that's the highest of anyone at the combine.
Here is a two round mock i found that proves this! Based on who goes where, Blaylock is the natural fit. Here is summary of who they have the Jets taking in the first two rounds. 1. Justin Blaylock G Texas 2. Damyeon Hughes CB Cal 3. Ryan Harris RT Notre Dame Here is our First 2 Round MocK Draft 1 Oakland Jamarcus Russell 2 Detroit Brady Quinn 3 Cleveland Adrian Peterson 4 Tampa Bay Calvin Johnson 5 Arizona Joe Thomas 6 Washington Amobi Okoye 7 Minnesota Gaines Adams 8 Atlanta (from Houston) Leron Landry 9 Miami Patrick Willis 10 Houston (from Atlanta) Levi Brown 11 San Francisco Adam Carriker 12 Buffalo Marshawn Lynch 13 St Louis Alan Branch 14 Carolina Jamall Anderson 15 Pittsburgh Leon Hall 16 Green Bay Robert Meacham 17 Jacksonville Reggie Nelson 18 Cincinnati Darrell Revis 19 Tennessee Ted Gynn Jr 20 NY Giants Chris Houston 21 Denver Jarvis Moss 22 Dallas Dwayne Bowe 23 Kansas City Dwayne Jarrett 24 New England (from Seattle) Paul Pouslouzny 25 NY Jets Justin Blaylock 26 Philadelphia Lawrence Timmons 27 New Orleans Demarcus Tyler 28 New England Marcus McCauly 29 Baltimore Jon Beason 30 San Diego Sydney Rice 31 Chicago Greg Olson 32 Indianapolis Justin Harrell 33 Oakland Ryan Kalil 34 Detroit Anthoney Spencer 35 Tampa Bay Ben Grubbs 36 Cleveland Joe Staley 37 Chicago (from Washington thru NY Jets) Quin Pitcock 38 Arizona Charles Johnson 39 Atlanta (from Houston) Quintin Moses 40 Miami Tony Ugoh 41 Minnesota Drew Stanton 42 San Francisco Anthoney Gonzalez 43 Buffalo Aaron Ross 44 Atlanta Aaron Sears 45 Carolina Davis Harris 46 Pittsburgh Tim Crowder 47 Green Bay Brandon Merriweather 48 Jacksonville Victor Abiamiri 49 Cincinnati Brandon Mebane 50 Tennessee Ikaika Alama-Francis 51 New York Giants Josh Beekman 52 St Louis Lamar Woodley 53 Dallas Manny Ramirez 54 Kansas City Eric Wright 55 Seattle Eric Weddle 56 Denver Doug Free 57 Philadelphia Brian Leonard 58 New Orleans Zach Miller 59 New York Jets Daymeion Hughes 60 Miami (from New England) Michael Griffin 61 Baltimore Josh Wilson 62 San Diego Michael Bush 63 New York Jets (from Chicago) Ryan Harris 64 Tampa Bay (from Indianapolis) Ray McDonald
I like that assessment. With the Jets looking at CBs that are projected in the 2nd rd, Blalock looks like the right pick, solidifying the line for the next 5-8 years. But I will only take Revis as the other selection in the 1st rd.
Ugh...forget what I said, I was thinking of Dwayne Jarrett who I have seen a similiar thread on to this one.
Analysis says that he is not a great technician, and relys too much on natural ability. That is typical of a guard straight out of college. Since the Jets have Tony Wise as their O-line coach this kid will do fine in the NFL as a starter in week 1. All it'll take is to coach technique to make Blalock 1st round worthy.
According to this, Revis is long gone by the time the Jets come around, i don't see them passing on Blaylock for McCauly, and i think Revis will go shortly after Leon Hall who won't make it out of top 16. All in all, if we had a line consisting of stall wharts Ferguson, Mangold, Blaylock and Harris, we might have a KC like force for a decade. I honestly don't see a scenerio where this woulnd't be the top priority of this draft based on what is out there and what will be left by the time our late 2nd rounders come up.
That draft would be pretty sweet except for Hughes. Maybe Josh Wilson. Eric Wright would be on point. Then in the 3rd take Mike Walker Wr. What a first day that would be.
I'd be happy with Blalock, but if Purdue's Spencer is still on the board, I'd be shocked if we didn't take him.
Trade the pick. It's a crapshoot with anybody at 25 and unless they are instant starters and perform well they will most likely be labeled a bust. Especially a CB.
will grubbs be at that spot. He is currently a higher prospect the only thing is.. do the jets want to replace brandon moore? or do they want to go for a RT. I dont see them taking blalock because if the jets are looking for help at RT they'll draft joe staley and if they want help at guard they'll go with grubbs.
Blalock is probably falling because Texas lineman have SUCKED in the NFL in recent years. Does anyone know their Santayana? Lord, another oversized Texas guy who spent the last four years overwhelming defenders with his physical superiority, something he won't be able to do in the pros. A first round guard? Thanks but no thanks. -X-
From what I have heard Joe Staley projects as a much better LT than a RT because of his unique quickness and speed... I would be surprised if we took another OL in RD 1...Not saying I would be dissapointed...just surprised. I think CB, OL, and NT are our biggest needs. I would much rather see the Jets pick up a CB in RD 1 and then take a Olineman and WR in the late second RD...
I dont want another O-lineman in the first no problem in the second if we have to but not in the 1st.
The problem with us taking a CB is that, why bother taking a CB if Chris Houston and Rarryl Revis are gone and that is likley to be the case.As far as O line, we pretty much have our pick of who we want, outside of Joe Thomas and Levi Brown. Plus upgrading our running game is a must, plus we need depth at OL .We were fortunate that we didnt have injuries on the line last season.If we go with those same players this year and we have some injuries on that line, our depth does not look good at all and our running and passing games will suffer hence the need to upgrade the O line.
