Now that we are in the post draft phase, thought I'd throw out a depth chart to see how we stand and where we think the team can make some improvements. Props to the Scout message board which is where I copied this from. Quarterback (3) 6 - Mark Sanchez 6'2" 225 Southern California 15 -Tim Tebow 6'3" 245 Florida 14 - Greg McElroy 6'2" 220 Alabama Running Back (5) 23 - Shonn Greene 5'11" 226 Iowa 25 - Joe McKnight 5'11" 194 Southern California 29 - Bilal Powell 5'11" 207 Louisville xx - Terrance Ganaway 6'0" 240 Baylor xx - John Griffin 5'10" 190 Massachusetts (Reserve/Future Contract) Fullback (1) 38 - John Conner 5'11" 246 Kentucky Tight End (5) 81 - Dustin Keller 6'2" 248 Purdue 45 - Josh Baker 6’2″ 243 NW Missouri State (Fullback / TE) 83 - Derrick Epps 6’3″ 250 Miami (2011 Practice Squad) 86 - Jeff Cumberland 6'4" 249 Illinois (Injured?) xx - Hayden Smith 6’7″ 240 Metropolitan State (Rugby) Wide Reciever (12) 10 - Santonio Holmes 5'11 192 Ohio State 11 - Jeremy Kerley 5'10 190 TCU xx - Stephen Hill 6'4" 215 Georgia Tech 88 - Patrick Turner 6'5" 220 USC xx - Chaz Schilens 6'4" 225 San Diego State 19 - Eron Riley 6'3" 206 Duke xx - Jordan White 6'0" 208 Western Michigan 15 - Scotty McKnight 5'11" 185 Colorado 84 - Michael Campbell 6'2" 205 Temple (2011 Practice Squad) 89 - Dexter Jackson 5'9" 182 Appalachian State (2011 Practice Squad) 18 - Logan Payne 6'2" 205 Minnesota (2011 Practice Squad) (Injured?) xx - Royce Adams 6'1" 190 Purdue (Reserve/Future Contract) Offensive Line (13) 65 - Brandon Moore 6'3" 305 Illinois 74 - Nick Mangold 6'4" 305 Ohio State 68 - Matt Slauson 6'5" 315 Nebraska 60 - D'Brickashaw Ferguson 6'6" 310 Virginia 78 - Wayne Hunter 6'5" 320 Hawaii 62 - Vladimer Ducasse 6'5" 330 Massachusetts (G/T) 72 - Caleb Schlauderaff 6'4" 302 Utah (G) 77 - Austin Howard 6'7" 333 Northern Iowa (T) xx - Robert T Griffin 6'6" 335 Baylor 76 - Dennis Landolt 6'4" 306 Penn State (OL) (2011 Practice Squad) 63 - Matt Kroul 6'3" 300 Iowa (OL/DL) (2011 Practice Squad) 69 - Trevor Canfield 6'5" 307 Cincinnati (G) (Reserve/Future Contract) xx - Kris O'Dowd 6'4" 309 USC (C) (Reserve/Future Contract) Defensive Line (9) 91 - Sione Pouha 6'3" 325 Utah 70 - Mike DeVito 6'3" 305 Maine 96 - Muhammad Wilkerson 6'4" 315 Temple xx - Quinton Coples 6'6" 285 North Carolina 79 - Ropati Pitoitua 6'8" 310 Washington State 93 - Kenrick Ellis 6'5" 340 Hampton (Legal Issues) 94 - Marcus Dixon 6'4" 295 Hampton 95 - Martin Tevaseu 6'2" 325 UNLV xx - Jay Richardson 6'6" 280 Ohio State Linebacker (12) 52 - David Harris 6'2" 245 Michigan 97 - Calvin Pace 6'4" 265 Wake Forest 58 - Bryan Thomas 6'4" 266 Alabama-Birmingham 57 - Bart Scott 6'2" 240 Southern Illinois (LB) 50 - Garrett McIntyre 6'3" 270 Fresno State 51 - Aaron Maybin 6'4" 240 Penn State xx - Demario Davis 6'2" 235 Arkansas State 43 - Nick Bellore 6’1″ 252 Central Michigan 53 - Joshua Mauga 6'1" 243 Nevada 92 - Ricky Sapp 6'4" 250 Clemson (2011 Practice Squad) xx - Eddie Jones 6'3" 255 Texas (Reserve/Future Contract) xx - Matthias Berning 6'0" 236 Central Michigan (Reserve/Future Contract) Cornerback (6) 24 - Darrelle Revis 5'11" 198 Pittsburgh 31 - Antonio Cromartie 6'2" 203 Florida State 20 - Kyle Wilson 5'10" 194 Boise State 35 - Isaiah Trufant 5'8" 170 Eastern Washington 26 - Ellis Lankster 5'9" 190 West Virginia 32 - Julian Posey 5'11" 187 Ohio (2011 Practice Squad) Safety (7) xx - LaRon Landry 6'0" 220 LSU 33 - Eric Smith 6'1" 205 Michigan State xx - Josh Bush 5'11" 208 Wake Forest xx - Antonio Allen 6'0" 210 South Carolina 37 - Tracy Wilson 6'2" 203 Northern Illinois 43 - Mark LeGree 6'0" 211 Appalachian State (2011 Practice Squad) xx - DeAngelo Smith 5'11" 198 Cincinnati Punter (2) 4 - TJ Conley 6'3" 220 Idaho xx -Travis Baltz 6'3" 210 Maryland (Reserve/Future Contract) Kicker (1) 2 - Nick Folk 6'1" 222 Arizona Long Snapper (1) 46 - Tanner Purdum 6'3" 270 Baker
Looks solid. Obviously RT and S jump out at you but I don't see any team in the NFL without at least a few holes. Offensive Wild Card for me is Shonn Greene and our entire rush offense. If they gave step it up, then Sanchez will play much much better. Defensive wild card for me is Maybin. If he can add some mass and take his game to another level, we will be golden.
Is is majority opinion that McElroy will be on the roster starting day? I am a fan, so I hope so.....
You can add GJ Kinne as a practice squad\4th string QB. I think Kinne has more potential than McElroy honestly
Good stuff- thanks for posting. A few thoughts: -At least we have 4 spots on our O-Line locked down with solid or pro-bowl caliber starters, it could be a lot worse. Hopefully Tony can turn one of those massive OLs into a serviceable RT. -WR depth looks a lot better after the additions of Hill and White. -More athleticism at S will be nice, but I'm worried that we'll miss Jimmy's leadership. I'm not sure if keeping Smith and parting ways with JL is the right move. -We have the cap space to make a few moves, so hopefully Tanny is aggressive once teams start making cuts. We could use depth at OL and RB, and I'm sure Rex would always love to have another linebacker.
I can't think of any other team that has zero players at a position like the Jets right now at Free Safety.
I believe Ryan Steed will be the 4th CB and Austin Howard will start at RT. Also E.Smith will start (and fail) at FS so he gives way to Bush around week 4. Finally our ROLB on third downs will be picked up during camp.
The latest on Jimmy. There's still a possibility he could come back to the Jets at least as a backup. http://www.ganggreennation.com/2012...nhard-jets-could-be-the-best-situation-for-me
Everything looks good except the one I wasn't worried about: corner. If Revis holds out again in training camp and starts slow we look pretty damn thin, and could use a little depth even if he doesn't. Off-topic: TGG 2K! :beer:
I'm feeling iffy about RB and Safety. Signing Jim Leonhard back would be a wise move, but I really think bringing in another veteran RB is a must. I don't feel too confident about Greene and McKnight carrying the load of a run heavy offense.
You can do worse than Cromartie-Wilson-Chris Johnson. There are concerns at Safety not Corner. A good front seven can mask or aid a secondary, so therefore the additions to the front seven in the draft did in fact help the situation at Safety. Our CB trio (Revis-Cro-Wilson) is probably best in the NFL.
McShay said Steed was one of the best players to go undrafted for what's its worth and could thrive in Rex's system.
Will Maybin at 240 lbs and a full offseason be a productive pass rusher, or do most still think he's a 1 trick pony that will only have limited success?
And i agree with whoever said thar we should sign a RB. I like Greene and i think that he'll have a good year but if anything happens to him we will have to go pass heavy cus I don't think McKnight would be able to do good on a run heavy offense.
