James Hasty's Way Too Early Mock We have a lot of holes to fill but trading down and dumping a few high priced veterans to free up cap space should allow us to bring in some young, talented players Trades 1. Jet's first rounder (fifth overall) to Cleveland for Eagles first (22nd overall). Cleveland second (33rd overall), and Tennessee second rounder (48th overall) 2. Cleveland's second rounder (35th overall, see above) for Vikings second rounder (52nd overall), Vikings third rounder (89th), and Vikings fourth rounder (123rd) 3. Trade Vikings fourth rounder (123rd) for QB Tony Romo Draft Picks 22 (Phi via Cle). Charles Harris DE/OLB, Missouri 38. Ethan Pocic OG, LSU 48. (Ten via Cle) Royce Freeman RB, Oregon 52. (Min) Cordrea Tankersley CB, Clemson 69. Gareon Conley CB, Ohio State 89. (Min) Dion Dawkins OT, Temple 123. (Min) Trade to Dallas for QB Tony Romo 151.Ejuan Price DE/OLB, Pittsburgh 188. Darrell Daniels TE, Washington 223. Nathan Gerry S, Nebraska Cuts Darrell Revis CB - Dead Money $6,000,000 - Savings $9,333,333 Ryan Clady LT - Dead Money $500,000 - Savings $10,000,000 Nick Mangold OC - Dead Money $0 - Savings $9,075,000 Breno Giacomini RT - Dead Money - $625,000 Savings - $4,500,000 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB - Dead Money - $5,000,000 Savings - $0 Erin Henderson ILB - Dead Money - $0 - Savings $2,750,000 Total Dead Money - $12,125,000 Total Savings - $35,658,333 Jets Free Agents to Target / Retain / Camp Fodder Ben Ijalana OT Brian Winters OG Tanner Purdum LS Antonio Allen S Brian Bostick TE (RFA) Wesley Johnson C Marcus Williams CB Free Agent Targets Ryan Mallett QB John Kuhn FB Jacob Tamme TE Jermaine Gresham TE Larry Warford RG Stefan Wisniewski OC Eric Berry S Prince Amukamara CB Melvin Ingram OLB We should also be able to add veterans at RT and LT but I am not sure who I would want at this point. We may need to trade one of our surplus 3-4 DEs to fill one of those spots with a capable veteran or high draft pick.
Hasty, a couple things that are hard to get past and this is just my opinion: -Cleveland appears to be in the business of acquiring picks not trading up, so I don't think that trade is realistic -I think it would take more than a 4th to get Tony Romo and I don't want him anyway
Nobody is going to trade up for a top 5 pick unless it's a QB. Once again no franchise QB will be available this year
Mangold is one of my favorite players on the team but we need to rebuild the line with young players that don't make $9 mil per year.
I think you're a little interior line happy on this one at least in terms of free agency/draft matchups. I like all the selections but if we're signing Wisniewski, and Warford, do we need to resign Winters & draft Procic? That's before even considering James Carpenter as the starting left guard. I'd take an ILB in place of one of those corners, and cut Harris as well.
I agree as I've got this move in my offseason mock (once the season ends) as well. We all know that Mangold is by far a better player than Wesley Johnson. But is Nick Mangold (turning 33 in 1/2017) better value at $8.5 million than Wesley Johnson is at 700k (turning 26 in 1/2017)??? Especially for the time being.
Pocic is an interesting prospect in this draft. I think he will be a good guard, but I think he has potential to play tackle in the NFL. I believe that he has the size and foot speed to make the transition to tackle in the NFL.
I'm not a fan of moving a guy out. Tackles can move in, but guards/centers rarely translate to moving out. It's usually because they can't operate in an isolation situation in space. He does seem to be an interesting prospect though, being a bit tall at center, which makes me question his ability to play with leverage. The best NFL centers usually top out at 6'4", and are usually battling 6'3"-6'5" bowling balls at defensive tackle and nose tackle. For that reason he likely projects better to guard, but I wouldn't bank on him as a tackle unless his team is in a pinch. I could be wrong of course as I'm not incredibly familiar with him as a prospect and am not completely sure of his athleticism/strength combination. I do know he blocked for Fournette and anyone who does that is good in my book. Travis Frederick - 6'3" Ryan Kalil - 6'2" Mike Pouncey - 6'5" Maurkice Pouncey - 6'4" Alex Mack - 6'4" Nick Mangold - 6'4" David Andrews - 6'3" Jason Kelce - 6'3" Spencer Long - 6'3" Jeremy Zuttah - 6'3" Max Unger - 6'5" John Sullivan - 6'4"
Seriously, trade down and remain inept for another 30 years? Only a Jets fan could come up with that.
We can dump Dozier leaving Winters to back up both guard positions. Wisniewski will cost next to nothing and can give Pocic time to develop. I would rather have depth and competition on the OL than leave holes. If we end up weak at one or both tackle positions, that push up the middle will make a huge difference.
The reason I think he can move out to tackle is that this year he was projected to be LSU's starting LT going into the season. He ended up staying at center because he missed all of the offseason because of hip surgery. He might not be able to make the transition to tackle, but I think a team will give him the opportunity during mini camp.
I see. This I did not know. It's still a tough transition, but he certainly has the size to do it. Like I said, the worry is if he has the athleticism/strength combination meshed with the footwork. The footwork for tackles is drastically different than that of a center.
I am shocked no one is harping about the DE/OLB in the first round. It would be freaking anarchy around here if we drafted another d-lineman in the first.
I agree, I just see Warford as being a big money signing to the tune of a similar contract Carpenter got. I think that marks the end of Winters time here. I believe Warford is a good player, but I'm not too sure about his strengths and weaknesses. If he's more known as a pass blocker I'd pass, since that's Carpenter's strength. (https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-ranking-all-32-nfl-offensive-lines-entering-week-11/ notes him as a disappointment) He's likely in the top 4 best guards on the market with Chance Warmack, Ron Leary and Kevin Zeitler. If we're signing a guard we need to get the best run blocker of the bunch. Anyone have access to PFF's guard rankings? I'd like to go get Riley Reiff at tackle more than a guard. He might demand huge money though as he's really the only youthful tackle worth a damn that's available.
Don't trade down That's Clevelands strategy, no? Quality Blue chippers on the OL to last a few years please
