referring to the teams direction of course . as i see it there are really 3 possible ways the jets are either looking at this now or will have to look at it once the draft is done. first - and my favorite - build the D. posters are probably sick of me writing the same crap but this IS the draft to roound out ur LB unit. the jets can replace half of their LB unit with some youth and speed. hey the cornerstone of this D should be the LB's, not a CB and not the D-line. lets see a couple new faces at LB to go along with harris. would round out our front seven nicely. second - go all in at RB/WR - not likely to happen but u never know with the jets. me thinks the WR is more likely then RB but either way adding top talent as in TR or floyd gives us mucho weapons on O. a very enticing idea which we know they are discussing and preparing for. i would prefer the D route myself but u can make an argument that our D is already capable and the offense is what needs attention. third - conservative - sit back and take the best OL on the board at 16 (dicastro, reiff). not fancy and not the favorite thing but could be the most prudent of the 3. the afc has some decent defenses and the jets o line is a domino waiting to fall, IMO, so why not start to rebuild it with top talent and not a project (ducasse)? definitely food for thought. so 3 ideas and there are probably 4 and 5 out there we havent thought of. enjoy the day and hopefully we aren't on board bitching like crazy for MT's head tomorrow.
First and third sound good to me. Second has the real danger of Cotton Candy Jet's Syndrome. They need to make the line good again before they make other heavy investments on offense. We kind of have to face the fact that if Sanchez can't handle the pressure the Jets have no QB at this point. That makes an investment at RB or WR just treading water. At least an investment on the line would give the next guy a better chance as well as potentially giving Sanchez the extra second he needs to get it together.
I know very little about college football except for Rutgers. Barely was familiar with Sanchez when we got him, that Tebow fellow I had heard of too.
Agree about the OL but I think they should go pass rush 1st and either the 2nd or 3rd on OL. Just no projects please!!!
The draft landscape is ever-changing, and here is the latest scoop as the Jets head into Thursday night's first round: • There's a decent chance the Jets, picking 16th, will move out of that spot -- up or down. Here's why: They have eight to 10 players ranked in the upper tier of their draft board. After that group, there's a group of a dozen or so players with similar grades. If the top group is gone by 16, it makes sense to move down and pick up an extra choice. In fact, they're exploring trade-down scenarios, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reported. Easier said than done; who's willing to move up to 16? • The Jets remain interested in Alabama RB Trent Richardson, but as we reported Wednesday, it's a long shot. The cost to move into the top five is prohibitive. And they know it. To quote the Rolling Stones, you can't always get what you want. • If the Jets trade up, it would be for a defensive player, with Alabama S Mark Barron, LSU DE Michael Brockers and Mississippi State DE Fletcher Cox the most likely targets. Barron would fill an obvious need; Brockers and Cox would be value picks. They used last year's first-round pick on a lineman, Muhammad Wilkerson, but the Jets deem Cox and Brockers as special talents. There is little chance any of these players will slide to 16. Brockers could get close, but it would be hard to get past the Cowboys (14th) and Eagles (15th). • Contrary to popular belief, the Jets don't rate South Carolina OLB Melvin Ingram among the upper-tier players. They like him enough to take him at 16, but they won't trade up for him. There has been a lot of buzz about Ingram. They think he's a good football player, and he'd obviously fill a need, but he's not a gotta-have-him talent in their eyes. • If the Jets have to make a pick at 16, and Ingram is gone, this is where it will get interesting. The fallback options are Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd and Stanford G David DeCastro, whom the Jets may consider at right tackle. Chances are, DeCastro wouldn't be received well at Radio City; a first-round guard isn't sexy. Floyd would be a popular choice, but is he really that much better than the receivers likely available in the second round? Alabama OLB Courtney Upshaw has been linked to the Jets in many mock drafts (heck, I took him in my mock for SportsCenter), but the late word is that he's not a consideration at 16. • If the Jets trade down, they'd look at the next tier of pass rushers -- Syracuse DE/OLB Chandler Jones and Illinois DE/OLB Whitney Mercilus. Jones' stock has been soaring. The NFL Network's Mike Mayock said Jones is one of the best defensive players in the draft. There's a lot to like about Jones, but he's never played OLB and his production was average. But the Jets like him. North Carolina DE Quinton Coples and Memphis NT Dontari Poe have been mentioned elsewhere as possibilities, but I haven't heard much buzz connecting them to the Jets. In my opinion, they're far too risky. In six drafts as the Jets' GM, Mike Tannenbaum never has traded down in the first round. But there's always a first. -Cimini http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/12059/round-1-what-to-watch-for
Can we do a first round V-book? Just a simple one: trade up, trade down, stay put. It's Tanny so "trade down" should probably pay 3:1
I hope we don't give away any of our picks to move up. Need depth. I am all for trading down though. I like 3rd or 4th rounders in this draft.
I would seriously consider a corner with the intent to trade Revis for at least two first round picks (now and or in the future).
We need a mix of all three. No matter what we tell ourselves on TGG about ground and pound, it ain't gonna work if the opposition only has to worry about Holmes, Keller and Greene. Schilens may break out, but I'm not counting on it. He has 72 career receptions over 4 years. IMO that's more foolish than thinking Hunter could start for a year after being a backup his whole career while we waited on Ducasse. At least Hunter played well at times. We obviously need to solidify the O-Line or ground and pound and a new receiver won't mean diddly. And of course, I am tired of watching our secondary get shredded despite having such good corners. We signed one injury bugged safety and have Eric Smith. There were so many downs where the opposing QB could have bent down to tie his shoe, look up, and then find a receiver. We need new LBs! That's what the 3-4 is all about.
Oooh, tonight. Reading comprehension problems. Tonight, I hope we go #1. Whatever linebacker Rex likes the most, without trading up. Offense is by far the weaker unit so if we go that route, it's not the end of the world because there are some solid 3-4 LBs to be had in R2 and 3. I could get behind Decastro, Floyd, or Reiff in that order. Of course, then I would be anxious about tomorrow about neglecting pass rush. We have all sat thru the last few drafts wondering why we haven't selected a LB. Can't have that happen again. Scott, Pace and Thomas are all donezo after 2012. Or Pace takes a paycut.
I see us going pass rusher 1st, OT 2nd, and WR in the 3rd. I like the idea of trading down our first to gain 2 or 3 more picks. We could draft a couple OTs (or maybe OT + safety) and a couple DEs that way and still be able to get a decent WR. I still say if Kalil drops past #6 we should try to trade up for him.
rb & oline! ground and pound doesn't work if you don't have the horses. the jets were their best when they dominated the trenches on offense.
