Denver is picking 12 and switching to a 3-4 so he'd be a perfect fit for them. But if they wind up taking a BJ Raji if he's available and Maualuga is available when the Redskins pick at 13 I'd trade up to take him. The next 3 teams (New Orleans, Houston, San Diego) all would be logical spots for him and I don't think he'd last until 17. According to the draft chart we could trade our 1st, 3rd and 6th for their 1st and 7th or some variation of that. Washington only has 4 draft picks and might be willing to take a little less then the chart value to pick up extra picks. I think Maualuga next to Harris would be a huge upgrade to our front 7. He's a perfect 3-4 ILB and I think has a chance to be a perennial pro-bowler.
i would have to pass, as there are players that are just as good and a need for the Jets that will be available at 17. We can't afford to trade away picks for a player that isnt a sure thing. I'd rather sit back at 17 and see the Jets take Maclin.
If maualuga falls to 13 then laurinitis almost certainly will fall to 17. I'd rather the jets stay where they are or even trade down and grab laurinitis. He's better in coverage which is what the jets need right now.
no more trading up... this team has a lot of depth that is going to be cut. It needs all the picks it can get.
Oh so true. They Jets linebackers are so bad in coverage they couldn't cover a midget's dick with a magnum sized condom.
This is the one year we can ill-afford to trade up. We have little cap space and bunch of holes/needs. We can't have enough picks this year.
The difference in salary between 17 and 13 is minimal and probably equals the amount it would be to pay the 3rd rounder. Depth is great but unless you have the starters what does it matter? We have very few holes to fill this year so I think this is exactly the year we can trade up. The last time we traded up we got two studs on defense in Revis and Harris.
It's looking more and more like Rey Rey will be there at 17 -- Cushing looks like the best USC linebacker especially after Senior Bowl week. I want Sean Smith at 17.
I'm not talking about the cap space to just sign the picks; I mean cap space to sign FAs to fill the holes as well as sign the picks. We have a bunch of holes in both starters and depth, more than 7 draft picks can fill -- and that's being generous because all 7 picks, in all likelihood, won't make the team and/or contribute. The ILB next to Harris is in question; not to mention, there's not much depth there either. We saw Harris go down this year, so we need a solid backup there. BT and Gholston are big question marks. We have zero CB depth, in fact, we don't have a definite #2 or Nickle. We need another S to play alongside Revis. We need a backup NT and some more beef/depth - if not a starter to upgrade Coleman - at DE. We need OL depth as we have only two competent backups in Turner and Hunter. And we possibly need a true #1 WR, depending on who's available when we pick. That's a lot to fill with only a little cap space and figuring about 4 draft picks are capable of actually contributing.
I think they will wind up with plenty of cap space after Tannenbaum gets done. 1) Brett Favre will retire thats $13 million. 2) The Jets have almost $35 million in roster bonuses this year. I expect most of those will be restructured into signing bonuses and the cap effect will be more like $12 million. That's already a cap saving of $30 million. (Pace, Rhodes, Revis, Jenkins, Moore etc..) 3) David Barrett will get cut leading to a savings of 3.7 million 4) Shaun Ellis, Chris Baker and David Bowens could all be cut leading to savings of around $9 million. Not that I want them all cut just giving an example. The Jets should have plenty of cap space to do whatever they need to do. I expect they will shy away from big contracts. I think they will go hard after Justin Leonhard and Bart Scott to get some of Rex's players in here. I would like them to sign an established NFL cornerback to play opposite Revis. Doesn't have to be a great player just someone who has a track record.
If they could build up the cap room and then get these 3 players our defense would be infinitely better: O.J. Atogwe, FS from the Rams Bart Scott, ILB from the Ravens Chris Canty, DE from the Cowboys Those are 3 starters that can contribute at a high level immediately. Our only need on D after those signings would be CB, NT depth, and maybe another OLB to rush the passer. We can basically focus on offense after that.
In an ideal world you build a team like that. You just can't throw out huge contracts every off season. The core of the team still has to be built through the draft. I have no problem with them signing a cornerback and a safety since those are needs but signing three high profile defensive players would be a mistake. Look at how the Steelers, Colts and Pats were built. Mostly through the draft and player development.
maualuga is a athletic oversized force at LB. that being said, his aggressiveness leads him to overpursue and take himself out of position sometimes. i dont think sacrificing the depth we need would be worth it. we could get a instant starter if we went DE/S/LB at 17 regardless of Maualuga. in fact, BJ Raji, the player you mentioned would be the only player worth trading up for the way this team is right now. he'll be a starter whether hes DT in a 4-3 or he can be rotated at DL in 3-4 but hed be a bonafide stud and a rotation for jenkins. other than that, stay at 17 and we bolster the depth of our defensive front 7 or fins a new starter in the secondary.
I don't think so - he's the most versatile defensive back in the year's class. Malcolm Jenkins is the only DB I'd take over him at this point. Mark Sanchez is the guy I want at 17, but he probably won't be there.
i've looked around 20-30 different mock drafts and almost all of them have either maulaga, lauranaitis, or sanchez falling on our pick or after.if we picker either one of those sure immediate impact players in the first round i'd be very happy
Atogwe and Canty won't get huge contracts. Scott is the only guy that might and I'd be fine if we just got O.J. and Canty. We are clearly in win-now mode. We signed a lot of older FAs that won't be around by the time our draftees develop like for the Colts, Steelers and Pats. Faneca, Woody, Pace, and Jenkins -- all are going to be 30 or over next season with the exception of Pace who will be 29. Once they and the new FAs leave then we will have to rebuild like they did. If we try to build through the draft only right now then we will have constantly have big holes that need filling.
With Harris, Pace, and Gholston (hopefully) entrenched as the long-term starters, a LB would be more of a luxury pick for the Jets. Harris, Gholston, Malauga would be an awesome young LB core though.
