No matter who they draft or do not draft they will still have 53 contracts on the books(is it still 53?). For everyone they draft and keep there will be somebody else who gets cut.
@RichCimini Trent Richardson is the No. 1 player on the Jets' draft board, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reported today. #Jets
There's no way Shonn Green has the value of a next year's 1st rounder. And really, people are understating to cost of moving from 16 to 4. You're talking the 16 plus next year's 1st round to get to 1500 points of the 1800 point cost. Then maybe Cleveland values Greene as a late 2nd and let's him complete the deal but probably not. In that case the Jets are giving up the 2nd as well and getting back a 4th and a 6th. The reason the Jets were not great last year is that they didn't play all that well in the trenches. That affected everything else the Jets did. They need to fix the trenches not get fancy and go for the playmakers.
I agree about the trenches. Which is why im expecting the jets to be only tthe3rd team in the last decade to draft an OG before 20 with DeCastro. But the jets are so damn unpredictable on their own let alone with all the misinformation going on leaguewide this time of year. I don't want to see them trade up for the very reasons discussed. That being said Trent Richardson is in the AP territory talent wise. So I wouldn't mind the least bit if we drafted him, kept our 2nd rd pick and nabbed someone like Bobby Massie in the 2nd. Would that soften the blow a little for you?
Part of what makes those teams complete around their non-elite QBs are stud RBs. Foster/Tate, Gore, Rice. Though if the Jets decide Richardson is the man, then they better figure out some creative method to at least somewhat alleviate these glaring weaknesses. A blockbuster move is one I hope that they would reserve for when the rest of the roster is in great shape. At this point in time, we're not even close. LB, S, WR, OT, OG could all use addressing before we replace our 1000 yard rusher.
It would probably take an exchange of this year's 1s, our third, our 2 next year and a player. Point value difference isn't as bad as it would seem..1000 vs. 2200 (and I know the chart is no longer accurate) Without a good player it would be our 1 next year and not our 2. That's to get to #3.
If the Jets actually had 5 good offensive linemen this year and found a WR to complement Holmes I think I would trust Rex to keep it together on the defensive side of the field for another year. But... The Jets are at least two guys short of 5 good linemen now at RT and LG. The RG is getting to the age where you wonder if he can keep it together. He's a little dude in a land of giants these days. The WR the Jets are most likely to get to complement Holmes is coming off a knee. And Probably most importantly, this is the Jets we're talking about. If they trade up in a big way for T-Rich he's going to blow out his knee in training camp and all of us will get to scratch our darkside itch really hard for 6 months except for Junc, who will point out that the problems aren't the fault of the FO but all because of that knee.
If we don't fix the line, Richardson is useless. I really hope they aren't considering this. Greene can get it done if you fix that hole and without dumb ass Schotty using him in the pass game more than LT.
Lololol sorry found the final paragraph hilarious. I guess I need to rephrase. Im big on Bob Massie in the 2nd what do you think of him
I'd be ok with Massie on the 47 but I think he's only 50/50 to be there and I really don't want to trade up in the 2nd round. It's too expensive.
It's funny how so many people say that a great RB can't be useful unless the OL is in the top 10... Matt Forte accounted for 40% of the bears offense with a shitty OL and no WR's, AP was AP with one of the worst OLs in football, DMC and Michael Bush did extremely well with just an average OL, MJD led the league with a probably the worst supporting cast in the NFL, Ryan Matthews had a very good season (when healthy) with an average OL, the list goes on.... And the player we are talking about has as much or more talent then everyone named above. Also, keep in mind that Tony Sparano was brought in to help this offensive line and try and make something out of Ducasse and who is currently on the roster.
Fair enough, but we dont have an elite QB, which is what wins in todays NFL. As much as I would love a passrusher or an elite OLman like DeCastro, Trent would do more for this team and that is undeniable.
In a vacuum, he might be better than the player we would draft at 16, but the team would be much better off keeping its picks then giving up 3-4 picks to move up to take him. The Jets have been successful moving up in the past, but team depth has been sacrificed and the lack of depth is coming back to haunt the team. I would rather end up with 2-3 starters at OL, WR, S and/or OLB than one running back. I am not a fan of drafting RBs in the first round. Period. If the Jets had the third or fourth pick, I would prefer another player over a RB.
BINGO. The Sanchez hate has to stop. The kids not been taken care of by this regime at all. WTF do you expect from a QB who has a revolving door of recievers and a turnstile for a RT?
The cost may not be prohibitive if he falls a few spots.It is a buyers market for teams looking to trade up.
This is true. There are at least 3 teams after the 4 pick looking to trade down at this point in the Rams, the Jaguars and the Bills. Maybe more than that. The other thing though is that there are at least 3 teams looking to trade up if certain things fall right. The Cowboys, Eagles and Jets all want players that might not make it out of the top 10. So the buyer's market is offset some by the fact that there are several buyers looking.
Most of the latest news on Tampa is that they're salivating at the prospect of him falling to them at 5, so it doesn't seem like there's much, if any, chance of falling into the 6-10 range now.
