from http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/ 4. New York Jets D'Brickashaw Ferguson - LT - Virginia Oh please, this guy is the most overrated offensive lineman since Tony Mandarich stunk up a jockstrap, shot steroids in his scrotum, popped zits on his back and saw the cartilage in his knees disintegrate. Ferguson has awful technique, has no clue as to how to use leverage and got routinely smoked by superior college competition from the likes of Miami and Virginia Tech. With one quarterback using a shoulder made from papier-mache and another so shitty he could not supplant the decrepit Mark Brunell, the Jets went with the "smart" pick figuring they can plug Ferguson in at left tackle for the next 10 years and never worry about the position again. Ha, they will be worrying during week two when Bill Bilichick decides to fuck with Ferguson's mind and send blitz packages that make him do the pee-pee dance off the snap. Maybe, just maybe I am wrong about this guy, but John Hannah, Anthony Munoz, Jackie Slater, Walter Jones and Orlando Pace were the only tackles (Hannah was a guard in college) worthy of the "perennial All-Pro" moniker straight out of college. And none of those guys ever got flat out beat in college, they dominated. Ferguson is far from that class, he's more likely to be serviceable, but far from dominant. 29. New York Jets Nick Mangold - C - Ohio State This is the guy the Jets can plug in for the next eight years. This pick would have gone nicely with Leinart at number four, but that would have broken the Jets' habit of thoroughly fucking up the draft. followed by "Drink up, shoot up and blow the top of your skulls off now Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Minnesota Bi-queens, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders fans, because you just got fucked by the First Round of the NFL Draft."
Clearly the review of Ferguson has been somewhat debunked and somewhat proven. IMHO he played great this year given that he was a rookie playing perhapsthe most demanding position on the field. However, he will need to improve both his technique and his body mass to make a difference. His intangibles suggest that these improvements will be made.
I dont think you can ask much more from the guy for his rookie season of course he screwed stuff up but it his rookie season and he will grow.
