Notable Front Office/Coaching Staff Changes Mike Tannenbaum fired Rex Ryan fired Marc Ross(Director of College Scouting of the New York Giants hired as GM) Mike McCoy(Offensive Coordinator of the Denver Broncos hired as Head Coach) Joe Lombardi(Quarterbacks Coach of the New Orleans Saints hired as OC) Jim Tomsula(Defensive Line Coach of the San Francisco 49ers hired as DC) Notable Cuts/Walks Bart Scott Calvin Pace Jason Smith Eric Smith Brandon Moore Trades Jets trade Tim Tebow and a 6th Round Pick to the Jaguars for a 4th Round Pick and Cecil Shorts- The Jags can fill a different need in the 1st 2 or 3 rounds now and that leaves one less team ahead of us picking a QB. Shorts will add another WR for us to work with good size, hands, speed and route running. The 4th is good compensation and the 6th is a late round kicker for the Jags. Jets trade Santonio Holmes to the Houston Texans for a 7th Round Pick Jets trade Mark Sanchez(who restructures contract) to the Seattle Seahawks, who will likely deal Matt Flynn, for a 6th Round Draft Pick Notable Re-Signings/Signings Darrelle Revis- restructures contracts Dustin Keller Ricky Sapp Jason Smith Aaron Berry Matt Slauson Josh Mauga Laron Landry Yeremiah Bell Ryan Steed Chaz Schilens Seyi Ajirotutu- from Chargers Arthur Jones- from Ravens Paul Kruger- from Ravens Cliff Avril- from Lions NFL Draft- Picking 8th in 1st Round Round 1- Geno Smith 6'3 220- I dont think Geno is going to be the #1 Pick. I think Matt Barkley will be #1, Tyler Wilson will be the 2nd QB taken and teams will shy away from Geno because of the stereotype on black QB's(Vick and Cam struggling) with RG3 being the special case. McCoy can implement a great offensive system mixing up some options with traditional sets and I think working with Peyton has made McCoy that much better of an offensive mind. *TRADE* Jets trade 2013 2nd and 3rd Rounders plus Conditional 2014 3rd Rounder to move back into 1st Round Round 1- Ezekial Ansah 6'5 270- This team needs a pass rusher and this kid has JPP and Aldon Smith like potential. He'd need to drop 5-10 pounds to fit in the 3-4 scheme as an OLB but he's just a freak athlete and will play the role Aldon Smith did his rookie year with San Francisco. Trading 2 picks and a future pick is tough but if he works out for us oh boy this defense goes to another level with the studs we have around him. Round 4(Jacksonville)- Zeke Motta 6'2 215- I like this kid as a safety prospect. He's not on Harrison Smith's level as a prospect but he sees things before they happen on the field. With Landry being the attacker at safety, Motta will be the conservative signal caller and will develop into a bigger, more athletic version of Jim Leonard. Round 4- Johnathan Franklin 5'10 198- Franklin is very good runner with excellent vision. Franklin and Powell will give us 2 headed attack with Franklin being similar to Willis McGahee and Powell who's similar to Fred Jackson. Add in McKnight as the gamebreaker and we have 3 young RB's to split carries and add different dimensions to our offense. Round 5- Omoregie Uzzi 6'3 302- A Physical Guard prospect from Georgia Tech so he's a great run blocker and would fit in well if we continue to go with the man blocking scheme. Round 6- Zach Sudfeld 6'6 250- I like this kid. He can run, block, catch pretty do it all. He reminds me of Jacob Tamme just bigger and not as quick. But he has great size and ability and would be a nice developmental guy Round 7- Brad Sorensen 6'4 235- QB prospect. Nothing major other than another guy to learn the system. Sorensen does have a big arm though which I like. Round 7- Zach Line- fullback of SMU, straight beast at FB. Late round steal for a team like us everything Conner wasn't and everything we need at FB Notable Undrafted Free Agents Tyrann Mathieu CB- troubled kid might be drafted ala Janoris Jenkins or might go undrafted ala Vontaze Burfict who knows but right now I'd say undrafted but a guy to pick up as depth and special teams playmaker. Michael Mauti ILB- From linebacker U, hurt this year and killed his stock solid pick up after the draft and slides in to that 4th ILB role behind Mauga and a fixture on special teams New York Jets 2013 Roster GM- Marc Ross Head Coach- Mike McCoy Offensive Coordinator- Joe Lomabardi Defensive Coordinator- Jim Tomsula Special Teams Coach- Mike Westoff- 1 last go around QB- Geno Smith/Greg McElroy/Brad Sorensen RB- Bilal Powell/Johnathan Franklin/Joe McKnight FB- Zach Line WR- Stephen Hill/Chaz Schillens/Seyi Ajirotutu WR- Cecil Shorts/Jeremy Kerley/Jordan White TE- Dustin Keller/Zach Sudfeld/Jeff Cumberland/Hayden Smith LT- D'Brickashaw Ferguson LG- Vlad Ducasse/Matt Slauson C- Nick Mangold/Caleb Schlauderaff RG- Omoregie Uzzi/Matt Slauson RT- Austin Howard/Jason Smith DE- Quinton Coples/Arthur Jones NT- Sione Pouha/Kenrick Ellis/Damon Harrison DE- Muhammad Wilkerson/Mike DeVito OLB- Paul Kruger/Ezekial Ansah/Garrett McIntyre ILB- David Harris/Michael Mauti ILB- Demario Davis/Josh Mauga OLB- Cliff Avril/Ricky Sapp CB- Darrelle Revis/Kyle Wilson/Ellis Lankster FS- Zeke Motta/Josh Bush SS- Laron Landry/Yeremiah Bell CB- Antonio Cromartie/Aaron Berry/Tyrann Mathieu K- Nick Folk P- Robert Malone LS- Tanner Purdum KR- Joe McKnight PR- Jeremy Kerley
None of the QB's are going in the top 5 picks. Geno Smith might go down near the bottom of the top 10 but he might hang around until the late teens early twenties also. Matt Barkley might not go in the 1st round. He might be one of those guys somebody takes a shot on at the top of the 2nd round, like Drew Brees, Brett Favre and company. Barkley's year has been illuminating for NFL scouts. Nobody talks about him as a sure franchise QB any more and some people are thinking he's questionable as a starter.
I think they move Shorts/Blackmon/Robinson one of them most definitely. Blackmon being the 1st rounder and Robinson the free agent who got the big money deal. Shorts would fit in nice with us replace Holmes but I'd also take Robinson's contract
I don't post here often, but if this was the result of our off-season I would be pissed. I don't think we can build a franchise around any of the QBs in this draft- and even if they had the talent to do so- they would still flounder with our current talent on our OL and our talent at RB, and your proposed talent at WR. This draft is about bolstering our OL/Linebackers in the early rounds. If Jarvis Jones or Te'o aren't available (which they most likely won't be barring a miracle) we should go all in on Joeckel, Lewan, Matthews, or Warmack, with a guy like Chase Thomas in the second. I'd be okay (although not thrilled) with a boom/bust OLB pick like Barr in the first, but this year is not the year to take a QB. Work on fixing our holes on the O-line and giving our future QB (who will almost definitely be taken in the 2014 draft) some weapons to work with in the later rounds in this draft (i.e. TE, RB.etc)
I drafted a young QB, a freak OLB, mauling Guard, TE, RB, Safety and ILB what more from a draft do you want
You drafted a young QB who most believe would be a huge reach at 8, a "freak OLB" who's better off as a 4-3 DE, and a lot of lower round picks who would become what you say they'll become as best case scenarios, and even if they all do what you say they'll become, it won't be in their first year here. Sorry if I'm a little worried that our roster would have a rookie QB (one that most would say doesn't even have superstar potential) behind an O-line that has the same o-line as this year minus a solid veteran in Moore and add a fifth round rookie, with no real WR weapons, no RB weapons, and an out-of-position DE playing OLB supposed to be our pass-rushing savior.
I don't like the pick up of Denver's OC. He's got Payton Manning as QB, Payton is his own OC most of the time. Tyrann Matheui would easily take the Nickel role from Kyle Wilson. Might as well trade him too.
I don't want to sound like a jackass, but I don't like it at all. I do see Tannenbaum getting fired, however Rex Ryan will be around another year. I don't see Jax giving up Cecil Shorts. yes, they have Blackmon and Robinson, but Shorts is their go to guy and I just can't see the Jags giving him up for Tebow and a 6th and giving up a 4th in the process. if we trade Tebow it will just be for a 5th or 6th. I also don't see any team taking Holmes, he's coming back from a lisfranc injury and hard injury to come back from if your a wide out. We also won't be trading Mark Sanchez, he is going to be our QB next year. Paul Kruger will resign with the Ravens, he's been a playmaker for that team in the absence of Suggs/Lewis. Arthur Jones, I'm not a fan of so I personally wouldn't sign him. Cliff Avril is going to be asking for a lot, I would rather go through the draft and see what kind of pass rushing talent we can get. I also wouldn't resign Keller, he's injury prone. I would draft a TE in the later rounds and sign a veteran like Todd Heap. Now onto your draft, I am not a fan of Geno Smith at all. he reminds me a lot of Mike Vick and I'm not a fan of his. call me biased, I just don't see that type of QB fitting into our offense. Geno will be the #1 overall pick, KC will not pass on him. he's going to be a turnover machine in the NFL a problem we have now with Sanchez. I would rather draft a QB in 2014 where this much better talent coming out. Ansah is a raw product. I haven't seen much on him, but he needs work. I do like the Franklin pick, someone I would definitely be interested in if he were on the board in the 4th. I think Mathieu gets drafted anywhere from the 5-7. he could slip to free agency, I would love to have him on this team if he can clean up his act. I wouldn't focus on many FA signings, Todd Heap to a vet minimum. Jake Long seems like a long shot, but if we can get him I would go for it. build through the draft and see where we are after that.
I agree with much of this, except for the bolded part. There's ZERO chance that trade with Jax happens... I dont even think it happens with out Shorts, and then you add in their only playmaker besides MJD and its like a madden trade. Personally, I really dislike all these offseason mocks. Keep it simple... Maybe add one or two signings (for example Cliff Avril as you have, who I dont want anyway). It makes it too much like fantasy football/Madden with signings/resignings/cuts/FO decisions and then the draft. As for the above post, I think the comparison to Michael Vick is horrible and frankly lazy... Geno Smith is a pocket passer, very accurate, fairly decent arm strength and good pocket presence with some ability to scramble. Mike Vick is the most athletic QB ever to play the game who has a cannon of an arm, isnt that accurate, and makes a ton of plays on the ground. Honestly, the only thing I see them having in common is their skin color. I see much more Alex Smith in Geno Smith than Mike Vick... Both are accurate, tend to make good decisions, mobile enough to lengthen a play/pick up some yardage, good, not great arm strength. I think Geno has more upside than Alex Smith is/was though... KC could very well pass on him. If they are smart they pass on him... I dont think he has good value at all in the top 5, let alone the #1 overall pick. KC is at their position becomes of just more than the QB position, like us.
Um no. Not Geno Smith, did you see the collapse his team had. Look I know Holgorsen doesnt understand the concept of defense but Smith didnt exactly light up the score board in a handful of those losses
i stopped reading when you said sanchez restructured his deal. sanchez has absolutely no reason to redo anything. he is fully guaranteed thru next year.there is no offset on this either.so he either stays a jet and makes 8.5m or they cut him and he makes 8.5m plus whatever he can get on the open market. oh yeah,if cut, that $ is paid in full in 30 days.so sanchez isn't getting traded or cut in the near future. he will be a jet next year
I don't know if there's any way the Chiefs don't do a QB in the first round. Defense isn't the teams problem and with dismal QB play the front office will almost assuredly draft a QB, even if it's not the smartest move, though they may trade back to get the QB. And I think it will be Geno Smith the Chiefs take, the Chiefs would love to run an option offense given their receiver corp and their RB corp.
Yep, I think it's around a 19 million cap hit to cut Sanchez, dont know what the accelerated would be on a trade but no team would trade for his money so it's a non starter.
Not happening 1) Russell Wilson is loved by Carroll, Carroll may like Sanchez but he's not ruining his young QB's psyche and giving up a pick even if Sanchez is a backup there. Better chance the Raiders may make a call on Sanchez and if someone takes Sanchez and his money, the JETS will be the ones giving up a pick. 2) Cecil Shorts is going nowhere....he's become a legit starting WR in JAX. 3) If we get the Zeke Motta of this year, great pick but if we get the Zeke Motta of the previous years you will grow a huge appreciation for Eric Smith lets just say that.....this is coming from someone who has seen all of his games. I think Motta's feasted off of the great front line of the Irish. Motta is a Laron Landry type but not as strong...he's not that good of a playcaller, he's more of a physical safety who aims for his hard hits rather than wrap up tackles. That's his problem, plays a bit too undisciplined. 4) Not a fan of Geno Smith but he falls to the Jets in the top 15, sure. Don't think it happens. He's gonna get overdrafted. 5) Doubt Rex is going anywhere unless he does something stupid to force Woody Johnson to can him.
This is the best mock that I have seen yet. All of the moves make sense, and are logical fits to succeed. However I doubt Woody does even a fraction of it.
Only reasonable explanation I can think of is to trade for a decent back up if Russell Wilson were to go down, but after this year... I'd rather have Matt Flynn as my back up than Mark Sanchez.
I think the Chiefs trade back also but I do not see the clear 1-2 at the top of the draft to make it easy to do that. There is a clear top 5 or 6 but nobody who you would say is absolutely #1 or #2 in that heirarchy.
Oh even if they do manage to trade down it won't be for the pick haul that STL got for their trade down last year from number 2. But if the Chiefs are smart, and I doubt they are this smart, they'll hem and haw on taking Teo publicly hoping some team swopes in with an "offer they can't refuse". Probably wouldn't work since 99% of the population knows the Chiefs are desparte for a QB. Thing about draft boards, you never know who a team has rated more highly than the armchair group...which I'm a part of lol... I know if there's a mid round trade down to be made it's most likely to the Packers, they desperately need an upgrade at Tackle and there are a couple pretty good OT's that will be gone by the time the Packers pick. I could also see the ravens making a big move up the boards to get Teo since their defense centers around an aging Lewis. It will be an interesting draft that's for sure, I'm willing to bet we see 4 first round trades made next year. Though they probably won't be overly dramatic.
