Notable Front Office/Coaching Staff Changes Mike Tannenbaum fired Rex Ryan retained Tony Sparano fired as Offensive Coordinator Marc Ross(Director of College Scouting of the New York Giants hired as GM) Norv Turner hired as Offensive Coordinator Notable Cuts/Walks Bart Scott Calvin Pace Jason Smith Eric Smith Brandon Moore Trades Jets trade Tim Tebow to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 5th Round Draft Pick and conditional 2014 6th Round Pick Notable Re-Signings/Signings Darrelle Revis- restructures contracts Dustin Keller Calvin Pace- 1 year deal 1-2 down player Ricky Sapp Jason Smith Aaron Berry Matt Slauson Josh Mauga Laron Landry Braylon Edwards Seyi Ajirotutu- from Chargers Shaun Philips- from Chargers Stevie Brown- from Giants, will start here instead of back up Rolle/Phillips Matt Moore- from Dolphins NFL Draft- Picking 15th in 1st Round Round 1- Ezekial Ansah 6'5 270 DE BYU- 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. Round 2- Robert Woods 6'1 190 WR USC- We go WR in round 2 like last year but this time we add someone to potentially replace Holmes. Woods is dynamic he can play outside the numbers and in the slot. Similar to Victor Cruz and will give Nacho someone to work with this year as we see how the future looks. For a team that lacks a true playmaker getting Woods in the 2nd us a steal Round 3- Gabe Jackson 6'4 320 OG Mississippi St.- Jackson is a mauler, somewhat raw but great potential. Very agile and strong will fit in either a MBS or ZBS. He's an excellent run blocker which is what we need inside and holds his own in pass protection and should only get better with pro coaching Round 4- Marcus Lattimore 6'0 220 RB South Carolina- Now Lattimore has a ton of question marks the biggest being can he stay healthy which leads to where he gets drafted. He may go undrafted but if he can get in some workouts leading to the draft he could go 2nd or 3rd round but the 4th which is the start of day 3 is where I see him getting picked. If he comes back healthy and full strength imagine the things he'll do for our team next year. Just imagine. Round 5(Jacksonville)- Zeke Motta 6'2 S 215 Notre Dame- 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,and us signing Stevie Brown from the Giants. Motta will be the conservative signal caller and will develop into a bigger, more athletic version of Jim Leonard. Round 5- Josh Boyd DL Mississippi St.- We need some D-Line depth and adding another young guy to our core of QC, Mo and Kenrick will be great for the future. Boyd is a jack of all trades D-Linemen does it all pretty good but nothing elite or great. Round 6- Zach Sudfeld 6'6 250 TE Nevada- I like this kid. He can run, block, catch pretty do it all. He reminds me of Jason Witten a little bit just not as quick and not as great hands. But he has great size and ability and would be a nice developmental guy Round 7- Zach Line 6'1 230 FB SMU- 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 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- Rex Ryan Offensive Coordinator- Norv Turner Defensive Coordinator- Mike Pettine Special Teams Coach- Mike Westoff- 1 last go around QB- Mark Sanchez/Matt Moore/Greg McElroy RB- Bilal Powell/Marcus Lattimore/Joe McKnight FB- Zach Line WR- Stephen Hill/Braylon Edwards/Seyi Ajirotutu WR- Santonio Holmes/Robert Woods/Jeremy Kerley/Jordan White TE- Dustin Keller/Zach Sudfeld/Jeff Cumberland/Hayden Smith LT- D'Brickashaw Ferguson LG- Vlad Ducasse/ C- Nick Mangold/Caleb Schlauderaff RG- Matt Slauson/Gabe Jackson RT- Austin Howard/Jason Smith DE- Quinton Coples/Josh Boyd NT- Sione Pouha/Kenrick Ellis/Damon Harrison DE- Muhammad Wilkerson/Mike DeVito OLB- Shaun Philips/Ricky Sapp/Garrett McIntyre ILB- David Harris/Michael Mauti ILB- Demario Davis/Josh Mauga OLB- Calvin Pace/Ezekial Ansah CB- Darrelle Revis/Kyle Wilson/Ellis Lankster FS- Laron Landry/Josh Bush SS- Stevie Brown/Zeke Motta CB- Antonio Cromartie/Aaron Berry K- Nick Folk P- Robert Malone LS- Tanner Purdum KR- Joe McKnight PR- Jeremy Kerley I think this is more realistic than my 1st attempt and this team is is extremely talented. I used all our picks did not trade up for anyone and added a reasonable pick via Tebow. Brought back Braylon, added in Philips from SD to rotate with Sapp. Pace will rotate with Ansah. Lattimore will split carries with Boom Boom. The O-Line may struggle but we need to simplify our approach using quick passes and max protection runs. I know we have 7 WR's but injuries hit that position hard for us this year and we can avoid the struggles by having the depth going forward. We have a ton of youth with this team RB Bilal Powell RB Marcus Lattimore RB Joe McKnight FB Zack Line WR Robert Woods WR Stephen Hill WR Jeremy Kerley WR Jordan White TE Zack Sudfeld G Gabe Jackson DL Muhammad Wilkerson DL Quinton Coples DL Kenrick Ellis DL Josh Boyd LB Demario Davis LB Ezekial Ansah LB Michael Mauti CB Kyle Wilson S Zeke Motta thats a nice group of young guys on rookie deals all should develop into great role players and some into elite players
I really like this draft and all the changes. Really really like the Stevie Brown pick-up, but I think that on the Jets he would be a FS and LaRon a SS next year. I would really like Shaun Phillips too. One player I would like us to get is Andrew Hawkins from the Bengals, really like him.
I would love Lattimore. With AP's return and what they are doing in the medical field he could be a huge pickup. Arian Foster had a similar injury that kept him undrafted his senior year of college.
I would absolutely take a chance on Lattimore and if we do get him in the 3rd or 4th round it is a huge steal. I think he will recover and have a frank gore/willis mcgahee type of career
My first mocked got shat on like no other which means it sucked, this one is getting not much responses so I'm guessing I nailed it p.s. we need to draft Lattimore and let him heal up. He'll be fine in the long run
man to be honest i would take this and run to the bank....my only thing is I would like to see Nassib or Glennon getting picked up. The bottom line is Mark is not the answer, after next year he needs to go.
This mock is too good to be true lol - Norv as OC (I wish). These moves would make us younger, far more talented and ready to roll
Unless we switch to the 4-3 I would not use a 1st round pick to get a DE like JPP. I would stay away from a RB who has had 2 major injuries to the same knee. Go with WR in first round that can have immediate impact first year. I like the depth route, I would not sign Keller until we cannot find someone to replace him. Enough with the resigning of injured players. Move forward with youth and health. Other than that, I like the majority of your scenario.
