I'm not gonna get involved with trades because it is too unpredictable. This is what I would personally do and I hope the Jets do something similar. It would instantly make us competitive (assuming someone throws the football.) FA Signings: Matt Kalil LT Dre Kirkpatrick CB (Replaces Revis) Kevin Minter ILB (Replaces Harris) Nick Foles QB NFL Draft: 1. Dalvin Cook RB Florida State I think it is quite possible that Jacksonville takes Fournette or maybe even Cook. But both are worth a top 10 pick imo. I like Cook better because he is a straight up home run threat. He is dangerous, elusive, and can put 6 on the board in a hurry. This team has been dismal when it comes to selecting offensive players in the 1st round. Forte is 31, and Powell is about to be 29. We are in position to select a can't miss RB prospect. Cook is one of the best prospects to come out in several years. I like Sequan Barkley in 2018, but we should be looking for a FQB in that draft. This year doesn't look like the year for a QB and there are no LTs worth a top 10 pick. Cook (or Fournette) makes the most sense. We can help a young QB by giving him an explosive ground game. When was the last time we had a home run threat at RB? 2. Charles Harris OLB Missouri I am such a fan of this kid. There is a high probability that he is gone by our 2nd round pick. He is nasty and plays with a high motor. The kid has some special pass rushing moves, especially his signature Dwight Freeney impression. If he is there at our 2nd pick we better take him. Jenkins and Mauldin are good prospects but neither of them is a nasty pass rusher. This is what Harris would give us. With Mauldin being a ? and Jenkins showing slight promise, OLB is still a big question mark for us. 3. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan Lewis is a feisty player. He makes plays on the ball and is not afraid of contact. His confidence and press ability are very appealing and he should make an impact right away. Lewis has potential to go in the 2nd, hopefully he slips to the top of the 3rd. 3. Jordan Leggett TE Clemson A big TE (6'5 250ish) that can block and catch. What more could we ask for at TE? This is something we have been desperately missing. Outside of Howard and Njoku I like Leggett the best and at the end of the 3rd he offers great value. 5. Tyler Orlosky C West Virginia 6. Storm Norton OT Toledo 7. Mike Tyson FS Cincinnati
Martin: I did some research on the FAs you like, as well as some alternatives, and here's the conclusion I've come to: Almost all FAs have holes in their game, and the ones who don't aren't going to be allowed to leave by their current team, OR you're going to have to overpay them to entice them to sign with you. What this boils down to is in almost all cases you're paying more than what you're getting. That said, the Jets probably need to use FAs to fill some holes, but they need to be VERY cautious, and not get trapped into overpaying and handcuffing themselves. I would almost say that they'd be better off signing no FAs, rather than getting burned or handcuffed, which are two very real possibilities. I sort of like your list of draftees, although I'm back on the Fournette bandwagon. The others would be good additions.
not high on foles, would rather just give petty or hack the keys to begin the season but if you are going the "competitive rebuild" route i guess he is as good as anything else. would rather take howard in the first and find a rb in the 3rd then cook and legget. particularly with foles on board, he just came from a team with a beast t.e. and will know what to do with him. appreciate you not doing the trade thing.
Foles is more of a contingency plan. Petty or Hack should be given the keys. If there is injury or some other circumstance it would be nice to have a veteran on board.
Like the draft scenario. Harris is scary in 2 ways; as a player that will be a beast in the NFL and as a player that may not fly under the radar enough for the Jets to grab him in the 2nd round.
Applaud the effort. Matt Kalil is awful. Cook > Fournette although I hate first round running backs. Nicely done though d00d.
I disagree about Cook. Fournette is the superior RB. He can run over you or around you. He has power and speed. He can break tackles and get yardage on his own, and with the questions about the Jets' OL, Fournette is a better fit.. Cook cannot. He's a better blocker than Cook. Cook just doesn't have the size to block NFL linemen. Cook's better at Gap reads so has better scheme versatility, and is a more polished receiver. Evidently, Fournette has better character as well, as someone posted today that Cook punched a woman in the face in a bar a couple of years ago, and was arrested, but was acquitted, and also abused some puppies or something.
The rb in the first just hurts, especially at 6 but if we went that way we couldn't complain anymore about the offense being ignored in the 1st round and cook has the skillset to be a dominate 3 down rb in the nfl. Everything else is money and i love the nick foles fa pick up. If we are going to grab a vet fa he would be cheap and push petty and hack and provide insurance in case of injury and complete implosion.
Kalil is not awful. He isn't that great, but he is durable. He is also ten fold better than anyone we have. Beachum is a decent alternative
I'm not picking on you JDeacon, or anyone else, but I have seen this mistake a lot in this forum. To be fair, it could be your or others' spell check or autocorrect software on phone or pc that is changing the word. "dominate" is a verb meaning to exercise control over, or influence, or own. So, an example would be, "Vonn Miller plans to dominate his opposing blockers in the upcoming game." "dominant" is an adjective, meaning important, powerful, controlling. So, to use your example, 'Cook has the skill set to be a dominant 3-down rb in the nfl."
I'm not for sure what this means? Linebackers? Just cause Cook is not 240 does not mean he cannot block backers.
Cook struggled to block college level LBs and even struggled to use a cut block effectively. To be fair, Cook is not the type of RB that you draft to use as a pass blocker on 3rd down. The only type of blocking I would use him for is a chip block before he would be used as the safety valve on any given play.
Based on the scouting reports I've read, he's not a very good blocker. He's not about power, but rather shiftiness and speed. He seemed to struggle to block LBs in college. If he struggled in college, I seriously doubt that he's gonna be any better at it in the NFL.
