If we do not go RB in rd 1 (and all indications are pointing to this) do we draft a rb later on in the draft? If we do, who is a starting caliber rb that we can draft in the mid rounds? I would love to draft Deangelo Williams after trading down a few spots while picking up an extra pick or two, but that may not be likely.
Hopefully we either pick DeAngelo at number 4 or trade down a couple spots and take him, hopefully he'll still be on the board in we trade down.
If we trade down we are pretty much assured to get one of the remaining 3 first round RBs, however after that is a big dropoff
Lendale and Deangelo will go in the first... if we don't address it in the first my next back on the board is Brian Calhoune from Wisconsin Ellis
If Maroney is off the board by the time the Colts pick I wouldn't be surprised if Calhoun is gone by our second pick.
Calhoun will not be our pick in the second, he is good, but he is not as good of a value as most other players we are looking at in the second round, i don't think he comes close. We are better off waiting a year to pick a 1st rd rb then pick Calhoun over some elite O-linemen or defense prospects.
We need a QB and O-line help, then some D. We don't need an RB this year. Martin still has enough, especially to platoon with Houston and maybe Blaylock. It doesn't matter who we get outside of Barry Sanders, our O-line won't be good enough to really do well behind until next year. So next year our top pick can be an RB. An RB can pretty much come in and do well right away, it requires the least amount of adjustment of any position between college and the NFL. It's not to say it's easy, but plenty of RBs can do well their first year. By Year 3 we ought to be primed for a big run. Just relax for the next 2 years though.
I didn't say he'd be our pick... I said I have him directly after Williams and L. White 1 Bush 2 Williams 3 L White 4 Maroney 5 Calhoune so he's actually after Maroney... not White/Williams..
I find that funny. Now I love Curtis just as much as the next Jets fan.. he's been a great Jet... but to rely on him Blaylock and Houston to carry us though the season is lunacy... and for evidence, all you need to do is look at is this past season. Ellis
i agree with ellis. i love cmart but he should just hang em up and lets pick our future rb in the draft first round
Martin was injured the entire year though pretty much. We also had no passing game and no O-line. If we waste our first or second rounder on an RB, we are well on our way to repeating the mistakes from last year. RB is third on the depth chart for our offensive needs. QB is the most important, and next is O-line, and the two are pretty much necessary for a good team. Meanwhile, look over at the Patriots, who have pretty much NEVER had a good RB, and look at the success they've had. The NFL is a passing league, especially in the playoffs. Let's worry about QB and O-line this year. Let Cutler or whoever we bring in take his lumps. Then next year either we use the draft for an RB, or we have it in Houston if he really develops this year. Remember, if not for the thyroid condition, wasn't Houston either first or second round talent? CMart was a 2nd rounder himself.
And the QB isn't going to produce this year anyway, and with the RB you can trade down for one and can fill both oline and the gaping hole at RB. And the Pats had been desperate to fill the RB hole since Martin was traded until they got a 2 year solution in Dillon, other then that they had failed in every attempt to get an acceptable running game which show that the RB position isn't easy to fill and also the only reason why they got a QB is because of Mo Lewis' hit. Getting a franchise QB in the 6th round makes it very easy to get success
QB the most important.. especially when we get him killed... if we are going to draft the most important player on the field this year, we need to give him a fighting chance to at least stay on his feet... by taking him this year, we do not afford him that opportunity. Now, fiscally smart buisness also has to come into this, and thats simply states that with Penny's contract on the books, wheather he's here or not, we will not be able to invest in a first round QB and justify it. It is just not prudent in any way shape or form. This year we will have a journeymen QB at the helm, behind a young o-Line. That alone tells me there is no way we draft a QB with ANY first round pick we have this year. That would entail tying up close to 8 Million (if penny stays) or 12 million (if penny's cut***this is my solution cus he's gone and then there is only 3 million on the cap for him next year*** it's a buisness) easliy 2 million for the Journeymen qb signed to a 3 year deal, and then 4 in a first round QB. Now my math makes that 14 if Penny's here and 18 if he's not tied up in just the QB position. That is not good buisness, and not something I expect this F/O to do
you also don't take into account how slow Martin was getting to the hole... what was the excuse in KC, Jax, Miami... he is slow and old, how long it takes some here to see it will never be known... Blaylock was unused, had to be a reason... Houston wasn't even thought about... The Patriots... we're comparing the Jets to the Patriots now... something I don't think is fair, since we've never acted like them, and when Brady took over they were a passing team anyway.. the backs were keep you honest backs, and they threw so many screens, and still do, that act like running plays... especially since the creen is an extention of the rnning game more than a part of the passing game. If my aunt had balls she'd be my Uncle... I totally disagree that Houston was second round talent when healthy... 3rd at best.
If we take him in the first round somewhere in the top 12, I'd hope he's a lot better than Lamont. Just me though. Ellis
Maurice Jones Drew UCLA. Hes crazy explosive and plays like a healthy Brian Westbrook(hes got hands). Even thought hes short, i think 5'8 or 5'9, hes compactly built, and has Jamal Anderson like thighs.
