I am of the mind that with the possible exception of Davante Adams, the massive contracts signed by the top tier wideouts this off-season will turn out to be excessive salary cap burdens for those teams willing to spend $28-30M per year. It makes no sense to me to risk such a high percentage of available cap space, particularly when a team still has to fill many other positions of need on both sides of the ball like our beloved Jets. If the Jets were ready to go all in for a SB this year (which they’re not) it would make sense. Samuel had a phenomenal season but he has an injury history and his style of play doesn’t bode well for his durability in the long term. Likewise, while trading our #10 pick for DK Metcalf or AJ Brown seems attractive on the surface, tying up $28-30M per when we’re at least a year or two away from being a top contender (and with so many roster holes that need filling) I find such moves hard to justify. Having said that, if you love Deebo and want the next best thing in this year’s draft, then Treylon Burks is the guy who reminds me of Anquan Boldin. Despite running a 4.71 40 at the combine along with a pokey 3-cone time, Boldin was a sure handed YAC machine in his day. For those who lament our missing out on Tyreek Hill, the next best thing in this year’s draft is Calvin Austin iii who’ll likely get picked somewhere in rounds 2-3. I’m also a big fan of Sky Moore. I like Drake London but he just seems sooooo slow to me on film and I can’t help but feel that what he has to offer on the field duplicates what we just got by signing Uzomah and Conklin.
I’d rather take your choice of London, Wilson, Olave, or Williams. All of them are gonna be big time playmakers. Draft one of them and keep the rest of the picks to round out your team Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hey my friend. Welcome to the board. We already have a Deebo thread on the main forum but let's keep this one here since you have a lot of Draft references. That said, glad to see your well thought out post. Please post more
I'm with you. There are just too many factors that could lead to us regretting the trade for Deebo. 1. He's not content on a winning team with a good coach and front office that is willing to pay him quite a bit. Why would he be happy long term with us? 2. If he'd be happy with us mainly because we'll pay him more, then we'd probably be paying him too much. 3. He's indicated he doesn't want to be used as a RB or on gadget plays as much. Deebo's a good WR but what makes him great is the versatility with running the ball. We'll likely be paying for a level of production we won't see again. 4. He's injury prone, and most of the injuries have been to the same leg. 5. He's looking for a new contract at a time when WR contracts have gotten completely out of control. 6. At pick #10, it's very likely we'll be able to pick either the 1st or 2nd best WR prospect in this draft. Those guys are historically pretty damn likely to work out, and they cost 1/5th of what Deebo would for the next 5 years. Deebo is JD being worried that a WR we draft might only have a decent first year which may not help us to a good enough record to keep his job. He could be right about that, but trading for Deebo is in no way the smarter thing to do for our medium and long term prospects as a team.
So many of these comments about money. We all want the Jets to be great. I assume we all want Wilson,becton,Moore,AVT,carter, etc to go to the HOF. Suppose our wishes come true and these guys turn out great. They will demand huge sums of money in 3 years or so. Maybe even pull a Deebo, pay me or trade me. In the meantime, before we get to that point, we might have a chance to get a 1400/year receiver for however many bucks before those other salary demands kick in. (I don't personally think there will be a trade but that's beside the point). And the cost (besides $) is an unproven somebody upon which people can't even agree will be any good. Sure, unproven guy is cheap..so what. Guess what, if unproven guy turns out to be great he will be pulling a Deebo too. SO all you are doing by not making the trade is kicking the dollar can down the road. I would prefer to pay him now, when we can afford it. he can be dealt with at the end of the contract if that needs to be done.
Prior to the combine, Burks was considered by many as the top WR prospect from this year’s draft class. Then, when his combine numbers fell below consensus expectations, not unlike what’s happened with Kyle Hamilton, the draftniks ran for the exits. IMO, of all the wideouts projected to go in the 1st round, I grade Burks as the most versatile, the most physically strong and punishing runner with the ball in his hands, (which are superb) the highest character, the best “team” guy and, perhaps most importantly, the prospect I consider the most likely to make the most significant impact and contribution to our offense as a rookie. I love his film…..
