A little improvement in year 2. Followed by an up and down year in year 3, prompting the desire to see one MORE year which might turn out to be a disaster in year 4. Hmmmm, where have I seen this movie before? _
Please stop. That strategy has been a complete failure in building a winning NFL team . In a salary cap league, teams win by drafting well and stocking the roster with low salary draft picks. A team can fill a hole or two with free agents, but free agents are historically overpaid. The Jets have more holes than Swiss cheese and signing two WRs and giving up this year's and next year's top 2-3 picks is idiotic. Where do the Jets get the left guard and right tackle or guard(Howard and Colon are free agents and either have to be signed or replaced). What about TE? A 3rd down back? A pure pass rushing OLB? Safety? CB depth (Cromartie may be a cap casualty). Yes QB is by far the most important position, but the fans on this board continually act as if it is the ONLY position that matters. The Jets are not giving up 5-6 picks to draft Bridgewater because that would be stupid. Surround Smith with some talent and build a complete offense and then see if the kid can play. He was forced to pay this season with one arm behind his back. Draft a QB in round 4 and bring in a veteran who can play if Smith gets hurt or flops next year, not for a QB competition . Smith needs all the reps this offseason. And whose to say Bridgewater is not more Bradford or David Carr than Luck?
It's hard to justify giving up a ton of picks. Bridgewater is the real deal though. He's incredibly poised and calm in the pocket, extremely accurate, and I rarely see him throw any dangerous passes. He's easily the best prospect since Luck, and I think he's going to be a Franchise QB for a very long time. If the team picking first is the Texans, I don't see them giving up that pick unless there is a substantially high-value deal headed there way. There are too many holes to fill for the Jets to be that trade partner.
Mettenberger could be available in the 3rd round since he probably won't play in 2014. He would be a good pick. The Jets could also look at Brett Smith in the 3rd round. There is no way the Jets will give up on Geno Smith so soon and mortgage so much of the future to get Bridgewater. There are too many holes elsewhere on the team. It will take a minimum of five premium draft picks over the next 2-3 drafts to move up from the middle of the 1st round to get the #1 overall pick. The Jets will most likely draft a WR or TE in round 1. I suppose Mike Evans would be the best fit. Serious consideration will have to be given to Kyle Van Noy and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, however. I can sometimes be stupid with offensive players, but I am usually good with defense. I thought the Vernon Gholston pick was asinine. I did not like the Milliner pick. I was ecstatic when the Jets drafted Wilkerson and Richardson. Van Noy would be a great fit a Rex Ryan defense. As for safety, Antonio Allen and Landry are okay, but that is it. Clinton-Dix has good ball skills and certainly the Jets need to get more defensive backs who can produce turnovers. My fear is that Clinton-Dix will go to Pittsburgh as the heir apparent to Troy Polamalu. The Jets going defense in round 1 will upset many people here. Then again, from what I gather (I wasn't posting here in the spring) most of this board was pissed off by the Richardson pick. I'm saying don't be mad if the Jets take Van Noy or Clinton-Dix.
Trading up = FAILURE. Dslob, Sanchez, Stephen Hill - Need I go on? Trading up is a very risky business. Seriously. Is Bridgewater as good as Peyton Manning? If not, pass. If Jets actually draft KVN with 1st then Adrian Hubbard with 2nd, I will be singing Hallelujah. My prayer [DRAFT A BLUE CHIPPER AT OLB FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!] has been answered.
I wouldn't trade up. Hell I wouldn't even draft a QB early. Give Geno more talent around him and bring in a vet for insurance.
Y Since everything with you becomes another A Few Good Men angry legal cross examination and since I am not a lawyer, merely a football fan, I will now make a final closing statement on this topic clarifying my position and, in short, there will be no further briefs, citations, to wits on this topic I watched PARTS of six games involving your client Mr Bridgewater this season. I could not stomach complete games because, for the most part, his competition reminded me of a Globies vs Generals matchup and provided little insight into his future in the NFL. In comparison, Mark Sanchez faced Stanford,.UCLA and Penn State in his final season and Geno Smith faced Big 12 teams and even beat Baylor and Texas in.the process In summary, I think Bridgewater may very well be the NFL QB certainty as is your claim worth Tannenbauming two drafts for Or He may be a smaller (program at 6'3 192 which probably means 6 I 3/4 185 at the combine ) version of Geno Smith with probably better passing skills and markedly worse running skills IMO NOT a draft prospect worth RG3 ing an entire draft or two away to trade up for case rested
We'd have to pull off a semi-miracle to get him. He more than likely will be the first QB off the board and at best the highest pick we'll be getting is pick #9. So in order to get him we'd have to either hope the likes of the Texans, Rams, Jags, Browns, Raiders, and Vikings skip on him or Somehow he drops to around 4 or 5 and we trade up to acquire him. Either way, I dont see us getting him. We're in a pretty sucky situation overall, not bad enough to get a high pick but not good enough to be in the playoffs. Hopefully someone falls to where ever we're selecting.
Totally agree with this, the Texans are essentially a good-great QB away from being a really good team again. They have talent at all the skill positions, their line is solid, and their defense is young as well as talented on multiple fronts. Even though Clowney is an exceptional player, I think the Texans would be missing out big time by passing up Teddy. You'd have to assume O'Brien knows this already and I think Teddy fits the mold of what he'd want from an NFL QB.
Why would you trade a known for an unknown? If they pick up a S, DB & LB in FA or in the 3-6th rd, use the 1st and 2nd for offensive playmakers around Smith, maybe a FA WR, then you have many of the holes covered. Maybe use a 3rd or 4th on another QB but give Smith some playmakers and see what he can do. You would not get enough for Wilkerson to move up for Bridgewater, you would need to add more and then next season starts with almost as many holes as this year. If Smith does not get it done with the help he would get in the above scenario then you can look for another QB but all the other pieces would be in place for a QB to succeed.
My thoughts exactly, get everything else in place, see if Smith can be a Trent Dilfer for now and if not then spend a high pick after all the other pieces are in place.
Get me a safety, OL and a TE in the draft. Pick up a vet WR in FA and this team can seriously compete. Unless Geno sucks.
Look at it like this. If the Jets can't get their own once-in-a-life-time franchise QB (most teams don't), and Geno can't out-score the Bradys, Mannings, Rogers, Lucks, and Bridgewaters of the NFL, then what would you suggest? Maybe a top defense that can shut/slow all of them down enough to give Geno & MM a punchers chance? If we can get Bridewater, fine. But if we can't, then the next best thing is a defense that can shut them down.
The kid's a stud, and I said he'd be the #1 overall pick LAST year..... His physical stature is a bit of concern, but the JETS won't be in a position to get him anyway so.........
He is a top 2 pick next to Clowney. It really came down to who has the #1 pick. I think the Texans will draft him but it depends on O'Brien. The Chiefs would have taken Clowney they were in the same position as last year. Both look great and Bridgewater will dominate with that offensive unit. Bridgewater vs Luck could turn into a big rivalary.
Right now to me, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix looks like the only safety worthy of a top 20 selection. The Jets desperately need impact players in the secondary. Teams do not win Super Bowl titles if they play poor pass defense. I think it would be a fine pick if the Jets took Clinton-Dix. WR in the first round is always dicey. It seems half of them are busts and the half of the half that turn out okay do not develop right away. I think getting a WR in free agency and then drafting another in round 2 or 3 is safer. There should be three tight ends with a first round grade. The Jets could go that route.
