DRAFT Round 1: Justin Blalock | Texas | OL - We need to imrpove our guard position, and Blalock would definitely help us out there. He is an amazing run blocker, something we didn't really have last year, and we will have a group of offensive lineman set for the next 5-10 years. Round 2: Quinn Pitcock | Ohio State | DL - A great DT in college and will be a perfect DE in the 3-4. He is big, strong, fast and excellent verse the run. The reason a guy like this will fall so far is because he is not a great rusher, which is needed in the 4-3, but he is made almost too perfectly for a 3-4 DE, at 6-3, 295. Round 2: Anthony Gonzalez | Ohio State | WR - He joins his teammate Pitcock as our other 2nd rounder. Think of Gonzalez as Wayne Chrebet with more speed. He has amazing hands, and will be great on 3rd down plays, the kind of player we have not had since Chrebet retired. He will also provide us with somewhat of a deep threat, with his speed. Round 3: Dan Bazuin | Central Michigan | DE/OLB - He was a sack machine at Central Michigan, recording 26.5 sacks the past 2 years there. He has the perfect size for a 3-4 OLB, at 6-3 and 275, although he may lack some speed. But what he does lack in athelticism, he makes up for in intangibles. He is a hit or miss kind of prosepct. Personally, I predict a hit. Round 5: Fred Bennett | South Carolina | CB - A great athelete, not the best football player though. He has all the skills, and the size, to be a great CB, but was never able to put it together at South Carolina. He could be great, but he doesn't seem to have the best intangibles. He is a workout warrior, so if he puts in the time, he may just be able to become something great. Round 6: Le'Ron McClain | Alabama | FB - So far this guy has been in every single one of my mocks off-seasons. He is an amazing run blocker, and has good hands out of the backfield. Although he is not very fast, he is great at pounding it out for a few yards, and has great size for the kind of fullback our system need - 6-1, 260. Round 7: Eldra Buckley | Chattanooga | RB - A bit of a sleeper for me. This guy played JUCO for 2 years before coming to Chattanooga and becoming a starter, rushing for over 1,200 yards both years, with a 5.7 YPC average. He is an amazing athlete at RB, but does not have the experience or college that most teams are looking for. Could be a steal, or could be a early season cut. Solid 7th round pick though. FREE AGENCY 1. Asante Samuel CB: 6 years | 48 million (We need a shutdown cornerback, here is our man) 2. Chris Brown RB: 2 years | 3 million (A 1 year wonder, but still young, and good potential. If we get him cheap, he could pan out for our future RB, or just be a one-year filler until the 2008 RB-filled draft) 3. Jerramy Stevens TE: 3 years | 6 million (A great recieving TE, and will be much cheaper than someone like Daniel Graham, especially for a guy that won't even start. He, just like Brown, has a ton of talent, just waiting to be unleashed) 4. Sean Mahan OG: 2 years | 3.5 million (We need some more depth at OG, since Kendall is getting older. Mahan is young, 26, and will challenge Kendall as the starting guard, or take over for him next year) NOT TO BE RE - SIGNED B.J. Askew FB James Hodgins FB Rashad Moore DT Ryan Riddle LB Sean Ryan TE Cody Spencer LB RE - SIGNINGS Jerricho Cotchery WR Anthony Clement OT Dave Ball DE Wade Smith OL Hank Poteat CB CUTS Kevan Barlow Derrick Blaylock Justin McCareins Kimo Von Oelhoffen David Barrett 2007/2008 NEW YORK JETS ROSTER --- OFFENSE --- Quarterback: Chad Pennington Kellen Clemens Patrick Ramsey Runningback: Chris Brown Leon Washington Cedric Houston Eldra Buckley Fullback: Le'Ron McClain Jason Pociask Wide Reciever One: Laveranues Coles Anthony Gonzalez Tim Dwight Wide Reciever Two: Jerricho Cotchery Brad Smith Tight End: Chris Baker Jerramy Stevens James Dearth Left Tackle: D'Brickashaw Ferguson Wade Smith Left Guard: Pete Kendall Sean Mahan Center: Nick Mangold Trey Teague Right Guard: Justin Blalock Brandon Moore Right Tackle: Anthony Clement Adrian Jones --- DEFENSE --- Right Defensive End: Quinn Pitcock Dave Ball Defensive / Nose Tackle: Dewayne Robertson Sione Pouha C.J. Mosley Left Defensive End: Shaun Ellis Bobby Hamilton Right Outside Linebacker: Bryan Thomas Matt Chatham Right Inside Linebacker: Jonathan Vilma Anthony Schlegel Left Inside Linebacker: Victor Hobson Brad Kassell Left Outside Linebacker: Dan Bazuin Eric Barton Cornerback One: Asante Samuel Justin Miller Drew Coleman Cornerback Two: Andre Dyson Hank Poteat Fred Bennett Free Safety: Kerry Rhodes Rashad Washington Strong Safety: Erik Coleman Eric Smith --- SPECIAL TEAMS --- Kicker: Mike Nugent Punter: Ben Graham Kick Off / Punt Returners: Justin Miller Leon Washington
That would be awesome... No need for Jeremy Stevens and/or Chris Brown IMO. I don't think we'll be fortunate enough to have all of those players fall where they do in your draft... Bennett might be a 2nd rounder, and same with Bazuin. We need a taller WR than Gonzalez, who is more like Coles or Tim Dwight.
Good job with the research. IMO, we don't need to sign Chris Brown, but should probably address RB in the draft, maybe second round.
I think Jerramy Stevens, is not a need, but we definitenly should have a pass-catching TE. Whether it is Stevens, or someone in the draft, I think we need one. Someone like Daniel Graham, IMO, is too expensive for a player that wouldnt even start, so I think Stevens would be perfect for the price I proposed. I agree Chris Brown is not neccesary, but he could be a good, small signing. He will add some competition with Washington, and he does have a lot of potential, as a former 1,000 yard rusher. He could be steal, but he is cheap, so even if he fails it is not that big of a loss. I think a taller WR would be great, maybe someone like Craig Davis with that same pick, but I have a thing for Gonzalez, because he reminds me so much of Chrebet. And I doubt Bennett will be a 2nd rounder. He COULD be a mid-late 3rd rounder, at the earliest, maybe 5th was a bit optimistic, but 5th is possible.
We have a pass catching TE in Baker!! Problem has been that the last 2 years his demand has not been in catching passes, but rather blocking. 2 years ago we had a poor OL with no blocking RB's, last year we had a rookie LT and an average RT - in both years he added so much to our blocking schemes tha this services to the team went unheralded. Countless times last year Baker was lined up in the backlfield on passing downs, especially in the shot gun, and chipped the OLB or DE rushing - not allowing him to get 10-15 yards downfield. Remeber the Titans game and the 20 yard catch down the seam against Buffalo? Hopefully, this year D'Brick will be more settled, and our current crop of RB's and whomever we draft will be up to the task of picking up blitzing LB's.
No, no, no. I was not saying that Baker is not a pass catching TE. I love Baker, and I agree that he is a wonderful TE, but we are going to get some two TE sets going, where you need a 2nd pass catching TE to play ALONG WITH Baker. So you would have Baker lined up on one side, and the other pass catching TE on the other side, and they would both go out for a pass. We need a good TE though first to get to the goal of being able to set up a two TE set.
He could, but with 5 solid LBs I think Hobson would be better inside because he isnt really the pass rusher you need in a 3-4. Neither Hobson or Barton, for that matter, are natural pass rushers, so you need someone like Bazuin to play OLB, because he is a natural pass rusher. Probably Barton and Hobson would start, but I am just throwing out what I think would be best.
Shotty doesn't seem to be a 2 TE set type of coordinator. Those type of sets are more for the power running teams. If we get better or more consistent blocking from the OL, I really believe you will see Baker used much more in the passing game..
Most of those players probably won't last to where we pick them. Pitcock, Bazuin and Bennett will probably be gone.
I think Pitcock will be there. Bazuin MAY be there, he is projected early - mid 3rd, so if he falls a bit, he could be there. And Bennett may not be there, but he is projected like 4th round, so he is possible also. None of the picks are outrageous though.
Only question I have is what is with all the first round Olinemen picks??? I would be shocked if after watching every top line Oline fall but the ones we picked, the FO makes that same call in the very next draft. Conversely, since they did trade down twice last draft, what are the chances of maybe turning the first pick into maybe a second and a third or two fourths if nobody they want is there????
I was talking more about our first 3 picks in general. Blalock and Pitcock's stocks are both falling, and the general consensus is that Gonzalez is a mid-to-late 2nd rounder.Honestly, Pitcocks stock might drop enough that we could grab Rice, Meachem, Tony Hunt or another offensive weapon at #37 and grab Pitcock at our second 2nd rounder. At this point I do think that Bennett will be a second or third rounder, especially after what he's probably going to do at the combine.
