Jets 2nd Round Picks (Preceeded by the actual pick # in the draft. 1987 - (42) Alex Gordon, LB ... 1988 - (37) Terry Williams,CB ... 1989 - (42) Dennis Byrd, DE ... 1990 - (28) Reggie Rembert, WR ... 1991 - (34) Browning Nagle, QB ... 1992 - (42) Kurt Barber, DE ... 1993 (36) Coleman Rudolph, DE ... 1994 - (41) Ryan Yarborough, WR ... 1995 (33) Matt ODwyer, OL ... 1996 (31) Alex VanDyke, WR ... 1997 - (31) Rick Terry, DT ... 1998 - (56) Dorian Boose, DE ... 1999 - (57) Randy Thomas, OL ... 2000 - No pick Jets 3rd Round Picks 1987 - (75) Onzy Elam, LB ... 1988 - (63) Eric McMillan, S ... 1989 - (70) Joe Mott, LB ... 1990 (56) Tony Stargell, DB ... 1991 - (63) Mo Lewis, LB ... 1992 - (68) Suipeli Malamala, OL ... 1993 - No Pick ... 1994 - (94) Lou Benfatti, DT ... 1995 - No Pick ... 1996 - (62) Ray Mickens, CB ... 1997 - (88) Dedric Ward, WR ... 1998 - (67) Scott Frost, S ... 1999 - (90) Dave Loverne, G ... 2000 - (78) Laverneous Coles, WR Good Times.
Of note ... the selection of Brett Favre one pick before Browning Nagle gives new definition to the term "Sloppy seconds" Also brings back memories of some picks that actually came thru ... E-Mac and D-Byrd. Wish we coulld find guys like that this year.
No reply at all ... Either this is the worst conversation starter ever or you've read the names and are too depressed to respond. At the time I couldn't believe that Reggie Rembert slipped to the 2nd round. Not only did we get Blair Thomas, a future All-pro running back, but we followed it up with the best receiver in the draft. How could we not score 50 points a game?
Kurt Barber was really disappointing. And that's Erik with a K. (I'm one of the biggest McMillan fans of this forum.)
Outside of perhaps Byrd-injury, Thomas, and O'Dwyer (who I believe is still playing) our 2nd round picks really are NOT good at all. Dorian Boose? I remember Kiper loving that pick. We could not pick a decent 2nd round receiver to save our lives. Yarborough and Van Dyke are two of the biggest WR busts in Jets history. Dedric Ward turned out better.
Based on our track record it might make sense to trade up to the 13-15 range in exchange for our 29, 35 and our 1st 3rd rounder. Somebody like Bunkley or Nagata and avoid the next Tony Stargell, Joe Mott and Lou Benfatti.
I'm not a fan of these types of trends. If the statistical data you're looking at has a history that has to do with anything, that's fine, but what we did from 1987-2000 is irrelevant. Entirely new staff and entirely new players that we'll pick.
History has decided that it doesn't care who we bring in ... Joe Walton - 87-89 Bruce Coslet - 90-93 Pete Carroll - 94 Rich Kotite - 95-96 Bill Parcells - 97-99 Al Groh 2000 (Honestly I don't believe there is any way to predict where the stars are gonna come from. Some will be undrafted FA's. But this list does make you realize what a real crap shoot this thing is and how often guys making huge amounts of money are completely wrong about a players potential.)
Lou Benfatti was my substitute teacher one day back in like 7th grade, lmao... Good to always have an alternative I suppose, especially when you get picked by the Jets =/
That time was run by Dick Steinberg and Kensil I believe. The coaches may be different but the men in charge of the draft was the same until Parcells.
I counted seven good players, and eight if you want to throw in ward. so thats 7 out of 25 I believe, 28 percent. I'm not saying the Jets are the only ones at fault though. I'm sure if we looked at every team from that time period of 87-00, we would find similar stats. I think when you look at the style of the game now and the trends that exist, teams become smarter and smarter each year at picking players that best suite their system. "The intagibles" are always important, but you never can tell how a player will perform on and off the field until you get them. Teams look for pattens, good or bad and try to assume which direction that particular player is headed in. Some agents have gotten their players so good at masking things during conversations that every player at times can seem like a solid pick. With the exception of a few players every year, most players coming out of college are "touted" for one thing or another, and those trends may be completely wrong. It always amazes me how much money these rookies make before even stepping onto the field, it really is a crap shoot, and given that i don't think they should make the money they do. Part of it I believe is that players selected higher up are expected to start, so they "should" have starter money, but that of course in itself is yet to be determined, what if they get hurt, or what if they just plain suck? either way, it is ALL a guess. I just hope that our guesses this year work out better than 28 percent.
Right, but this is similar to saying, "If you flip a coin, and it lands on heads 6 times in a row, what are the chances that it lands on heads a 7th time?" At least you're not trying to make the point that we're going to make terrible picks in rounds 2 or 3 simply because of this.
