I would leave WR as is for now only adding some cheaper guys to compete, but nothing major. This is not a good WR FA group, it never was. And Amari is old now and is not worth the price. I also think Mason Taylor can surprise people and be #2 option. I didn't realize the guy had 96% separation rate in college. Given he doesn't drop anything either (anthesis of Arian) he should have been targeted more in LSU. He is also a 3 year starter, and still 20 years old and can make rapid improvements. By the time September rolls, he may be a major contributor for us in the passing game.
Rookie training camp disagrees. He had a great camp, including catching the ball. Sometimes we have to trust those that are paid to make the decisions.
Well, if he is a standout in rookie training camp, that totally changes my opinion. I'll have to buy his jersey and hang it in my closet right next to my David Clowney and Kenny Yeboah jerseys.
Well, honestly, I’m of the position that until the new guys in charge of making these decisions prove that they are better than the endless shitshow parade of idiots that we’ve had making these decisions since the Parcells days, no, I don’t have to trust them. Not least of all because the same scouts who rated the previous drafts are still the same guys rating these kids. Not trying to be a darksider but this team has just beaten all my optimism out of me pretty much…I am firmly in the “show me don’t tell me” mode with Woody and the endless string of stupid decisions and ineptitude.
You don't need to buy the jersey, but why are you discounting a good performance in the training camp? This is as valuable data point as any other. Doesn't mean the guy will be a star, but it is certainly a good thing that by all accounts our 4th round pick Arian who had some question marks in College, had one of the best camps of all rookies and appears to shown improvement in key areas. And so far Arian has shown. It's a good thing. I want to see more.
https://x.com/Nick_Faria1720/status/1928135227487973425 https://x.com/Nick_Faria1720/status/1928136100553302258 Not bad for a 4th round pick, who most "experts" said was significantly over drafted. LOL.
The hands are concerning, but if he ever gets a handle on catching the ball, he will be a really valuable player. He's tough for his size and an excellent blocker. I saw him blocking linebackers on the goal line. He's already valuable in multiple spots on STs.
It's OTAs. You'd think a fanbase that lived through the Bret Ratcliffes and David Clowneys and Ryan Spadolas and Bryce Pettys of the world would know better.
What exactly are you arguing here? That I said it is not a bad thing he had a good showing in OTAs? No one is saying the guy will be a star. But it is not a bad thing he has done OK so far.
Some of these guys come here to just puke their angry thoughts out about things that happened in 2012.
I'm not even sure the situations are comparable. Maybe Petty, but only because he was drafted and actually got starting snaps for a short time, while the others only flashed in meaningless portions of the preseason and never played meaningful roles in the regular season.
It is a bad thing to get excited about the Jets because we all should know that we will be burned, that is the essence of his post but and it is a big but... What is the point of being a fan of a team if you never get a bit of excitement or hope before the start of a new season. Don't get me wrong I can bitch, moan and whine as well as any but you still hold a bit of optimism deep inside that Fields is going to come in and do what all our rejected QBs have done elsewhere and have a career season and send us to the play offs at a minimum. We can't be bad forever, right... Right?
Agree. All the other guys that are being mentioned were UDFAs. Smith was a top 110 pick and was the leading receiver for that small FBS school known as the University of Georgia.
