As I've said before, I would love to have Jarrett. He would be a great deep threat to have to this offense. He reminds me alot of Plaxico Burress without the attitude. A draft of 1) Jarrett 2a) Wilson 2b) Beekman/Ramirez 3) BPA(Pass Rusher) would be perfect in my eyes.
I take Jarrett over Blalock without a moment's hesitation. He's the perfect compliment to our smaller, faster receivers. This is the tall slant option on 3rd down that would help us so much. Chad might not have a cannon, but he can place the ball exactly where he wants to, and Dwayne Jarrett is pretty darn sure-handed. I know you guys watch Giants games, think about how often Eli's thrown up bricks under pressure and Burress has bailed him out with sheer athleticism and ballhawking.
I would love to have Randy Moss and we could get him for a third round pick. Keeping that in mind, do you still want Jarrett with a first? Forget Moss's baggage, he has too much respect for Pennington to let that happen here in NY.
You speak like he was a bad thing for the team. He was our #1 WR when we went to the AFC Championship in '98 .. and was later traded for two draft picks which end up being 2 players from Abraham, Ellis, Pennington, and Becht () .. It could have been better but I'm pretty satisfied with our Keyshawn experience. Regardless of the MeShawn behavior he had, I don't see that as being a problem with Jarrett, ESPECIALLY working under Eric Mangini.
I'm not saying he was a first-overall worthy receiver. But he was sure a 25th overall worthy receiver, and that's what we're looking at.
Get Moss. Pay him in incentives and cut him if he causes any crap. Well worth a 3rd. Probably a 4th if we had one. He still says Pennington was the best QB he ever teamed with. I'm also sure if Moss didn't go to Marshall you would have never even have heard Pennington's name. Not many division 1a QBs make it to the NFL. In fact I can't think of any other.
He could have stayed home and played at Rutgers, but he essentially told the school "F you." I hope he doesn't come back to New Jersey. He's not a dynamic player. He's just going to be a tall guy at the WR position. J.J. Stokes- the USC version.
He's good. I don't pass on LSU games, so I have seen the guy play quite a few times. Early Doucet might even be better than Davis and Dwayne Bowe, but he's got another year at LSU. Anyway, Davis should be good. I also really like Anthony Gonzalez. I don't care about size and speed. I care about good football players. Gonzalez is a good football player and should have a solid career. Some of the WRs who will get drafted early are fool's gold.
Sure, it was a bummer, but any of us would have done the same thing. A premier talent.. do you go to Rutgers, or take the full scholarship from a football factory and 12 months of sunshine at USC? Plus, Rutgers was still awful at that time.
Hi Mantana, I respect your posts, but Eli and Burress are the odd couple. Burress has bailed Eli out? I submit both shouldn't even be on the same field. Both Eli and Plaxico run so hot and so cold it's impossible to tell who's bailing whom out from one minute to the next. Burress quits on plays Eli should have completed and then decides he needs to make up for it somewhere during the next game and shows off usually when it doesn't count. No, we can't compare Eli-Burress to Pennington-Jarrett at all... there's no comparison. Pennington's an accurate passer with no arm while Eli's an inaccurate SOB with an arm. Jarrett makes all the catches he's supposed to make and Burress makes all the catches he's not supposed to make while missing all the ones he's supposed to make. But I'll give you this: Pennington has chemistry with just about every WR he's ever thrown to while Eli acts as if chemistry doesn't matter. So yes, Pennington-Jarrett would work better than Eli-Burress, but I'd still take Blalock at #25 and then go for a WR further along. Penny will be a much better QB in the pocket if he doesn't have to worry about the pocket collapsing.
Well, Blalock isn't exactly known for his pass-blocking skills. If he is taken, he will be done so with the intention of becoming a dominant run blocker. And not that I want to compare Jarrett to Randy Moss, but was has Pennington lacked since being drafted? A tall, physical reciever that can go up and get the deep ball. Pennington throws a good deep ball, it's just that he doesn't have that laser rocket that will hit the small receiver in stride 50 yards downfield. He throws the kind of ball that needs a big, tall receiver to go up and get. Plus, the main thing this offense was lacking last year (besides a true feature back) was a big, redzone target. Jarrett will be perfect catching those fade-corner routes that Pennington loves to throw.
I didn't mean to compare the relationships, rapports, whatever between Eli/Burress and potentially Pennington/Jarrett. By bailed out, I mean that more or less, when the going gets tough, Eli simply lobs one at Burress - and the success rate is enough to inspire jealousy. I'm not saying Plax is some kind of amazing player, but a big talented target can cure a lot of ills on offense, regardless of the type of QB one has.
We have more glaring needs than WR...I really don't think Jarrett will be at #25. Someone will take him before he drops too far.
all i know is we struggle to score inside 20. especially in the playoff game.a 6'5 guy that can jump. and will easily snatch chads floaters out the air . would definetly help us. if he falls to #25 he should be a legit consideration. he also gives us the jump ball option in the red zone.
