they were laughinng about his blocking in the live press conference.i highly doubt olsen is a sure thing.
I agree with the comments other than the comparison to his pedecessors at the U... Kellen Winslow and Jeremy Shockey aren't really known for being great blockers either... Also those are unfair comparisons, Kellen Winslow was the 6th overall pick and Jeremey Shockey was I think 10th overall... Greg Olsen isn't on the same level as it is a possibility that Olsen falls to 25...
Just based on Option A: (couldn't run the ball) makes it even more so that we draft an OL (mainly Blalock). We already have Baker, who apparently is a better blocker and has decent hands. Free up the run game and the passing game will improve. draft OL, not TE. (just my amatuer opinion)
How the hell can you like 20 players at #25? Yeah, maybe if the top 15 slide to 25 but that won't happen. That is a ridiculous statement.
Olsen Kyle Brady did not run a 4.5 - hell, Cotchery doesn't even run a 4.5 Brady was a mistake, let's hope that whoever we pick doesn't turn out to be Brady, or Becht, or Doug Jolley...
I really feel the need to vent on Tannebaum's statement of being interested in 18-20 people with the #25 pick. Is he saying all of the other GMs are going to fall asleep and miss their turn on the clock so everybody above 25 falls to him? Or is he saying that he is willing to draft a mid-second rounder with the #25 pick? In either case he looks like a complete fool for even saying it. Sure GMs try to put out smoke screens before the draft but this one has to have everbody in the NFL getting a good belly laugh.
Wow..I wouldnt want you running my team. The Jets did what we had to do last season and that was draft O line, we now have ourselves two studs for the next 10 years. Along with that we have Leon, and now Thomas Jones to run behind a line that is only going to be better next year. I love what Tangini did last season in the draft and would not have changed a thing in the first few rounds. (Expect Schlegel) What makes you say OL and DL should not be picked in the top five? You're crazy. Thats how you build a solid team. And please dont bring up Robert Gallery, hes one of the few Oline busts in the last 10 years.
Exactly. OL and DL are some of the more sure picks at the top of the draft (much moreso than WR, CB, and QB....the so-called "sexy picks"). Not only that, but games are won and lost at the lines. They are the 2 most important units on the field, and they have low risk factors. I don't understand why you wouldn't go with a man on the lines if they're the best value there.
Olsen supporters, does this man sound like a mangini guy? Say no to G-REG http://www.myspace.com/seventhfloorcrew
I think all he's saying is that no matter how the draft falls he feels he will still get value at 25. Among those 18-20 are undoubtedly Calvin Johnson and ADam Carriker, people that will never last until 25. I don't think it means there are 18-20 people who he has ranked as late first round value. It's like how they said they gave 400 people draftable grades even though the draft is 225 slots long. They simply have to be prepraed for the perfect storm.
New article on Newsday today which has some interesting things to say. http://www.newsday.com/sports/print...580apr24,0,4426744.story?coll=ny-sports-print The first decision the Jets make Saturday will likely be whether they will move up to try and snag one of the big names (which would seem to go Houston, Revis, then Ross in the Jets' thinking). Or, if they truly believe Clinkscales' description of draft depth at defensive back, they could trade down. With coach Eric Mangini's experience as a defensive backs coach for the Patriots, the Jets might not be as afraid to pick an athlete they can sculpt for the position. With the 25th pick, the Jets will wait to see what happens with the first 10 to 15 selections before making up their mind. "You can have preliminary discussions with teams, which we will, but I think those are really hypothetical in nature," Tannenbaum said. "You really don't know how it's going to unfold. I just think when those talks happen are primarily dictated by where you're sitting in the draft." The Jets aren't limited by the value of their picks if they decide to trade up. They also have several players - wide receiver Justin McCareins, linebacker Eric Barton and possibly defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson - who could be dealt this weekend. First I heard of any rumor that they might trade Robertson. Wouldn't be a bad idea if they could get a true NT but I'm not so sure they could.
The Robertson rumors have been circulating at a low level for a month now. Of course the disinformation that Tannenbaum and Mangini promote means you never know, including now, whether they are real or not. Disinformation is a very good thing in the management of an NFL team.
Well, they don't have people like Brady Quinn and other top 10 guys on their list. They probably have guys who are around 15th-40th who are on their list, so they will probably have to decide on picking between 10-15 players when they are on the clock.
If they have 15 players to decide on when they are on the clock they'll end up losing the pick because they will never decide in time.
