Jets pitch hardball to Falcons http://www.northjersey.com/page.php...lRUV5eTY5MDA1NDcmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2
No way should we give up a 2nd and 3rd in the year's draft. Maybe split the picks up between this year and next, but in no way this year alone. There is way to much depth to trade away 3 draft picks for one player. Trade the 4th this year's second and next year's 3rd and I would say that is a good trade.
at this point...Leinart is a blue chip quaterback prospect..we need a Franchise qb. why not get the best qb in college football the last 3 years? Giants took the chance on eli see how they turned out we can build this team around leinart.
Dealing both the supposed 1st round picks for Leinart would be a good move in my opinion. He is the ONLY player in this draft that I think is worth moving up for... Young has question marks about his intelligence and about how raw he is. Cutler did not put up good numbers AT ALL in games and is shooting up the draft board due to his workouts. Leinart has won, over and over, has been a consummate professional throughout his college career, and had one of the highest scores on the Wonderlick. As great as Reggie Bush will be, I do not believe in building around a running back. Therefore, Leinart is THE GUY if we're going to trade up.. Get it done Tangini!
I just don't see Tangini doing this, doesn't match their mojo. The only way I see them doing it is if Mangini see's something of Brady in Leinart: smart, not all the measurables, but a leader that lives for football. If he see's that, then he may want to trade up. I've read (probably an article link here, sorry don't remember) that at the combine the Jet's asked QBs to breakdown their game film at the chalk board, and they didn't like what Cutler did in that session. So if Mangini, who's obviously using the Patriot mold, sees Brady, he may want to jump up. I hope they don't, but that's the only logical way IMO it could happen...
This draft is seriously deep ... I personally think you can get starting caliber players deep into the second round -- especially on the o line. Therefore, we should do everything in our power to get as many draft picks as is humanly possible in the top 3 rounds. That's my opinion. No trading up, no trading of picks for players. We need to rebuild from the ground up. This is the most important draft of the decade for the Jets, we can ill afford to be throwing picks around -- especially on qbs when we already have 2 on the roster that are capable of starting.
I definitely agree with trading two 1st round picks to get Leinart, whether it be #4 and #15 from ATL or #4 and next year's #1, but I just can't see the point in trading #4, #36, and #72. It would only hurt us.
Overall: Leinart, who replaced Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer as the Trojans' starting quarterback in 2003, has been a fulltime starter since his sophomore season, when he finished 255 of 404 (63.4-percent) with 3,556 yards, 38 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Leinart started for his second season at quarterback as a junior in 2004, when he completed 269-of-412 passes (65.3%) for 3,322 yards and 33 TDs with just 6 interceptions, plus he rushed for 3 TDs. As a senior in 2005, Leinart completed 65.7-percent of his attempts for 3,815 yards with 28 TD's and eight INT's. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2004. In three seasons as a fulltime starter (2003-'05), Leinart was 37-2 in games that he started and he led his team to back-to-back national championships during his first two seasons. Leinart is a southpaw quarterback with great size, leadership skills and intangibles. As a potential top-five draft pick, Leinart's lack of speed is a bit concerning, as are his minor durability issues and lack of elite arm strength. He also has been surrounded by the best supporting cast in college football during his three seasons as a starter. However, Leinart still has enough physical tools and the exceptional intangibles that it takes to develop into a good starting quarterback in the NFL. He is quick enough in the pocket to buy some second-chance passing opportunities, he has played through pain and he has better arm strength than several above average starters in the NFL right now. He also possesses outstanding accuracy as a passer. Very much like the Patriots' Tom Brady, Leinart simply knows how to win. That is why, despite his lack of elite all-around physical tools, Leinart is the premier quarterback prospect in the 2006 class.
Also, what's with Randy Lange's "league source"? If it ways a jets source, that's one thing, but why would a league source have initimate knowledge of the Jet's drafting/off season strategy? Doesn't make sense to me.
I wouldn't want to trade to much to just move up two picks. #4, 2nd, AND a 3rd rounder? That's absolutely sick. Lets not pull a New York Giants here.
I hope they trade up to hopefully get our next franchise QB - Whoever we take at 1st, 2nd or 3rd this year is a question mark anyway. At least Matt Leinart is a better prospect than any player in the 2nd or 3rd round this year. Peace out.
