Don't know if you saw the segment they did on the Jets draft history during day 2 of the draft, but when they reviewed some of the picks that were available in the past vs. who they picked, some of it turned my stomach. Had they only had people in place at the time who were better judges of talent and had a better understanding of how to develop a team through the draft, I think we would be talking about more than 1 lonely Super Bowl win. BTW, I totally agree with you. I can not find fault with going after 2 guys that are seemingly, sure things. They still have to work hard, but these picks have a chance to contribute.
Any how many players made the probowl that went undrafted or drafted past the 7th round? Or what about Wayne Chrebet? Was he not worthy of being drafted?
Of course, it's more than premature to judge their preference based upon only two drafts. But check this out: Last year, they had 10 picks, including 2 in 1st rd. They held onto all their picks, and they did find some contributors but they missed on a few as well. (My guess is that Kellen Clemens is another miss, next to Schlegel - but that remains to be seen, and I won't brand him "miss" just yet.) But the Clemens issue aside, the point is they held onto their picks. Notably, they shrewdly exchanged 2nd rd pick which ended up with Thomas Jones this year. However, not all picks came out the way they would have liked or planned. Titus Adams was cut, and Schlegel was a mistake. This year, instead of holding onto the later day picks, they opted to merge them into higher draft pick, and used the picks to select the players that presented highest value. This is where my observation comes in. Maybe they didn't quite believe in drafting possible nobody projects this year. Obviously some will fall through the crack with these kind of reasonings (Marques Colston comes to mind.) but I find it hard to fault their reasoning, as a matter of fact. Moreover, (this is purely my hunch, by the way) if they had to draft someone that required a few years under the belt, they would rather opt for UDFAs. Neither will contribute at that point, so unless some massive horsesh!t hits the fan, there is no way either will contribute in the year they are drafted/signed.
The one thing that has me about this draft - the jets didn't trade Justin Mc - I wonder if the moss trade killed that, because the Jets were looking for a 4th rounder for him. By the pats getting Moss for a 4th it kind of blows the market rate for a 4th rounder... but over all I'm waiting to see what it looks like on the field before judging the draft...based on year 1 you have give Mangini and Tanny the benefit of the doubt until they show us otherwise
