Tanny and Mangini win plaudits

Bomber · May 1, 2006

I like what the Jets did. Quite a bit. I'm not sold on D'Brickashaw Ferguson as the next Walter Jones; I don't think he mauls people quite the same as a dominating tackle. But he'll be good. The center they got, Nick Mangold, was loved league-wide. Loved. Physical tone-setter type of guy. People who know quarterbacks thought Oregon's Kellen Clemens, the second-round passer they got, has a chance to be a long-term starter; if so, getting him at 49 was a steal, obviously. And I may be overrating Brad Smith, the Missouri quarterback who will be an NFL slash guy (receiver/runner/special-teamer/occasional thrower, sort of a latter-day Ray Lucas, or maybe a poor man's Antwaan Randle El), but getting him at 103 was good value. There was a ton of pressure on new GM Mike Tannenbaum and coach Eric Mangini, but they acquitted themselves well.
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The true grades for any draft can't be turned in until several years pass because some expected big names will flop and some players from whom little is expected will become value picks. But one thing that's sure is the New York Jets' new tandem of general manager Mike Tannenbaum and coach Eric Mangini thrived in their first draft.

Picking fourth helps, of course. Tannenbaum and Mangini made choices to rebuild their team in the classic way ? adding the two top rated offensive linemen right away in Virginia tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Ohio State center Nick Mangold. That meant filling a need and ignoring the glamour pick in USC's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Matt Leinart.

And what's after getting the draft's two best offensive linemen? Get more depth on offense and defense.

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The Jets did not give into temptation and passed on a quarterback at No. 4. They rebuilt their offensive line with the draft's two best offensive linemen. Ferguson should boost the offense, while Mangold, picked at No. 24, should replace departed Kevin Mawae. Along with free agent veteran Trey Teague, New York has done a tremendous job bolstering its offensive line in just one offseason. Then they came back and got solid value with Oregon quarterback Kellen Clemens, Ohio State linebacker Anthony Schlegel and Michigan State safety Eric Smith, who was rising up most draft boards in the last few weeks.

You couldn't ask for more than this if you're a Jets fan.
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KY_Jetsfan · May 1, 2006

Hell yeah. Let the darksiders and their F draft grades go crawl back under the rock they came from. It's time to get on board with the new regime and win us a Super Bowl...

Duk Dodgers · May 1, 2006

I'm pleased with our picks in the first 2 rounds. I wish I knew what smith did to go flying up the draft boards at the last second. Other then that I can't really complain about what the FO did in its first year, and I'm def'n more pleased with this draft then with prior drafts.

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