So long as the long term development of this team isn't stunted and we can still compete I'm all for it. Re : Greene, so does that mean my concerns are now justified?
Yeah, I'm not sure he will even still be on the team opening day. If they had that much faith in Washington they would be looking for a scrub as #3 and not a HOFer.
Re: The LaDainian Tomlinson Thread [Status: Back to California without a deal] I agree completely. I'd be quite disappointed if we went into the season with the SG, LW, LT trio and that's it. I do think we can compete this year, but I don't want to take a step back next year. I just strongly believe that we'll still draft a complementary back even with an LT signing. As far as Greene, it's a valid concern, but I'm not certain he can't stay healthy. I would just hate to have limited options if he were proven injury prone.
Greene was never injured in college but he's built just like Lamont Jordan and we all remember what happened to him when he got a starting roll with the Raiders. He plays like a battering ram which leaves him open to a lot of big hits which makes him vulnerable to injuries in this league. It's very possible that he stays healthy next year but he is not going to be able to avoid hits and run away from defenders like he could in college, and he is going up against much stronger, harder hitting defenders. As for the stable, I agree completely. Tannenbaum definitely needs to bring in another halfback this season. Three HBs with injury concerns is not an ideal situation.
Cromartie has decided to join that church. I wonder if the church elders can figure out how to keep him away from the altar girls.
I'm guessing shock collars. Works well for when he moves out of position in coverage as well. First he gets burned, then he gets toasted.
he'll be on the team. There is no reason to cut him. The FO has to see if he comes back from it. Everyone says he is ahead of schedule, but not as far ahead as his dipshit agent tell everyone.
I'd be shocked if we spent a pick on a #4 RB. It's just not necessary. If you want to make a case for drafting one early, someone who can be Greene's partner long term, it doesn't make sense because we'd be wasting an early pick on a #4 RB when we have a ton of other far more important needs. If you want to grab one late, he probably wouldn't even make the team anyway, he'd be a practice squad RB and that's a waste of a pick as well. Especially when the team seems to be high on Chauncey. I just can't see us spending a pick on a RB this year if we take LT; LT, LW, and SG is more than enough. Then next year, if LT and LW leave, then you can reevaluate and maybe go RB early.
1. We're still a power running team. 4 HBs on this roster would be a smart move, especially when three RBs on the roster bring injury concerns. 2. That's a very pessimistic prediction. A 5th round HB could easily make this roster. 3. Do you have a source aside from Rex's praise when they signed him? He hasn't gotten a carry since 2007. If any HB on this roster is in danger of getting cut or winding up on the PS it's Chauncey. The Jets only signed him to block on KRs when Brad Smith had to take over return duties 4. LT: Chronic turf toe, Torn groin. LW: Double Compound fracture SG: Ankle, Ankle again, Ribs. You really don't think that the Jets should bring in an insurance policy given the above situation?
here are my thoughts if we sign l.t 1. he is hungry, all he talks about now is winning a superbowl 2. a change of scenery will do him some good 3. playing for ny 4. playing behind the best o-line in football 5. the b.schottenhiemer/marty schottenhiemer factor 6. he is more than an admirable replacement for t.j
I think the chances of all 3 going down, or even 2/3, are pretty slim. In that unlikely case, you can always use Chauncey or sign a RB off someone else's practice squad, who could probably be just as effective as a late-round pick. I think we have way too many other pressing needs (DE, pass-rusher, slot WR, OL and DL depth, maybe a S) to spend a high pick on a RB if we sign LT.
First, no position aside from QB/K/P would be a wasted pick at any point in this draft. We've filled our starting holes admirably and have depth needs, but we're at a point at which we can go BPA. We don't HAVE to address need in the first two rounds, and we may very well NOT with one of the two picks. Our best bet at DE is in the 2nd round, we may well be out of position to get a worthwhile OLB in the first, and many of us like Freddie Barnes in the 4th for the slot WR position. What other pressing needs are there that could be addressed that early? I'm not saying it will necessarily be a pick in the first 2 rounds, but what if it is? If we keep Leon and just have the 2 picks, I can see a situation in which we'd possibly take a RB. If Ryan Mathews was somehow available at 29, I could see us taking him, and perhaps even trying to execute a trade for Leon after, possibly picking up a high 2011 pick from a team that failed to nab a RB in the 2010 draft. If we didn't like our options at 29, I could see us trading back and using that extra 2nd rounder on a power back. It's certainly not unheard of for a RB to sit for a season and step into the #2 spot next year. In fact, it could prove quite beneficial as there are no certainties that LT will work out or Leon will be on the team in 2011 and this RB class is loaded. Most likely, we'll end up using a late draft pick. Now, here comes the argument that a late pick won't make the team. Again, it's a stacked draft class. A developmental back could well be available late, and could help with consistency in our running game in a couple of years. To insinuate that "we can just pick someone up off the practice squad or use Chauncey Washington" seems silly to me. Practice squad players like CW are generally there at this point for a reason. They very well could step in if there's an emergency this year, but I'd hardly suggest that we're going to pick off someone else's garbage and suddenly see a dominant #2 develop out of them in a couple of years.
I've bolded the ones likely to be available late in the first round. It's absolutely possible at this point, however, that we don't see a prospect worthy of the spot and go BPA if Mathews is available, OR that we trade back and recoup a 3rd rounder and possibly even a late pick to use on depth and take one of the other backs in the 2nd.
actually his dipshit agent is completely accurate... leon is way ahead of schedule and expected to be 100%
If we sign LT, I'd be surprised if we drafted someone. The Jets added Chauncey Washington to this roster when we really didn't need to. He was on the practice squad of a couple teams. We signed him because we saw something in him. Maybe he sucks, maybe there's something to him. I don't know. But the Jets valued him enough to give him a roster spot when they really didn't need to. He'd be your 4th back. As a #3, it's very risky having him behind two guys who need to prove health, but as a #4, he's absolutely suitable. And there's always Danny Woodhead... (kidding)
