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On 6/20/2017 at 8:43 AM, Sperm Edwards said:

Spend on the OL? What position, other than center?

LT - They just sank $17m in to the position in March ($12m guaranteed for Beachum, and with $3m of his $5m guaranteed it seems they're keeping Ijalana for the year even if he's just a backup, making his full $5m effectively guaranteed). The hope is Beachum returns to form and then becomes an $8m/yr LT for 3 seasons, but he was considered such a risk they also re-signed Ijalana the day before so the two contracts can't be looked at independently (unless one becomes the starting RT).

LG - Carpenter will be entering his final contract year so the only likely ways to "spend on the OL" at his position in 2018 is to extend him early. Unless he gets badly injured or badly regresses between now and then, we all know what's coming: let him fully play out this contract through 2018 and then extend him in early 2019 at ~$12m/year.

RG - Just extended Winters for 4 years in 2017. Could have had him for a lot less, but that's what happens when a team waits and paints itself into a corner (or feels it has done so). Regardless, it's done.

RT - If Shell pans out there's nothing to do until 2019, when he'll be eligible for an early extension (and we should do it at that time if he's a keeper, while he's made no real money yet and is still 2 years away from any competitive bidding at his comparatively low-cost position). 

Considering there aren't any other younger veteran centers likely to become FAs in 2018, and it's a huge gamble to target that one position with a donut hole on the roster, we're likely re-upping Johnson. In other words, unless Beachum and/or Shell flop in 2017, we're keeping what we have now rather than upgrading any position on the line in FA.

 

Why are you speaking sense again?  

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10 hours ago, jgb said:

Yeah if a team does not do well that must mean no individual players are elite or impacted a game. Ok then.

 

 

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No real reason to get into it.  We can go down the rabbit hole, but I do not think we even disagree much.

Certain positions have more impact than others.  Agree or disagree?

I think the biggest portion of the issue is how easy it is to find a player that is (pick a percentage - I said 80% before, but maybe it is closer to 95%).  There are a bunch of players that can do 80-95% of what Mangold could do at his peak, but there probably are not 15 players that can give you 65% of Aaron Rodgers.

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On 6/19/2017 at 6:47 AM, jdeacon said:

I have no idea who will be available next year but there is a good chance we will need to use some of the money on the offensive line. RT, LT and C are still major question marks heading forward. If any of them faulter this year we will want to go look for the best to protect that 1st round qb we will be drafting in 18.

On 6/19/2017 at 5:19 PM, foxgt90 said:

Idk who will be available next year but lets hope its not Mac who's still choosing who to draft and who to spend the money on.

 

Currently scheduled to hit free agency (UFA) in 2018 include the following:

  • QB Kirk Cousins
  • QB Drew Brees
  • QB Derek Carr
  • QB Matthew Stafford
  • QB Jimmy Garoppolo
  • QB Sam Bradford

 

  • RB Le'Veon Bell
  • RB Devonta Freeman
  • RB Frank Gore
  • RB Jamaal Charles
  • RB Darren Sproles
  • RB Eddie Lacy
  • RB Carlos Hyde
  • RB Shane Vereen
  • RB Ryan Mathews
  • RB LeGarrette Blount
  • RB Dion Lewis
  • RB Charles Sims
  • RB Chris Thompson
  • RB Bernard Pierce

 

  • WR DeAndre Hopkins
  • WR Alshon Jeffrey
  • WR Allen Robinson
  • WR Sammy Watkins
  • WR Larry Fitzgerald
  • WR Jarvis Landry
  • WR Jordan Matthews
  • WR Eric Decker
  • WR Donte Moncrief
  • WR Martavis Bryant
  • WR Davante Adams
  • WR John Brown
  • WR Mike Wallace
  • WR Kamar Aiken

 

  • TE Jimmy Graham
  • TE Tyler Eifert
  • TE Antonio Gates
  • TE Benjamin Watson
  • TE Zach Miller

 

  • LT Nate Solder
  • LT Donald Penn
  • LT Khalif Barnes
  • G Trai Turner
  • G Luke Joeckel
  • G Shawn Lauvao
  • G Andre Smith
  • G Jermon Bushrod
  • G D.J. Fluker
  • G Andrew Norwell
  • G Jahri Evans
  • G Justin Pugh
  • G Lane Taylor
  • G Matt Slauson
  • C Eric Wood
  • C Evan Smith
  • C Joe Berger
  • C Daniel Kilgore
  • RT Greg Robinson
  • RT Chris Clark
  • RT Gary Gilliam
  • RT Byron Bell
  • RT Eric Winston

 

  • DE Ezekial Ansah
  • DE/OLB Akeem Hicks
  • DE William Hayes
  • DE Rob Ninkovich
  • DE Adrian Clayborn
  • DE Desmond Bryant
  • DE Jared Crick
  • DE Cornellius Carradine
  • DE George Johnson
  • DT Dontari Poe
  • DT Kyle Williams
  • DT Haloti Ngata
  • DT Corey Peters
  • DT Bennie Logan
  • DT Clinton McDonald
  • DT Star Lotulelei
  • DT Tom Johnson
  • DT Sharrif Floyd

 

  • OLB Vontaze Burfict
  • OLB Thomas Davis
  • OLB Ahmad Brooks
  • OLB Aldon Smith
  • OLB Koa Misi
  • OLB Datone Jones
  • OLB Barkevious Mingo
  • OLB Alec Ogletree
  • OLB Tahir Whitehead
  • OLB Julius Peppers
  • OLB Connor Barwin
  • OLB J.T. Thomas
  • ILB Paul Posluszny
  • ILB Kevin Minter
  • ILB Paul Worrilow
  • ILB Karlos Dansby
  • ILB Wesley Woodyard
  • ILB Keenan Robinson
  • ILB Zach Brown
  • ILB Todd Davis

 

  • CB Xavier Rhodes
  • CB Malcolm Butler
  • CB Trumaine Johnson
  • CB Vontae Davis
  • CB Prince Amukamara
  • CB Brent Grimes
  • CB Jonathan Joseph
  • CB DeAngelo Hall
  • CB Justin Bethel
  • CB D.J. Hayden
  • CB Terence Newman
  • CB Darius Butler
  • CB Davon House
  • FS Reggie Nelson
  • FS Eric Reid
  • FS Glover Quin
  • FS Nate Allen
  • FS Darrell Stuckey
  • FS Michael Thomas
  • SS Kam Chancellor
  • SS T.J. Ward
  • SS Kenny Vaccaro
  • SS Morgan Burnett
  • SS Tyvon Branch
  • SS Kemal Ishmael
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47 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said:

 

Currently scheduled to hit free agency (UFA) in 2018 include the following:

  • QB Kirk Cousins
  • QB Drew Brees
  • QB Derek Carr
  • QB Matthew Stafford
  • QB Jimmy Garoppolo
  • QB Sam Bradford

 

  • RB Le'Veon Bell
  • RB Devonta Freeman
  • RB Frank Gore
  • RB Jamaal Charles
  • RB Darren Sproles
  • RB Eddie Lacy
  • RB Carlos Hyde
  • RB Shane Vereen
  • RB Ryan Mathews
  • RB LeGarrette Blount
  • RB Dion Lewis
  • RB Charles Sims
  • RB Chris Thompson
  • RB Bernard Pierce

 

  • WR DeAndre Hopkins
  • WR Alshon Jeffrey
  • WR Allen Robinson
  • WR Sammy Watkins
  • WR Larry Fitzgerald
  • WR Jarvis Landry
  • WR Jordan Matthews
  • WR Eric Decker
  • WR Donte Moncrief
  • WR Martavis Bryant
  • WR Davante Adams
  • WR John Brown
  • WR Mike Wallace
  • WR Kamar Aiken

 

  • TE Jimmy Graham
  • TE Tyler Eifert
  • TE Antonio Gates
  • TE Benjamin Watson
  • TE Zach Miller

 

  • LT Nate Solder
  • LT Donald Penn
  • LT Khalif Barnes
  • G Trai Turner
  • G Luke Joeckel
  • G Shawn Lauvao
  • G Andre Smith
  • G Jermon Bushrod
  • G D.J. Fluker
  • G Andrew Norwell
  • G Jahri Evans
  • G Justin Pugh
  • G Lane Taylor
  • G Matt Slauson
  • C Eric Wood
  • C Evan Smith
  • C Joe Berger
  • C Daniel Kilgore
  • RT Greg Robinson
  • RT Chris Clark
  • RT Gary Gilliam
  • RT Byron Bell
  • RT Eric Winston

 

  • DE Ezekial Ansah
  • DE/OLB Akeem Hicks
  • DE William Hayes
  • DE Rob Ninkovich
  • DE Adrian Clayborn
  • DE Desmond Bryant
  • DE Jared Crick
  • DE Cornellius Carradine
  • DE George Johnson
  • DT Dontari Poe
  • DT Kyle Williams
  • DT Haloti Ngata
  • DT Corey Peters
  • DT Bennie Logan
  • DT Clinton McDonald
  • DT Star Lotulelei
  • DT Tom Johnson
  • DT Sharrif Floyd

 

  • OLB Vontaze Burfict
  • OLB Thomas Davis
  • OLB Ahmad Brooks
  • OLB Aldon Smith
  • OLB Koa Misi
  • OLB Datone Jones
  • OLB Barkevious Mingo
  • OLB Alec Ogletree
  • OLB Tahir Whitehead
  • OLB Julius Peppers
  • OLB Connor Barwin
  • OLB J.T. Thomas
  • ILB Paul Posluszny
  • ILB Kevin Minter
  • ILB Paul Worrilow
  • ILB Karlos Dansby
  • ILB Wesley Woodyard
  • ILB Keenan Robinson
  • ILB Zach Brown
  • ILB Todd Davis

 

  • CB Xavier Rhodes
  • CB Malcolm Butler
  • CB Trumaine Johnson
  • CB Vontae Davis
  • CB Prince Amukamara
  • CB Brent Grimes
  • CB Jonathan Joseph
  • CB DeAngelo Hall
  • CB Justin Bethel
  • CB D.J. Hayden
  • CB Terence Newman
  • CB Darius Butler
  • CB Davon House
  • FS Reggie Nelson
  • FS Eric Reid
  • FS Glover Quin
  • FS Nate Allen
  • FS Darrell Stuckey
  • FS Michael Thomas
  • SS Kam Chancellor
  • SS T.J. Ward
  • SS Kenny Vaccaro
  • SS Morgan Burnett
  • SS Tyvon Branch
  • SS Kemal Ishmael

The key word there is "Currently". We don't know yet who will really be available. My point is that I'm hoping it's not Mac making our roster decisions next year.

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2 minutes ago, foxgt90 said:

The key word there is "Currently". We don't know yet who will really be available. My point is that I'm hoping it's not Mac making our roster decisions next year.

Of course we don't.  Was just trying to provide information to a thread that's about what we're going to do with the $80 million. 

We have no idea who among that list are going to get re-signed or if Macc will be the GM next offseason, but we do know that a bunch of players on that list would be candidates to get some of that $80 million. 

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1 hour ago, foxgt90 said:

The key word there is "Currently". We don't know yet who will really be available. My point is that I'm hoping it's not Mac making our roster decisions next year.

All true, but there will also be other available players who weren't scheduled to be FAs. While many on that list will be re-signed before free agency begins, other under-contract players will get released.

Just this year, we let go of Mangold, Harris, B.Marshall, Decker, Revis, Giacomini, Cumberland, Gilchrist, Henderson, Folk, N.Marshall, and were (allegedly) going to release Pryor before he was traded. None were scheduled to become FAs.

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14 minutes ago, thadude said:

Depth?  We need starters.  The OTA reports say the OL looks horrible and made Mauldin look like a young Lawrence Taylor

And this has been the problem with Mac's drafts. Seems to find good depth value players...but that won't mean anything if he isn't drafting quality starters.

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1 hour ago, Adoni Beast said:

And this has been the problem with Mac's drafts. Seems to find good depth value players...but that won't mean anything if he isn't drafting quality starters.

The big thing next season besides horrible qb play will be the O-line which is going to stink.

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32 minutes ago, long suffering jets fan said:

His grades on the 2016 draftees are high comedy and Leonard Williams is already a Pro Bowler. Absurd that someone gets paid to write sh*t like that. If that was a new thread on here, it'd get deleted.

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4 hours ago, T0mShane said:

His grades on the 2016 draftees are high comedy and Leonard Williams is already a Pro Bowler. Absurd that someone gets paid to write sh*t like that. If that was a new thread on here, it'd get deleted.

As opposed to the crap we write and don't get paid for ;-)

He had the following in 2016 - Lee (B), Hack (C), Jenkins (B), Burris (B), Shell (B), Edwards (D-)

I would have had - Lee (B minus, showed some potential), Hack (C minus - Jury's out, picked too early), Jenkins (B minus), Burris (B minus), Shell (B plus), Edwards (D).

Some folks on this board would have written F for everyone in 2016, which I don't think is right either.

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20 minutes ago, long suffering jets fan said:

As opposed to the crap we write and don't get paid for ;-)

He had the following in 2016 - Lee (B), Hack (C), Jenkins (B), Burris (B), Shell (B), Edwards (D-)

I would have had - Lee (B minus, showed some potential), Hack (C minus - Jury's out, picked too early), Jenkins (B minus), Burris (B minus), Shell (B plus), Edwards (D).

Some folks on this board would have written F for everyone in 2016, which I don't think is right either.

Still a tad generous.

Lee was bad, but for some reason it's taboo to say so because he was a "rookie" at a plug and play position. Since 2000, the Defensive Rookie of the Year award went to a linebacker 11 out of 16 times. He was vastly outplayed by both Deion Jones and Myles Jack, who were both drafted after Lee. He was awful in coverage and weak against the run, then he got injured after getting steamrolled on a block because he's ******* puny.

 

Hackenberg getting a "B" is ridiculous for obvious reasons. I mean, How does anyone sit at a keyboard and write something like that? "Can't play, couldn't play, never played, looked like trash in practice and was shredded by everyone who saw him throw a football. Let's give that one a B." Please.

 

Giving Jenkins, who was invisible, a B only works if you compare his production to Lorenzo Maudlin, which seems to be what we're doing. Like, "hey, at least he wasn't an outright liability!" Why Maccagnan has a preference for unathletic OLBs is mind-boggling, like he's drafting for a team that's going to play in 1964.

 

Burris never played despite literally every corner getting reps in front of him being terrible. We can blame Bowles for not wanting to admit his buddy Buster Skrine was an awful signing, but even Pats castoff Darryl Roberts looked better than Burris. And if you look at his agility numbers, it'd be a stretch to even assume he could be an effective strong safety.

 

Shell, after Leo, has been Maccagnan's best pick and deserves a B, even though he's about to hit the bench for the immortal Ben Ijalana.

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6 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

Still a tad generous.

Lee was bad, but for some reason it's taboo to say so because he was a "rookie" at a plug and play position. Since 2000, the Defensive Rookie of the Year award went to a linebacker 11 out of 16 times. He was vastly outplayed by both Deion Jones and Myles Jack, who were both drafted after Lee. He was awful in coverage and weak against the run, then he got injured after getting steamrolled on a block because he's ******* puny.

 

Hackenberg getting a "B" is ridiculous for obvious reasons. I mean, How does anyone sit at a keyboard and write something like that? "Can't play, couldn't play, never played, looked like trash in practice and was shredded by everyone who saw him throw a football. Let's give that one a B." Please.

 

Giving Jenkins, who was invisible, a B only works if you compare his production to Lorenzo Maudlin, which seems to be what we're doing. Like, "hey, at least he wasn't an outright liability!" Why Maccagnan has a preference for unathletic OLBs is mind-boggling, like he's drafting for a team that's going to play in 1964.

 

Burris never played despite literally every corner getting reps in front of him being terrible. We can blame Bowles for not wanting to admit his buddy Buster Skrine was an awful signing, but even Pats castoff Darryl Roberts looked better than Burris. And if you look at his agility numbers, it'd be a stretch to even assume he could be an effective strong safety.

 

Shell, after Leo, has been Maccagnan's best pick and deserves a B, even though he's about to hit the bench for the immortal Ben Ijalana.

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8 hours ago, T0mShane said:

Still a tad generous.

Lee was bad, but for some reason it's taboo to say so because he was a "rookie" at a plug and play position. Since 2000, the Defensive Rookie of the Year award went to a linebacker 11 out of 16 times. He was vastly outplayed by both Deion Jones and Myles Jack, who were both drafted after Lee. He was awful in coverage and weak against the run, then he got injured after getting steamrolled on a block because he's ******* puny.

 

Hackenberg getting a "B" is ridiculous for obvious reasons. I mean, How does anyone sit at a keyboard and write something like that? "Can't play, couldn't play, never played, looked like trash in practice and was shredded by everyone who saw him throw a football. Let's give that one a B." Please.

 

Giving Jenkins, who was invisible, a B only works if you compare his production to Lorenzo Maudlin, which seems to be what we're doing. Like, "hey, at least he wasn't an outright liability!" Why Maccagnan has a preference for unathletic OLBs is mind-boggling, like he's drafting for a team that's going to play in 1964.

 

Burris never played despite literally every corner getting reps in front of him being terrible. We can blame Bowles for not wanting to admit his buddy Buster Skrine was an awful signing, but even Pats castoff Darryl Roberts looked better than Burris. And if you look at his agility numbers, it'd be a stretch to even assume he could be an effective strong safety.

 

Shell, after Leo, has been Maccagnan's best pick and deserves a B, even though he's about to hit the bench for the immortal Ben Ijalana.

I could nitpick, but in general a good assessment.  Lee has great speed and can cover sideline to sideline, but plugging holes is not his thing and I can't see him ever covering tight ends, perhaps RBs out oft the backfield.

Hackenberg was rated a C, but based on his reported body of work he could be a D.  However with his work this spring a C may be optimistic, but not out of the question.

Also Peake in the 7th round, overachieved his draft position and could see an expanded role this year.

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Priority should be on a LT and Edge rusher IMO.  Possibly CB as well depending on how Claiborne and the young guys come along and perform in 2017.  But an Edge guy has really be the thing this team lacks for many years.  For the amount of time, $ and draft picks spent on the Front 7 (Leo, Lee, Jenkins, Mauldin, etc.) the Jets still have no true, elite pass rusher from the outside.  Mo and Leo can get pressure but they're not true speed guys.  This team has no Vic Beasley, Chandler Jones, Von Miller, Joey Bosa, etc. type guy.  This will be a big year for Mauldin who flashed as a rookie but couldn't handle every down duty when given the opportunity in his second year.  He seems like he's destined to be a situational/rotational type OLB and career backup.

Assuming the Jets end up drafting a QB early in Round 1 they'll want a veteran, "show young guys the ropes," kind of QB to come in similar to what McCown is doing this year.  Either Hack or Petty will definitely be gone.

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11 minutes ago, jetstream23 said:

Priority should be on a LT and Edge rusher IMO.  Possibly CB as well depending on how Claiborne and the young guys come along and perform in 2017.  But an Edge guy has really be the thing this team lacks for many years.  For the amount of time, $ and draft picks spent on the Front 7 (Leo, Lee, Jenkins, Mauldin, etc.) the Jets still have no true, elite pass rusher from the outside.  Mo and Leo can get pressure but they're not true speed guys.  This team has no Vic Beasley, Chandler Jones, Von Miller, Joey Bosa, etc. type guy.  This will be a big year for Mauldin who flashed as a rookie but couldn't handle every down duty when given the opportunity in his second year.  He seems like he's destined to be a situational/rotational type OLB and career backup.

Assuming the Jets end up drafting a QB early in Round 1 they'll want a veteran, "show young guys the ropes," kind of QB to come in similar to what McCown is doing this year.  Either Hack or Petty will definitely be gone.

This is pure fantasy. LTs, edge rushers, and CBs worth signing long-term never hit the open market in the first place. 

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14 hours ago, dbatesman said:

This is pure fantasy. LTs, edge rushers, and CBs worth signing long-term never hit the open market in the first place. 

If you're lucky you'll get a "good / great player ... when not injured" in the FA market. Like we had last year with Clady (even though that was a trade), and this year with Claiborne. Beachum has injury concerns too, but I'm not sure how good he was even when he didn't. Hoping Claiborne holds up better than Clady did. Otherwise we'll get a good long look at our young, depth guys.

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On 6/22/2017 at 6:10 PM, T0mShane said:

His grades on the 2016 draftees are high comedy and Leonard Williams is already a Pro Bowler. Absurd that someone gets paid to write sh*t like that. If that was a new thread on here, it'd get deleted.

 "He got some valuable experience as the season wore on, and showed some flashes of potential, with one interception." 

I guess Slater didn't actually watch this #flashes play. The pass was underthrown by the same 2-3 yards by which the receiver was downfield ahead of Burris, and that's the only reason he got his one interception. If the throw was on the money it's a long TD pass: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000758102/Matt-Moore-picked-off-by-Juston-Burris. One can see the tall tales that were later told, suggesting there was coverage over and under, is nonsense. He simply got beat, and Matt Moore sucks. Of course Moore also threw 4 TDs that same game. I've seen better flashes from menopausal women.

 

When someone takes a player at Darron Lee's non-premium position with the 20th pick in the country, with so many more important holes present on a badly overrated and old roster, it's fair to be less tolerant of a generally lousy rookie season (not to mention his being a nutbag). If he was picked 120th instead of 20th, then maybe you could give the pick a B grade. But an ILB picked that highly, I expect to be really good right away. Hopefully he improves dramatically on the field and acts sanely off it, but until he actually does, a "B" grade is ridiculous.

 

Hackenberg a "C" so far is absurd. The only grades possible are an F or an incomplete. He spent his rookie season holding a clipboard for Bryce Petty, who held a clipboard for Geno Smith, who held a clipboard for Ryan Fitzpatrick, who belonged to be holding a clipboard. They wouldn't even use him in garbage time, when eliminated teams get freebie live action reps for young players who aren't otherwise good enough to start yet. This year he's not exactly running away with it, competing with 38 year-old Cade McNown, though it's early. If this was a "C" grade pick on April 26th, what would a "D" pick look like after 1 season?

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4 hours ago, Sperm Edwards said:

 "He got some valuable experience as the season wore on, and showed some flashes of potential, with one interception." 

I guess Slater didn't actually watch this #flashes play. The pass was underthrown by the same 2-3 yards by which the receiver was downfield ahead of Burris, and that's the only reason he got his one interception. If the throw was on the money it's a long TD pass: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000758102/Matt-Moore-picked-off-by-Juston-Burris. One can see the tall tales that were later told, suggesting there was coverage over and under, is nonsense. He simply got beat, and Matt Moore sucks. Of course Moore also threw 4 TDs that same game. I've seen better flashes from menopausal women.

 

When someone takes a player at Darron Lee's non-premium position with the 20th pick in the country, with so many more important holes present on a badly overrated and old roster, it's fair to be less tolerant of a generally lousy rookie season (not to mention his being a nutbag). If he was picked 120th instead of 20th, then maybe you could give the pick a B grade. But an ILB picked that highly, I expect to be really good right away. Hopefully he improves dramatically on the field and acts sanely off it, but until he actually does, a "B" grade is ridiculous.

 

Hackenberg a "C" so far is absurd. The only grades possible are an F or an incomplete. He spent his rookie season holding a clipboard for Bryce Petty, who held a clipboard for Geno Smith, who held a clipboard for Ryan Fitzpatrick, who belonged to be holding a clipboard. They wouldn't even use him in garbage time, when eliminated teams get freebie live action reps for young players who aren't otherwise good enough to start yet. This year he's not exactly running away with it, competing with 38 year-old Cade McNown, though it's early. If this was a "C" grade pick on April 26th, what would a "D" pick look like after 1 season?

Why not just give Hack an A? A+?

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8 hours ago, Sperm Edwards said:

 "He got some valuable experience as the season wore on, and showed some flashes of potential, with one interception." 

I guess Slater didn't actually watch this #flashes play. The pass was underthrown by the same 2-3 yards by which the receiver was downfield ahead of Burris, and that's the only reason he got his one interception. If the throw was on the money it's a long TD pass: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000758102/Matt-Moore-picked-off-by-Juston-Burris. One can see the tall tales that were later told, suggesting there was coverage over and under, is nonsense. He simply got beat, and Matt Moore sucks. Of course Moore also threw 4 TDs that same game. I've seen better flashes from menopausal women.

 

When someone takes a player at Darron Lee's non-premium position with the 20th pick in the country, with so many more important holes present on a badly overrated and old roster, it's fair to be less tolerant of a generally lousy rookie season (not to mention his being a nutbag). If he was picked 120th instead of 20th, then maybe you could give the pick a B grade. But an ILB picked that highly, I expect to be really good right away. Hopefully he improves dramatically on the field and acts sanely off it, but until he actually does, a "B" grade is ridiculous.

 

Hackenberg a "C" so far is absurd. The only grades possible are an F or an incomplete. He spent his rookie season holding a clipboard for Bryce Petty, who held a clipboard for Geno Smith, who held a clipboard for Ryan Fitzpatrick, who belonged to be holding a clipboard. They wouldn't even use him in garbage time, when eliminated teams get freebie live action reps for young players who aren't otherwise good enough to start yet. This year he's not exactly running away with it, competing with 38 year-old Cade McNown, though it's early. If this was a "C" grade pick on April 26th, what would a "D" pick look like after 1 season?

That is the definition of a lazy "article" written by a blogger while watching repeats of Breaking Bad while his ramen cooled

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9 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

That is the definition of a lazy "article" written by a blogger while watching repeats of Breaking Bad while his ramen cooled

Plus the dirty secret of reality no one wants to admit about the A+ pick, because we all truly love having Leo on the team. Namely, that with competent coaching leadership Leo isn't close to being a #6 overall pick value upgrade over Mo or Sheldon because they're already so talented and young, in terms of improving the overall starting lineup.

We either needed to get a 1st round pick in return for trading one of those two, which was never reality, or we needed to draft a position where the upgrade was far more magnified (e.g. pony up the ransom to move up for Mariota, draft Beasley, or trade down and accumulate needed extra picks).

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On June 21, 2017 at 9:19 AM, Jetsfan80 said:

 

Currently scheduled to hit free agency (UFA) in 2018 include the following:

  • OLB Aldon Smith

Aldon Smith if reinstated by the league , won't be a free agent till two years after that.   He still has two year contract with the Raiders that doesn't start till he's re-instated.  It's immaterial as who knows if he will ever be re-instated by the league.

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If Jets were a public company, its stock would trade below cash value because investors would have no confidence that the money would be spent wisely in a way that increases the value of the enterprise.

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