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The '09 draft : The 'Chez stands alone
 

The 2009 draft class won't be remembered as a great one,

that's for sure.  In an analysis of the '09 class,
ESPN's John Clayton notes that only 60 draft picks remain with their
original teams, including a shockingly low number at the top of the
draft.

Looking at it from a Jets angle, only one player (QB Mark Sanchez)

remains from a three-man class. The other two, RB Shonn Greene

(Titans) and G Matt Slauson (Bears) left this offseason via free agency.


That may not seem like a lot of bang for the buck, but former GM
Mike Tannenbaum correctly determined it wasn't a particularly deep
draft. That's why he didn't mind trading picks for targeted players, a
prime example of his quality-over-quantity approach. To trade up for
Sanchez and Greene, the Jets dealt away five picks -- first-, second-,
third-, fourth- and seventh-rounders.

Sanchez (first round) and Greene (third), whom they gave a
first-round grade, haven't lived up to expectations, but they were
valuable members of two playoff teams. Ditto, Slauson (sixth). Funny
story behind the drafting of Slauson: Without a pick in the fourth and
fifth round, the decision-makers used the time to study extra tape of
potential sixth-round picks. They didn't like any of the prospects. They
never got around to watching extra Slauson tape, which, they later
joked, may have been the reason they picked him.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23505/the-09-draft-the-chez-stands-alone

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Funny story behind the drafting of Slauson: Without a pick in the fourth and

fifth round, the decision-makers used the time to study extra tape of

potential sixth-round picks. They didn't like any of the prospects. They

never got around to watching extra Slauson tape, which, they later

joked, may have been the reason they picked him.

> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23505/the-09-draft-the-chez-stands-alone

That's actually pretty funny how inept our talent scouts were in '09 that they did that...and still missed out on 10 or so starters. One of which we tried luring here this offseason, Brandon Gibson, selected with the pick after Slauson.

How much prep time does our FO really need that they are scouring TAPE in the middle of the draft?! They should have a board set up, and be using that time to be fielding potential UDFAs.

IIRC, That was the year after we had signed what's-his-face to coach our O-line. Callahan, just coming from Nebraska. He had enough exposure to Matt Slauson to bang the table for him in the draft room, but not enough conviction to talk up Carl Nicks the year before?

Instead, we took Eric Ainge two or three slots ahead of the probowl OG.

Fckn ridiculous.

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That's actually pretty funny how inept our talent scouts were in '09 that they did that...and still missed out on 10 or so starters. One of which we tried luring here this offseason, Brandon Gibson, selected with the pick after Slauson.

How much prep time does our FO really need that they are scouring TAPE in the middle of the draft?! They should have a board set up, and be using that time to be fielding potential UDFAs.

IIRC, That was the year after we had signed what's-his-face to coach our O-line. Callahan, just coming from Nebraska. He had enough exposure to Matt Slauson to bang the table for him in the draft room, but not enough conviction to talk up Carl Nicks the year before?

Instead, we took Eric Ainge two or three slots ahead of the probowl OG.

Fckn ridiculous.

 

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Cimini makes it sound like losing Shonn Greene was a bad thing.

And yet I can't be a professional sports writer.

Go figure.

Didn't you hear? We had a first round grade on him.

Like ALL of our players drafted before the fifth round. Perhaps you would be better off as a "professional" talent grader on the Jets.

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Didn't you hear? We had a first round grade on him.

Like ALL of our players drafted before the fifth round. Perhaps you would be better off as a "professional" talent grader on the Jets.

 

You're right. How hard could it be?

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The '09 draft : The 'Chez stands alone

 

The 2009 draft class won't be remembered as a great one,

that's for sure.  In an analysis of the '09 class,

ESPN's John Clayton notes that only 60 draft picks remain with their

original teams, including a shockingly low number at the top of the

draft.

Looking at it from a Jets angle, only one player (QB Mark Sanchez)

remains from a three-man class. The other two, RB Shonn Greene

(Titans) and G Matt Slauson (Bears) left this offseason via free agency.

That may not seem like a lot of bang for the buck, but former GM

Mike Tannenbaum correctly determined it wasn't a particularly deep

draft. That's why he didn't mind trading picks for targeted players, a

prime example of his quality-over-quantity approach. To trade up for

Sanchez and Greene, the Jets dealt away five picks -- first-, second-,

third-, fourth- and seventh-rounders.

Sanchez (first round) and Greene (third), whom they gave a

first-round grade, haven't lived up to expectations, but they were

valuable members of two playoff teams. Ditto, Slauson (sixth). Funny

story behind the drafting of Slauson: Without a pick in the fourth and

fifth round, the decision-makers used the time to study extra tape of

potential sixth-round picks. They didn't like any of the prospects. They

never got around to watching extra Slauson tape, which, they later

joked, may have been the reason they picked him.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23505/the-09-draft-the-chez-stands-alone

I think you're giving Tannenbaum waaaaaaaaaaay too much credit.  He traded up almost every year.  I don't think he would know a deep draft from a shallow draft if someone stuck a gun to his head.

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Meh, 3 picks, all 3 players were starters at one point.  All 3 players got extensions.  None of them are particularly good, but thats actually not bad drafting truth be told.

 

huh ? ?... :confused0082:  

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The '09 draft : The 'Chez stands alone

 

The 2009 draft class won't be remembered as a great one,

that's for sure.  In an analysis of the '09 class,

ESPN's John Clayton notes that only 60 draft picks remain with their

original teams, including a shockingly low number at the top of the

draft.

Looking at it from a Jets angle, only one player (QB Mark Sanchez)

remains from a three-man class. The other two, RB Shonn Greene

(Titans) and G Matt Slauson (Bears) left this offseason via free agency.

That may not seem like a lot of bang for the buck, but former GM

Mike Tannenbaum correctly determined it wasn't a particularly deep

draft. That's why he didn't mind trading picks for targeted players, a

prime example of his quality-over-quantity approach. To trade up for

Sanchez and Greene, the Jets dealt away five picks -- first-, second-,

third-, fourth- and seventh-rounders.

Sanchez (first round) and Greene (third), whom they gave a

first-round grade, haven't lived up to expectations, but they were

valuable members of two playoff teams. Ditto, Slauson (sixth). Funny

story behind the drafting of Slauson: Without a pick in the fourth and

fifth round, the decision-makers used the time to study extra tape of

potential sixth-round picks. They didn't like any of the prospects. They

never got around to watching extra Slauson tape, which, they later

joked, may have been the reason they picked him.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23505/the-09-draft-the-chez-stands-alone

...which is why Tannenbaum is gone. 

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  • 2 weeks later...

The only good thing about the 2009 draft class is the 2014 compensatory draft picks we will get for all the FAs that are no longer on the team. Thank you, Tannenbaum.

 

mark still could work out for us...i hope :fighting0093:

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