ElBarrioJets Pre-FA Mock Offseason

[ElBarrioJets]

One man's opinion to how we can approach the offseason with FA and the draft worked in. Not working in salaries, but keeping things in perspective and not everything is a sure thing here. That's how most offseasons go and how JD will have to weigh his resources. 

Draft:

1. Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia

2. Damon Arnette, CB, Ohio State

3. Bradlee Anae, DE/OLB, Utah

3. Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota

4. Matt Hennessy, OC, Temple

5. Antonio Gibson, RB, Memphis

6. Ben Bartsch, OG, St. John's

6. Kicker

 

Roster + FA Additions Explained

Offense - 25

QB (2) - Keep it to two, bring in Driskel as young depth with starting experience. 

Sam Darnold

Jeff Driskel - FA

 

RB (4) - Bell/Powell come back for another ride, Gibson is the power back, Cannon hangs on again for specials

Le'Veon Bell

Bilal Powell - FA

Antonio Gibson - Rookie

Trenton Cannon

 

WR (6) Bringing in Tajae Sharpe as the new #2, Robby is your speedster, and Johnson will provide size in the red zone. Enunwa is the wild card. 

Robby Anderson - FA

Tajae Sharpe - FA

Jamison Crowder

Tyler Johnson - Rookie

Vyncint Smith

Braxton Berrios

 

TE (4) - No real changes from last year, Herndon needs to step up

Chris Herndon

Ryan Griffin

Daniel Brown

Trevon Wesco

 

OT (4) - Beach is the placeholder until Thomas takes over, Conklin takes over RT, Edoga is the super sub at every spot except OC. 

Kelvin Beachum - FA

Jack Conklin - FA

Anthony Thomas - Rookie

Chuma Edoga

 

OG (3) - Thuney slides into the new starting spot, Lewis comes back, and Bartsch holds down the backup G spot. 

Joe Thuney - FA

Alex Lewis - FA

Ben Bartsch - Rookie

 

OC (2) - Harrison holds the fort this year until Hennessy takes over next year. Or in a perfect world, Hennessy starts and Harrison backs up OG/OC.

Jonotthan Harrison

Matt Hennessy - Rookie

 

Defense - 25

DE (4) - No changes, this is a solid group

Henry Anderson

Kyle Phillips

Folorunso Fatukasi

Nathan Shepherd

 

DT (2) - McClendon is the leader of this team, Quinnen needs to leave his guns at home. 

Quinnen Williams

Steve McClendon

 

DE/OLB (5) - Bring back Jenkins, Anae is your DPR, the depth here is solid. 

Jordan Jenkins - FA

Bradlee Anae - Rookie

Tarell Basham

Frankie Luvu

UDFA

 

ILB (4) - Believe these guys stay the same as well for one more year. 

CJ Mosley

Avery Williamson

Blake Cashman

James Burgess - RFA

 

CB (6) - Bradberry and Poole are the splashes here, the rest is rewarding guys who played well last year and bringing in young blood. 

James Bradberry - FA

Damon Arnette - Rookie

Brian Poole - FA

Bless Austin

Arthur Maulet - RFA

Kyron Brown

 

S (4) - Think they finally let Miles go and Cioffi makes it!

Jamal Adams

Marcus Maye

Anthony Cioffi

Matthias Farley

 

Specialists (3) - Draft a kicker to compete with Ficken, and for god's sakes, re-sign Lach Edwards. He's been the best player on the team for this lost decade. 

Kicker - Draft Pick vs Ficken (ERFA)

Punter - Lachlan Edwards

LS - Thomas Hennessy

 

Flame away friends. 

 

[Beerfish]

I like what you have covered in the draft, in mocks i am seeing Hennesy seems to go higher.

Thomas is my  #2 wish for 1st round OT.

Not too sure about the Ohio State CB, I don't mind CB there  ut not sure about that player.

Love the Anae pick and the Tyler Johnson pick, also like Batch and Gibson picks.  Would like to squeeze another WR in there somewhere though even with you bringing in sharpe.

I am not opposed to drafting a kicker in the last round of our picks.

Not a big fan of Driskell to be honest but he is better than simian imo.

I don;t think we are going to be able to get Thuney and conklin and if we draft 3 oline we may not need to go that far.

Overall a good job, I like your draft a lot.

 

[K_O_Brien]

I don't think it is realistic to grab Conklin and Thuney. There will be fierce competition for both. If we sign one, I'll be happy. 

Tbh, I'd be disappointed if we come away with this stacked wide receiver draft with just Tyler Johnson. No way am I taking a corner in round 2 if we  happened to sign Poole and Bradberry in free agency. 

Everything else looks good, although I too expect Hennessey will go much higher. 

Nice work. 

[PepPep]

There's just no way we re-sign Jenkins, Anderson, Beachum, and Poole, then on top of that we sign the TOP FA OT in Conklin, the TOP OG in Thuney, the TOP CB in Bradberry. It's just not happening. I don't mind the draft at all but it all depends on FA and, like I said, there's no way FA turns out this way.  

[BCJet]

Going with low-end estimates, Thuney ($14), Conklin ($15) and Bradberry ($15) is quite a bit of cash and then you add Robby ($10), Jenkins ($8) Poole ($6) and Beachum ($6)?   Not sure thats even close to possible.

I personally think its insane to pay Conklin $15+ million per year.  Sure hes a good player but getting someone like Glasglow for $9 per season is a better use of cap space.  

As for the draft, we need to find a WR who is less of a risk then Tyler Johnson, the kid has red flags everywhere and given how JD values character I can't see him being a Jet.  

[cant wait]

Nice draft, I also love Gibson but I don’t think he’s going to last until round 5. I took him in the 3rd in my mock which is higher than I’ve seen him anywhere, but I believe will be close to his actual draft position 

[BrickTamland]

I like it a lot for the defense but I really don’t understand how that team is going to score points.

Qb-sure

rb-love gibson. Nice

ot-love taking thomas. I’d resign shell over beachum personally

og-happy with ur crew

c-cool with Hennessy and harrisonj

wr-very displeased. Tyler Johnson apparently is a dum dum. We can do so much better. Tajae sharpe is talented but I don’t think he’s ever going to be a real thing. This is the only position group which looks bad

te-cool

dl-cool

lb-cool

edge-I like Anae on tape but it seems from run at the combine that he’s molasses. I don’t understand the discrepancy so I am confuzzled

cb-good to have depth. I think the cb pick unnecessary though when u get bradbwrry. You don’t need great corners to win in this league. They all get fricked over by offensive rules. You just need not-trumaine johnsons 

S- cool.

 

if you took your offseason and dropped tajae sharpe, changed the Tyler Johnson and cornerback picks for some combo of Duvernay/Pittman/Hamler/Davis I would be very down

[BrickTamland]

Just realized the CB pick was in the second round too...

 

Some of shenault/reagor/mims/higgins/Jefferson/Aiyuk going to be available

[Wonderboy]

3 hours ago, BCJet said:

Going with low-end estimates, Thuney ($14), Conklin ($15) and Bradberry ($15) is quite a bit of cash and then you add Robby ($10), Jenkins ($8) Poole ($6) and Beachum ($6)?   Not sure thats even close to possible.

I personally think its insane to pay Conklin $15+ million per year.  Sure hes a good player but getting someone like Glasglow for $9 per season is a better use of cap space.  

As for the draft, we need to find a WR who is less of a risk then Tyler Johnson, the kid has red flags everywhere and given how JD values character I can't see him being a Jet.  

Golden and the kid from Kentucky - Bowden. One has size the other is electric.

[LAD_Brooklyn]

Damon Arnette is a first round talent who tested well, however has character concerns that'll have him as a day two pick. Those Ohio State CBs are studs. I like Johnson as well in the 3rd round. 

The FA signings were sort of unrealistic. With us being the Jets, we'll have the pay the maximum to snatch up any of the top tier guys.