What was the greatest post-merger (1970) draft pick in Jets history?

[Jetsfan80]

The contenders:

• C Joe Fields (Rd 14, # 349 overall - 1975):  Spent the first 13 of his 14-year career as a Jet (155 starts).  2x Pro Bowler, 1x First Team All-Pro.
• DL Joe Klecko (Rd 6, # 144 overall - 1977):  Spent the first 11 years of his 12-year career as a Jet (145 starts).  4x Pro Bowler, 2x First Team All-Pro.
• LB Mo Lewis (Rd 3, # 63 overall - 1991):  Spent his entire 13-year career as a Jet (199 starts).  3x Pro Bowler, 1x First Team All-Pro.
• DE Mark Gastineau (Rd 2, # 41 overall - 1979):  Spent his entire 10-year career as a Jet (107 starts).  5x Pro Bowler, 3x First Team All-Pro.
• LB David Harris (Rd 2, # 47 overall - 2007):  Spent the first 10 years of his 11-year career as a Jet (147 starts).  No Pro Bowl or First Team All-Pro appearances.
• CB Darrelle Revis (Rd 1, # 14 overall - 2007):  Spent 8 seasons of 11 year-career as a Jet (108 starts).  5x Pro Bowler, 3x First Team All-Pro.
• DE John Abraham (Rd 1, # 13 overall - 2000):  Spent 6 seasons of his 15-year career as a Jet (64 starts).  3x Pro Bowler, 1x First Team All-Pro.
• FB/RB John Riggins (Rd 1, # 6 overall - 1971):  Spent 5 seasons of his 14-year career as a Jet (58 starts).  1x Pro Bowler.
• CB James Hasty (Rd 3, # 74 overall - 1988):  Spent 7 seasons of his 14-year career as a Jet (111 starts).  No Pro Bowl or First Team All-Pro appearances as a Jet.
• RT Marvin Powell (Rd 1, # 4 overall - 1977):  Spent 9 seasons of his 11-year career as a Jet (130 starts).  5x Pro Bowler, 3x First Team All-Pro.
• WR Wesley Walker (Rd 2, # 33 overall - 1977):  Spent his full 13-year career as a Jet (129 starts).  2x Pro Bowler, 1x First Team All-Pro.
• G Dan Alexander (Rd 8, # 200 overall - 1977):  Spent his full 13-year career as a Jet (183 starts).  No Pro Bowl or First Team All-Pro appearances as a Jet.
• WR Laveranues Coles (Rd 3, # 78 overall - 2000):  Spent 7 seasons of his 10-year career as a Jet (93 starts).  No Pro Bowl or First Team All-Pro appearances as a Jet.
• C Nick Mangold (Rd 1, # 29 overall - 2006):  Spent his full 11-year career as a Jet (164 starts).  7x Pro Bowler, 2x First Team All-Pro.
• DE Hugh Douglas (Rd 1, # 16 overall - 1995):  Spent 3 seasons of his 10-year career as a Jet (28 starts).  No Pro Bowl or First Team All-Pro appearances as a Jet.  
• CB Aaron Glenn (Rd 1, # 14 overall - 1994):  Spent 8 seasons of his 15-year career as a Jet (120 starts).  2x Pro Bowler.

[Jetsfan80]

What a haul that 1977 draft was.  Powell in the 1st, Walker in the 2nd, Scott Dierking in the 4th, Klecko in the 6th and Alexander in the 8th.  

[Vader]

Gilligan.

Wait. I mean, Revis. 

[ljr]

as far as value for the pick (which makes it the greatest pick)  there is nobody close to klecko ... so the actual topic should read 2nd greatest

[BigRy56]

To me it's Revis and I'm not sure it's that close

[Jetlife33]

1 minute ago, ljr said:

as far as value for the pick (which makes it the greatest pick)  there is nobody close to klecko ... so the actual topic should read 2nd greatest

Beat me to it. Value wise it’s Klecko by A LOT. Best of the higher picks is Revis. 

[Skeptable]

Jamal Adams....... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haha ? 

[sirlancemehlot]

39 minutes ago, BigRy56 said:

To me it's Revis and I'm not sure it's that close

Revis at #14 overall versus Joe Klecko in the sixth round?    

[Beerfish]

Revis is the best player but Klecko was the best value.  If Revis hung around and played a couple more really good years it would be him regardless of draft position.

[ljr]

27 minutes ago, Beerfish said:

Revis is the best player but Klecko was the best value.  If Revis hung around and played a couple more really good years it would be him regardless of draft position.

 

Revis 2.0 s*cked b*lls ... if he'd hung around longer he'd just have cashed in his paychecks that he was stealing from us and done jack $h*t

[14 in Green]

33 minutes ago, ljr said:

as far as value for the pick (which makes it the greatest pick)  there is nobody close to klecko ... so the actual topic should read 2nd greatest

My two all time favorite Jets are Namath and Klecko. So yeah, this was an easy one.

Riggins could've been the third, but Redskins.

[slimjasi]

[slimjasi]

I'm honestly not sure, but let us hope that 10 years from now, the unanimous choice among Jets fans in Sam Darnold. 

[Philc1]

Sam Darnold

[RobR]

3 hours ago, BigRy56 said:

To me it's Revis and I'm not sure it's that close

Then you were probably too young to remember Klecko. 

[RobR]

2 hours ago, Beerfish said:

Revis is the best player but Klecko was the best value.  If Revis hung around and played a couple more really good years it would be him regardless of draft position.

Regardless of where they were picked Klecko was better. Unfortunately people can't see sack stats because they weren't compiled when Klecko was at his best. Easily my favorite Jets player ever.

[RobR]

1 hour ago, 14 in Green said:

My two all time favorite Jets are Namath and Klecko. So yeah, this was an easy one.

Riggins could've been the third, but Redskins.

The real question is who was the Giants best pick post merger?

[Skeptable]

2 hours ago, Beerfish said:

Revis is the best player but Klecko was the best value.  If Revis hung around and played a couple more really good years it would be him regardless of draft position.

Klecko was a great value but Fields in the 14th round is much better value... Coles was probably one of the best picks... Revis was probably the best player out of them all.

[peekskill68]

[Lupz27]

Best value is no doubt Klecko, and possibly the best pick listed if it wasn’t for one Darrell Revis.

[Sonny Werblin]

4 hours ago, Jetsfan80 said:

What a haul that 1977 draft was.  Powell in the 1st, Walker in the 2nd, Scott Dierking in the 4th, Klecko in the 6th and Alexander in the 8th.  

Walt Michaels baby! If he could hold his alcohol he would’ve delivered a SB.

[Jet Nut]

4 hours ago, ljr said:

as far as value for the pick (which makes it the greatest pick)  there is nobody close to klecko ... so the actual topic should read 2nd greatest

Klecko was great value in the short haul given how good he was as a 6th round pick but to me, Alexander in the 14th  giving us 13 really good years, Joe Fields giving us 14 even better years are hard to beat as far as overall value.  

I would sarcastically add Matt Robinson, drafted him with a 9th, traded him to Denver for the 2nd overall and a 2nd.  Too bad we wasted it on Johnny Lam Jones, otherwise it would be in the running

[Dcat]

1 hour ago, RobR said:

The real question is who was the Giants best pick post merger?

Phillip Rivers!
But seriously, Lawrence Taylor.

[Jet Nut]

5 minutes ago, Dcat said:

Phillip Rivers!
But seriously, Lawrence Taylor.

Hands down, no question.

 

[14 in Green]

42 minutes ago, RobR said:

The real question is who was the Giants best pick post merger?

The obvious answer would be Lawrence Taylor but considering they have been to 5 Super Bowls and won 4 in the last 35 years, so there are probably a bunch of other names we could discuss who were picked later than Taylor was in the draft.

Here's an idea. Why don't you grab a bag of Cheez Doodles, go watch some You Tube highlight clips, make a list, and give us one of your amateur talent scout "evaluations"? 

[Dcat]

11 minutes ago, Jet Nut said:

Hands down, no question.

 

Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White changed the game of football.

[BROOKLYN JET]

It needs to be Darnold.

[JetsFanatic]

Not for nothing, Joe Fields was the Jets center for 13 seasons and a 3 time All Pro drafted in the 14th round. That is tremendous.

[Ecuadorian Jet]

Tangibles alone is Revis. However, the respect and admiration that you get from and for Klecko is unmatched. My vote is undoubtedly for him. 

[adb280z]

5 hours ago, BigRy56 said:

To me it's Revis and I'm not sure it's that close

I picked Klecko because he's a near hall of famer (should be) in the 6th, that's a better pick than a HOFer in the 1st.

[RobR]

27 minutes ago, 14 in Green said:

Here's an idea. Why don't you grab a bag of Cheez Doodles, go watch some You Tube highlight clips, make a list, and give us one of your amateur talent scout "evaluations"? 

That's pretty damn funny because you always tag me when you're asking about a players potential or talking about the draft forum as a whole. You can't have it both ways.  

[Arsis]

I voted Revis but only because you left off Vernon Gholston.

[JustInFudge]

Klecko in the 6th, easily 

[14 in Green]

Just now, RobR said:

That's pretty damn funny because you always tag me when you're asking about a players potential or talking about the draft forum as a whole. You can't have it both ways.  

Sure I can...and that's what I just did there.

Now go grab the Cheeze Doodles and get to work. Those You Tube clips aren't going to watch themselves.

[RobR]

7 minutes ago, 14 in Green said:

...and that's what I just did there.

Now go grab the Cheeze Doodles and get to work. Those You Tube clips aren't going to watch themselves.

You're beyond pathetic. I used to enjoy some of your posts and inquisitiveness when you started posting but now you've shown your true colors to not only myself but everyone on this board. You're basically the new Tex, and if you're wondering, that's not a compliment.