### The Official Draft Day One Discussion Thread ###

[slimjasi]

5 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

Consensus was outside top-15 everyone sucks evenly.

And clearly based on what we have seen so far, NFL GMs did not have the same top 15 the draft gurus did 

[BigRy56]

 

[Cut Jet Penalty Makers]

8 minutes ago, sciond said:

Great he sounds like a 2023 Vernon Gholston

JD is overly infatuated with guys who look good on pro days...sounds like another Ashtyn Davis. 

[Lupz27]

17 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

They have a two year window to win a ring with Rodgers. Two things win games in the NFL: QBs and guys who sack the QB. They just got a guy who will presumably help sack the QB. Do I love the pick? No. But I appreciate the philosophy behind it. Let Rodgers get the team ahead in games, then unleash a NASCAR package in the second half against the opposing QB. 

Kid won’t be up to speed until Rodgers is retired again waste.

[Ghost420]

This place is insufferable. If I have to see 25% one more time jesus christ 

[Bleedin Green]

5 minutes ago, bitonti said:

FWIW

I like this Will McDonald IV pick

he's got world-class bend and explosion, a finished spin move, and legitimate production 

I give JD and company alot of crap but this dude can play. He's not Gholston. He's got character. He's a clean prospect a little old but impressive 

Whether you take him at 15 or 25 this was a good pick and I'll go on record

 

So I feel like you're saying he's the Dewayne Robertson of edge rushers?  Well I'm sold.

[DoubleDecker]

The video of Garret Wilson and Chris Olave saying JSN being better than them/ more athletic makes me physically ill.  JSN in the slot would have been dynamic! Jesus JD how did we pass on this dude? SMFH

[Beerfish]

Just now, Mogglez said:

It just keeps getting better.  It’s like a bad comedy.

This about guarantees he will be bryce huff and get like 20% of game snaps.

[32EBoozer]

@NYJetsVets91 the big winner. Drafted#63 in JetNation mock & goes #15 to Jets!

[prime21]

A few guys have posted same old Jets.
Defensive and offensive rookies of the year plus Breece Hall. DJ Reed was added and oh we traded for Arron Rodgers. Same old Jets? What about same old complainers??


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[Jet Life]

Won’t pretend I know much about him. Sucks the tackles were gone. Don’t mind taking a pass rusher. We’ll need them playing Mahomes, Burrow, Allen in the playoffs 

[Wit]

Well we can still pick hooker. Love that kid.


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[Darnold's Forehead]

With elite corners maybe we'll rush more than 4 players every goddamn play.  Imagine that.

[BigRy56]

 

[FTL Jet Fan]

We are one WR injury away from 4th place in the division. Should have taken JSN. SOJ!!! 

[Bleedin Green]

1 minute ago, BigRy56 said:

 

Ah yes, his "get-off".  Sounds like he really found a way to win over the Jets decision-makers ?

[JTJet]

It was such a sh*tty pick, nobody has even bothered starting a separate thread for the pick. Like every selection ever year lol. 

[HighPitch]

1 minute ago, Cut Jet Penalty Makers said:

JD is overly infatuated with guys who look good on pro days...sounds like another Ashtyn Davis. 

Pro day? The dude has a ton of career sacks

He produced

[Larz]

0:51

Pre-Draft Analysis

McDonald is a long and explosive edge rusher with good bend and closing burst. He has the foot speed to win with weave moves and flashes an effective spin move. He doesn't gear down when he gets double-teamed or doesn't win with his first move, and he frequently gets his hands up in passing windows. He's light for an edge defender and gives ground at times, but he shoots his hands and rarely stays blocked. He's rangy and closes well in pursuit. McDonald needs to get stronger to unlock his full potential as an edge rusher. -- Steve Muench

Matt Miller's NFL comp: Leonard Floyd

Post-Draft Analysis

After drafting Jermaine Johnson II with the third of three 2022 first-rounders, the Jets now select another speedy rusher in McDonald. He will likely compete with Carl Lawson for reps, and his first-step quickness and length are great for Robert Saleh's defense. McDonald can play standing up in space or down in a three-point stance. And he has the agility, length and hand-use tools to have an impact on passing downs. -- Miller

Projected Year 1 impact: Day 1 rotational contributor. McDonald can make an immediate impact by getting after the quarterback while developing into a starter early in his career. -- Muench

[nyjets1969]

17 minutes ago, Beerfish said:

Last year: D snaps

Carl Lawson 58%

JFM 56%

Jermaine johnson 28%

Micheal Clemons 28%

Bryce Huff 17%

This guy is going to play like 30% of the time due to our 'rotation'

Really a beyond idiotic pick.  Our very top DEs play less than 60% of the time and we use a 1st rounder on this dude.

Pathetic.

The guy will be playing OLB  if you think Sherwood and Quincy Williams are elite LOL.

[FTL Jet Fan]

Just now, BigRy56 said:

 

BS Coach speak 

[Augustiniak]

2 minutes ago, Matt39 said:

He’s a better pass rusher than Nolan Smith who’s still available. Once all of the tackles were gone it was anyone’s guess. Bruce Irvin went aggressively early a decade ago and turned out to be pretty good and won a Super Bowl.

I think part of the issue here is that we were conditioned to believe that we were automatically taking another 1st round ol.  There’s nothing wrong with taking a pass rusher.  The jets d is not guaranteed to be top 5 again.  And they will go OL tomorrow.  

[Charlie Brown]

No need to panic...

Here is a pre-draft analysis that said Will would go where he went..

Short but SWEET!!!

 

[T0mShane]

Just now, Lupz27 said:

Kid won’t be up to speed until Rodgers is retired again waste.

Eh. He’ll come onto the field on third and eight and try to run around the tackle. It ain’t brain surgery

[Integrity28]

what a putz, he could have still gotten McDonald 15 picks later

[Embrace the Suck]

7 minutes ago, rtnelson said:

Watch his combine tape.  He reminds me of Sauce in a heavier frame.  I seriously think he's an OLB candidate.

 

 

I was thinking that also. Could be the OLB they are lacking. Primarily a rusher who can also play the run as a LB with his athleticism and reach. At 240 he wouldn't be a small lb.

[SayNoToDMC]

4 minutes ago, bitonti said:

FWIW

I like this Will McDonald IV pick

he's got world-class bend and explosion, a finished spin move, and legitimate production 

I give JD and company alot of crap but this dude can play. He's not Gholston. He's got character. He's a clean prospect a little old but impressive 

Whether you take him at 15 or 25 this was a good pick and I'll go on record

 

I don't know anything about him, so I'll defer to you. I barely heard of him cause its not a position I been paying attention to and figure we could have him in the second or trade down. I was shocked at 15 and just wanted something to help Rodgers.

 

You're the draft guy. You expecting him to put good weight on his frame at this point? Being an older prospect. Also you think he's going to have a meaningful impact with our pass rush rotation this year? We got a small window. This seems like a weird move if this is a long term project pick we reached on

[Barton]

Risky pick. It might work out but I would have taken JSN.

 

[32EBoozer]

Ravens- Hoping they go Flowers and screw the Giants!

[jetblue95]

7 minutes ago, Beerfish said:

Huff played about 16% of the D snaps last year.  This is the whole issue johnson and clemons were like 25% of the snaps.

oh well it is what it is.

and the defense was really good last year

some were worried about regression on the defense.  getting a top pass rusher in the draft helps keep this an elite defense.

i don't hate the pick.  as i said earlier, many would have been happy with nolan smith.  smith is smaller, and last i checked, is still on the board.

[HighPitch]

Watch then comment

 

 

[Augustiniak]

1 minute ago, T0mShane said:

Eh. He’ll come onto the field on third and eight and try to run around the tackle. It ain’t brain surgery

Hopefully the jets are playing with more leads.  This guy is going to be pointed at qbs when they know it’s a pass.  

[ElBarrioJets]

Another Quinton Coples pick 

[Integrity28]

We’re probably all gonna love this guy. That’s the best part of being irate. Lol

[Mogglez]

8 minutes ago, slimjasi said:

But isn’t he going to play wide 9 and basically be another Bryce Huff rotational pass rusher type? Is it the end of the world if he is a bit undersized?

Yes, because you don’t draft a rotational pass rusher like Bryce Huff, but seriously undersized, with a top 15 pick.