Bleedin Green Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Good for JJ and hope he enjoys both his free vacation and the payday that comes with it. Although it's a little bit of a stretch to act as though it changes anything about the team overall, given the voting was concluded some time ago when he came in as a 5th alternative (at OLB). Nothing at all against JJ mind you, but Pro Bowl is kind of all over the place. 1st-team All-Pro Quincy Williams similarly was a 5th alternative for the Pro Bowl, but didn't make the cut in the end, while both were lower than 3rd alternate CJ Mosley, who reportedly just got beat in coverage by @Sperm Edwards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballLove Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Alka said: Who cares about the top of the draft? More importantly, we should examine each draft as a whole. Without question, the best Jets draft was the draft of 1977. 1st round- Chris Ward- Offensive Tackle- He only made the pro bowl 5 times, and 3 of those times he was All-Pro. 2nd round- Wesley Walker- Outside of Don Maynard, Walker is arguably the 2nd best receiver the Jets ever had. 6th round- Joe Klecko- Nothing more to say, except he might be the best draft pick of the Jets in their history, after Joe Willie Namath. 8th Round- Offensive Guard - Dan Alexander- He is the longest tenured offensive lineman in team history, making the second most starts in team history, after Randy Rasmussen. Let's not forget the 3rd round pick, running back Scott Dierking, who rushed for 2,900 yards and 18 TD's, and the running back Kevin Long, who rushed for 2,190 yards, and 25 TD's. This draft is the best in Jets history, and it's not even arguable. You had me at Wesley Walker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlichtie Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 16 hours ago, FootballLove said: All four could/will be voted to the probowl next season. All four shoulda been voted #1 this season. I can't recall a better top-end draft from any team, ever. Our earlier draft that netted D'Brick and Mangold came the closest.... I can’t recall many teams who’ve had four picks in the top 36….so you’d expect a haul that said, absolutely love JJ as a player, was thrilled when we drafted both him & Breece and so far both are delivering. I think there’s more to come from No11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 JJII’s 5th year option just got a lot more expensive. Good for the player, of course, and a better “problem” for the team than drafting any number of its prior 1st round busts. Just by the numbers, using the prior (2021) class’s 5th yr projections for DE/EDGE it just got $6.3MM more expensive to exercise that 5th year option, (since he can’t reach any snap-count thresholds). https://overthecap.com/fifth-year-option-projections If he was in the 2021 draft class this bumps his 5th year option from $13.861MM to $20.141MM. Too early to tell yet, but depending on his 2024 season (e.g. say next year he’s still good, but not great, and finishes with 4-6 sacks) it could take this decision from no-brainer to something to at least think about, and maybe even decline, that 5th option year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerous Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 22 hours ago, Alka said: Well, the Jets 1979 draft was pretty damn good! 1st round- Marty Lyons 2nd Round- Mark Gastineau 4th Round- Defensive Back Johnny Lynn, Middle Linebacker -Stan Blinka in the 5th round. Just to educate you, Stan Blinka was the starting middle linebacker for the Jets for 5 years, from 1979 through 1983. He was their leading tackler in 1979 and 1980. He was named to the All-Rookie team in 1979. We know about Mark Gastineau and Marty Lyons, who were both members of the New York Sack Exchange, and Gastineau is part of the Jets Member of Honor up in the rafters. Johnny Lynn- Played for the Jets from 1979 through 1986. He played in 97 games, started 48 of those games and got 17 interceptions. Not too bad!!! Loved it when blinks popped John Jefferson in a San Diego game. Wouldn’t be allowed now but…. as for the 78 or 79 drafts, they were also 14 rounds vice the seven rounds now. Douglass made good picks in 2022 and at a much higher percentage than the earlier drafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alka Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, rangerous said: Loved it when blinks popped John Jefferson in a San Diego game. Wouldn’t be allowed now but…. as for the 78 or 79 drafts, they were also 14 rounds vice the seven rounds now. Douglass made good picks in 2022 and at a much higher percentage than the earlier drafts. There is no doubt, that Douglas had a great draft in 2022. The best DB, best wide Receiver, and best running back. Johnson turned out to be a great pick as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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