Comments on: Jets Give Up Two Draft Picks for Kris Jenkins

By: 12

12 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:36:38 +0000

moo

By: Jeff Lageman

Jeff Lageman — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:29 +0000

This is a great trade, taking away the risk of injury, if we get Faneca and Gholston, it has been a good off-season. Trading with the Cowboys for their two #1′s would be good too. Grab Groves and a WR. Finally, we might have a defense again that might be able to rush the passer and stop the run.

By: Ed L

Ed L — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:37:24 +0000

i have a question does this deal have any thing to do with what the jets will get from the saints for vilma…. in one of the articles in the sun sentinal said the jenkins deal could involve compensations the jets get from the saints….

Does anyone have any more info on this?

By: jeff i

jeff i — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:19:55 +0000

mbi – if you can draft two studs like revis and harris every year, you don’t need lots of picks. sorry but the linear analysis on drafting is getting old. the jets thought there wasn’t a lot of talent in last year’s draft and thus, they made the move to get two marquee guys vs. a bunch of mediocre players. you know what, it was the right move by a longshot. we have two players to build a defense around.

r in CT – it may be a nuance but there’s no competitive advantage in spending $ in free agency (but if you are a good drafter, you may have more $ to spend bc you have less busts/wasted cap $). you still build through better scouting and drafting in the draft. that doesn’t mean you can’t fill immediate needs through free agency.

By: billvv

billvv — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:11:03 +0000

You should visit the Carolina Growl web site to read the comments of THEIR fans! Nobody’s entirely happy, which probably means it was a fair trade.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:01:07 +0000

I’m happy with the KJ trade. But it is also pretty good from Carolina’s perspective. They get high third and fifth picks for a guy they didn’t want.

BTW, did anyone see Jeopardy last night? The final question was, “what NFL team plays its home games out-of-state, and in a stadium named for another team?” All three contestants got it right. Guess we’re more famous than we realize. Alex , of course, noted that when the Jets play there, it’s called the Meadowlands.

By: R in CT

R in CT — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:56:13 +0000

I think it’s interesting that the FO has seemingly foregone their “We’ll build through the draft” philosophy and searching under rocks for JAG-type players to land high-profile players in both Jenkins and possibly Faneca. Very proactive — hopefully, they’ve learned from last year’s mistake of sitting back and thinking they were set, which is encouraging in itself.

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By: subwayfare

subwayfare — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:48:17 +0000

Hate giving up the picks but this is a beast with all the physical tools who yells at his teammates for not playing hard enough. Exactly what you want in a nose tackle. If he stays healthy it’s worth it.

With this and the Faneca deal (and the money spent on them) I’d also love to trade down out of the 6 spot but that requires a partner. Perhaps it could be Dallas hungry for McFadden but Jones is a cool customer not likely to make it easy for anyone.

By: Bassett

Bassett — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:40:35 +0000

Good thoughts by the “stay the course” folks on giving up the 3&5 … thanks for the perspective.

NT is a HUGE (pun intended) need that I have been complaining about for years … they’ve filled that need, with one of the better players out there and we’ll see what happens from here … long way til training camp.