Comments on: Sunday Isn’t a Day of Rest

By: Harvlis

Harvlis — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:58:20 +0000

Ilan, I want all the moves to work like a charm. I am real excited for the draft. it is one of the deepest drafts that I can recall. Tons of talented Juniors came out this year. I just hate spending a fortune on lots of questionmarks. If Woody can’t play, if he’s too heavy or too old, we have a serious problem that most rookies won’t be able to help. Jenkins and Franks have seen there best days. Each of them has had three or four years of mediocrity in a row. I would rather see a rookie gain experience then watch an out of shape or over the hill player look bad. We can get a big tight end in the fourth round. We can get a huge RT in the second round. If you are going to pick up a free agent, get a player in his prime, not a reclamation project. Although, Tannenbaum is making moves, they need to be questioned.

By: Ilan

Ilan — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:33:44 +0000

Harvlis, I doubt the Jets will come out of this draft without a couple prospects on the o-line. If they are not convinced Bender can become an effective OT they will pick one up in the draft because they have little depth at the position. Whether you like the moves or not, the Jets improved themselves in four areas: run blocking, pass blocking, stopping the run and rushing the passer. All areas in which they struggled tremendously last year. Yes they spent a lot of money but a lot of it has the potential to come off the books in 2-3 years when the mass of draft picks they are accumulating in next year’s draft will become productive.

By: Dana d.

Dana d. — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:07:02 +0000

Bubba is a good pick up for a viable back up TE. He’s a solid blocker. You have to think about the headaches that a 2 TE set can cause with Franks and Baker. They could draft Baker’s repalcement this year and have Bubba mentor him. Remember Baker wants a new contract. It’s just one way to look at it.

By: junior

junior — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:40:07 +0000

listen i have no idea what they signed franks for but i thought he was signed to back up baker. i’ve watched sean ryan play (if you call it that) for us for two years and wondered how he was even in the league considering how many good quality te’s and back up tes are in the league and how poor his play was. Bubba is a major upgrade over ryan. Its not like he is going to be asked to be antonio gates just play within himself i also felt that he was asked to do too much in green bay when they werent very good. as for the other signings i might be one of the only people who actually like the signings. we payed alot for jenkins but we also resigned the backup on the cheap so that aslo helps poihashowed spurts of what it takes to play nose tackle. as for faneca 30 is the new 20 and he will have at least 1 possibly 2 more trips to hawaii and his knowledge of the game will help mangold and d brick which if you wanna say they overpaid for him then maybe you didnt watch last season how many different guys played the guard. As for pace this in my opinion is a crap shoot because he only play olb one year and showed promise but he seems like he LOOKS LIKE TARZAN AND PLAYS LIKE JANE!! BUT WE WONT KNOW UNTIL THE SEASON STARTS. As for the draft i am all about trading down if gholston is gona and dmc is there dont need him he is good but rbs are a dime a dozen when your o line is opening holes oh forgot woody yeh he was signed i actually think we overpaid for him because he was a magini bellicheck guy but it doesnt hog tie us draft day we can take a olineman in rounds 2 and on but i want to trade that 6 pick if dmc is there and maybe get another o lineman unless they think bender is the future

By: Rj

Rj — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:05:54 +0000

Your making stuff up now harvlis. i didnt say they were good against the run. i jsut said coleman led the league in tackles for a d lineman. and bubba franks will compete for the starting job. hes still only 29 and 3 time pro bowler. he clearly has the ability. a new year new team, maybe he gets healthy and produces like we need.and has fro woody come on he was excellent with the pats, hes about a triple upgrade over clement. and he was on detroit last year you cant count that for much.

By: efootball22

efootball22 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:39:12 +0000

so what you want him to do, theres no great rt’s on the market, we sure as hell dont have one, nor do we have the trade pieces to land one (barring coles, who we need, or a high draft pick

By: jetscrazy

jetscrazy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:35:59 +0000

i agree with efootball. we really cant pull a donald trump on him for pretty much doing so far what the fans wanted out of him. What did you want him to do, find the only cure for tom brady syndrome (some scientists believe its either michael strahan-justin tuck-osi umenyiora or mike ditka , the only person who chose the giants over the pats on the espn special.

By: Harvlis

Harvlis — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:29:24 +0000

Dude, you’re dumb. You don’t just put ANYBODY at RT. If you think our defensive line did a good job against the run — your stupid, as well.

By: efootball22

efootball22 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:26:03 +0000

harvlis. im not giving the guy a blank check, nor will i complain if the moves dont work out because hell, lets be honest, the moves can only help. here’s a guy who’s been working his ass off getting these need players signed, and as long as we have a good draft where we get at least a somewhat productive depth player with each of our picks(one thing we have actually done well) we will have a good season, and our veteran leadership will help guys like clemens and leon for the future. were a long way off a championship, but i see it coming soon. And for the whole being a jet fan pissy argument you retorted with, i agree. we have overspent, jenkins was possibly a reach, pace might not work, ty law would be completely ridiculous, and bubba franks is quite frankly the single worst decision i think weve made in a really long time(well, vilma) unless we can get hime for about 2-3 mil. We havent had a magnificent offseason, but its a start and a very good draft (good, speedy WR i think is the key, and an ol to develope under faneca and possibly next to mangold as well) will put us where we need to be for long runs in the future

By: Rj

Rj — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:09:57 +0000

Dude. you are dumb. Anybody at right tackle is betetr than clement.
And that worthels free agent DE led the league in tackles for a d end.