Do you have a sports editor who looks at your work before it’s published? I mean, calling Ainge a wasted pick has to be the most ignorant comment by a “professional” that I’ve read thus far on the ’08 draft. Aside from the fact that the Jets need a 3rd QB, the kid hasn’t even reported to the facility yet, and you have no idea how good or bad he will be. No clue. Odds are he’s a flyer pick, but to say it was a waste of a pick is just dead wrong. Why sign a retread whose limits are well known, when you can roll the dice on finding the next Tom Brady, and fill a roster need?

Holding a 16-10 lead, North coach Lane Kiffin of the Raiders opted to go for it on 4th-and-1 from the South 14. Cal RB Justin Forsett was stopped for no gain, though, leaving a window open for Ainge. He completed six passes, including an 18-yarder to on fourth-and-10 from the South’s 14, as his team marched 86 yards in 2:48.

Will he pan out? I think he will and it’s tough to go wrong with a tall accurate QB from a great conference and a good program. For a 5th round pick?!? A steal.

The other reason I am okay with this is Clemens. I still think Clemens will be our starter, but he already has a ton of pressure given last year, do you really think adding a Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco or Brian Brohm would make things any better? You think the back pages were bad last year over Chad vs. Clemens, what do you think would happen if you added a new top pick QB to the mix? Not to mention our salary chart would be too heavy at QB because you’d basically be paying three starter’s salaries at once. This gives Clemens a year to deveop and show what he’s got and if it doesn’t pan out then, then I agree you move on.

Kris Jenkins is definitely better than any option the Jets would have had in the 3rd round this year, so that was an excellent move by the Jets. Nobody expects Ainge to pan out more than a backup and if he does then the Jets lucked out, dont forget his weapons were pretty bad down in Tenn.

I am not complaining about it, as I think if you could get 2 very good-to-great starters from each year’s draft, you are in very good shape. Granted, you can’t do it forever b/c you need to be able to draft depth for backup positions, some special teamers in the middle rounds like Leon Washington, etc., but if you are going to go top-heavy, last year’s draft is a perfect model of how to do so.

In addition, Kris Jenkins was their 3rd round pick this year… not too shabby IMHO. Gholston, Keller and Kris Jenkins is a very good draft haul IMHO, on top of last year’s top-heavy, but effective draft.

llan, “top-heavy” is a descriptive term, not an opinion!

I’ll take it. You also kinda gotta consider Kris Jenkins as a starter that came from this draft.