Best Regards from my Hoometown

I agree that from a scheme standpoint Clowney should be starting alongside Cotchery, and that it’s unlikely that a first round prospect would bring anything better to the offense. It’s too early to lock into particular players at this point, but I would think BPA would be the obvious way to go, and that spot in the draft is often a good one for safeties, linebackers and running backs. Adding a DT who could rotate with Jenkins and eventually replace him would be worthwhile, as the Jets have a plethora of ends and could move back and forth between a 3-4, 4-3 (and even a 5-2) look.

As for the cap situation, Tanny has proven to be very adept at cap management and Favre’s anticipated retirement as well as the rising cap and trimming of dead wood should give him enough room to sign a guy like Bart Scott, but not Ashomuga. As for the defensive players being overrated, that’s hard for me to judge because I thought the schemes were so poor. For instance, a blitz can steer a QB to a particular side of the field, which on the Jets would be Revis’ because he’s the best cover corner…in that way the fact that Lowery/Law/Poteat are weak on the other side could be minimized. Also, as I said before, the Jets rarely brought pressure up the middle, which they should have done because teams started to let Jenkins penetrate deep into the strong side and countered weak…regular run blitzes would have neutralized that tactic.

On the draft, at 17 the strategy should be BPA and if Knowshon Moreno is still there, how isn’t he BPA? TJ won’t last forever and, as great as he was, he left yards on the field because he can’t run wide effectively and turn the corner. Moreno is explosive and a threat to take any carry to the house if he turns the corner or makes it to the second-level. Because the QB situation will be in flux, why not make the strength of the offense, the running game, even stronger? I like Leon in the Kevin Faulk role and I’d like to see TJ and Moreno in the Dillon/Maroney roles. Leon is not as thickly built as a Sproles or Jones-Drew and he has not shown that he can run between the tackles effectively. But, he’s a weapon that needs to be deployed. As for a WR that is a deep threat, why not try the second round for that (or later because the Jets should also go BPA in the second round)…the Jets might have their deep threat with Clowney, so I would be hesitant to draft a WR in the first round unless the Jets are sure that the WR would start, meaning the WR has to clearly be a better prospect than Clowney…at 17? A WR like that would go sooner.

Of course, he’s a high school senior and therefore won’t be eligible for the NFL draft until 2012, but I am pretty sure you knew that?!?!

Igs, u are way off…….the true identity with a team starts with the line play, which the Jets have. What do I think the Jets are missing??? A big bruiser at RB – Jacobs, Leron McClain. A guy like this punishes the D and makes u pay. Look at the Ravens……they pound the ball 40 times a game and Flacco throws some key 1st downs and bomb passes. The Jets should take this identity of a powerful O-Line, Ratliff at QB, pound the ball and blitz by playing solid D, which is what this team’s identity is……….Rex Ryan and his brother would provide this team with that identity.

Woody- HIRE RYAN !!!