The Jets have made some blockbuster moves early on and there hasn't been any signs of letting up. Within the last couple of weeks Tennenbaum and Mangini have done even more to address our offensive issues. We couldn't run the ball at all last year but things are looking more promising this season. We signed another great big blocking tight end in Bubba Franks. He will complement Chris Baker, another very solid blocking TE. The acquisition of Right Tackle Damien Woody from the Lions gives us even more size up front, and directly addresses the other biggest issue on our offensive line last year. Its about time we cut Anthony Clement. If that wasn't enough to ensure Thomas Jones can pound the ball the Jets also signed veteran Full Back Tony Richardson from the Minnesota Vikings. Richardson just blocked Adrian Peterson's way to a 1,400+ yard season. These signings should have a great impact on our run game and quarterback protection schemes.
Defensively the Jets have also filled some serious needs. The highly sought after Outside Line Backer Calvin Pace of the Cardinals were up there on the Jets Radar and he loved the idea of playing here. Its good to see him in green now. At 6"4, 270lbs. Pace is a monster pass rush off the edge and is expected to fit well into the 3-4 scheme and have a big year after his breakout last season in Arizona last year. There are talks circulating of Ty Law making a return to New York. If we were to fill the Free Safety or Nickelback slot with Law it might add a nice veteran voice in the huddle. Granted he's getting up there in age, but in 2005 law did have 11 int. with the Jets.
April 26-27 will decide the fate of the Jets upcoming season even further. There is already speculation that in the NFL draft the Jets would have liked to take Darren McFadden, if available, second was Vernon Gholston, and third Chris Long. Theres a very strong chance all these guys will be gone by six, in which case maybe we should trade down and address the Wide Reciever and Corner needs because the stock of those two positions is not very strong in the first 15-20 picks. Choosing one before that would be an absolute reach and we'd be shelling out lot more dough than we've already spent on signing a number six overall.
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2 comments:
Plenty of info and detail here --- good, now give more of your voice, critique the moves with your clear opinion.
AJM
Richardson and Franks is going to lead to a monster year for Jones. I always like Jones. You still drafting a RB in the 1st round? It's too bad the jets wear that ugly green because it affects the look of your blog. Just kidding, but go Giants!
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