draft grade.

K-Met57 · 05-02-2004, 10:11 PM

i was thinking about the grade the jets are getting on some of the sites being like C to C+ and so i went to look at some of the previous drafts. Came across 2000 draft, where peter king gave us a C+, although we got 2 probowl ends a franchise QB and a probowl WR. Anyhow good read.
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12. Jacksonville. R. Jay Soward and Tom Coughlin. Now that's a match made in heaven. Why do I give this a chance? Because scouts love Soward -- assuming he'd have someone to lean on him 25 hours a day.

13. Philadelphia. Hope they know what they're doing with Corey Simon's health. But I know Andy Reid. I'd be shocked if he makes a mistake here.

14. Jets. Call me a nut. I like Laveranues Coles, who has Deion speed and, at 77 overall, is an almost riskless pick. "I'm not down to my last strike, because I don't have any strikes left," Coles said after getting picked by the Jets. "I'm on pins and needles. Generally when a guy gets dismissed he's not allowed back into football, so I'm thankful for the opportunity. They didn't bring me in to replace Keyshawn. They brought me in to help with special teams and do whatever the coaches tell me."

Now, I don't like leaving the receiver thing alone until the third round, and I don't like thinking that the Jets will have two sub-6-foot starting wideouts if Coles and Wayne Chrebet start. The big question here is: Is Keyshawn Johnson for John Abraham and Anthony Becht a good trade? Didn't think you'd think it was.

One more point to make about the events of the last week in New York: The knee-jerkers condemning the Jets for not making Keyshawn the highest-paid receiver in history should remember that it's that sort of live-for-today thinking that got New York into what one NFL capologist calls the worst financial shape of any team entering the next two years. "They're the 49ers waiting to happen,'' said this cap man. By 2002, two fading stars -- quarterback Vinny Testaverde and running back Curtis Martin -- will count $20.4 million against the cap. The whole idea behind accumulating more good young players is to get a grip on a salary structure so out-of-control that a nickel back, Ray Mickens, is due to make $5.7 million in 2002. Oh yeah. Chad Pennington. Ask 10 guys in the NFL whether he's going to be a good NFL starter and you'll get five guys coming down on each side.

Knickerbocker · 05-02-2004, 11:01 PM

Wow he was a little off.... :D :D :D

RichardSeymour · 05-02-2004, 11:12 PM

[quote][i]Originally posted by Knickerbocker[/i]@May 2 2004, 11:01 PM
[b] Wow he was a little off.... :D :D :D [/b][/quote]
Not that far off.

1) He liked Coles. Justifiably.

2) Keyshawn for Abraham and Chrebet being a bad trade? He had half of it right.

3) Saying that letting Keyshawn go was a justifiable move because of an awful cap situation. Yep.

4) People were split on CP? So far CP's showed flashes of greatness and flashes of mediocrity. Sounds about right, he really could go either way.

So the grade itself is puzzling, yes. But King's comments are pretty right on.

05-02-2004, 10:11 PM	#1
K-Met57 Jets 38 Bills 17 All Pro Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,204	i was thinking about the grade the jets are getting on some of the sites being like C to C+ and so i went to look at some of the previous drafts. Came across 2000 draft, where peter king gave us a C+, although we got 2 probowl ends a franchise QB and a probowl WR. Anyhow good read. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C-plus 12. Jacksonville. R. Jay Soward and Tom Coughlin. Now that's a match made in heaven. Why do I give this a chance? Because scouts love Soward -- assuming he'd have someone to lean on him 25 hours a day. 13. Philadelphia. Hope they know what they're doing with Corey Simon's health. But I know Andy Reid. I'd be shocked if he makes a mistake here. 14. Jets. Call me a nut. I like Laveranues Coles, who has Deion speed and, at 77 overall, is an almost riskless pick. "I'm not down to my last strike, because I don't have any strikes left," Coles said after getting picked by the Jets. "I'm on pins and needles. Generally when a guy gets dismissed he's not allowed back into football, so I'm thankful for the opportunity. They didn't bring me in to replace Keyshawn. They brought me in to help with special teams and do whatever the coaches tell me." Now, I don't like leaving the receiver thing alone until the third round, and I don't like thinking that the Jets will have two sub-6-foot starting wideouts if Coles and Wayne Chrebet start. The big question here is: Is Keyshawn Johnson for John Abraham and Anthony Becht a good trade? Didn't think you'd think it was. One more point to make about the events of the last week in New York: The knee-jerkers condemning the Jets for not making Keyshawn the highest-paid receiver in history should remember that it's that sort of live-for-today thinking that got New York into what one NFL capologist calls the worst financial shape of any team entering the next two years. "They're the 49ers waiting to happen,'' said this cap man. By 2002, two fading stars -- quarterback Vinny Testaverde and running back Curtis Martin -- will count $20.4 million against the cap. The whole idea behind accumulating more good young players is to get a grip on a salary structure so out-of-control that a nickel back, Ray Mickens, is due to make $5.7 million in 2002. Oh yeah. Chad Pennington. Ask 10 guys in the NFL whether he's going to be a good NFL starter and you'll get five guys coming down on each side.

05-02-2004, 11:01 PM	#2
Knickerbocker All League Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 958	Wow he was a little off.... :D :D :D

05-02-2004, 11:12 PM	#3
RichardSeymour Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,359	[quote][i]Originally posted by Knickerbocker[/i]@May 2 2004, 11:01 PM [b] Wow he was a little off.... :D :D :D [/b][/quote] Not that far off. 1) He liked Coles. Justifiably. 2) Keyshawn for Abraham and Chrebet being a bad trade? He had half of it right. 3) Saying that letting Keyshawn go was a justifiable move because of an awful cap situation. Yep. 4) People were split on CP? So far CP's showed flashes of greatness and flashes of mediocrity. Sounds about right, he really could go either way. So the grade itself is puzzling, yes. But King's comments are pretty right on.