A large part of it is the nature of those 2 position groups.You ideally keep a good front 5 in tact yr to yr bc cohesion & continuity are so important. Some of those guys maybe upgradable in theory but there is hidden value in starting tenure. Unless a team has super elite skill talent or has a very specific prototype teams are always trying to get more dynamic & more explosive(Except the team we all root for of course).Also numbers/analytics are alot more vast for additional scrutinization which results in more turnover
Who are you? You must be a new; rookie. I have a lot more posts about Jeudy here on TGG, than you. I was also talking about Jeudy here on TGG... Way before you. Rookie water boy.
More personal attacks without a single on topic word. The hole you're digging gets deeper every time you post.
Receivers are tough. It's the chicken or the egg argument. Can a great quarterback make a receiving core look better than they are (assuming the offensive is built correctly)? Yeah definitely. And I think that's the point you're starting with here. It's a good premise - you must protect the quarterback. I just think the offensive line has been so bad here for 3-4 years and was the worst in my lifetime specifically last year, that we all wanted it turned around so badly. The Colts were definitely a playoff team last year with a better receiving corps. The Eagles backed into the playoffs because of their crappy receiving options. They both have top 5 offensive lines with a bunch of All Pro and Pro Bowl players sprinkled in. I don't know if you watched those teams trying to move the ball but it was ugly at times. I'll place part of that blame on Jacoby Brissett being very average. The Raiders are another good example. Really good offensive line and running game - couldn't move the ball at the end of the year. So they went and drafted three receivers. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle of what we're both saying. The best method seems to be to draft offensive lineman early, develop them and lock them up on second contracts if they deserve it. And then you have to draft receivers often, although not necessarily always early (see: 2016 NFL draft).
Now this is something with which I can agree, especially the bold. OL do usually have longer careers because they aren't running full speed and getting hit and driven to the turf, or take shots while jumping or diving for balls. In addition, all the running WRs have to do definitely must take a toll on their legs and speed. I'll take a situation where the Jets have a solid OL and great skill position players over one with a great OL and solid skill position players any day. The latter can make one competitive, but the odds of winning a SB with that situation are not that great imo. I think the odds are much better when one has great skill position players who can always get open and have the potential to take over a game.
What good are QBs and OL when you have no playmaking wide outs to throw to? And in today's game, you need a couple of playmakers, not just one. They grow on trees, so Jets can just pick up a potential hall of fame WR in the next draft. If you look closely enough, there are several Jerry Rices in every draft.
If we took Jeudy or Lamb in round 1, you'd say what good is having playmaking WR's when you have no OL to give the QB time to throw it to the WR's.
Yeah, the usual learning curve for a player coming out of college and into the NFL Know who will have a steeper learning curve? Judy. So he'll be slower adjusting to the mental complexities of the NFL.
Never was a big Judy fan to be honest. I always thought she was vastly overpaid and definitely should not be the highest paid person in television.
I'm all about drafting a WR at the top of the next draft, but my question is, as always, "what good is a top flight WR when your QB is on IR?" I'll take real QB#1 behind a great line with no weapons over an elite WR standing in an open field watching shitty linemen pick up his QB#2 and pulling his jersey back over his shoulder pads.
Glad we took Becton. If you look at recent Jets history, say the past 10-15 years, good OL play has pretty much always been a key to their success. Not average, but good. They need another C/LT combo that they can build around. This is a good start. That being said, nobody should expect great things from the OL this season. All new, less practice, no preseason, etc. Its probably going to be chaotic at the start. They’ll probably use a limited number of protections to try to limit mistakes, which will help in some aspects and hurt in others. It could get ugly, but that won’t necessarily reflect on Becton alone.
The Jets have been so horrendously bad in run blocking the last 4 years that this pick was worth it as much for his impact in the run game as his role in protecting Sam. Can’t wait to watch this dude throw people around. Maybe Bell actually breaks off a single 20 yard run this year.
Yeah, everyone goes on about protecting Sam better, but their run blocking was so bad it made their pass pro look almost good in comparison. It seemed like every year the RBs got hit behind the LoS more times than not.
