I can't see why we would need McFadden, we have TJ, Leon and now Chatman. IMO drafting DMc would be a luxuary. If you think we can afford that, then he'll be worth it. The feeling that I got from this piece is just that, we don't need him but hey, the more the merrier, approach.
Draft Does anyone out there really think that the Jets do not need a great running back after watching Jones/Washington last year? Does any Jets fan really think that we do not need a better QB than Pennington/Clemens? Don't get me wrong... While I think it's possible that all four players were sabotaged by a terrible OL, I also do not think that we can assume that these four players are so great that we can't draft a better candidate (Ryan or McFadden)... The Jets have a high pick in this year's draft, if they do not use it on Ryan, McFadden or one of the defensive studs, and they they trade down? Not so good.
Of course we need a great RB and/or a great QB , what team doesn't? By the way McFadden will be a rookie, he will have to earn great just like Ryan etc... Of the two needs you highlight, for me QB is the most glaring, and on that evidence I would pick Ryan if hes there. Haven't looked that hard at next years crop of QBs, but I've read that it will most probably be thinner than this year, so doesn't that make this years crop even more valuable? So if the KC project flops again this season, we draft a half decent QB or trade for one? On the other hand TJ showed he could get the job done at Chicago behind a decent line, and we all know what Leon can do, so where is the real need, at RB? Don't think so. The article says that Leon and TJ would welcome the competition, weather they believe that or not is neither here nor there. It would however make us even stronger at that position. The only problem now is we have a #1 banged up WR, a decent #2. Who is #3? And question of the day whos lobbing balls at them?
We don't NEED McFadden. He would be a luxury pick which they can afford to make because of all the off season acquisitions they have already made.
you could make the same point at OLB, we got Pace and Thomas, we don?t need Gholston or Long. I don?t really care anymore, which one of the 3 we get, i just hope, that one fo them falls. All of them are Playmakers, and that?s what this team needs most, on both sides of the ball. The only player on this team, that fits that bill is Rhodes.
That's exactly why they made all the moves this offseason - to be in position to take the best player available. If that happens to be Mcfadden, do it. If we take him and he turns out to be all that and more, how happy will we all be 2-3 years from now knowing we have an elite RB for years to come?
That is a ridiculous statement. You can make that argument for any player taken! I agree with taking McFadden ONLY if Gholston and Long are off the board. Pass rush is a much higher need than the running game and if the FO have those 3 ranked anywhere close in value - you go pass rush.
Just remember: A HIGH draft pick guarantees HIGH expenditure, but rarely delivers requisite performance value on the field. More draft picks give us more opportunities to find performance value on the field. There are a lot of people who were not drafted in the top ten draft positions playing Pro Bowl ball in the NFL today.
Well, I have been wondering if our FO undervalues Washington, because I think he is one of our most explosive players on offense, and he is certainyl more than just a special teams guy. If we take mcFadden, we're not only telling Jones that he isn;t good enough, we are telling Washington that we don't really need him as an RB either. I think our RBs are fine....one of them ran for 100 yards in the SB behind a good O-line (which we supposedly have) 2 years ago. We need to get them both on the field at the same time more often. The Jets are not good enough to draft a luxury player right now, we need to trade a player who is good enough to fill one of the remaining holes right awa. RB is not currently one of those holes.
I don't see why we can't play with 3 backs. It can be like the Chargers (LT, Turner, Sproles). We can still get a pass rusher later on, but we don't have that explosive go to guy on offense.
But in SD LT is THE back, Turner and Sproles just gave LT rest. Last year we had a balance between Jones and Leon, If we draft McFadden, he'll be THE guy. . .The question remains can we afford the luxuary?
Call me skeptical, but I would think that TJ would be thinking, here we go again! And I would not like to see a pissed of TJ around the Jets.
There is always a school of thought that says you pick the best player, even if you have a glut at that position (as we do with Chatman, Jones, and Washington). We could always pick McFadden, trade Jones, and get a pretty good return for him.
Then we'll tell him to run better than he did last year. You have a point, but TJ was a disappointment last year. I understand the line was awful, but TJ still could have done more.
Really? I thought he did well considering.... Even Leon struggled most of the time. Apart from that glorious TD run against the Phins
He did okay. He didn't do well enough where he can say, "I'm not the problem, and if you draft another RB, I'll flip out." With a better OL, he's a top 20 starting RB, maybe top 15. I think he and Leon could do a pretty good job at RB next year. McFadden has the ability to turn top 15 or 20 into top 5 pretty much immediately.
Quote: "...So if the KC project flops again this season..." KC didn't flop last season, the OL was a sieve, and no QB would have been successful behind it.
Quote: "...but TJ was a disappointment last year..." TJ gained 1,119 yards last year behind a sieve of an OL. The OL was a major disappointment last year. TJ was a miracle worker, given what he had to work with.
