How 'Bout Them Jets!
While Base10 was in the far away mountains, the NFL was having its draft. Base10 did manage to catch some of it. Anyway, Gang Green seems to have done pretty well. Massive offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson was taken with the fourth pick overall. On top of that, the Jets took another lineman with the 29th pick overall: Nick Mangold is a center who may wind up with the team for the next decade. The Jets also took Kellen Clemens, a QB out of Oregon in the second round.

I liked the Jets draft. They took players to fill glaring needs. At the begining of the off-season, Base10 knew that the line was the key to success for the team. It is easy for team management to take the popular pick. They could have taken Matt Leinart and had back cover stories for months. Instead they chose two linemen in the first round whose names many fans will never learn. But these players will be around for ten years and will creat a quality line that can protect a quarterback as well as open up the running game. They may not be flashy, but they show that Mangini and Tannenbaum are determined to make the hard decisions to move the team forward in the long term. With a tandem like that on the line, can you imaging what they will be like next year? We know we have long term issues at QB and RB. These picks went a long way to solving them.
- posted by Base10 @ 12:00 PM