The Jets have totally jumped the shark. Revis threatening another holdout and saying the locker-room is in disarray. Santonio being brought back despite quitting on the team when all the chips were down. Undercutting the franchise QB for some cheap pub. Talking about trading up to the #3 pick to get a RB (never a good idea on football grounds), just to get people talking about anything but the cheap publicity (Tebow) they just bought a few weeks ago.
There is no long-term plan in place here, no disciplinary control of the team by the coach, no accountability of Rex to T, and an owner who seems to be the second coming of Steinbrenner (the bad one who could never win).
The Jets brought in a lot of talent when Rex came, added that to a solid core, scared opponents with a blitzkrieg style of D, but still needed to get better.
That will not happen under this regime. Period. In fact, chances are, they will start to get worse--quickly.
Woody's got to clean house, then remove himself from football decisions. He's a good owner from a resources standpoint, but better realize that what he's doing right now is not working, and will not work.
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Agreed. I almost blew my stack when I saw that revis is hinting about another holdout.
Well, give a check to T. At least he stayed at 16, and managed to get the highest ranked DE in the draft in the middle of the first round. That's a win.
Congrats on drafting Vernon Gholston 2.0
Let's compare combine #s:
Gholston 6'4", 258; 4.67 40yd; 35.5" vert jump; 37 bench reps
Coples 6'6", 284; 4.78 40; 31.5" vert; 25 bench reps
And, just for fun, combine #s for last year's league leader in sacks:
Jared Allen 6'6", 265, 4.72 40; 33" vert; 13 bench reps
Hmm. I'm going to get out on a limb, and project that Coples will probably perform better than Gholston, but worse than Allen.
The measurables are there for Coples when compared to some elite DE's. In football (like every other sport), the most important asset is what's between the ears. Can he anticipate the blocking scheme? Can he gauge the right distance/angle to take based on the size/speed of the OL defending him? Does he have that knack for knowing when to gamble and when to hold his gap?
That's why I like measurables, but I'd rather see what a player is doing on the field against live competition. The main difference between grading out, let's say, Coples and Gholston, is that tOSU could just roll the opposition. Gholston's on the field exploits were possible b/c the opponent was overmatched at virtually every position, and pass rush lanes would open up.
UNC is no juggernaut.
When it comes to Coples, I have two main complains: (1) he's a bit undersized for a 3-4 defense (would be perfect in a 4-3); and (2) he represents another questionable character guy in a locker room already full of them.
My point was that if you read the scouting reports, they're almost identical.
Both were considered "freaks of nature" and "workout warriors" and both have the knock that they took a lot of plays off, didn't shed blocks, lacked motivation to work hard...
Maybe Tebow can give him the proper guidance.
Gholston didn't fail b/c he didn't try hard enough. He failed b/c he couldn't speed rush OT's in the league and was undersized for his position.
The knock on Warren Sapp was that he lacked motivation and didn't work hard, so that's hardly dispositive.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a much bigger fan of the Mangini approach (character above all else) to the draft than the Ryan approach (measurables above all else-- bad character just means you can get a draft value).
I'm not sold on Coples, but I'd rather get the #1 DE in a draft than a running back in the first round, and that was my real concern heading in.
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