Fire the Jets front office. They are almost criminally incompetent.

Great guy from a great school! Go Orange!

Speaking of "d-fense", the Saints are definitely in need of some, and they had to make a lot of moves, including trading RB Chris Ivory to your Jets for a pick. Won't know how this will pan out till at least training camps & the pre-season, though.

I'm not sure I agree that picking Geno Smith guarantees setting the club back years. If he really is a bust (as I think he will be) and the Jets can figure that out in one year, he's still a second-round pick and easier to shed/move to backup QB. There's no shame or harm in picking Manziel or some other top prospect next draft. I pray the Jets don't have the natural draft position to get those guys (i.e., Rex somehow keeps us competitive), but whether they have a top 5 pick or trade up, they can always get another QB from a better draft class in 2014.

A tweet today that captures the sentiment, if slightly exaggerated:

"Giants draft = symphony. Jets draft = homeless man beating on garbage can."

Don't you know? The Jets are cursed until ASoIaF is completed; Like how Stephen King had to finish Dark Tower and then the Sox won the World Series!

What are your thoughts on Chris Ivory going to the Jets? As a Saints fan who has watched Ivory since his first NFL play running back a Kickoff for a touchdown, I am sad to see him go, and I can tell you, The Jets have a real running back now.

Edited at 2013-04-27 09:32 pm (UTC)

I'm not sold that the Giants had a strong draft. I think for what they needed and what was available that it was competent.

As much as the Revis trade and the Geno Smith draft pick were confusing the other picks weren't glaringly horrible.

It looks like the Niners had a pretty good draft. That's not good. The Cowboys' draft gave me a chuckle. So even if we Giants and Jets fans/rooters didn't have much to wildly cheer about, we have that to be grateful for.

As a Bills fan it looks like our franchises might have some good 2013 Draft QB Duels: EJ Manuel vs Geno Smith. Lets see what happens!

Trust me, Sheldon Richardson will be your favorite Jets player next year. He wrecked the SEC last year while being double teamed the entire season, he has the speed of a fast LB and always has the awareness to force fumbles. He was a KR on his high school football team. Richardson will be the best defensive player in the draft.

Until the Jets get some help at WR and TE it really wont matter what QB they have in. Their complete lack of talent at the WR position is the real issue in my opinion.

I actually live in WV and have followed Geno for his four years here at WVU. I met him a couple of times as well. In the right system, Geno could be a great QB. Looking at his first three years with WVU, he was not the star he became under Dana Holgerson (Coach of WVU) who is more pass oriented in his schemes. Given guidance, Geno Smith could be an asset to any NFL team. It is unfortunate that that guidance doesn't exist at the NY Jets. If last season is any indication, Geno might just sit and watch them shoot themselves in the foot until one or both QB's get injured, or he may be shoehorned in to confuse a defense. Neither of these scenarios play to Geno's strengths and will only serve to damage/ruin his future prospects. As a Geno Smith fan, I don't think there could have been a worse team to pick him up.

St. Louis on the other hand! They took BOTH of our awesome WR's in Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin. With Tavon returning punts and kickoffs and Bailey's magnetic fingers, St. Louis may become my new team to watch. That's just my two cents.

Edited at 2013-04-29 12:38 am (UTC)

I know I am biased, but as a WVU student, I have watched every down Geno has played the last three years. He has shown tremendous growth in that time and even more potential to get better. He seems to be a true student of the game and is both accurate and strong when it comes to his arm. He had his issues this season and I am not saying he will deliver on his promise of a playoff appearance, but I think many Jets fans will be pleasantly surprised by what they see out of him this Fall.

I just think Sanchez's time has come and gone naturally. There comes a point in time when a player stops being considered young and needs to start producing year in and year out like a true professional. Sanchez arguably has regressed since his rookie year and I'm not entirely sure Geno is capable of playing much worse than him at this point. The D looks okay, but the O needs a complete overhaul.

To be fair he does have a winning record and only 1 year sub .500, but then again Vince Young i2 31-19 all time so QB win-loss record can't count for that much lol.

Releasing Tebow like that??? After the rosters are full? Doesn't look very sportsman-like. Hmm.