PaullyInNYC

Any NY Jets fans out there? Let me know what you think of the offseason moves thus far. I think Pennington is coming back to compete for the starting job. He will not have Kevin Mawae though as his center due to his release. Hope we get some good draft picks!

Dave

Pray that Pennington can throw the ball after all his previous injuries. The Jets need a quaterback who can reach his wide recievers way down field and score some points

PaullyInNYC

So far the Jets have replaced Ty Law with Seattle Seahawks cornerback Dyson. They are working out mathew leinhart and jay cutler in houston. The rumors are that Teague, the Buffalo Bills center might be on board as well.
My opinion so far is that they are heading in the right direction but there are still some moves that need to be made.

CityGuy

Do you think Curtis Martin will hold up after having knee surgery that ended his season last year? How will Curtis perform this year?

And who should they go for in the draft? Right now the rumors are quarterback (lienhart, cutler, young), offensive linemen (ferguson from virginia tech), or defensive end (mario williams)?

PaullyInNYC

I dont think they will trade up from the number 4 seed to the number 2. New Orleans who owns the number 2 pick, has signed Drew Brees to a 60 million dollar contract, so I cant see them investing more into a quarterback.

The obvious number one for the Houston Texans is Reggie Busch.
The number two for the Saints, logically wont be a quarterback, I see them going for offensive lineman Ferguson or defensive end Mario Williams.
The number three pick for the Titans will def be a quarterback now that Steve Mcnair is out of the picture. I think they will choose between Leinhart and Cutler...
Which leaves us Jets fans with the fourth pic. Personally if Ferguson is available I would take him. We need an offensive line especially after last seasons disaster with the injuries. We wont have a running or passing game without a solid O-line. I know that the quarterback situation is very very iffy. My gut feeling would be to hope that Chad is healthy at 100% or that Patrick Ramsey will finally show what he is capable of. So again if Ferguson is available it is clear I would take him. If not I would look for a solid TE or WR to help our passing game. I never saw Lav. Coles as a number one reciever.

PaullyInNYC

Well I guess the number 1 draft pick was NOT so obvious. Houstan selected Mario Williams a defensive end. I think the Saints got a steal. If Drew Brees is back in top shape and played the way he did when he took San Diego to the playoffs, then the Saints will have a great quarterback and running back combo as Drew Brees had with Ladamien Tomilnson.

Otherwise I was right about the Jets taking O-linemen D'Brack Ferguson. I think he will definitly hold down his spot on the O-line for a solid 5 to 10 years and could be a pro bowl caliber player. It was a great selection especially after last seasons game when the Jets had 2 quarterbacks injured in one game in which both were out for the season. I still think the NY Jets need serious help with the WR position.

CityGuy

Yea I think the new york jets did well in the draft. I am having a hard time predicting how they will do this season. It might take them some time to reach the playoffs again with the newer and younger coaching staff. I still believe they need a big time wide reciever to take off pressure from lavernius coles. But if Chad Pennington and Curtis Martin are healthy then who knows how far the NY Jets can go.

TheMan

I dont know how the Jets will fair this season. Its very hard to tell being that they are gonna be playing a whole new system. They have a new coaching staff and a quarterback and running back that are both coming off of surgery during the offseason. So I couldnt even take a wild guess as to how they will do. I do know they should be good defensively and that they definitly need a wide reciever that is a play maker.

PaullyInNYC

http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/d..._cannizzaro.htm

D'BRICKASHAW, 2 OTHER
PICKS OK JETS DEALS


By MARK CANNIZZARO



July 27, 2006 -- With the entire team due into Eric Mangini's first NFL training camp as head coach today, the Jets last night got some significant orders of business taken care of, agreeing to contract terms with their top three draft picks.
In the final hours of last night, the Jets agreed to terms with top pick D'Brickashaw Ferguson, plus Nick Mangold and Kellen Clemens.

Ferguson, a left tackle from Virginia, and Mangold, a center from Ohio State, both are projected to be new starters on the offensive line, and it was vital to have them both in on time. Clemens was a QB from Oregon.

Since Jet GM Mike Tannenbaum was hired by the team in 1997, he has now had every draft pick signed and in training camp on time with the exception of a brief holdout by LB James Farrior in '97.

Terms of the contracts were not immediately available, but Ferguson is believed to have gotten about $18 million of guaranteed money.

As for the Jets' veterans, having already participated in the offseason practices, they come to camp today with a pretty good idea about what to expect from Mangini.

The vibe will be quite a bit different around Weeb Ewbank Hall from the last five years, when Herman Edwards was in charge.

For starters, Mangini has turned the trainer's room from country club to sterile hospital quarters, thus dissuading players from using it like a spa.

Gone is any carpeting that adorned the room, along with any comfort areas to hang out in and the music the players liked to listen to while soaking themselves.

One team insider quipped that Mangini was considering piping in some of the worst music he could think of.

Mangini also has employed several more stationary bikes to be used on the practice field when a player tells a trainer he's not feeling great. That player, instead of being allowed a loaf on the sideline and rest, is sent to the cycle to keep working out.

Those are just a couple of no-nonsense disciplinary type changes that have been made on the surface.

Mangini doesn't appear to be out to kill his players. At the moment, only eight two-a-day sessions are scheduled for the entire training camp, which breaks on Aug. 24, the day before the annual Giant preseason game.

He obviously will, however, be running a more disciplined ship than Edwards did here the last four seasons.

"It's a whole different type of feel here," veteran cornerback Ray Mickens said.

"Eric is a no-nonsense type of coach, and you can tell by how the people act around him, whether it's trainers, assistant coaches, players, everyone. He commands respect.

"It's really like a tight ship right now, the way it should be."

The primary themes to watch in this camp will include:

* How successful Mangini, at age 35 the youngest head coach in the league, can be, and how quickly.

* Who will start at QB - Chad Pennington, Patrick Ramsey or Clemens, the rookie? Figure on a Pennington resurgence.

* How much does Curtis Martin have left? The 33-year-old is being viewed as a castoff by many around the league. But watch out, betting against Martin isn't generally a sound move.

* How quickly can the Jets get their young OL to blend together, likely with two rookie starters - Ferguson and Mangold? That'll go a long way toward answering the Martin question.

* With DE John Abraham gone, who's going to put pressure on opposing QBs?

* Can new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer figure out ways to score TDs?

CityGuy

One position at which coach Eric Mangini and GM Mike Tannenbaum figure to be looking for help is nose tackle -- or defensive line in general. Of course, they could also use help at fullback, running back and if they see a wide receiver they like (Deion Branch, perhaps?) they could go for that, too