Oswlek

Why? NE is loaded on the OL. 4 of 5 spots were clearly spoken for and the 5th had 3 guys who all started at times the prior year. Then add in Yates and Hochstein and you have limited spots for a rookie OL.

By comparison, NY has one spot that is truly locked up (C) and one spot that will be held due to draft status. Every other position has an opening. Just because a guys doesn't make one squad doesn't necessarily make him a bad player.

A couple examples:

Vrabel was on the outside looking in for playing time in Pitt because they were loaded at LB.

Welker made SD, but got cut after week one because they needed his roster spot and he essentially just duplicated Tim Dwight's skills.

Ability + Opportunity = Making the team. Just because there wasn't an opportunity here doesn't mean that there isn't ability.

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Oswlek

No, they are using guys that were drafted on the second day to backfill picks lost on the second day. Plus they get the benefit of knowing the players were well coached.

Again, there is nothing wrong with what the Jets are doing. Their OL sucks and they are picking at the scraps to see if they can find a nugget. How is that any different than NE grabbing safeties like they were going out of style in 2005?

There are plenty of reasons to poke fun at with the Jets. I just don't see why this is one of them.

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Dragda

God: Since you have infinite processing power, why not use it against the Jets? Amen.

PatsWickedPissah

Yes. One violates an expressly written rule and memo from the comissioner.
The other does not.

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AzPatsFan

A well thought out observation. BB used his second day picks to provide some material for Dante's offensive linemen school. Non were ready to play and all needed a few years of grooming. Hilliard didn't work out and both Oldenburg and Elgin looked to be keepers if they could get them to the PS. They lost Elgin and I guess Oldenberg wasn't working out.

If I were cut, I'd look for an opportunity anywhere, so I hold no grudge against any exPat talking with any team including the Jets, looking for a job.

Its an interesting approach that you suggest that Tangini took to use up their own second day picks for better first day picks. And then taking second day picks from other teams that tried to stash them on the PS to develop, in order to make up for it.

Good idea.

BoTown

LMAO @ the Jets

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Wotan_the_Wanderer

Relax, the Jets' signing of Oldenburg was predictable even before videogate.

OK...It's THAT time again...Who are the final 21 cuts...

captain stone

I, too, agree with your line of reasoning. BB/SP mined a similar vein in 2000 & 2001.

BTW, how the heck do you pronounce "Oswlek"?

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captain stone

I wish that the FO did indeed act as you had predicted, because the draft's 2nd day for the NEP was a complete failure, as I feared. The 2007 draft has unfortunately more resembled the 2004 draft than it has the 2003 draft.

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shmessy

I asked "Why is it worse" not "Why was it punished".

I guess just because it is a rule.........

Just a few from http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/laws01.htm

Colorado:


It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 p.m. [Thanks to Molly Lane]
It is illegal to let your cat run loose in Denver unless it has a taillight. [Thanks to Krystal Stephens]
A dogcatcher must notify the dog, three days before they capture them, of their intentions. (I think that's also Denver) [Thanks to Krystal Stephens]
It is illegal to drive a black car on Sunday in Denver. [Thanks to Krystal Stephens]

Connecticut:


You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.
A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces [Thanks to an anonymous sender at Emaloo5489@aol.com for that one]

Florida:


Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
(SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal. [Thanks to Dave Knott]
It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday. [Thanks to John Andrews]
It is illegal to have sexual intercourse with a porcupine. [Thanks to Allison Neely]
It is illegal for a woman to bungie jump naked on Sunday before midday. [Thanks to Danny Giffen]

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