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I grow very weary of all the criticism directed at Belichick and the Patriot's Drafting prowess over the past four years.
So I decided to see how a really effective Team did building itself into the next powerful, Superbowl club, over that time. The Jets approach is to trade several higher round picks to secure a few premium picks and secure stars. Here are the results.
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Jets 2007
Daryl Revis 01 CB Probowl
David Harris 02 ILB near Probowl
And three UDFA made the club. Mike DeVito DE, Robert Turner OT, and J Iihedigbo S. DeVito has a couple of starts and may develop into a starter this year.
Pats 2007
Brandon Meriwether 01 S Probowl
Wes Welker 02 WR trade Probowl
Randy Moss 04 WR trade Future HOF
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Jets 2008
Vernon Gholston 01 DE BUST!
Justin Keller 01 TE good starter possible ProBowler
Dwight Lowery 04 CB nickle back, #4 CB
Erik Ainge 05 QB 4th string probably cut already
and three UDFA made the club. Danny Woodhead WR, Ropati Pituitua DE, Kerwin Cummings OLB, None are starters.
Pats 2008
Jerod Mayo 01 ILB DROY
Terence Wheatly 02 CB Inj and disappointment
Shawn Crable 03 OLB BUST & cut
Jonathan Whilhite 04 CB sometime starter and 4th nickle back
Matthew Slater 05 WR/S ST starter
And two UDFA made the the club BJGE RB, Gary Guyton ILB, Guyton is ILB incumbant starter, BJGE has a couple of 100 yard starts
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Jets 2009
Mark Sanchez 01 QB starter hyped future star
Shon Greene 03 RB annointed starter
Matt Slauson 06 OL
And one UDFA made the club. Jamaal Westermann OLB
Pats 2009
Patrick Chung 02 SS annointed starter
Darius Butler 02 CB starter
Ron Brace 02 NT
Sebastian Volmer 02 OT future Probowl LOT
Brandon Tate 03 WR probable starter
Ty MacKenzie 03 ILB possible starter
Rich Ohrnberger 04 G/C
George Bussey 05 OT
Jake Ingram 06 LS starter
Myron Pryor 06 DT !!
Julian Edelman 07 WR Starter !!!
Daryl Richards 07 DE
And one UDFA made the club. Brian Hoyer QB 2nd string and already started 1 game. Future starter here or elsewhere
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Jets 2010
Kyle Wilson 01 CB probable starter and nickle
Valdimir Ducasse 02 LG annointed starter
Joe Mcknight 04 RB annointed 3rd down back
John Connor 05 FB annointed eventual successor to Tony Rchardson when he retires
Pats 2010
Devin McCourty 01 CB probable starter and nickle
Rob Grounkowski 02 TE
Jermaine Cunningham 02 OLB
Brandon Spikes 02 ILB already a starter
Taylor Price 02 WR
Aaron Hernandez 04 TE
Zoltan Mesko 05 P already a starter
Ted Larsen 06 C/G
Thomas Welch 07 T
Brandon Deadrick 07 DE
Kade Wilson 07 DE/NT
And probably one UDFA will make the club's PS. Dane Fletcher ILB
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[sarc on]
It is really illuminating to see a throughly, professional Team which has mastered the art of drafting, only produce 1 BUST in Top Ten picks, and one starter from its UDFAs. Meanwhile it has produced as many as 8 starters from its past four drafts. They have a possible single starter from their 4 dsicovered UDFAs.
By comparison, the hopelessly, incompetent Patriots have produced only two ProBowlers and traded picks for only another Probowler; and also another HOF WR. They have only managed to produce 12 confirmed starters, and 8 more probable starters this season, for a total of 20. Meanwhile they have been able to find only three starters from among their 4 discovered UDFAs, over the past four years.
It is easy to see how the Jets have caught up and surpassed the Patriots in the quality of their roster. Drafting as they have in a better and preferential position every year, and using their picks most wisely.
[sarc off]
Bonus Question for All:
Lets put the press hype and media puffery in its place.
Who is the Better QB to come from the 2009 college Draft? Mark Sanchez, 6-2 220, USC, 53.8% comp, and 63.0 QBR; or Brian Hoyer 6-2 215, Michigan State, 70.4% comp, and 82.6 QBR ?
So I decided to see how a really effective Team did building itself into the next powerful, Superbowl club, over that time. The Jets approach is to trade several higher round picks to secure a few premium picks and secure stars. Here are the results.
______________________________________________________________
Jets 2007
Daryl Revis 01 CB Probowl
David Harris 02 ILB near Probowl
And three UDFA made the club. Mike DeVito DE, Robert Turner OT, and J Iihedigbo S. DeVito has a couple of starts and may develop into a starter this year.
Pats 2007
Brandon Meriwether 01 S Probowl
Wes Welker 02 WR trade Probowl
Randy Moss 04 WR trade Future HOF
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Jets 2008
Vernon Gholston 01 DE BUST!
Justin Keller 01 TE good starter possible ProBowler
Dwight Lowery 04 CB nickle back, #4 CB
Erik Ainge 05 QB 4th string probably cut already
and three UDFA made the club. Danny Woodhead WR, Ropati Pituitua DE, Kerwin Cummings OLB, None are starters.
Pats 2008
Jerod Mayo 01 ILB DROY
Terence Wheatly 02 CB Inj and disappointment
Shawn Crable 03 OLB BUST & cut
Jonathan Whilhite 04 CB sometime starter and 4th nickle back
Matthew Slater 05 WR/S ST starter
And two UDFA made the the club BJGE RB, Gary Guyton ILB, Guyton is ILB incumbant starter, BJGE has a couple of 100 yard starts
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Jets 2009
Mark Sanchez 01 QB starter hyped future star
Shon Greene 03 RB annointed starter
Matt Slauson 06 OL
And one UDFA made the club. Jamaal Westermann OLB
Pats 2009
Patrick Chung 02 SS annointed starter
Darius Butler 02 CB starter
Ron Brace 02 NT
Sebastian Volmer 02 OT future Probowl LOT
Brandon Tate 03 WR probable starter
Ty MacKenzie 03 ILB possible starter
Rich Ohrnberger 04 G/C
George Bussey 05 OT
Jake Ingram 06 LS starter
Myron Pryor 06 DT !!
Julian Edelman 07 WR Starter !!!
Daryl Richards 07 DE
And one UDFA made the club. Brian Hoyer QB 2nd string and already started 1 game. Future starter here or elsewhere
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Jets 2010
Kyle Wilson 01 CB probable starter and nickle
Valdimir Ducasse 02 LG annointed starter
Joe Mcknight 04 RB annointed 3rd down back
John Connor 05 FB annointed eventual successor to Tony Rchardson when he retires
Pats 2010
Devin McCourty 01 CB probable starter and nickle
Rob Grounkowski 02 TE
Jermaine Cunningham 02 OLB
Brandon Spikes 02 ILB already a starter
Taylor Price 02 WR
Aaron Hernandez 04 TE
Zoltan Mesko 05 P already a starter
Ted Larsen 06 C/G
Thomas Welch 07 T
Brandon Deadrick 07 DE
Kade Wilson 07 DE/NT
And probably one UDFA will make the club's PS. Dane Fletcher ILB
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[sarc on]
It is really illuminating to see a throughly, professional Team which has mastered the art of drafting, only produce 1 BUST in Top Ten picks, and one starter from its UDFAs. Meanwhile it has produced as many as 8 starters from its past four drafts. They have a possible single starter from their 4 dsicovered UDFAs.
By comparison, the hopelessly, incompetent Patriots have produced only two ProBowlers and traded picks for only another Probowler; and also another HOF WR. They have only managed to produce 12 confirmed starters, and 8 more probable starters this season, for a total of 20. Meanwhile they have been able to find only three starters from among their 4 discovered UDFAs, over the past four years.
It is easy to see how the Jets have caught up and surpassed the Patriots in the quality of their roster. Drafting as they have in a better and preferential position every year, and using their picks most wisely.
[sarc off]
Bonus Question for All:
Lets put the press hype and media puffery in its place.
Who is the Better QB to come from the 2009 college Draft? Mark Sanchez, 6-2 220, USC, 53.8% comp, and 63.0 QBR; or Brian Hoyer 6-2 215, Michigan State, 70.4% comp, and 82.6 QBR ?
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