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What exactly does Brick have to do for you to give him any credit?
He would have to be better. You were right on about Mangold though, he's a machine.
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Simple arithmetic here:
2009: JEST 3, New England 12
2010: JEST 4, New England 12
2011: JEST 6+, New England 10+
Even if every JEST pick pans out (highly doubtful), the Patriots would need only 1/3 of their picks to pan out to come out at least tied.
And all of the Patriots' busts combined still don't equal the absolute disaster that was Vernon Gholston.
What exactly does Brick have to do for you to give him any credit?
He would have to be better. You were right on about Mangold though, he's a machine.
New Yorkers really can't see past New Jersey, can you? Mike Tannenbaum hasn't proven anything. To prove something, it would have to be his theory, or hypothesis, or invention. He's done nothing original, nor are the results he's getting original.
I disagree. Belichick knows this is a CAP era even if it's off right now. You cannot build a team of All-stars. You can't afford it. So he doesn't want what he knows he can't keep.
And you can't even mortgage the future for a year or two of All-stars and winning, before you have to dismantle for the CAP. It has all been tried before, and failed numerous times.
What you can do is accumulate a Team of fine players with a few near Allstars, and just enough leavening of All-Pros, and a crew of good reserves capable of starting. He plans on wearing out the opposition over the long season of 16 games and as many as four playoff games. Have you ever considered that?
Why do you think the Patriots get stronger the longer the season is?
Why are the Patriots so tough in the Playoffs?
You think in terms of 22 starters. He thinks in terms of about 70 players.
Belichick plans on a roster of 53 starters, 8 PS guys being groomed, all of whom can be future starters. Another 4 or 5 players who have been injured and are on IR. And a "Shadow Roster" of 5-10 who are a phone call away. Some of the shadow guys actually are brought in in TC, taught the system, so they can be evaluated or scratched; and are sent away to await a phone call.
By the time the Playoffs roll around, he faces Teams composed of stars and scrubs with lots of holes. He still has 22 starting caliber players and no holes, but probably fewer stars (they might be on IR). No Team ever won the Superbowl with 42 player-games missing due to injury. Belichick did. He is crazy like a Fox.
As for a comparison of depth.
The Jets have, or rather had, a good Offensive line. Faneca supposedly got old, so he was shipped off, and a second round draft pick Vladimir Ducasse was given his job at LG. But it turns out that there are two problems. Ducasse from a small school and not a lot of experience playing football, is not ready; and Woody the ex-Pat RT has apparently given in and eaten himself out of a job. The only reserves you have are Slauson, never considered stating material and a 6th round draft pick; and Hunter, a UDFA. Two holes, no answers is a conundrum.
Compare to the Patriots, who also have a vacancy, or potential vacancy, at LG due to a holdout by Probowl LG Logan Mankins.
The first substitute was to move 5 year RT starter Nick Kaczur who is losing his job, to LG. It lasted one week and he went down with a bad back and is likely going to IR.
Insert first reserve 5 year vet G Dan Connelly who has started 5 games last season.
If he doesn't cut it, we pop the stack and
Try Ryan Wendell, three year PS trainee; if he doesn't cut it,
Try one year 4th round draftee Rich Ohrnberger; if he doesn't cut it
Try 42 game ex-starter Eric Guiacuic; if he doesn't cut it,
Try 6th round draftee Ted Larsen.
If he doesn't cut it, get serious.
Move a spare reserve tackle, try one year 5th round draft pick George Bussey; if he doesn't cut it,
Insert reserve/starter tackle Mike Levoir.
Or
Pay the man.
Do you start to get the Picture and the difference between the Jets and Patriots ????
Hes a .500 GM: 32W - 32L
His claim to fame is making Woody money. The Revis contract was idiotic to pay a top 5 CB only 1 million this season.
He has done a good job of getting talent.
If the Jets are such great talent evaluators why has no team started cherry picking their coaches, scouts and personnel people for GM positions, say like KC, Atlanta, Denver, Cleveland and the JETS have done with with Patriots coaches, scouts and personnel people? What that says to me is that the professional football community isn't impressed with how the Jets draft, run their organization or the people that run it.
Just my 2 cents.
He looks fine in practices and exhibition games. Then again, so does Sanchez, but he sucks when it matters.
Hmmm...conventional wisdom would say that Sanchez sucked badly in several games last year, was a game manager for most of the season, but was actually very good when it mattered most...in the playoffs.
The Jets O-Coordinator is in talks for being a head coach every year. Also the Jets haven't won championships; those tend to just make people assume they should pick coaches off a certain. It worked really well for the teams that picked off NE coaches didn't it? It's not like they all went on to have losing records or anything.
Thanks. I needed the laugh.
Ummm, what are you laughing about? Brick is widely regarded as one of the top 3 LTs in the game....is that funny to you?
Hes a .500 GM: 32W - 32L
His claim to fame is making Woody money. The Revis contract was idiotic to pay a top 5 CB only 1 million this season.
Uh, maybe to people who don't really follow the game, that might be true.
I'd expect those who do to know better.
Ok, so you know the game and declare Brick as a bad Olineman...terrific. I'd say most people in the know know better than you.
Ok, so you know the game and declare Brick as a bad Olineman...terrific. I'd say most people in the know know better than you.
If you're going to call Jack out on this, kindly supply a few links that back up your assertion that Ferguson is a top 3 LT in the N.F.L..