I understand having reservations about Sanchez, but I felt he was the best QB in the draft, by far. They didn’t have to give up a whole lot to get him, so I’m not sure why any Jets fan would be so upset.

What is this guy talking about, thinking Kellen Clemens wasn’t treated fairly? Every time the guy got on the field, he pretty much sucked. It was the prior coaching staff that brought this guy in, doesn’t he remember that?!?!

And he’s talking about waiting until 2010 to get a QB and trading up to draft Crabtree instead this past year??? It’s too bad he’s not running the Jets. You don’t pass on the chance to get a potential franchise QB and you definitely don’t put it off for a year.

They gave up five players (counting two high draft picks) for one — an inexperienced junior QB who needs work. His upside is potentially pretty good, but that good? Five players? What’s more, they rushed the pick. I’ll admit I haven’t followed Clemens’ status that deeply, but after this read, I’d tend to agree with John B’s assessment of him. With the 2010 QB class coming up next year, which we all know is deep as a class since probably ’04, the Jets might have been better off waiting one year, taken some more offensive weapons for their real rookie QB next year. But of course this is all speculation.

I’m cautious that Sanchez might turn into a pretty great player. But Abram Elam was no slouch at safety, and those other two picks (first round and second round) just seem like they would have helped the Jets’ team more in general. It was a lot to give up for one year of time.

Things are always unpredictable with the Jets. Before the draft I thought the Jets would focus on building up a nasty defense and would be down for a few years before becoming pretty formidable, but with the draft of Sanchez, it seems the Jets want to make a bigger push.
Although I could be very wrong I agree with Dyl I think this could go and bite the Jets quite badly. Sanchez should have stayed another year and I think it would have been more of a sure thing for them. But the fact remains that they really didn’t have a Quarterback, and Sanchez is someone who will excite fans so maybe it was something they had to do.

But that’s not to say that they’ll be winners. We were very competitive in a lot of games last year, yet our team as a whole was mediocre. Plus Sanchez has no real threats to throw too. I think that Jets fans are fooling themselves in thinking that Sanchez will pull a Dreww Brees (aka, have a great season with no real receiving threats).

Will he make their offence better? yes, but not by enough for them to be as goos as they were last year. I expect a 6-10 year for them with Sanchez, at the most.

Over the last 10 years there have been one maybe two QB who left after their junior season and had success. The only one I have coming to mind is Michael Vick and that was marginal. Sanchez may talk all the talk but I still think he is a huge work in progress. It is going to be a long year in Jersey.

Whether or not Sanchez works out, what made this trade for the Jets is the fact that they only traded 2 picks for 1. If they had given up more picks instead of players, this deal would have been lopsided towards the Browns. The way I look at it, the Jets only gave up depth players who would of struggled to make the roster with the new regime coming in. Really, I don’t know that anyone got fleeced. The Browns got an extra 2nd round pick and 3 depth players that Mangini knows something about. The Jets, for better or worse, got their quarterback. I personally feel the Jets still have a long way to go, and the part of their organization that could help the most over the next few years, their GM and scouting departments have not changed from years past. So, Rexy or not, it has yet to be seen if Tannenbaum and Co. can identify the talent they need to move forward.

On a side not, are the Browns trying to catch the Belichick that got away?

will be an absolute stud. I usually hate all the Jets moves but this is one I was completely on board with. You have to have balls and go answer the most important question on your football team. Sure the kid has personality, but that means nothing if you can’t produce on the field and I believe this kid has all the tools to do that. The key now is Rex Ryan transforming that Jets defense into a top 5 defense. He does that, with a young promising QB, the Jets are built for sustained success

I think the Jets can stay competitive if they can keep their best players healthy. They are obviously working at building a more smash-mouth style team. Whether they’re up to it is the question. The Jets have never been known to be a dominant physical team like the Ravens or Steelers. It’ll be interesting to see if they can adapt to the changes they’re trying to make.
The Jets are enigmatic, sort of. How is their chemistry? They have a big name rookie, new coaches, good talent at some positions, much less at others. Who knows. I can see the Jets winning 10 games this season. I also can see them winning 4 games. Without knowing what’s going on behind close doors, it’s difficult to make any predictions, but I’ll put them at 8-8ish this coming season.