Inigo Montoya Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) The Jets come out and have an interview with MMQB and basically tell the world that they are going to draft a QB at 3. Who tips their hand like that? Everyone might suspect you're going QB, but you don't admit it. What that does is force the Browns to draft a QB to make sure they get the #1 QB on their board and effectively takes Barkley out of the #1 spot. Now Barkley is more likely to be there at 3 when the Jets select. If the Jets are really going to draft a QB wouldn't they rather say something like, "Our team has a lot of needs and we have two solid QBs on our roster already. We are not married to a QB, we are just going to follow our draft board and select the best player available." That at least establishes a little bit of doubt in the Brown's mind about what you are going to do. By saying that you are going to draft a QB, it also increases the heat on your division rival (the Bills) to sell the farm and move ahead of you at one or two to do what??? To draft a QB. Maybe the QB you want. It just makes no sense to tip your hand like that. I've just never seen a GM come out six weeks before the draft and tell everyone that they are going to draft a QB. If you are selecting first overall it doesn't matter. If you are drafting third, and the two teams ahead of you may or may not draft a QB, and you have other teams who can still trade up ahead of you and grab your QB, telling the whole world you're going QB is asinine. It would also make the Jet's free agency quarterback orgy make more sense. Why did they grab McCown and Bridgewater? I've heard their explanation and it still doesn't make any sense. Maybe they feel like Bridgewater has a legit chance to be a franchise QB and McCown returns as the insurance policy. Bridgewater did look sharp before he went down and if the Jets think his knee is good to go, I think he does have a good shot at being a franchise QB. Makes a lot more sense than carrying a Rookie/McCown/Bridgewater on the roster all year. Are they really spending all that draft capital trading up to select the third QB off the board in this year's draft? At the end of the day, Barkley is the consensus best player in this draft. I'm a Penn State fan and followed him all year. He really is a generational talent. Maybe the Jets are trying to play a bit of poker this year and are hoping to enter the 2018 season with Bridgewater under center throwing and handing off to Barkley. Not a bad combo... Edited March 20, 2018 by Inigo Montoya 1
BBillsWestCoast Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Actually if anything they would draft Chubb, but I am pretty sure they are taking Rosen/Mayfield depending on what the Giants do.
BuffaloRush Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 3:18 AM, Inigo Montoya said: The Jets come out and have an interview with MMQB and basically tell the world that they are going to draft a QB at 3. Who tips their hand like that? Everyone might suspect you're going QB, but you don't admit it. What that does is force the Browns to draft a QB to make sure they get their #1 QB on the board and effectively takes Barkley out of the #1 spot. Now Barkley is more likely to be there at 3 when the Jets select. It would also make the Jet's free agency quarterback orgy make more sense. Why did they grab McCown and Bridgewater? I've heard their explanation and it still doesn't make any sense. Maybe they feel like Bridgewater has a legit chance to be a franchise QB and McCown returns as the insurance policy. Bridgewater did look sharp before he went down and if the Jets think his knee is good to go he does have a good shot at being a franchise QB. Makes a lot more sense than carrying Rookie/McCown/Bridgewater on the roster all year. At the end of the day, Barkley is the consensus best player in this draft. Maybe the Jets are trying to play a bit of poker this year and are hoping to enter the 2018 season with Bridgewater and Barkley. Not a bad combo... Expand As good as Barkley is, I don’t think they’d give up that much value to grab him and to stick to an AFCE rival. They are going QB 1
Inigo Montoya Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 If they feel that they already have their franchise QB in Bridgewater, they are trading up to select the consensus best player in the draft who was not likely to fall to them at 6.
BillsFan130 Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 They inquired about the number 1 pick with Cleveland. That is a very solid clue that they will be drafting a QB in my opinion On 3/20/2018 at 3:33 AM, Inigo Montoya said: If they feel that they already have their franchise QB in Bridgewater, they are trading up to select the consensus best player in the draft who was not likely to fall to them at 6. Expand Bridgewater is on a 1 year deal with less than 1 million guaranteed
Thurman#1 Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Picking an RB this early is weird but defensible because of how good Barkley is. Trading up to do so would all but be evidence of traumatic brain injury. And they don't have to be picking the third QB. They could be very strongly convinced that one of the top two teams isn't going QB. They could also be interested primarily in one QB who they think fits their system, who they are convinced the top two teams value less highly. Mayfield, maybe, or even Rosen if they think the top two go Darold and Allen. I think they're not smoke-screening because smoke-screening this because doing so would be like pretending you're going to date Aileen Wuornos over Kate Upton. Not worth the breath. Edited March 20, 2018 by Thurman#1
KD in CA Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Even the Jets wouldn't be dumb enough to draft a RB #3. Then again...they did take Blair Thomas. 2
Jauronimo Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 What if the Jets are running the annexation of Puerto Rico and this all designed to make us THINK they're taking Barkley but they 're actually just trying to make us jealous so WE will trade into the 3 spot and take Barkley when they actually want Allen... Point is, everything is smoke and mirrors and nothing is as it seems.
Jauronimo Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 4:03 AM, Inigo Montoya said: Exactly my point. The Jets may be pulling a Rope-a-Dope by saying they're going QB. Expand Playing opossum to get us to do something dumb and impulsive. Its brilliant. This Maccagnan guy may have been former KGB and we're playing right into his hands. I'm sick thinking about it.
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Possible, but not likely. As a previous poster suggested, why would they give up so much for anything other than a QB? 1
hmsmystic Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 3:18 AM, Inigo Montoya said: The Jets come out and have an interview with MMQB and basically tell the world that they are going to draft a QB at 3. Who tips their hand like that? Everyone might suspect you're going QB, but you don't admit it. What that does is force the Browns to draft a QB to make sure they get the #1 QB on their board and effectively takes Barkley out of the #1 spot. Now Barkley is more likely to be there at 3 when the Jets select. If the Jets are really going to draft a QB wouldn't they rather say something like, "Our team has a lot of needs and we have two solid QBs on our roster already. We are not married to a QB, we are just going to follow our draft board and select the best player available." That at least establishes a little bit of doubt in the Brown's mind about what you are going to do. By saying that you are going to draft a QB, it also increases the heat on your division rival (the Bills) to sell the farm and move ahead of you at one or two to do what??? To draft a QB. Maybe the QB you want. It just makes no sense to tip your hand like that. I've just never seen a GM come out six weeks before the draft and tell everyone that they are going to draft a QB. If you are selecting first overall it doesn't matter. If you are drafting third, and the two teams ahead of you may or may not draft a QB, and you have other teams who can still trade up ahead of you and grab your QB, telling the whole world you're going QB is asinine. It would also make the Jet's free agency quarterback orgy make more sense. Why did they grab McCown and Bridgewater? I've heard their explanation and it still doesn't make any sense. Maybe they feel like Bridgewater has a legit chance to be a franchise QB and McCown returns as the insurance policy. Bridgewater did look sharp before he went down and if the Jets think his knee is good to go, I think he does have a good shot at being a franchise QB. Makes a lot more sense than carrying a Rookie/McCown/Bridgewater on the roster all year. Are they really spending all that draft capital trading up to select the third QB off the board in this year's draft? At the end of the day, Barkley is the consensus best player in this draft. I'm a Penn State fan and followed him all year. He really is a generational talent. Maybe the Jets are trying to play a bit of poker this year and are hoping to enter the 2018 season with Bridgewater under center throwing and handing off to Barkley. Not a bad combo... Expand First of all, your name and logo are awesome. This though has got to be wishful thinking. No one would be crazy enough to give THREE second rounders to move up only three spots to do anything other than get a QB. I mean the jets paid the Iron Price for that pick
Jauronimo Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 How is moving up to get the player you want a "rope-a-dope"?
Inigo Montoya Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 4:29 AM, Jauronimo said: How is moving up to get the player you want a "rope-a-dope"? Expand By telling the world your going to draft a QB when you are really targeting Barkley. That's the Rope-a-Dope. Now the Browns go QB at one, it increases the chances that the Bills trade up to 2 to take a QB, and who is left sitting there at 3... Barkley
Jauronimo Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 4:33 AM, Inigo Montoya said: By telling the world your going to draft a QB when you are really targeting Barkley. That's the Rope-a-Dope. Now the Browns go QB at one, it increases the chances that the Bills trade up to 2 to take a QB, and who is left sitting there at 3... Barkley Expand Why don't they just move up to 2?
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 4:33 AM, Inigo Montoya said: By telling the world your going to draft a QB when you are really targeting Barkley. That's the Rope-a-Dope. Now the Browns go QB at one, it increases the chances that the Bills trade up to 2 to take a QB, and who is left sitting there at 3... Barkley Expand Can you further define rope-a-dope?
Inigo Montoya Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 4:23 AM, hmsmystic said: First of all, your name and logo are awesome. This though has got to be wishful thinking. No one would be crazy enough to give THREE second rounders to move up only three spots to do anything other than get a QB. I mean the jets paid the Iron Price for that pick Expand I know it sounds INCONCEIVABLE! But we are talking about the Jets here....
Domdab99 Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 With a draft that's this deep at RB, that would be an immensely stupid thing to do. By then, it is the Jets. Barkley is massively over-rated. He's Trent Richardson.
NewEra Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) On 3/20/2018 at 3:33 AM, Inigo Montoya said: If they feel that they already have their franchise QB in Bridgewater, they are trading up to select the consensus best player in the draft who was not likely to fall to them at 6. Expand But they don’t think they have their future qb or they wouldn’t have signed him to a 1 year deal. Edited March 20, 2018 by NewEra
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