MaineJet wrote: The RIGHT approach to the draft is to always take the BPA.
I disagree! As many posters know I wanted White. MaineJet, what your saying is to ALWAYS take the BPA. What happens next year if the BPA, a Defensive Lineman is starring us in the face as we pick? The year after and the year after that? As it turned out, Richardson got suspended. No one knew, not us armchair GM's. Same as no one knew White would go down with an injury. I hope Smith turns into an exciting player. Enjoyed you postings Jets82.
THANK YOU! Finally someone feels my pain here, LOL. I loved what you said about what if next year the BPA is a d-lineman and the year after that the same position player, etc-etc... Great point! I mean damn, sooner or later this has got to STOP and they have to draft a player, an impact blue-chip player that fits the team's needs. A player THAT ISN"T A DAMN D-LINEMAN or corner or safety. No one knew about White's injury that was to come, so there was no excuse not to draft him IMO.
Mykcuz pointed out that the Jets knew about Richardson's problem with marijuana and failing prior drug test. They also knew about Wilkerson's upcoming contract battle and they knew they couldn't pay them both huge contracts. Well that is an excuse I can accept but I'll ask you this, if Williams will be the player everyone (including me) is hoping he will be then they eventually will have to pay him big money as well. At that point it will be bigger money then even Richardson and Wilkerson will ask for what's the difference here?
BTW, I'm guessing you meant at the end of your post that you hope White will be an exciting player, not Smith?