Did Jets give up too much for Shonn Greene?
Per Rich Cimini of the NY Daily News, the New York Jets gave up too much (their third-, fourth- and seventh-round picks) to move up 11 spots and make the first pick of the second day of the NFL draft.
The Jets used that pick to draft Iowa RB Shonn Greene, who won the Doak Walker award.
Cimini points out the negatives in Greene - not blazing fast (4.6 40 time), not a great receiver and not a physical runner despite frame (5-10 1/2, 227 pounds). He also writes that Thomas Jones, who led the AFC in rushing yet is unhappy with his contract, is not "sitting home, fretting" about the drafting of Greene.
Worst-case scenario, however, Greene provides the Jets with insurance if the Jones' situation gets ugly. That being said, I agree with Cimini that Jones will report for mandatory mini-camp (June).
And I agree with him that Jones will be a cap casualty next off-season before he's due a $3 million bonus if Greene turns out to be as good as the Jets believe he'll be.
The Jets used that pick to draft Iowa RB Shonn Greene, who won the Doak Walker award.
Cimini points out the negatives in Greene - not blazing fast (4.6 40 time), not a great receiver and not a physical runner despite frame (5-10 1/2, 227 pounds). He also writes that Thomas Jones, who led the AFC in rushing yet is unhappy with his contract, is not "sitting home, fretting" about the drafting of Greene.
Worst-case scenario, however, Greene provides the Jets with insurance if the Jones' situation gets ugly. That being said, I agree with Cimini that Jones will report for mandatory mini-camp (June).
And I agree with him that Jones will be a cap casualty next off-season before he's due a $3 million bonus if Greene turns out to be as good as the Jets believe he'll be.
