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The worst thing the New York Jets can do with this pick is actually use it. They need more help just on offense than one pick can yield. They were 30th in total offense, 30th in passing yards, 28th in scoring. Mark Sanchez threw 18 INTs vs. 13 TDs vs. one butt fumble. The offense only finished as high as 30th because Shonn Greene ran for 1,000 yards, and they let him leave, taking 2/3 of their rushing TDs. They had one receiver crack the 30-reception mark, and Sanchez lost the safety blanket he did have, Dustin Keller. They'll get Santonio Holmes back from injury, but unless they do it on defense, I don't see how this team expects to score in 2013. And, of course, who are they looking to get rid of on defense? Darrelle Revis, their best player.
But really, the only theory I have for the Jets if they stay here is to add somebody Sanchez can throw lots of short passes to, and maybe he breaks a few, something their current slot receiver, Jeremy Kerley, isn't very likely to do. And maybe this guy can give you some game-breaking plays on special teams, get you some quick scores and short fields. That's what Tavon Austin's all about. Sub-4.4 speed, 114 catches last season, 12 receiving TDs, 5 career return TDs, that ridiculous game against Oklahoma where he rushed for 344 yards... Tavon Austin is like lightning, both in his speed and in the unpredictability of where he's going to go and where he's coming from, much needed elements for a moribund offense like the Jets'. And with the clueless Tony Soprano out the door at OC in favor of Marty Mornhinweg, maybe the Jets will figure out what to do with a multifaceted offensive weapon, like they never did with that Tebow guy last season.
The Jets would be even better off if they trade down. Let's say they trade this pick to SOMEBODY with two first round picks, a team that really, really needs Tavon Austin. They can cash those picks in for a different WR and a TE. That'll be a big help for Mornhinweg and Sanchez, too. The Jets need a RT, too; maybe they do the swap for a 1 plus a slightly-disgruntled tackle SOME TEAM out there may have.
Yeah, I know, the Rams aren't trading up. You may have noticed the Vikings also have two first-round picks; that's who I expect to trade up to here to take Austin. I think that's more likely than the Jets staying here and taking him. The main point here is that the Rams aren't getting Tavon Austin without trading up.
Bye, Tavon. Rams Nation barely knew ye.
The Titans are on the clock!
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