My chips are all in

Stay put and pull the trigger on Jarvis Jones if he slides to us. The next place he could hand is the steelers@ 17 and although there are several guys that would be great consolation prizes that would be available if we trade back..i think its a must that our first draft be a hit.

Jarvis Jones will be a hit.

After listening to Pioli talk about how a guys timed speed didn't translate well to the field because his reaction time was slow.

I think this is the rare case of a guy who times slow but his reaction time allows him to play MUCH faster. Running drills against air does nothing for him. Its when hes allowed to play that he shines. Hes a turnover machine and a sack ARTIST.

Someone mentioned how Mingo has an 80 inch wingspan. Thats nice...Jarvis Jones has a 78in wingspan 3inch shorter. He also naturally plays with good pad level so being shorter allows him to play with leverage. Lowest man always wins. His long arms allow him to create separation..his reaction skills allow him to get his feet moving towards the play very quickly.

If we can snaggle a 3rd from The Jets for Ivory i think staying put and drafting Jarvis Jones@ 15 will be one of the wisest decisions we make in a long time. We just need a playmaker for this defense. Someone teams need to plan for. We don't need our 1st pick to be this potential guy...we need it to be a football player.

Jones is that guy.


**Side Rant

I'm going to put my homer glasses/negotiation glasses on.

*Jets just allowed it to leak that they are willing to trade for Ivory with nearly a week left before the deadline. This allows the chance for us to leverage with ANY team that shows interest.

* The jets said they WILL NOT give up a 2nd. That just tells me that the ceiling is a 3rd. Thats purely a business view.

*If Jets do pull of the trade to the Bucs having a 1st or 2nd and no 3rd cushions the blow.

*Id take a 4th for Ivory and skip away..but if i could talk them into a 3rd id try. Id take a 5th and a player.


Back to Jones. The dude will be a monster. He's got the production and im leaning with my gut feeling here that the explaination for his timed speed vs his success on the field is a simple one. He plays the game @ a different speed.



Who you with?

Jones for 15...get on the bandwagon.:worthy: