NFL Draft 2011 New York Jets Need to Find Receiver in Draft
Although I would disagree that the Jets need to draft one in the first round, New York does need to find a receiver in this year?s draft class to replace one of Braylon Edwards or Santonio Holmes.
Both Edwards and Holmes are free agents, but I expect one of them to make it back to the team for next season. I do disagree that they should re-sign both receivers.
Edwards could walk, but Holmes must be brought back to the team. He is arguably the most clutch wide receiver in the game today and was invaluable come crunch time for the Jets throughout 2010.
The Jets do not have a second-round pick, so they will have to wait all the way until the third-round to be able to take a receiver.
Fellow Bleacher Report analyst Matt Miller suggests that the Jets will draft Troy wide receiver Jerrel Jernigan in the third-round.
?Jernigan is a perfect replacement for free agent Brad Smith. He can play in the slot, is a top-ranked kick returner and has upside as a game-changing ball carrier,? states Miller.
I?ll even go as far as to argue that the Jets should save some money, draft Jernigan and sign Brad Smith back to the team.
Rich Cimini of ESPN New York suggests that Edwards ?would stand to make a killing in what would be a watered-down wide-receiver market.?
Jernigan will develop into a fine receiver in this league and although he does not have the leaping ability of Edwards, he does have great playmaking potential.
Edwards never proved to be too valuable for the Jets, unlike Smith, who made several big plays every season in the league.
Smith is far too versatile to let walk, while the Jets can find a playmaker with leaping ability like Edwards? in the draft or in free agency.
Who knows, maybe the receiver they bring in will have better hands than Edwards?
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