"Tackling" the Draft: New York Jets 2012

The New York Jets had many positions that needed improvement in 2011, but perhaps none more obvious than right tackle. Wayne Hunter was re-signed to a 1-year deal after the lockout and it quickly became known that the move was a mistake. Hunter was drafted in 2008 as a projected successor to Damien Woody were he to retire, which he finally did following the 2010 season. The Jets soon realized that they did NOT have a successor prepared and now is the time to rewrite the wrong from 2008.

The Jets have the 16th overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft and with it can and should select Mike Adams from Ohio State University. I truly feel he can be THE guy, the successor to Damien Woody that the Jets so desperately need to find.

However, the catch is that Hunter is guaranteed to make $2,450,000 in 2012 regardless. This is too much money to absorb and so GM Mike Tannenbaun, who made the big mistake of re-signing Hunter last season, will have to either work out some sort of trade to send Hunter out of New York, or have another player, (say, Mark Sanchez?), agree to restructure their contract to offset the balance of the cost if Gang Green is to absorb Hunter's 2012 salary.