Elvis Dumervil: Pursue or No?

by John B on Mar 4, 2010 10:14 PM EST

No Bronco benefited more from Denver's move to a 3-4 base defense than Dumervil. The 26 year old's production blew up converting from a defensive end to a stand up rush linebacker. The 26 year old had 17 sacks. At 248 pounds, he didn't hold up terribly well against the run but used his good athleticism to play well in coverage. As he gets more experience in a 3-4, he should only get better on that front.

Dumervil got the highest possible tender from Denver for a restricted free agent for first and third round picks. Again, the Jets will have to acquire a third round pick to make it happen, most likely by trading out of the second round. We're talking about not picking in the first three rounds in that case. That would be painful in this Draft. We're also talking about a monster contract, probably in Jared Allen range.

I think Dumervil is one of the few guys worth it. He's only 26 and is a legitimate game changer. I'd love to see what Rex could do with a physical ability like this if he got his hands on it. We'd see Dumervil all over the place. Defenses always have to account for a guy like him. It's not like he was completely a one year wonder either. He had 21 combined sacks in 2006 and 2007 playing end. He's a hybrid capable of generating pressure anywhere on the field. Watch the secondary get better with Dumervil consistently forcing bad and early throws.

Some may disagree. Some may say it's too costly. I vote pursue.

How do you vote?

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Should the Jets pay the moon for Elvis Dumervil?

Yes

237 votes

No

279 votes

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Wow thats a tough call but I think i would do it too John B. I want Hughes with the first pick basically bc i want Dumervil. I would do it if we could. It would hurt at first, but when he’s wrecking offenses on Sundays it would be worth it. Couple him with Rex’s blitzes and its a scary scary thing.

by Crackback on Mar 4, 2010 10:23 PM EST reply actions

He’s be what Rex had in Suggs with the Ravens.

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by John B on Mar 4, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

I think he is a better pure pass rusher then Suggs,

but I think Suggs is on another level in terms of overall play of an OLB, covering in the passing game, and playing the run. I say no, this draft is too loaded.

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by nrmax88 on Mar 5, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions

Jets just got cromartie...

Random, but schefter just reported it on his twitter…got him for a 2011 third that can turn into a 2nd depending on performance

by Barnaby8787 on Mar 4, 2010 10:38 PM EST reply actions

That's a tough one

But man oh man does that put the finishing touches on the front seven.

I would be forced to take it but that’s the hardest hypothetical call I’ve had to make in a while.

by Bro Namath on Mar 4, 2010 11:25 PM EST reply actions

He's a beast but I voted don't pursue

If we took him we would have to trade down in the draft and end up with no picks until the fifth round.

by Rabbit T on Mar 5, 2010 5:05 AM EST reply actions

Yes

I Believe in 2010

by Jadden Hopkins on Mar 5, 2010 10:32 AM EST reply actions

No

Way too much to give up for a guy who can only do half of what’s needed on defense. He’s not good in run support at all. This would work if our offense was better and if we could get him for cheaper, but the current cost is WAAAAAAYYYYY too much.

We’d be better off getting our guy in the draft, and I’m thinking lately that if we’re going defense early we probably should be looking for someone who would actually play on our DL, i.e. Odrick or Dan Williams or whoever is supposed available to be at our first pick. All of our starters this year are going to be over 30… doesn’t seem too good tbh.

I still think we should be going offense though >_>

by Exystence on Mar 5, 2010 10:53 AM EST reply actions

Too Much

If we don’t get TJ back and that appears unlikely, we’ll need to draft a RB and we can use the other pick for a pass rusher. If we do it only one void is being filled. A big void for sure but Adalius Thomas would fill the bill and be cheaper to sign. If we sign Thomas and Chris Baker we would be able to get inside info on both the the patriots O & D.

by NYC KID on Mar 5, 2010 11:03 AM EST reply actions

We need the draft....

For a team that was relying on youth and building from the draft, there’s been too much talk lately about trading our draft picks. Dumervil is a quality player, but undersized and it showed. His stats took a beating towards the end of the season, mirroring Denver’s end of season nose-dive.

For the price he’d cost us, I think we have options.

by oldskooljet on Mar 5, 2010 11:15 AM EST reply actions