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An article from the Daily News expands on some tweets Mehta made that we discussed earlier in the week. Let's do a little analysis of our draft picks and Rex Ryan's words and see if we can't make some educated guesses about who will be on the team for the 2012-13 NFL season.
Who is in?
DE Quinton Coples: This one is self-explanatory. The prospective talent with tremendous upside will be with us for a bare minimum of a year, probably much longer. Rex disclosed that Coples is as good as a starter as of right now, however he also implied that Coples will not be an every-down defensive player.
WR Stephen Hill: Another new Jet that Rex suggests will start right away. Hill is one of several players the Jets drafted with experience in an option offense in school. Hill may be raw but it appears as though he was specifically drafted due to an ability to play for either of the Jets top QB's, something Rex denies.
RB Terrance Ganaway: Mark my words, Ganaway is a 6th Round steal and he is a superior back to Bilal Powell and Joe McKnight, and he will almost certainly either replace one of the inferior backs, or just join the fray as a 4th back.
OLB Demario Davis: Rex and the FO seem very high on this guy, so I'm counting on him being around for the near future.
OL Robert T. Griffin: I predict that the other RG will find a spot on the team as a Jets backup lineman. He's large and promising and was quite productive late in his college career. T. Griffin is not going to take the line back to its roots, but he does have solid depth written all over him.
VP of College Scouting Joey Clinkscales: The same report from Mehta and the Daily News says that any reports that Clinkscales will be leaving the Jets for the Raiders are false.
RT Wayne Hunter: Ryan has all but declared Hunter the starter for this season at RT. We're stuck with him.
Who could be gone?
LB Bart Scott: Rex Ryan had this to say of new talent OLB Davis:
"He reminded me of a young Bart Scott," Ryan said.