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San Francisco’s Bill Walsh felt this way.
And so did Jimmy Johnson in Dallas.
These great coaches both felt you win championships with an elite QB and a dominating defensive line.
Those guys won a lot of rings.
The Jets seem to be using this template.
Now Sam Darnold isn’t an elite QB yet, regardless of the Jets’ social media jumping the gun, but he has the potential to get there.
But with Quinnen Williams, Leonard Williams and the underrated Henry Anderson, the Jets defensive line could be superb moving forward.
The Jets probably got the best player in the draft getting Quinnen Williams at three.
He is what the late George Young used to call “a planet player.” Meaning very few players like him on the planet. You just don’t see many 300-pound men who run the 40 in 4.83. That is freaky. Quinnen Williams is a rare athlete for his – incredible first step – so disruptive.
He consistently commanded double-teams this past year at Alabama.
Williams often required an extra blocker from opposing offensive lines this past season. When he doesn’t make the play for the Jets, he will free up other players to do so. This will help Leonard Williams a great deal, and also guys coming off the edge.
If you want to see how good Quinnen Williams is, pop in the Alabama-LSU tape. He dominated LSU, a good program.
There is no question the Jets could use some help on the edge, but there is something very important we need to remember.
And I wrote about this the other day.
Edge-pressure generally doesn’t bother Tom Brady. You mess up Brady with interior pressure.
Brady can clearly see the edge pressure quick enough, and either get rid of the ball quickly, or step up on the pocket.
But quick interior pressure, it’s harder for him to react to guy getting his face right after the snap. Like in the Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, when defensive lineman Brandon Graham torched guard Shaq Mason, and forced a fumble to ice the win.
So now the Jets have three guys who can create interior pressure with Leonard Williams, Quinnen Williams and Henry Anderson.
But this pick wasn’t about need, it was about sticking to the board. The teams that draft the best, stick to the board. And this pick was about value, not need. Good teams stick to their value boards, and don’t reach for need.
Most people in the league would tell you that Quinnen Williams was a better value at three than Josh Allen, the Kentucky edge-rusher, who many thought the Jets would pick.
Allen’s freakishly small hand size (for such a tall guy) was a factor in him slipping a little (to Jacksonville at 7). Another factor is that he’s more of a finesse player than a glass eater.
Some Jets fans were upset the team didn’t add a player who can help Darnold.
I disagree that this pick doesn’t help Darnold.
it does.
The Jets’ defense was bad last year, and gave up too many points, making the young QB have to compete in too many shootouts.
If the Jets defense improves in 2019, which it should, with additions like Quinnen Williams and C.J. Mosley, it will help Darnold, by keeping scores down, so he doesn’t have to light up the scoreboard every week for the Jets to win.
April 25, 2019
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