Jets: Could They be the next Vikings.

 
The Jets need a solid guy at the QB position,  Chad Pennington is far too inconsistang and Lemons is good but he isnt a consistant starting QB.  Taking Matt Ryan or Brian Brohm will be tempting but Darren McFadden is far too good to let slip.  This Running back is far from the Jets most glaring weakness but just like when Adrian Peterson fell into the Vikings laps a year ago he might be too good to pass up at this point. Thomas Jones is a solid starter but he didn't set the world on fire in his first season as a Jet so they could definitely use a playmaker on offense.  Jones and McFadden could compliment each other and  maybe Lemons will prove me wrong by having a great year.  But McFadden drops this far due to a combination of team needs and some off-the-field concerns but there is no denying his talent and he could have the type of impact that Peterson did for the Vikings. Vernon Gholston is the other option here assuming he doesn't go in the Top 5 but if McFadden is ... [link]

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