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<div style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,248,250);">Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora  7m7 minutes ago
<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(245,248,250);">As the Jets transform their front office, I continue to hear there is a strong chance ex-Jags GM Gene Smith has a considerable role w/them

 

 

Didn't work out here, but seemed like a good guy. Wish him well in New York.

 

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Quote:He can certainly help their scouting department.  Just don't give him the keys to the decision making machine. 

LOLOLOLOL! Seriously stop trolling man!

 

The Jets get what they deserve with the 'Genius'

Quote:Colorado School of Mines prospects pretty excited about soon moving to New York.

Yes!!!!! This board has been missing something without the Colorado School of mines



 

 

The Orediggers are back on the scouting report! Gene can dig 'em some jars on the shelf while he base hits some of Denvers legalized weed talking about the time he drafted a long term starter in the third round...

Gene the GM = Bad

Gene the Scout = Good

Quote:Gene the GM = Bad

Gene the Scout = Good

I dont know about that,  If he is such a good scout you think he would of drafted some talent.

Quote:I dont know about that, If he is such a good scout you think he would of drafted some talent.

Gene didn't understand value and that was his ultimate downfall. Reaching for players that would've been available later in the draft and trading away valuable picks.

Quote:Gene didn't understand value and that was his ultimate downfall. Reaching for players that would've been available later in the draft and trading away valuable picks.

I think his downfall was spending most of his time scouting the smaller schools.  I dont think he spent a lot of time scouting players at the bigger Universities for some odd reason.  It was like he was always trying to find that diamond in the rough instead of just going with the more sure thing and player from the bigger schools.

Quote:Gene didn't understand value and that was his ultimate downfall. Reaching for players that would've been available later in the draft and trading away valuable picks.

NO, if Gene was able to actually pick stars then he would have been a good scout. None of the players he picked were EVER as good as he told us they would be. That is the Hallmark of a bad scout not just a valuation problem.

 

So in short, based on his poor scouting skills, he had bad valuation skills. Can he find you a role player or two? Maybe. But don't ever listen when he says such and such has a all-pro ceiling.

Please happen Please happen! 

 

If he is willing to give up picks to move up for a reach imagine what he will give up to move up or a real player!

Source?

NFL at large

We'll trade our long snapper for a 1st rounder, Gene.

I just heard it on 1010XL, oh the Jets.

By far the worst General Manager in the history of sports.

Alualu first round. Gabbert. Punter in 3rd round. Nuff said. #jokes

We should offer the Jets our 3rd if a QB falls...

Maybe they'll give us their first and 2nd to move up for Mariota/Winston

 

And we'll still get a great pick at 6, maybe Gregory, or Cooper

or Fowler or Ray

 

 

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By far the worst General Manager in the history of sports.

And we gave Shack Harris hell lol

 

I was one of Mean Gene's biggest apologists....or defender or whatever....

after that Anger pick... it was hard to go to bat for the dude...

 

Harris hardly had any bone headed moves like that...

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save for maybe the Matt Jones pick

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Quote:Alualu first round. Gabbert. Punter in 3rd round. Nuff said. #jokes

If we could compare the NFL to Las Vegas, Gene Smith would be in the black book right next to Al Capone.

watch Aguayo suddely declare for the draft, knowing Gene Smith has a job again.

Quote:I dont know about that,  If he is such a good scout you think he would of drafted some talent.

 

He did draft talent.  Just not enough.  His downfall was that he tried to be the smartest guy in the room, drafting small school guys that weren't really on par with the draft position. 

 

There are quite a few players still playing in the league and having productive careers who were drafted by the Jaguars under Gene Smith. 

 

Keep in mind that being a good scout and being a good GM are not really hand in hand.  Anyone with a real knowledge of the scouting process would confirm that Smith was actually very good in that realm.  He just wasn't suited to be the guy making the actual decisions. 

Did he not trade up with all of first round picks?