There are indications that the Jets’ interest in picking one of the top three quarterbacks in the NFL Draft is waning.
The Jets started out strong in their private workout pursuit of the big three, wining and dining Vanderbilt’s Jay Cutler as well as working him out and doing some pretty intensive classroom work with him early in the week.
Jets owner Woody Johnson was at the Cutler session, along with head coach Eric Mangini, GM Mike Tannenbaum and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
By the time the Jets got to L.A. on Tuesday, Johnson had peeled off the trip to tend to NFL league business regarding a new commissioner search back in New York.
And yesterday, when the Jets were reportedly going to conduct a private workout with Texas QB Vince Young, Tannenbaum and Mangini remained inside their bunker at Weeb Ewbank Hall, nowhere near Texas or working out Young.
So, considering this, it’s logical to deduct that the Jets have no interest in Young at all.
There, too, seem to be stronger indications emanating from the club through league circles that it’s not convinced any of the big three QBs is worth taking with the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
Leinart is considered the best of the group, yet the Jets seemed more interested in Reggie Bush working out alongside of Leinart the other day.
Speaking of Bush, those who are buying into the Texans’ recent chatter about not being completely committed to Bush with the No. 1 overall pick are still placing lost teeth under their pillows awaiting reimbursement from the Tooth Fairy.
The Texans have recently set the smokescreen portion of the predraft festivities into full motion, telling anyone
who’ll listen that they’re torn between Bush and N.C. State DE Mario Williams.
This, of course, is an effort to help them in contract negotiations with Bush’s agent, Joel Segal, who’s much too hip to these games to be concerned. The game, too, is to perhaps persuade a team to try trading up to get Bush.
Forget all of it: Bush will be drafted by the Texans with the No. 1 pick, and then the rest of the draft will commence.
The Jets, unless they want to leap to No. 1 with a trade, will not get a sniff at drafting Bush.
