New York Jets Draft Report: Where should they go with #9?

Well, it's been another eventful offseason for the New York Jets. And by eventful, I mean catastrophic. The summer of 2012 was the "Summer of Tebow," and despite the train wreck of a move that turned out to be, the roster still hasn't seen as much turnover as say, the front office has seen in recent months. Mike Tannenbaum is out and Seattle Seahawks front office- man Scott Idzik is in the driver's seat. That means that us Jets fans as passengers... Better wear our seatbelt. Where to begin with the Gang Green? So many holes, so little time. First, maybe we should start out with the Quarterback position. It is a continuous moving carousel for the Jets at the games most important position. In a league where above average signal callers are hard to come by, teams are throwing out ridiculous money to keep guys that were on the bubble just a few seasons ago. Tony Romo and Joe Flacco are going to make about the payroll of the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals combined this upcoming year, that just goes to show how hard it is to find serviceable quarterbacks in this day and age. But with all that money circulating the Jets decided to give Mark Sanchez a hefty extension last year, a move witch ultimately turned out to be the kiss of death for the 2013-14 season. Sanchez is still on the roster, and with the team not eager to eat the around 15 million dollar hit it would take to remove him. So here we are, Sanchez, McCellroy, Tebow, Gerard, and the "Butt-Fumble" running continuously on Sports Center's Not Top 10 every Friday since Thanksgiving. With all that is going on in Jets camp this offseason it's hard to remember that the team has a top ten pick in this year's draft. With so many holes, the team could go a number of different ways with the number 9 pick in the draft. First, what every Super Bowl winner has shown us is you need to be able to get to the quarterback in the playoffs. Something that the Jets have struggled with even in Rex Ryan's earlier AFC Championship years. Ryan is a master at designing blitzes to confuse and alter a quarterbacks game and while they have been successful defensively, their sack numbers rank at the bottom of the league. It's looked promising for young first round picks Muhammed Wilkerson and Quentin Coples but the Jets need that stand- up rush linebacker that really is the key to getting pressure in a 3-4 defense, think a Terrell Suggs/ Demarcus Ware type player. If Oregon's Dion Jordan is on the board at nine, I think it's a no brainer. That's a big if though. Although this pick could literally be 25 guys I think that ultimately the team, and Rex, need to get back to what has brought them success in the past. A hard- nosed defensive oriented team with just a splash of attitude. Because right now, those AFC Championship teams that came up just a few plays short from a Super Bowl appearance, feel like a lifetime ago. But hey, that's why they play the game.