It had to happen. Mangini ran a solid 4-3 defense in his first season as head coach, and was really let down in the playoffs by his lack of playmakers on offense. They went out, got Thomas Jones, still needed to address the WR position, and then inexplicably they switched to full time 3-4. In the process they basically lost MLB Jonathan Vilma and DT Dewayne Robertson (who had had his best career year the year before they switched to the 3-4). So this season saw the Jets ship them away for conditional mid-round picks (Denver gives up a conditional mid-round pick in 2009). If he fails his playing time requirements due to possible knee injury concerns, Denver loses nothing. I cannot believe how hard the Jets got shafted by this trade. Denver, of course, stands everything to gain, possibly (providing Marcus Thomas turns into a playmaker and stays away from drugs) solidifying their D-line. I really took it to Denver for not fixing their D-line this season, and this is a good step towards doing it.
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