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Jets Select a Safety From Louisville

Jets Draft Calvin Pryor for Physical Presence

By BEN SHPIGELMAY 8, 2014

看過阿湯哥演的Jerry McQuire 就知道球員想要好薪水也要有好經哩,

球隊老闆也想要有好球員與能賺票房的球員,

雙方怎麼達到各球所需呢?

所以DRAFT就變成很重要的一環, 怎麼選角?

怎麼麼跟其他球隊交換球員?

怎麼組成可以打入決賽? 這可是大大的學問,說像魔術師般的變化厲害也不為過!

如果對美國足球賽DRAFT有興趣,最近

KEVIN　COSTNER上演的電影可以一窺究竟

Calvin Pryor, with Commissioner Roger Goodell, was the 18th overall pick. Credit Brad Penner/USA Today Sports, via Reuters

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Divining the Jets’ draft objectives under General Manager John Idzik has become an annual guessing game, as much because of his guarded approach as the state of their roster. It is more likely that a magician would reveal the secret to his tricks than Idzik would divulge a hint about his intentions for a team that, despite a strong finish to last season, very much remains in transition.

The Jets have needs, many of them, and with the 18th overall pick Thursday night Idzik could have addressed any of at least five positions — and he did. But instead of taking a playmaking receiver or a shutdown cornerback, the Jets grabbed a safety, Calvin Pryor of Louisville, to bolster a secondary that endured a miserable 2013 season.

“He fits us,” Idzik said. “He fits our profile. He’s a physical presence on the field.”

By choosing Pryor, listed at 5-foot-11, 207 pounds, the Jets continued a trend that preceded Idzik but not their defensive-minded coach, Rex Ryan. For the fifth consecutive year, the Jets used their first-round selection on a defensive player. Pryor, though, is the first safety.