The players chosen in the 2012 NFL Draft should be hitting their prime right now.
But for the New York Jets, the good news was the last of them hitting the door yesterday, as the departures of Demario Davis and Antonio Allen brought an end to one of the sorriest chapters of recent draft history.
As noted by Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the entire eight-man draft class of former General Manager Mike Tannenbaum is now comprised of alleged players who can describe themselves as former Jets.
The top two picks in that infamous draft were already gone, as the Jets parted ways with first-round defensive end Quinton Coples and second-round wideout Stephen Hill previously. Coples just signed with the Rams, while Hill has been spinning wheels in Carolina, spending a year on the practice squad and last year on IR.
Davis was a solid player in the third round, but far from the Bart Scott replacement they envisioned. Josh Bush went on to win a Super Bowl ring as a reserve with the Broncos, but the other three men drafted that spring are out of the league (Terrance Ganaway, Robert T. Griffin and Jordan White).
While there’s a new G.M. and a new coach since that class of mistakes, it does present a challenge new Jets G.M. Mike Maccaganan, as it left with with a thin roster in desperate need of affordable depth.