Well at least the Jets picked a path, and executed well. In addition to all the draft capital they acquired, these deals also give them a pretty good shot at finishing in the NFL basement and securing the #1 overall spot in the NFL draft with their own pick. On top of all the draft capital, god forbid they take a QB and hit on the kid. We will have Josh Allen, Drake Maye, and theoretical legit QB #3 in the division, while we will still be playing yanky wanky with no real vision, strategy, or structure. Or the Jets could trade back and stockpile even more picks to load their roster. The Jets have at least acknowledged where they are, and there is now a path.
What did we do at the deadline? Almost nothing. We traded a young theoretically talented player, will pay the rest of his salary for the year, and only got what might be close to the last pick in the 3rd round, ergo closer to a 4th than a third. Then we held on to all of our older players, including the ones that won’t even be around next year like Chubb, Minkah, Rasul Douglas and Judon.
The Jets bagged 2 first rounders for Sauce Gardner, and a 1st and a second for Quinnen Williams, who is a defensive tackle! Both players are already getting paid. Williams is due to make $21mm next year and $25mm the following year.
Heck, the Saints got almost the same return for that JAG Rashid Shaheed (4th and a 6th) that we got for Jaelen Phillips. Same for the Raiders trading Jakoby Meyers.
Our execution at the deadline sucked on every dimension possible. Relative to what other players went for, we did not get nearly enough for Jaelen Phillips. Why did we even need to trade him yesterday? Just hold out to the last second, it would have helped too because we would have seen what other players moved for.
Then the mosaic of what we did is also awful. Moved the young guy with a future, kept the old guys that won't be around next year. Did not choose a clear path. Left ourselves stuck in nowhere land once again. Just a go nowhere muddled mess of crappy execution with no vision.
Maybe our plan is to stare at the rear ends of everyone in the division for the next 10 years? It is outright embarrassing when you get out-executed on every single dimension by a joke of a franchise like the Jets. They chose a path, we didn’t. They executed their trades well and extracted enormous value (overpayments), we did the opposite.
Just wait until the GM, HC and other roster decisions this off-season. Why would anyone have any faith in what they do at this point?
What did we do at the deadline? Almost nothing. We traded a young theoretically talented player, will pay the rest of his salary for the year, and only got what might be close to the last pick in the 3rd round, ergo closer to a 4th than a third. Then we held on to all of our older players, including the ones that won’t even be around next year like Chubb, Minkah, Rasul Douglas and Judon.
The Jets bagged 2 first rounders for Sauce Gardner, and a 1st and a second for Quinnen Williams, who is a defensive tackle! Both players are already getting paid. Williams is due to make $21mm next year and $25mm the following year.
Heck, the Saints got almost the same return for that JAG Rashid Shaheed (4th and a 6th) that we got for Jaelen Phillips. Same for the Raiders trading Jakoby Meyers.
Our execution at the deadline sucked on every dimension possible. Relative to what other players went for, we did not get nearly enough for Jaelen Phillips. Why did we even need to trade him yesterday? Just hold out to the last second, it would have helped too because we would have seen what other players moved for.
Then the mosaic of what we did is also awful. Moved the young guy with a future, kept the old guys that won't be around next year. Did not choose a clear path. Left ourselves stuck in nowhere land once again. Just a go nowhere muddled mess of crappy execution with no vision.
Maybe our plan is to stare at the rear ends of everyone in the division for the next 10 years? It is outright embarrassing when you get out-executed on every single dimension by a joke of a franchise like the Jets. They chose a path, we didn’t. They executed their trades well and extracted enormous value (overpayments), we did the opposite.
Just wait until the GM, HC and other roster decisions this off-season. Why would anyone have any faith in what they do at this point?
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