They tried to get the 1.01 this year and it failed. Everything was a plan to get a rookie this year, and target the 1.01, and this is where they ended up. I don't think they are any worse off than they were coming into 2017, and playing the tank for 1.01 clearly doesn't always work out, not to mention there very likely will be less QB talent in the draft. When you have the chance to get a QB you consider a franchise guy, you do it. They clearly like their options and chances.moishetreats wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:23 pm Explore this: instead of trading up, the Jets should have traded down.
Arguably, they have more holes on their roster than any other team in the NFL. Granted that they didn't have to give up their 1st in 2019, but 3 second-round picks could translate into 2-3 potential starters for them. I would have liked to see them trading down, potentially getting another 1st in 2019 in return. They could then use their bevy of picks to round out their roster, have the inside track at pick 1.01 next year (or, worst case, have already acquired the additional picks to move up a few spots), and take their QB there.
Even if this QB hits, I don't think that the Jets have a good enough team to compete. And, without the draft picks that they gave up, it might take a couple of years to build that team. We all know what happens to good QBs whose teams around them are bereft of talent...
I don't disagree that the pieces they gave up would have been nice to leverage to build the roster, but there is also value to getting to groom the guy for a year behind two high character guys. You can continue to build something around him, while also holding onto your 2019 1st (which is pretty huge). Reality is that there was no guarantee their chances next year would be any better, or cheaper. I don't expect everyone to like the deal, and at first i was sort of disappointed due to a similar mindset to what you've stated, but I've come around strictly due to the opportunity to get a guy who can help shift the franchise. The price is what it is, and such is the value of the rookie QB market, and these prospects, with so many QB hungry teams chomping to get them, most notably the asset stocked Buffalo Bills.
I agree with those who have stated that the Giants were likely approached and by nature of opting not to move down to 6th must want to at least keep their options for a QB open. The Bills will no doubt be offering 12 + 22 + 2018 2nd and maybe more, so maybe they wanted to ride out for that instead, but who knows. They have a market if they want it. I'll be shocked if they pass on a QB or don't trade to someone who wants one (Denver?). They have leverage, as do the Browns, if they want it.
Exciting offseason.