A horrendous super bowl showing still implies an excellent regular season, divisional round, and championship game showing. I don't think you can dismiss those. Mahomes, like Brady, has made a lot of defenses look bad. That D was legit, they got to the SB with that quarterback.
No disagreement but I’m all for out of the box thinking these days to right the ship. Imagine having two top ten QB’s battling it out in camp? It would at least be fun. I know it’s not realistic to do that though. But we have a mountain of picks over two years. It’d be fascinating to see.
God no. Please, no. Please Have you been seeing what's happening in Cleveland? The entire media is consumed with a QB controversy. The guy everybody was screaming for has a Geno-level performance and there are as many excuses for him as are for the other guy. Myles Garrett is about to break the single season sack record and possibly repeat as DPOY, and literally nobody cares. The GM and coach are almost certain to get fired. He already gave up OC duties. On a more serious note, I believe QB is actually a position where you can't afford two rookies. Either one will get no practice time at all, or neither will get enough practice time. That's what has happened with the Browns, and why I think it is a bad idea to have two rookies you have to evaluate. Even in 2012 the WFT drafted RG3 and Cousins, but RG3 got all the reps and they had Rex Grossman. It wasn't until RG3 started to get injured that Cousins started succeeding. Here's a slightly different take on your idea. Draft Mendoza or Simpson. Trade up if you have to. Then, trade out of the top of 2027 for firsts in 28 and seconds in 27. Build depth in the team, and fire your shot in 28 if the guy we get isn't great for two years. Then, don't play the new guy in 28, give Mendoza a last year while you grow the new guy.
It's a lot, but if you believe Mendoza is the guy then you pay it. Patsies turned down exactly that deal for Maye (3 first round picks). Bet they don't regret it now.
Easiest way to ensure you get Smith in 2027? Keep Justin Fields. Guaranteed 1st overall pick. Profit!
Eh that’s because Stefanski openly has disdain for Shedeur and Shedeur’s like the most hated 5th round draft pick in history by the general public lol. The problem is that I think the 2027 class is going to be truly loaded with first round guys. Whether any of them pan out or not, who knows. I think Moore & Sellers go back to school. Then you have Sayin (OSU), Marcel Reed (A&M), Sam Leavitt (Arizona State). That’s 4 guys right there with CFB playoff experience. Who knows what happens with Lagway (Florida) under a new coach. Darian Mensh (Duke) might be an option and same with CJ Bailey (NC State). It’d be so Jets to take a QB in 2026 and miss out on a 1984 or 2004 class but with potentially even more volume.
Until we draft a popular backup in 2027 Agreed with you about Stefanski. You don't want to coach the players your team has, get new players or resign. Stop with this stupid civil disobedience. Reminds me of the old baseball GM vs manager fights - "You ain't cutting him? Well I ain't playing him". Idiots, Yes, my master plan has the small flaw that it skips out on possibly the best draft in five years . Although who can tell? Over hyped drafts bust out often. Look at the 2021 QB draft. It's not an enviable position the Jets find themselves in. What's new? All said and done though, the core of your idea is right. Go get the best guy you can in 2026. Who knows what happens in 27? Maybe the 27 guys will suck or stay in school and the 28 draft becomes the gold mine.
So we trade three premium pick to move up a max of two or three spots for a may be top QB with arguably a second QB rated even higher by some still on the board. Utter disgusting BS. Let Cleveland grab him and they will destroy his chances if any.
