The Jets still haven’t won a game, and it’s being treated by many like a foregone conclusion they’ll draft Trevor Lawrence if they get the first overall pick. But at least publicly, the team is still making it sound like they believe in Sam Darnold long-term. Speaking to the media recently, GM Joe Douglas indicated he doesn’t think Darnold is the problem. “I certainly haven’t done a good enough job of surrounding Sam with the weapons he needed last year or this year,” Douglas said, via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. “I’m looking at what I can do better moving forward in terms of making sure that we have the right skill and the right protection for him.”
Interestingly, Vacchiano writes that Douglas “expressed regret” about misreading the contract market for receiver Robby Anderson this past offseason. The Jets, of course, let Anderson walk to the Panthers back in March, and apparently Douglas thought he was going to get a bigger deal. Vacchiano writes that Douglas made “it sound like he would’ve been interested if he knew Anderson would only command $10 million per year.” That probably won’t satisfy New York fans. The cupboard has been pretty bare, with Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman operating as their top two wideouts when healthy.
Here’s more from the AFC:
- The Jets just got cornerback Corey Ballentine off waivers from the Giants, and they weren’t the only AFC teams interested. The Ravens and Texans also put in claims for the young corner, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets. The Texans are toward the top of the waiver wire themselves, but they couldn’t beat out the winless Jets. Ballentine was drafted in the sixth-round by the Giants in 2019. He started two games as a rookie and the first two games of this season before quickly falling out of favor with Joe Judge’s staff.
- The Patriots look to be in the midst of a rebuilding year, which is a big disappointment after they got off to a 2-1 start with Cam Newton. If Newton doesn’t show enough down the stretch to get brought back in 2021, all eyes will turn to what Bill Belichick does in the draft. The Pats could be picking toward the top of the first-round for the first time in many years, providing them with a rare opportunity. Ben Volin of the Boston Globe recently took a look at the quarterback market for 2021, and NFL Network Daniel Jeremiah thought North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance makes a lot of sense for the Patriots. “I think Lance would be an incredible fit,” he said. “Big, strong, athletic, and smart. He has been in a complex system with a lot of responsibility on his plate. His competitiveness and toughness would be appreciated by Bill Belichick.” Lance is regarded by many as the third-best quarterback in this draft class behind Lawrence and Justin Fields.
Who was worse Ritch Kotite or Adam Gase? How about when they drafted a FB in the 1st (early 80’s)? BB resigning on a napkin? Jets have a LONG list of sorry’ness.
Kotite
Or the Jets drafting Christian hackenberg worst choice ever
Over a FB in the 1st round? Guy’s name was Roger Vick back in 1987.
Or the TE they drafted from Penn State – Kyle Brady, during the Kotite days.
instead of Warren Sapp but the bigger blunder was also from Penn State – Blair Thomas over Junior Seau with the number two pick
The Hackenberg drafting was terrible. I remember watching him his last year at Penn State and even saw him in person. Spending any time watching him you could see Franklin ruined him by putting him behind that terrible line. It shell shocked him the same way David Carr was ruined in Houston. There was no fixing him.
It’s nice to see a person admit their mistakes. But Douglas is just listing reasons to fire him.
Douglas has a lovely stash of draft picks and is about to get Trevor Lawrence. I think he’s doing well.
Douglas is hardly the cause of the Jets’ recent woes.
Why would the Jets draft hackenberg
Ballantine is a good pick up for the Jets. Needs work coming from a small school. Put up with some mistakes and let him grow into the position.
I don’t understand, I thought the Pats already had the next Brady on their roster?
Jarret Stidham.
He’s amazing. The Pats won’t miss a beat.
Just get in a time machine and go back to the summer and ask any Pats fan.