It's possible that we are actually building this thing right (article included)

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  1. JetsUK

    JetsUK Well-Known Member

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    the three most important things about building a successful long term franchise are:

    1. getting a FQB
    2. obtaining a FQB
    3. securing a FQB

    get those 3 elements right and the rest will take care of itself.
     
  2. Rockinz

    Rockinz Well-Known Member

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    Mac has gone all in on this 3rd overall pick. He needs a home run or he’s out and he knows it. He must know who his pick will be and has enough confidence to risk his reputation and job.
     
  3. xxedge72x

    xxedge72x 2018 Gang Green QB Guru Award Winner

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    It is a calculated risk, and I think one he needed to take. The only thing he could do worse than failing at the three pick is to sit back at 6 and miss a QB entirely due to being passive.

    We know the Jets really screwed things up for the Bills by making the trade, and who knows who else. I love it. I do agree if they don't get this right, he is probably out in a few years. That said, I have no problems with the strategy.
     
  4. MurrellMartin

    MurrellMartin Well-Known Member

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    As always with this organization: I'll believe it when I see it.
     
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  5. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    How about he plays well, takes us to the super bowl is named mvp,signs an extension and 3 years from now we trade rosen for 2 1st round picks.
    Dream bigger bro
     
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  6. TurkJetFan

    TurkJetFan Well-Known Member

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    I think we have definitely been building it right since last year. I don't quite get all the Mac hate. I think he's done a great job establishing his plan last year and executing it. We are in a position to really get to the point where we've wanted to be for years with a rebuild.

    We've identified a decent young group last year, cut ties with vets ALL at the right time. Are in a position to nab a FQB, and are set to lead the league in cap space next year. I call that an A+ so far.
     
  7. MJK

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    I think the Jets have more young talent than most but like others have said the O-Line should have been addressed years ago..I would be more hopeful with a young QB and O-line than a young QB and a young secondary.
     
  8. HomeoftheJets

    HomeoftheJets Well-Known Member

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    Take off the green colored glasses and see the truth that every other fanbase knows. Our roster is one of the worst, if not the worst, in the league.
     
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  9. Footballgod214

    Footballgod214 Well-Known Member

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    "O-lines are overrated"
    David Carr
     
  10. BroadwayAaron

    BroadwayAaron Well-Known Member

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    If McCown didn’t get hurt we probably finish with one or two more wins potentially at .500. So if we had the worst roster in the league, surely you’d have to agree that Bowles is a fantastic coach.
     
  11. IIMeanDeanII

    IIMeanDeanII Well-Known Member

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    I like Mac and Bowles enough to see how this rebuild plays out. I can't judge until I see the full plan. Bowles can win, he's definitely not the worst HC we've had and the same can definitely said for Mac.

    I'm okay with both them for now. We shall see how this draft and season play out.
     
  12. HomeoftheJets

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    If McCown played anything like he normally plays we never would have won 5 games.
     
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  13. thatisjetsfootball

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    Well one would argue that we missed on Sanchez, yet I lived my 2 best years as a Jet fan in 2009 and 2010.
     
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  14. Biggs

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    I think the most important thing is when you buy a football team that has the best coaching staff in NFL history on it the most important thing is keeping them from going to the Pats.
     
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    We'll get good enough to get to the Playoffs, Maybe CG/SB in 2 years...then It'll be time to pay players...
    guess what'll happen next?
     
  16. TurkJetFan

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    That's just simply not true. Sometimes I wonder if 'green colored glasses' actually show self-hating pessimism.
     
  17. HomeoftheJets

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    There's a reason Vegas has us as the longest shot to win the SB. But when I said that I didn't think we'd get Darnold. I still have us as a bad team this year, but when Brady and Belichick retire I like our chances to be the best team in the division.
     
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    We are one of the youngest teams in the league. Only 2 players I think are 30 and older. The young players will improve and I think we got an outside shot at the playoffs for sure. If certain players break out, we are going to be in excellent shape.

    Darron Lee
    Jamal Adams
    Marcus Maye
    Sam Darnold
    Our receiving core (Q, Robbie, Hansen specifically)
    Leggett

    These guys need to show up.

    I think the offensive line will be much improved with the upgrade at C. We will be able to protect the QB, but I am worried about the run game.
     
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  19. TurkJetFan

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    We are in year 2 of a rebuild, we are not SB contenders. But we also do not have the worst roster in the league. That's frankly untrue. You have to view the Jets in the context of where we are developmentally as a roster and if you ask me we are in a solid position.

    The Jets are building a team and building it correctly. We have shored up the secondary, which looks to be a big strength, have a D line anchor, a solid LB group. Our defense is really looking to be something quite special in the making.

    Offensively sure that is still a work in progress, but we've taken some solid strides last year and added some decent players this offseason.

    Vegas odds don't tell you that story.
     
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  20. HomeoftheJets

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    Young isn't the same thing as good. Of the non-Darnold players you mention (Darnold doesn't apply because he wasn't on the roster at the time of my post), we have a LB a lot of people are calling a bust, two promising safeties, a receiver coming off a neck injury, a receiver who might screw himself out of the NFL, and two players most Jets fans have never heard of. And Travis Swanson is awful, PFF graded him as the 32nd best center in the league. In the end, you're succumbing to the name recognition fallacy. Young players who you've heard of are usually good, and you know all the Jets young players, so you think they're good. But in this case, you've heard of them not because they're good but because you're a die-hard fan.

    When I say our roster is one of the worst in the league, I mean it's one of the worst of the league now. So the fact that it will likely improve in the next couple years has nothing to do with what I said. And while Vegas odds aren't perfect, they're about the only way to get an unbiased look at how good we are.
     
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