The Jets WR's are not the best in the NFL, but I think some fans are overreacting each time a WR is traded or a free agent WR is signed by another team. If Zach Wilson had to go into a game with Davis, Moore and Berrios at WR/Ozomah and Conklin at TE, that would still be a pretty decent group of weapons for him. That is not the case though. I am sure Joe Douglas will sign another Free Agent WR and draft a WR pretty early in the draft. The WR position is not weak at the moment, just lacks depth and a true #1.
We also have two pass catching TE's now, something we have not had for a long time, this will give us Moore, Davis, Berrios, Uzomah, Conklin and then 1 or 2 WR's in the draft, I am not including Mims as it is obvious this CS don't rate him at all. I for at least one am happy that Berrios may well see an increased role in the offence next year, hopefully, he will prove me right and that will be a good thing for all of us, rather than a I told you so kind of way.
100% Honestly I wanted nothing to do with Cooper or Woods. Both older expensive wide receivers that would cost picks and add in the injury, no thanks. Even if it didn't take picks honestly. I still like CD and love Moore and Berrios. Get a good WR in the 1st and pick up a cheaper vet and I think we will be set.
I agree that group wouldn’t be terrible….a decent if not spectacular group. Problem is really twofold though. Davis and Moore have not yet proven to be durable, so the chance of that group being available week in week out is less than I’d prefer. It even if they are there every week, none of those guys is someone who scares a defense or who really needs to be gameplanned against. They are all good above average guys but not blue chip stars. I think Moore has the potential due to his quickness but he has to stay healthy and prove it. I think we do need to add a top receiver to that group as you said. I’d like to see a receiver in the first round…
Putting Moore on the outside 100% of the time sucks. We desperately need a non-slot WR or even 2 since Davis is questionable. Saleh apparently likes Jeff Smith so maybe he'll get more play this year.
Moore did statistically better when playing on the outside compared to playing from the slot. The guy who needs to play in the slot more is Davis. Davis was good in creating separation against man coverage at Tenn where he played out of the slot a lot but he was one of the worst in the league last year with the Jets. Part of that is likely being the number 2 WR and that we played a lot of really good defenses last year but Tennessee also made it easier on Davis using him in the slot a lot.
I don't think our fans are overreacting to how bad our WR's are. We had better WR's last year than the year before but that shouldn't lead us to believe it's anywhere near an acceptable unit. Corey Davis led our WR's in receiving yards per game at 55, which ranked 43rd in the league. Most of the good teams had 2-3 guys who exceeded that number. We won't be close to a good team until we can pass the ball a lot more effectively, and that means having a lot of weapons (and hoping Wilson improves a lot). This isn't the 90's or early 2000's NFL where it's enough to have one true stud at receiver. The best teams all have multiple guys who would've previously been the best receiver on most teams. Our WR+TE group won't be adequate even with adding a stud unless Moore continues to improve and stay healthy while doing so. I'm really bullish on Moore for what it's worth, he's the most talented receiver we've had since Marshall and Decker, but I'd like to see him stay healthy for an extended stretch for me to really feel great about it.
I do think that this current unit, even without much change, will be better. Moore and Davis rarely played together last year and both of them have an effect on each other. Introduce Uzomah and Conklin and both Davis/Moore will probably be a lot more open as well. Or they will force the two TEs to be open. Berrios isn't the slot receiver Crowder is, but he adds a different dimension to the offense and he's going to be ont he field a whole lot more now. And we're adding a WR in the draft... hopefully Wilson or London and not Joe Douglas shopping at the bargain bin. We absolutely need a WR1 but as constructed, when healthy, this WR corps is not as bad as it seems.
Crowder isn't on the roster. He's currently a FA and it appears the Jets have no intentions to re-sign him. The TE room is absolutely better than last year but we've lost 2 guys from our WR room (Cole & Crowder) and are yet to replace either. I do expect JD to sign a relatively young vet in FA and then I think 10 is essentially a lock to be a WR at this point, so the WR room may eventually be better than last season but as of right now, it is not.
Definitely needs to be addressed in FA and the draft IMO. Davis, Moore and Berrios is currently a pretty bad group. Berrios had a nice stretch and is a great gadget/ST player, but I do not want him as a starting WR. Moore looks like a beast, but missed significant time with an injury, definitely not a sure thing in 2022. Same with Davis. The Jets are an injury away from seeing Jeff and Vyncent Smith getting significant snaps. I'd rather that not be the case. I definitely think WR is being addressed in the first round though, so that will help
Gotcha, just making sure. The phrase, "Berrios isn't the slot receiver Crowder is,..." had me thinking you thought Crowder was still on the team. I stand corrected.
bingo. adding 2 TEs who can catch is huge plus carter out of the backfield. zach has a group of solid options and an o-line capable of letting him go through progressions and a very smart OC to scheme people open. I'm also about 99% sure we take a WR in our top 4 picks. not to mention lots of depth FA WRs still out there to be had cheap to be a WR4/5.
If we pass on Cooper, pass on Woods, pass on any FAs and then don't take a WR until round 3... Joe Douglas has some SERIOUS splainin to do.
I would like to add some depth at the very least. All three missed games last season. Ideally, I want us to draft a receiver at 10 and Mims to somehow bounce back.
I keep hearing how it is now a passing league and in theory I do not disagree with that let's take a look. Rushing attempts In our division Pats 8 the in the league in rushing attempts Bills 13th and Dolphins 17th. It could be argued all teams in our division are run first teams. AFC Playoff teams Titans- Number 1 in attempts Bills- 13th Patriots-8th Bengals- 20th Chiefs-21st Steelers- 28th Raiders 26th The Jets were dead last in attempts at 32. Maybe we need to run the ball more. https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-team-rushing-attempts-2021
It’s not a crisis yet. But we’re one injury away from mims being wr3 and that will be a crisis. Right now it’s a situation to watch closely as they haven’t improved the position in the near term. In fact it’s weaker at the moment than it was last season
WRs typically take a year or 2 to develop (except in nyc where we proclaim Moore not a #1 after a handful of explosive games) while a RB contributes immediately. 1st 5 picks in no particular order: EDGE, S, LB, WR, RB
