Because we're the Jets

Discussion in 'New York Jets' started by ouchy, Jan 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM.

  1. ouchy

    ouchy Well-Known Member

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    Okay folks, its not a hot young QB we need. Its a championship roster we need. Maybe some rebuilding teams can draft a stud and win, but not us. (I'm serious about this - the Jets cant succeed this way. Its just who we are. Do we need to see it run over again?) We need a great team before we draft a high QB.

    If we do it the other way around we are going to ruin the QB and waste the draft capital. Don't be fooled into thinking we got more talent than we actually do. Most of our roster should be backups to great starters. Especially the linemen on both sides. This draft is core positions - linemen, WRs, LBs, a great TE would be nice.

    Lets build a championship roster with all the picks so the young QB can come into a good situation. And, hopefully, lets not draft lemons like we have been doing. Hopefully the new guy has a good eye for talent, and a vision for how to do this. We gotta have at least a 75% hit rate in the first two rounds and mine some gold in the later rounds. If we do that - look out!
    Go Jets.
     
  2. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    There are some pieces in place, the offensive line has promise, Taylor looks good, Garrett Wilson IMO is a very good 2. The defense feels like shambles but they have allowed core players to leave or traded them away.

    That's part of the formula when you're the Jets and you have a new GM every 3 to 5 years. Their first instinct is to build their own team and cast away the players from previous GMs. So you have no continuity, especially when you're also changing HCs at the same rate and are constantly changing personnel needs.

    Sauce and Quinnen weren't playing to their ability, but they both have elite skills and have displayed it on the field wearing a Jets uniform. Even when the first round picks they've selected weren't abject busts, they always cast them off like plague carriers.

    You can only build a championship roster with competence and continuity. Maybe they hit on picks they have this year and next but will those players even be here in 5 years?
     
  3. JetsNation06

    JetsNation06 Well-Known Member

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    I would still take a shot on Chambliss if he's there at 44. If he ends up entering the draft I have a feeling his stock is gonna rise like crazy from all these lazy, dated projections that he's a late round pick. He's solidly a 2nd round pick if he comes out and maybe higher.

    Beyond that, the GM can really add some dynamic weapons at 2, 16, and 33. They can get studs on D and O. If they don't come out of this draft with a Bain and a Surratt who are both impact guys year 1, then they will never, ever learn.

    No more projects or potential. You need proven commodities out of this draft from the best programs in the country.
     
  4. HomeoftheJets

    HomeoftheJets Well-Known Member

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    I liked Chambliss based on his on-field play, but do you really want a guy who doesn't even want to be in the NFL?
     
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  5. K'OB

    K'OB 2021 TGG Fantasy Football Champ

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    He does seem intent on going back to college for another season.

    With the chance of the Jets claiming you, I think I'd sue to go back to school as well lol
     
  6. NYJetsO12

    NYJetsO12 Well-Known Member

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    Mougey has to prove himself this year. or else he’s just another Joe Douglas, in my opinion

    so you’re right we need an entire roster to rebuild

    the real rebuild, has to be with coaching and management and that’s on Woody, the owner

    the reason why you don’t want a hot shot. Rookie QB is because he’ll be ruined by the Jets right?

    That really is the trend when you look at Caleb Williams and Jordan love Bo Nix and of course Drake Maye in New England

    I have a very good feeling about Carson Beck and everyone’s laughing at me.. you can get him right away at two or maybe even later in this year draft

    I had a great feeling about Patrick Mahomes, but everybody on this board didn’t b believe in “air raid “ Quarterback in the NFL

    I liked Baker Mayfield too, but everybody on the board called him a “midget”

    meanwhile those two QBs have championships, divisional wins, and one Super Bowls

    I believe every year a team like the Jets needs to draft quarterback until u get your franchise quarterback
     
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  7. JetsNation06

    JetsNation06 Well-Known Member

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    Where did he say he doesn't want to be in the NFL? He's trying to get another year of college eligibility but I wouldn't take that to mean he doesn't want to go to the NFL. That's the obvious next step in the process. The Jets draft room needs to swing big and get the best college players. This kid has a shot at being a good NFL QB. I'm not sure if he will pan out but he's definitely got a legit shot based on what he's done so far.

    I don't know if the Jets under Woody are scared or they just don't know any better (probably the latter), but they need to learn quickly that it's ok to grab the best players from the top programs. I've been saying this on here forever now. No more projects. No more potential upside BS. You take the guys who ball out the most at the best programs against the best comp. All the other crap is secondary. If they don't come out of this draft with guys who can help them in Year 1 right away like Bain, Surratt, and many others then they'll never turn the franchise around. Get the best, proven pieces.
     
  8. JetsUK

    JetsUK Well-Known Member

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    First round draft pick contracts are 4 years plus an option so I am ignoring picks in the last 4 years - so from 2010-2021 the Jets had 13 first round picks (and many of them top 10 picks) - of them the only players not to get traded while a rookie are Wilkerson (who was cut less than halfway through his second contract) and Quinnen Williams (who was traded this year) - these first round players should be the cornerstones of your franchise.

    Now to be fair the Jets are not the only team that do not resign their first rounders - from what I can see the reported rate across the NFL is about 30% of first round picks sign a second contract with the team that drafted them - but with the Jets that rate is only 15% (and that is being generous given what happened with Wilkerson's contract) and I believe that is down to a mixture of a high rate of draft busts but also because of the constant churn of HCs and GMs that leads to them wanting to change direction so that players no longer fit and are moved on.
     
  9. Jeff M

    Jeff M Well-Known Member

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    The problem with your logic is that if you build a competent roster first you wont be in the draft position to get the "hot young QB". This year Simpson is likely to be there at 16. We need to take him. One pick more or less wont get the rest of the roster re-defined. In order to do that you need to hit on the day 2 and day 3 picks.
     
  10. TwoHeadedMonster

    TwoHeadedMonster Well-Known Member

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    If you build a competent roster first, you can freely trade away current and future draft capital and move up to get a QB. Without a QB you aren't picking later than 12-15 anyway, so your picks will have plenty of value.
     
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