We know the Jets are all in with Rodgers for the next year or two. We know this offseason they will focus on OL if they want to keep Rodgers healthy. The Jets will also probably sign a vet QB to be the backup. Ryan Tannehill is a FA after this season as the Titans future is with Will Levis. Someone like Tannehill will be brought into backup Rodgers. As for Michael Pratt, in his 4-years at Tulane he threw for 9,603 with 90 TD's and 26 INT's. Many draft "experts" project him to go in the 3rd or 4th round. Would you (Jets fans) be interested in seeing the Jets select him in the 3rd or 4th round. He can sit and learn behind Rodgers and maybe we have our long-term answer at QB. Rodgers is 40 now and will be 41 by the end of next season. Any vet backup QB isn't the long-term answer either. So, any interest if he is there in the 3rd or 4th round.
Yes. @Jonathan_Vilma has mentioned him a few times on this board. 4 year guy, good size, athletic, throws with decent anticipation, weakish arm. Reminds me of some combination of Wentz, Purdy, Tannenhill, or Alex Smith. Definitely someone I would be very happy with to sit behind AR for a year or 2. I think he was hurt earlier in the year? Vilma can prob give more info on him since he watches way more college ball than me. The Jets should be throwing day 3 darts at QB every single year.
He took a beating behind a bad offensive line this year but he’s been a good player who has improved every year. He’s not going to be Patrick Mahomes but I don’t see how he can’t be what Andy Dalton was to stabilize the Bengals right away out of college.
No interest. Penix is going to be a star. Williams and Daniels are interesting. 4th round or later, I'd use a pick on Ewers, Nix or Cameron Ward. No interest in anybody else. Since Williams, Nix and Daniels are going in the first round - that basically leaves Penix (after a trade down in the 1st or 2nd round), Ewers or Ward (Day 3).
I would be surprised if the Jets don't sign a vet QB to backup Rodgers. Ryan Tannehill is a FA after this year. I could see the Jets going after someone like that. I doubt they go with an unproven at backup. We saw what happened this season when they had to go to Wilson. They will want someone who can be an effective game manager type and win games if Rodgers gets hurt. They won't put a rookie in that situation, or they shouldn't.
I remember hearing reports that Minshew didn't want to come here b/c he didn't think he would play. I would throw the bag at Brissett to be the highest paid backup on a 2 year deal. If Rodgers walks away after 2024, Brissett could compete for the job in 2025 + the day 3 rookie you drafted in 2024 + a future rookie in '25. The roster in 2025 could probably still compete with the defense and someone like Brissett with Breece, GW, + whatever WR you bring in this year [Adams, Evans, Pittman, Higgins, Ridley, or a rookie].
This is how the Jets should draft a QB: 1. For each QB in the draft, put his name on a piece of paper. 2. Throw the papers in a bowl 3. Randomly select a piece of paper and that is their top draft QB prospect. 4. Randomly select another piece of paper and that's their 2nd draft QB prospect and so on... 5. Decide what round they want to draft a QB in. 6. When they get to the draft round selected in step 5, select the top remaining QB choice. There, I just saved JD and his staff a ton of time and money.
Jacoby Brissett will far and away be my top choice for a backup once again next year. I wouldn't be surprised if he emerges as a really solid starter once he gets a chance again. He kind of already was last year. Agree on taking a swing on a QB in the 3rd or 4th this year. Add a UDFA while we're at it.
Then you are walking into 2024 100% setting yourself up to be surprised. Some want to point the blame for the following on JD. Some want to (rightfully imo) point the finger at this being yet another "Rodgers condition" the team is pandering to. But regardless who you want to blame at the end of the day it all ends up at the same reality aspect anyway: We can't have a better or more capable backup QB as long as it's Aaron Rodgers here as the starter. Not Tannehill, not any of the other vets being brought up in this thread. If they have enough of a success track record that it could potentially create a QB controversy in the event a 41yo Rodgers struggles next year....they won't be brought in. Period. Didn't happen in 2023 and won't happen in 2024. Take that to the bank. I think a much less threatening 4th rounder on in the draft might be in play as soon as this year though. With the team basically still running out Zach or whatever scrub at their QB2 next year, but replacing that new guy in with what Zach was supposed to be last year in this year's repackaged hype sell. "He's gonna red shirt a year or 2 and learn from Rodgers. blah blah blah"
Good suggestion. It is early, but I want the jets to trade down from round 1 and hopefully pick up a middle/late first rounder and a second round pick. Might be difficult. Anyway, my perfect draft right now is as follows: Round 1: Wide receiver. Damn it, we need this so bad because of Joe Idiot committing $44M to Lazard who stinks.. Garrett Wilson needs help. I think the Cowboys got Lamb in the late teens in round 1 and hoping we get that lucky. Round 2 (if acquired) and round 3: Offensive line Round 4 (2 picks) A developmental QB Like Pratt and also either a DT or ILB. Other late picks: Best player available Yeah, I know, pretty simplistic, but that is where I think the jets are at-Douglas had a terrible 2023 off season including asinine free agent contracts/restructures to worthless players and a stupid 2023 first round pick who was inactive/did squat for the jets in 2023.
I think the Jets will go OL in Rd 1, but WR is interesting as to get G. Wilson some help. Marvin Harrison Jr probably won't be there when the Jets pick. Many have him as the best player in the draft. However, LSU's Malik Nabers is considered the 2nd best WR in the draft by many of the "experts". He is being compared to JaMarr Chase and Justin Jefferson. He may be there when the Jets pick.
The Jets have backed themselves in such a bad hole with the offensive line, with minimal cap space, assets and a weak OL free agent class as it is, that I don’t know if they have any other option but to take a tackle in the first round.
I can't see us taking a WR with our first pick solely b/c of the learning curve for rookies. I believe that they are going to go all in so getting a veteran via FA/trade that is already NFL ready to make an impact seems like the route they take.
We gotta start making dart throws but with our cap situation we need more picks. ATM we have pick 8 and then 72. As it stands both of those should probably be o-line. But according to Woody just having Rodgers will make the o-line work better so, God help us. If we had more resources we could look at QB but as our draft currently stands I don't think its worth a mid round pick. We need to many other pieces.
I subscribe to the idea of taking a QB in every draft, whether you have one or not, but I definitely don't think we should be spending a Day 1 or Day 2 pick on one this year. Douglas has screwed the O-line situation up so badly that he needs to be spending as much draft capital as possible on fixing that. This team can't be a functioning NFL team until that area is properly addressed. Plus, I don't trust this regime AT ALL with a young QB. This group is so incompetent that it will probably take a future HOF QB to overcome their utter incompetence and negligence in that area.
