The acquisition of Mitchell and Metchie may well be Mougey’s best move this year. When you look at this offense on paper, it’s actually one hell of an inviting offense for a legit QB to step into. OL: Fashanu Simpson Meyers Tippman Membou (Plus AVT potentially) WR: Garrett Wilson Ad Mitchell John Metchie A Smith TE: Mason Taylor J Ruckert RB: Breece Hall Braelon Allen I Davis This is an incredibly strong and YOUNG unit that is just a competent QB away from being a top 10 contender. There was talk about trading for Burrow. Most were saying it’d cost 3 first round picks, I think it would cost all 5 but if it is truly only 3 of them I think you have to make the move. Heck, I’d even still consider trading all 5 for him given the state of our offense. Make Glenn earn his money as a Defensive minded coach and coach up players on D rather than trying to draft and sign a shit ton of stars.
They need to replace Meyers in the offseason IMO and I’d want to leave Tippman at guard. He is a lot more natural there. I’d also add another receiver. But yeah this is the best young offensive supporting cast we’ve had in 15 years. And even the Rex AFC Championship teams weren’t a “young” nucleus.
Very much agree that we are on a great path with the offense moving forward but I would have a really really hard time accepting trading anything more than maybe one first round pick for Joe Burrow. The guy can’t stay upright, he couldn’t win it all in his prime which I think given the injuries he’s beyond at this point and that’s a Band-Aid fix at best. And then we would be giving up all of our assets to make sure the offenses sustainable once he’s gone. we are finally on the right track. Let’s stay on it for once.
Burrow is 28, he’s barely even entered his prime. As for his injuries, CIN has been absolutely incompetent in fielding an OL in front of him and he’s still among the elite QB’s. The guy would be a stud behind our OL with the weapons we have. He’s obviously worth way more than only one first rounder. I just don’t think CIN will part with him for anything less than ridiculous compensation (all 5 first rounders). 3 first rounders is what history dictates as the value.
I have been having this discussion with fellow Jet fans at work, Jets have a good young team on offense. I would not sell the farm for Burrows, Jets should be able to find a better QB than Fields and Taylor in the upcoming draft. Keep the picks, continue to build the defense with good young players, LB and DT and take a flyer on one of the QBs coming out of college.
Hes 28 with multiple season ending injuries. His body is not that of a 28 year old. I’d just rather not piss away golden assets on a guy that’s just as much a question mark at this point as he is a sure thing.
Linderbaum as a FA would be amazing there. Imagine if we can have Olu, AVT, Linderbaum, Tipp, Membou OL. This could be top 5 in the NFL. Meyers and Simpson would be good as high end back-ups. At least Simpson we need to resign as AVT is a high risk. Add another good WR and then all that will be left is just a QB. All of this is doable, but we need to hit on the QB. Hopefully we can draft a good one, a lot hinges on it.
It would be great but I doubt the Ravens let him walk. I’d be lying if I said I knew anything about these guys but they’re free agents. Cade Mays? NFL pedigree and the Panthers have run the ball really well this year. Luke Wattenberg? Bo Nix has been sacked very few times this year. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/signed/_/year/2026/position/c
I would be 100% in favor of 3 first rounders for Burrow. It would still leave us with two first rounders and 3 second rounders in the next two drafts. That’s a lot of draft capital to build up the defense and potentially still grab another receiver.
I agree with the general optimistic outlook on our offense roster…I think we are still a bit early to anoint either Metchie or Mitchell as anything more than good potential players. I like what I’ve seen from Metchie so far in limited opportunities, and Mitchell has also been able to get open a bunch but has shown a bit of inconsistency with his hands…some of it was totally poor throws from Fields, but still. I like both players and they are good enough to push guys like Taylor (16) and Williams (18) down to like WR4/WR5 category, which is probably what they are, but I also thought both guys showed some flashes when they got a chance. Still think we need to draft a legit WR1/WR2 type to start opposite GW and then let Metchie and Mitchell compete for time at WR3 and WR4…that would be a nice group. Ditto that I like our OL especially as the two key positions are both young. We do need a C but that is doable. I would like to keep AVT but we should not trust him to start a full season at this point, so if we have to sign him to a prove it deal so be it. I like the player but just hasn’t been able to stay healthy and we can’t make the same mistakes that JD made when he kept counting on Becton to play 17 games. I would resign Hall if we can, and I’d be willing to pay him a bunch to do it, but I like the RB room much better with him in it…if we have to elevate Braelon or Davis to RB1 I don’t think they are really that guy… But as usual, it comes down to the QB. I would not trade a boatload of picks for Burrow…dude is great but he’s had too many injury issues and can’t count on him for a full year either. Just draft the best choice in 2026 or 2027 and go from there.
We have a good base there. Mitchell is a nice WR4, Metchie is a nice slot WR3, Taylor seems to be a good TE, solid player. Garrett Wilson, Membou, Fashanu, and Breece Hall are franchise players. We need to get a QB in this draft, trade for Mendoza and sign a WR 2.
Joe Burrow has been in the league 6 years, including this one, and has been able to go wire to wire in half of those seasons. 2020 - IR for 6 games 2021 - wire to wire 2022 - wire to wire 2023 - IR for 7 games 2024 - Wire to Wire 2025 - He's been down since week 2 If I'm playing GM, there is no scenario on planet Earth that tells me to part with so much as more than one maybe two 1st round picks. Keep in mind, Cincinnati doesn't have just one generational receiver. They have 2. A whole lot of Joe Burrow is those two catching balls from him. The Jets simply don't have that kind of firepower and I, personally, am not quite so "optimistic" on the receiving talent we have outside of Wilson. And, let's face it, Wilson is NOT a true WR1. He just doesn't have the size. He's a top flight possession receiver with phenomenal hands but he is not capable of taking over games, at least not in my opinion. Of course, he's had no one decent throwing him the ball but I can only go based off what I've seen to date. It is true, though, the Jets have done FAR better with a veteran QB under center. Literally night and day. It's just I don't think it would be worth blowing too much draft capital on a guy who has only been able to stay on the field for half his seasons in the league. Age is a non-factor. Burrow has, injuries not withstanding, at least a decade left in the league so that's a pointless component to the argument. I'd take a solid decade of phenomenal QB play if I was certain he could stay on the field all 10 of those years. Well, as certain as you can be. Let's face it, considering injuries, it's almost as much of a crap shoot. Decisions decisions...
If yoy got Burrow for 1 or 2 first rounders you’d be the GM of the century. I don’t see CIN wanting to part with him honestly, so it’s mostly moot. But I am alot higher on Mitchell and Metchie than you, I do admit that. Especially Mitchell. That dude is consistently getting wide open as the defacto WR 1 here 2 weeks into it. Reggie Wayne was extremely upset to see this kid go, I think I see why. And no, GW/AM/JM are certainly no Higgins and Chase, but Burrow would have a hell of alot more time to survey the field than he did in CIN.
Not more than 2 first rounders for me. He's not on the field enough. I think all of his injuries are leg related? Sadly our stadium plays a big part in my hesitation.
Sign me the hell up in a nano second. He will be Broadway Joe 2 and conquer NY. Behind this OL and RB he will make WRs look like all world. Grab a stud WR on the draft and fire away.
Wed ruin Burrow. We need someone young to develop. Regarding the offense, I think we are a little over optimistic, but its coming around. Our o-line is better than its been in years so that's a big plus. We still need a better center (Tipp could be a good backup) another top guard, and another quality WR. And depth.
Remind me again. What did we trade for a vet QB past his prime? It will be a lot more, and IMO he sure is worth it. I would build a fortress around him starting with a new center, like the guy from the Ravens.
Like I said. If it can be done with 1 or 2 1st round picks then you do it. You never know about Cincinnati. They just locked all that bread up in the two WR's. Their defense, as we all know, is shit that trash shits. It's a proven fact that they are nowhere near a Super Bowl until that defense has major upgrades. Hard to sway what would happen. Intriguing to think about though!
