???? Jets draft was over before it started and no one is mad about it

Every team arrives on Draft night filled with expectations. After all, there is no perfect squad and getting young values ​​is something that always has an impact, especially in a league where injuries are always present and can cost a year of work. However, 2023 reserved for the suffering New York Jets fan something that made the questionable recruitment that would follow not even hurt: Aaron Rodgers was announced a day earlier and everything was resolved there.

With the main problem remedied, Joe Douglas went to the most relaxed draft and made his most contestable draft in years. Calling it bad wouldn’t be fair, as some values ​​are interesting: getting a center like Joe Tippmann in pick 43 is a reason for applause, for example. However, some picks could be more productive and secure, bringing depth into positions that could become critical as 2023 progresses.

The protector was missing, but all is not lost

Of course, the bonus of having Rodgers far outweighs any downside: the Jets haven’t had a decent quarterback in so long, it’s hard to remember who was the last reliable quarterback, and whoever you pick will be a few notches below Rodgers. However, when the team went from choosing 13 to 15, it was in a less comfortable position to get an offensive tackle: Pittsburgh Steelers jumped in front of it and selected Broderick Jones, the last of the Big 4 in the position.

Plan B is debatable: Will McDonald, Iowa State’s EDGE. Far from being a bad player, but he will need to gain weight and evolve in some technical points, something you don’t expect in a top-15 pick. It is worth remembering that the team selected Jermaine Johnson at the end of the first round of 2022 and the expectation is that he will have more space in the rotation this season. The movement may indicate a cut by Carl Lawson, a veteran who has a contract until the end of this season: his layoff would open 15 million on the payroll.

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