This offseason is sort of a “Select Your Personal Journey” e-book for Jets common supervisor Joe Douglas.
Douglas faces so many choices due to what number of holes the Jets nonetheless have on their roster. He can select to fill a few of these holes this week in free company or kick the can down the highway to subsequent month’s NFL draft. He can wheel and deal and make a commerce with a number of the draft capital he has constructed up over the previous two years. He can spend huge cash or seek for worth.
The choices are plentiful as free company kicks off Monday at midday when the negotiating window opens. Listed here are six positions we expect the Jets might be monitoring closely this week and the place they’re most certainly to make strikes in free company:
Huge receiver
The Jets bolstered this place final 12 months with the drafting of Elijah Moore and the signing of Corey Davis. However they nonetheless need assistance. They’re anticipated to let Jamison Crowder and Keelan Cole depart in free company. They may deliver again their very own free agent, Braxton Berrios, if the value is correct. Berrios and his agent are searching for to be paid like a prime slot receiver. The Jets view him as an excellent kick returner who generally is a No. 4 broad receiver. We’ll see who the market agrees with. If Berrios returns, that could possibly be it for strikes right here. Allen Robinson is the highest receiver available on the market however he’s on the lookout for a giant payday. Douglas doubtless will solely get in on Robinson if he sees the value tag coming down.
Douglas might additionally discover trades at receiver. The Jets did have some curiosity in Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper however not underneath his present contract which pays him $20 million this 12 months. The Browns took on Cooper’s contract and now they put Jarvis Landry on the commerce block. He’s one other participant with a bloated contract the Jets would need reworked in the event that they have been involved in dealing for him.
Tight finish
The Jets want an improve right here to assist out quarterback Zach Wilson. They may deliver Tyler Kroft again for a second season, however Douglas must do extra. O.J. Howard from the Buccaneers and Evan Engram from the Giants are each first-round abilities who haven’t lived as much as their potential, however they’re 27 and appear to be they could possibly be low-risk, high-reward gamers. Hayden Hurst and Tyler Conklin are different names to look at right here.
Inside offensive line
Douglas has bolstered the offensive line since he bought the job however the job is just not completed. The Jets ought to come out of this week with both a middle or a guard. Laken Tomlinson (49ers) is among the prime names the Jets are anticipated to be in on. Additionally they hope to deliver again Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Dan Feeney. Douglas might wind up with some good depth on the road.
Inside line of defense
The Jets have a giant free agent of their very own right here with Folorunso Fatukasi. The Jets nonetheless have hope to deliver him again however there’s a feeling that Fatukasi goes to receives a commission in free company. That doubtless means he’ll be leaving the Jets. If he does, the Jets will doubtless flip to one of many different free brokers on the place like D.J. Jones from the 49ers or Sebastian Joseph-Day from the Rams. Additionally they would possibly lose Nathan Shepherd as a free agent so including depth right here could possibly be necessary.
Cornerback
The Jets appreciated what they bought out of their younger cornerbacks final 12 months however know they nonetheless might use extra expertise on the place. That would come on the prime of the draft as a result of this free-agent market may be too wealthy for Douglas. Sources stated the Jets should not involved in Patriots free agent J.C. Jackson, who might get round $20 million a 12 months. The Buccaneers’ Carlton Davis could possibly be an possibility for the Jets if his market doesn’t get uncontrolled. Davis ought to command about $15 million per 12 months.
Security
The Jets re-signed Lamarcus Joyner this week however are anticipated to let Marcus Maye go away in free company. Don’t anticipate the Jets to be a bidder on prime free-agent security Marcus Williams of the Saints. The Jets should not going to tie up main cash at a non-premium place. Tyrann Mathieu of the Chiefs could be a pleasant veteran chief for the Jets however they need to resolve how a lot he has left. Jordan Whitehead (Bucs), Terrell Edmunds (Steelers) and Quandre Diggs (Seahawks) are the following group of free brokers. Douglas will pounce if he sees a smooth market. If not, that is one other place he might handle within the draft.
