[NYJ Matt] Joe Douglas confirms that in the 2023 Draft the Jets were 100% set on taking Jahmyr Gibbs, and didn’t expect him to go in the Top 15
April 25, 2025
[NYJ Matt] Joe Douglas confirms that in the 2023 Draft the Jets were 100% set on taking Jahmyr Gibbs, and didn’t expect him to go in the Top 15
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1 year after taking Breece Hall? Yikes
The same Joe Douglas that drafted Zach Wilson, Mekhi Becton, Denzel Mimms and Elijah Moore? And only two starting players in 6 seasons outside of top 35 picks?
Spare me.
Clown Douglas needs to move on and stop getting his media friends to make him look like the victim when he was just a garbage gm.
No other gm got 4-5 years of 100% control without Woody meddling or even as many opportunities as he did with the Jets
That should be a wrap for JD truthers I’d think?
Here for the downvotes.
I actually liked JD and his work. For the first time since Mike T, JD invested in premium positions : OT, CB, Edge and QB. No more Safety, DB etc. I blame it more on Woody’s meddling than JD getting things wrong.
Joe Douglas never missed on a draft pick – they always just took someone else but they were all in on every other star
“I was ready to take the heat for that” yeah and it would’ve been rightfully deserved bro
Drafted Michael Carter, took breece, then taking Gibbs the next year? Not that mc32 was insane but if he took Gibbs we would’ve drafted an rb 1 round higher each year for the past 3 years (3rd with MC, 2nd with Breece, Gibbs in 1st)
Wanting another RB when you already have Breece Hall and glaring issues with the O-line? Yeah, good thing JD is gone.
On hindsight I could see this was their thought, if you saw how we wanted to use 2 RB sets at the beginning of the season but could not use it after that, I can figure out they truly wanted gibbs and hall on the field at the same time, and it is not a bad idea, but I doubt rodgers would have liked to play that way imo.
And that would have been a disaster of a pick. Gibbs is legit but DET had a better OL. Plus, the Jets had just spent a high pick on Breece, who didnt/shouldnt need to be in a timeshare. For all the flak he got for WMD (not being ready to contribute) at least the vision (DE/pass rusher is a top 3 premium position + needed to replace Huff) was right. RB made no sense and would have been an AL Davis pick.
Why are people dunking on this when Gibbs has proven to be elite? It’s worked out perfectly for the lions and their 1/2 punch. Our line wasn’t good but not shambolic either. And a pivot to a 10 sack edge isn’t bad either…
Joe Douglas? Complete and total failure Joe Douglas? Very interested in what he has to say about football!!
This is like “why are they confessing they’re bragging” again LMAOOO
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1 year after taking Breece Hall? Yikes
The same Joe Douglas that drafted Zach Wilson, Mekhi Becton, Denzel Mimms and Elijah Moore? And only two starting players in 6 seasons outside of top 35 picks?
Spare me.
Clown Douglas needs to move on and stop getting his media friends to make him look like the victim when he was just a garbage gm.
No other gm got 4-5 years of 100% control without Woody meddling or even as many opportunities as he did with the Jets
That should be a wrap for JD truthers I’d think?
Here for the downvotes.
I actually liked JD and his work. For the first time since Mike T, JD invested in premium positions : OT, CB, Edge and QB. No more Safety, DB etc. I blame it more on Woody’s meddling than JD getting things wrong.
Joe Douglas never missed on a draft pick – they always just took someone else but they were all in on every other star
“I was ready to take the heat for that” yeah and it would’ve been rightfully deserved bro
Drafted Michael Carter, took breece, then taking Gibbs the next year? Not that mc32 was insane but if he took Gibbs we would’ve drafted an rb 1 round higher each year for the past 3 years (3rd with MC, 2nd with Breece, Gibbs in 1st)
Wanting another RB when you already have Breece Hall and glaring issues with the O-line? Yeah, good thing JD is gone.
On hindsight I could see this was their thought, if you saw how we wanted to use 2 RB sets at the beginning of the season but could not use it after that, I can figure out they truly wanted gibbs and hall on the field at the same time, and it is not a bad idea, but I doubt rodgers would have liked to play that way imo.
And that would have been a disaster of a pick. Gibbs is legit but DET had a better OL. Plus, the Jets had just spent a high pick on Breece, who didnt/shouldnt need to be in a timeshare. For all the flak he got for WMD (not being ready to contribute) at least the vision (DE/pass rusher is a top 3 premium position + needed to replace Huff) was right. RB made no sense and would have been an AL Davis pick.
Why are people dunking on this when Gibbs has proven to be elite? It’s worked out perfectly for the lions and their 1/2 punch. Our line wasn’t good but not shambolic either. And a pivot to a 10 sack edge isn’t bad either…
Joe Douglas? Complete and total failure Joe Douglas? Very interested in what he has to say about football!!
This is like “why are they confessing they’re bragging” again LMAOOO