Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano, senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson and senior NFL reporter Jori Epstein discuss New York’s flurry of puzzling moves on the opening day of free agency. Check out the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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And then you have the Jets.
I don’t get what the Jets are doing.
I mean, the, the Jets have five number one picks the next two years.
I’m not saying you should tank.
Please don’t clip this and say you should tank.
But you signed a bunch of guys on the defensive side of the ball at, like, $10 million a year, like Kingsley Enigbare, and, and Demario Davis, and David Onyemata.
And you were really bad last year.
You trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick, and you give him a new contract, and Minkah Fitzpatrick, who had only one interception last year, still had more than the entire Jets roster on the defensive side of the ball.
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But y- what are you doing, like, throwing a bunch of $10 million a year contracts at a bunch of aging veteran players to try to fix your defense?
Are you trying to be mediocre next year?
Like, what, what does mediocre get you?
Like, what does the ninth overall pick get you?
It gets you your job in 2027, particularly if you’re Aaron Glenn.
Are you that sure that they have enough runway from a, an owner who’s as consistent and able to stick to his word as Woody Johnson that their jobs are gonna be safe?
I, I think Darren Mousey probably has a little bit more of a leash, ’cause GMs often do, both because of their proximity to their owner and because they’re usually executing the long-term plan whereas the coaches are supposed to be maximizing the talent now.
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But I think what they’re doing is, is they’re trying to make sure they have a job in two years.
The problem is, who’s gonna be their quarterback?
Because like you said, I still don’t think- I don’t know they’re gonna be good.
Well, they have three first-round picks in the 2027 draft, and that’s gonna help them- That’s a good point find a quarterback in- You need one of them You need one of them to be in the top three.
And again- Yeah I’m not saying they need to tank at all.
Maybe this is their way of ensuring they’re picking in the top five.
Like, “We’re gonna give $10 million a year contracts,” which isn’t a lot of money in the grand scheme of things considering all the other deals we’ve told you about in the last 40 minutes, and, to a bunch of middle-aged guys, knowing it’s kind of like a Band-Aid, where it looks like we’re doing something, and we’ll be better, but we’re no We know we’re not gonna be good.
Is that what they’re doing?