{"id":896805,"date":"2026-05-20T23:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/896805\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T23:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:51:20","slug":"the-part-of-jets-gms-process-that-fans-should-be-thrilled-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/896805\/","title":{"rendered":"The part of Jets GM’s process that fans should be thrilled about"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Jets haven\u2019t had a stable general manager in ages.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of the main reasons why the organization has the longest active playoff drought among all teams in North America\u2019s four major sports at 15 seasons.<\/p>\n

The Jets\u2019 last two general managers, Joe Douglas and Mike Maccagnan<\/a>, each had ample time to see their visions through. Douglas had five offseasons, whilst Maccagnan had four.<\/p>\n

Neither, though, was up to snuff, finishing their tenures with a combined record of 56-108.<\/p>\n

With the bulk of his second offseason in the books, there are legitimate reasons to believe that current Jets GM Darren Mougey is not the next Douglas or Maccagnan, but instead New York\u2019s version of the Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Howie Roseman.<\/p>\n

Owning just three wins to his name, Mougey hasn\u2019t yet proven to be anywhere close to Roseman. Still, one aspect of his process is reminiscent of the Eagles\u2019 respected GM, and it\u2019s also far different than the approaches taken by Douglas and Maccagnan.<\/p>\n

The appealing part of Mougey\u2019s process<\/p>\n

Combined, Maccagnan and Douglas extended just seven players to multi-year contracts in their tenures with the Jets.<\/p>\n

Yes, seven players in nine combined offseasons.<\/p>\n

Maccagnan\u2019s three extensions were given to offensive lineman Brian Winters, wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, and defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson. As for Douglas, he extended the contracts of cornerback Michael Carter II, defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, and long snapper Thomas Hennessy.<\/p>\n

Mougey is already approaching that mark, extending six players to multi-year deals since taking the job as the Jets\u2019 GM: linebacker Jamien Sherwood, wide receiver Garrett Wilson, cornerback Sauce Gardner, center Josh Myers, tight end Jeremy Ruckert, and running back Breece Hall.<\/p>\n

He also has the opportunity<\/a> to extend the contract of a seventh player, offensive lineman Joe Tippmann, before the 2026 season starts.<\/p>\n

Mougey is doing something that wise organizations do: rewarding their young contributors and keeping them happy while getting ahead of the market.<\/p>\n

A perfect example of the latter is Mougey\u2019s most recent move, locking up Hall to a three-year, $43.5 million deal<\/a>. He capitalized before the price would have gotten too high following extensions from other star RBs around the league, such as Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and De\u2019Von Achane.<\/p>\n

Following Hall\u2019s deal, the Jets quickly saw the benefits of setting the market, evidenced by Achane\u2019s $64 million extension with Miami a few days later. This is the type of forward-thinking move the organization has rarely made.<\/p>\n

Then, you can point to the extensions of players like Myers and Ruckert, both of whom aren\u2019t franchise-changing players or high-end pieces. They each entered the season with set expectations and outperformed those.<\/p>\n

Myers was forced to start all 17 games at center after a season-ending injury to Alijah Vera-Tucker. He wasn\u2019t the best center in the league, but he was a serviceable placeholder. Ruckert\u2019s pass-catching and blocking improved drastically.<\/p>\n

Rewarding those types of players is just as important as extending young talent like Hall and Wilson. It sets the precedent that if players thrive in their roles, they will be rewarded.<\/p>\n

Yes, Mougey\u2019s squad went 3-14 during his first regular season on the job.<\/p>\n

However, he has done tremendous work this offseason in many aspects. Among those positive signs, nothing sets him apart from his predecessors more than his proactive approach to extensions.<\/p>\n

Until the wins come, he is no different than Douglas and Maccagnan in that regard, but his proactiveness and willingness to reward in-house talent are certainly promising components of his work thus far.<\/p>\n

Winning is the next step of Mougey\u2019s plan. If he is unable to accomplish that, all of this won\u2019t matter. The main point, though, is that his offseason process should give fans hope that the victories are coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Jets haven\u2019t had a stable general manager in ages. It\u2019s one of the main reasons…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":896806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2051],"tags":[487,1469,7,3228,226,488,94213,1917,255,2321,2097,6,6531,30016,3234,31834],"class_list":["post-896805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-jets","tag-breece-hall","tag-darren-mougey","tag-football","tag-free-content","tag-jets","tag-joe-douglas","tag-mike-maccagnan","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-jets","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkjets","tag-nfl","tag-ny-jets-column","tag-ny-jets-salaries","tag-standard","tag-syndication"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116609593088862515","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}