Didn't Trevor Lawrence say he would stay for his 4th year if the Jets had the # 1 pick?
The Jets never needed Trevor Lawrence. They don't need another talented young quarterback that they'd ruin forever. What they need, is to build a team around a young QB. Every team I've seen that drafts a talented young arm then drafts offensive linemen, receivers, running backs etc. Every team I've seen protects that QB. Not the Jets. They draft defense, and with their poor ability to recognize talent, they've failed even in that. Every year. That is except during the Parcells and Rex Ryan years. But even Sanchez was ultimately ruined by a poor offensive line and mediocre receivers. The problem with the Jets is the same problem with the Knicks: Eye crossingly poor management and remarkably poor organizational skills. Only the Jets were lined up to hire Adam Gase, a coach with a lifetime record below .500 before he was hired. No one but the Jets thought this guy was an NFL level coach. Whoever coaches this team next year, and it won't be Gase, is walking into an organization with ownership that wouldn't know a coach from used toilet tissue and talent from an open, seeping wound.
You're thinking too rationally and perceptively. We're talking the Jets here. They're notorious for drafting a QB first then drafting defense for years after.actually while it would have been exciting to get such a talented guy, I probably would have traded his rights for a huge haul of draft choices..........I think the Jets already have a bunch but they could package a few to move up into the earlier rounds and pick up three or four top picks all of which are desperately needed.....with the second choice they still might consider that idea unless they are in love with a particular player..........I don't think I would go for the Ohio State QB even though he is the new prototype for a QB these days.....
You're thinking too rationally and perceptively. We're talking the Jets here. They're notorious for drafting a QB first then drafting defense for years after.