It’s not Justin Fields, Breece Corridor, and even Garrett Wilson. Aaron Glenn? Not even shut.
A very powerful particular person in the whole New York Jets franchise is Darren Mougey.
Below his course over the subsequent two years, the Jets will both launch a brand new period of success or get caught attempting to make a U-turn.
He turned his weekly “commerce worth” conferences right into a trove of draft picks, accepting affords “we felt had been too good for the crew with Sauce and Quinnen.”
Sauce is Sauce Gardner, who was shipped to the Colts months after signing a four-year contract value $120.4 million. Indianapolis gave up two first-round draft picks in return.
Mougey stated Gardner’s deal was deliberately structured to be tradeable.
He wouldn’t say whether or not Williams formally requested a commerce, affirm Jerry Jones’ assertion that he almost acquired Williams for Micah Parsons in August, or disclose whether or not Williams did or didn’t request a brand new contract by coaching camp 2026.
With no franchise quarterback within the image and new holes created by sending a top-flight cornerback and anchor defensive deal with out of city, how are the Jets higher than they had been final week?
The reply is straightforward: they’re not.
“The purpose is at all times to win,” Mougey stated. “These coaches work too laborious. That’s what the followers deserve. That’s what the gamers deserve. That by no means adjustments.”
The Jets beat the Browns days after the celebrities had been traded, however the purpose with two first-round picks in 2026 and three first-rounders in 2027 is to place a tough reset right into a fast-forward rebuild.
Mougey has a couple of months to chart the course.
“I wouldn’t name it a teardown,” Mougey stated.
A teardown is precisely what has occurred.
However the rebuild has promise. The Jets have first-round picks at each deal with positions in Olu Fashanu and rookie Armand Membou. Rookie tight finish Mason Taylor is contributing in a disjointed passing assault, and Wilson stays a top quality No. 1 receiver when wholesome.
If the Jets hit on a quarterback in free company or purchase one through commerce or the draft, the arrow factors to Glenn as the person accountable for resurrecting his protection.
He can look throughout the sector to Mike Vrabel on Thursday night time to get a really feel for what’s doable when all the items fall into place.
