While many want the Jets to pick a receiver or tight end with their first-round pick, it might be best for the team to add offensive line help.
They added two solid offensive tackles this off-season, signing Tyron Smith as a free agent, and trading for Morgan Moses, but both players are 33 and had injuries last year.
Also, both players are signed for just one year.
And considering all the issues they had on their offensive line last year, due to injuries, and inconsistent play, and considering they have a 40-year-old QB coming off a torn Achilles, don’t you think adding another tackle should be the way to go, in a really strong tackle draft?
Plus, they already have two #1 receivers on the roster – Garrett Wilson and Mike Williams.
They also have plenty of talent at tight end with the underrated Tyler Conklin, third-year player Jeremy Ruckert who needs to get on the field more, and others.
Look, it’s always best to stick to your horizontal value board and pick the highest-rated player, so if that is a receiver or tight end when they are on the clock, they should probably pick that player.
But if an offensive tackle is rated even with a skill position player on the horizontal board, considering the age of their tackles, and the importance of keeping Rodgers upright, you could make a strong argument they should pick a tackle in the first round, even if that is boring to some.
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