Jets still need to get a decent return, even with the quote

On December 8, 2023, Doug Robinson of the Deseret News, Zach Wilson’s hometown paper in Utah, wrote:

“Sources close to the situation confirmed to the Deseret News that the Jets have told Zach Wilson he will be traded after the season. Wilson and coach Robert Saleh agreed to a mutual parting following the benching.”

Woody Johnson, during an interview with ESPN in Las Vegas last week, said, “You need a backup quarterback. We didn’t have one last year.”

If you are trying to sell a commodity, and you make that kind of comment about the commodity, that could hurt the market value of that commodity.

Perhaps Woody, who means well, and whose heart in is in the right place, could cut back on football comments like this to help out GM Joe Douglas. Maybe Ira and Christopher can talk to him about this. Perhaps just sit back, enjoy your team with your family, and avoid the annoyance and landmines of dealing with the media. Most NFL owners take this approach. They let their GM and head coach do the talking on roster matters.

But regardless of what Woody said last week in Las Vegas, Douglas can’t let that impact what he tries to get in a trade with another team.

He must forge ahead and try to get at least a middle-round pick for Wilson, who has rare arm talent.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter speculated last week the Chicago Bears could get a second-round pick, maybe a first, for QB Justin Fields. Fields is 10-28 as a starter and Wilson is 12-21.

So if the Bears could get a one or two for Fields, shouldn’t the Jets be able to get a four for Wilson?

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Dan Leberfeld
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