Locked on Jets 4/8/18 Episode 387: The Virtues of Trading Down

What the Jets Need on Defense Episode 842 4/8/20: On yesterday's podcast I offered thoughts on what the Jets need at each position on the offensive side of the ball. Today we move to the defense. I go through each spot on the defense and say what I think the Jets should look to add. The offensive situation for the Jets is a bigger issue. That is reflected in the 2019 statistics. While the team was near the bottom of the league in offensive productivity a year ago, the Jets had one of the better defenses in the NFL. There is a relatively common theme on the defensive side of the ball. There are plenty of passable players or at least guys who could become viable starters if everything breaks right. What is generally lacking is star power. Adding some might be difficult considering the priority offense will need to take, but this will be worth keeping in mind going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 5/9/18 Episode 408: Still Needs Addressing: With most offseason moves completed, it is time to take stock of where the Jets are. Yesterday our podcast examined the positions where the Jets have improved most in the offseason. Today we are going to take a look at the positions where the team still has work to do. There wasn't much of a chance the Jets were going to be able to fill all of their needs in one offseason. Building this roster is going to take longer. It still is plausible the Jets could further upgrade their roster between now and the start of the 2018 season. There is the occasional summer transaction. A player might wear out his welcome with another team. There could be a contract dispute of some sort. A team might just decide to go in a different direction. With that said, the vast majority of moves are now done. If you are able to upgrade a spot after this point, you are lucky. With that in mind, our focus is on positions that are still incomplete for the by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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What the Jets Need on Offense Episode 841 4/7/20: Frequently when discussing a team's needs the focus is on whether a team is strong or weak at a given position. There are, however, numerous ways to look at a team's needs. Even if a certain position isn't necessarily a weakness there are likely areas where a position group is incomplete. These are needs within a position. On today's podcast we will take a look at what the Jets need at each position on offense. Compared with the defense, the Jets offense needs a lot of help. The defense was above average a year ago while the offense was ranked at the bottom of the league in many major categories. What specifically could complete offensive positions groups for the team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 4/19/18 Episode 616: Draft Pick Considerations: It is finally almost here. The 2019 NFL Draft starts in six days. Whether the Jets keep the third pick or trade down, the team's eventual pick will likely be viewed as either filling a need or the best player available (ideally both). This is how these picks tend to be evaluated. For a long time I have felt like this thinking was too simplistic. I think there are considerations that go beyond these two concepts. In addition, I think there are complex elements that go into what constitutes the best player available and a team's most pressing need. Are we talking about the best player today, or the guy who will grow into the best player eventually? Are we talking about the position that is a need because it has the lowest quality players, or a cornerstone position lacking impact talent? These are some of the considerations teams have to make before turning in their cards. On today's podcast I offer my thoughts on what teams s by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 5/8/18 Episode 407: Most Improved Positions on the Roster: The period in which the Jets could improve their roster in 2018 is just about over. There are always a handful of moves that take place between now and the season. There are still a few decent free agents who have yet to catch on with a new team. There are a couple of players who will be late cuts due to contract disputes or other issues. Some useful players might get released at the end of training camp. For the most part, though, each team has all of its major contributors for 2018 on the roster at this point. The most frequent periods where NFL teams upgrade their rosters are in the early days of free agency and the NFL Draft. With that in mind, our podcast today focuses on upgrades the Jets made during the offseason. In particular, I take a look at the four positions I think were the most improved in free agency and the Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Reactions to Avoid in the NFL Draft Episode 847 4/15/20: The scheduled start of the 2020 NFL Draft is just over a week away. The Jets and the rest of the league will look to add young talent to their rosters. In the aftermath of the NFL Draft there is frequently overreaction. I should know. I have frequently overreacted in the past. All of us have ideas about what our teams should do. All of us have prospects we like and prospects we dislike. If your team follows your preferred course, you are likely to declare it a great Draft. If your team doesn't, you might express disappointment. Immediate Draft reactions both positive and negative frequently prove to be incorrect over the long haul, though. Even the most brilliant minds in the history of the game have made Draft errors. On today's podcast I give thoughts on things you can do to help prevent these overreactions. There are certain things worth ignoring during and immediately after the NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Free Agents the Jets Could Target After the NFL Draft 4/22/21: There still are a handful of potentially helpful free agents available this year. Right now things are quiet as teams focus on the NFL Draft. If certain needs are unmet after the Draft, teams like the Jets could go back to free agency to fill them. On today's show we look at some of the players who could draw the Jets' attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Van Roten, Griffin, Hardee, Rankins: Discussing Potential Jets 2022 Salary Cap Cuts 1/18/22: Every team takes stock of its contracts before the offseason. Sometimes teams are forced to move on from expensive players. These players might be underperforming. They might be good but just not worth the money. They also might have a younger, cheaper talent behind them. On today's show, John discusses some of the key players who could be cap cuts this offseason for the Jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 5/22/18 Episode 417: Depth/Upside Positions: I have no Sam Darnold for you on today's podcast. Today's show has only me, and the discussion is about depth. I offer three positions where I like the depth the Jets have. Before we start, I do need to clarify what I mean by depth. There are very few position groups for any team in the NFL where the backups are proven, quality players. That just doesn't happen in today's NFL with limited practice time to develop fringe players and a salary cap, which makes it difficult to retain proven guys who do not start. When I talk about depth, I am partially talking about upside. At which spots do the Jets have a combination of proven players and reserves who have upside? I understand it gets a bit subjective there since upside is generally in the eye of the beholder. I think we still genuinely know upside when we see it. A quarterback group with Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty doesn't have a whole lot of upside. A quarterback gro by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Jets Draft Likes, Dislikes, and Thoughts Episode 856 4/28/20: We now have the full 2020 NFL Draft class for the Jets. On yesterday's podcast I went through pick by pick and offered thoughts on each player the Jets added. On today's show I give thoughts on the big picture. What did I like? What didn't I like? What did I notice? I think any discussion of likes has to start with the offensive line. After years of ignoring the trenches in the early stages of the Draft, the Jets used the eleventh pick and another top 130 pick on offensive line prospects. They also added additional picks during the value stages of the Draft. These were among my likes. What about dislikes? The addition of Denzel Mims feels like a great value, but only adding one receiver in a deep class at the position feels like a missed opportunity. What is a general thought? The Jets clearly valued measurables in this Draft. Whether that will ultimately prove to be a successful approach is unclear. Learn more about your ad by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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What Are the Most Important Roles the New York Jets Need to Fill in the Offseason? 1/28/22: As we approach the offseason, much attention is paid to team needs. Most of the time needs are viewed through the lens of weakest positions. There is a degree of validity to this. It is important for teams to make their worst parts better. Needs have different dimensions in the NFL, though. Teams also should be focused on filling certain roles. Sometimes these roles can be filled by players at more than one position. It is simply important that somebody is there to fill it. Many of these roles come in the form of game changing talent that forces the other team to adjust its gameplan. On today’s podcast John addresses the key roles the Jets need to fill this offseason. The good news is there are some internal possibilities for each role if those players raise their games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 5/14/18 Episode 411: Wild Cards: The NFL offseason has plenty of twists and turns. Teams change slowly over the course of a few months. We have reached the end of the transaction period. Yes, there will still be some player movement, but it will come at a slow pace and be infrequent. The Jets roster you see today is largely if not entirely the one you will see take the field Week 1 in Detroit. Earlier in the offseason, we discussed wild card type players a bit on the podcast. That came before the NFL Draft. Now that new players are part of the team, we are going to go back and reassess the biggest wild card players on the roster. These wild cards will help shape the 2018 season for the Jets. These are players who could end up being very valuable or not valuable at all. We know Leonard Williams is probably going to produce quite a bit. We know Christian Hackenberg probably won't. The players who will determine whether the season is a success or failure are the less known by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Jets Draft Strategy Thoughts Episode 840 4/6/20: With free agency now mostly behind us, the focus turns to the 2020 NFL Draft. There are always a handful of late offseason signings, cuts, and trades. Generally speaking, though, the Draft is the last opportunity most teams have to improve their roster for the upcoming season. I would say this year's Draft is very important for the Jets, but the Draft is always important. This will be Joe Douglas' first one running the Jets. He, of course, was hired after last year's Draft. The Jets are currently a team short on young talent, which helps to explain their long postseason drought. This year is another opportunity to change the trajectory of the franchise and bring an infusion of the young talent necessary to win in the NFL. On today's podcast I offer some thoughts on how I think the Jets should approach the Draft and some pitfalls to avoid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 2/13/19 Episode 570: Looking at Defensive Free Agents: We are in the offseason moving toward free agency. The Jets cannot speak with free agents under contract to other teams for a few weeks, but they can negotiate with their own free agents if there are any worth bringing back. Yesterday's podcast focused on Jets free agents from the offensive side of the football. On today's show we turn our attention to the defensive side. No 4-12 football team is going to have a ton of must-sign free agents, but it could make sense to retain some of these players under certain circumstances. Tune in as I go through all of the projected free agent defenders and special teamers from exclusive rights guys to restricted free agents to unrestricted free agents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 4/8/19 Episode 607: Potential Draft Winners: The 2019 NFL Draft is fast approaching. In just a few weeks, the Jets will be on the clock with the third overall pick (or a different pick in the event there is a trade). At the end of each year's Draft, there are always articles about winners and losers. Some of those articles provide immediate analysis about which teams did the best and the worst. Other articles discuss winners and losers on a specific team. Which players saw their replacements drafted, and which didn't. I think there is another class of winners on a team, players whose jobs were made easier by a pick. On today's podcast we will discuss potential Draft winners for the Jets. If the team selects a player at a certain position these are the players who could ultimately benefit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Jets Players Most Impacted by the Draft Episode 857 4/29/20: The 2020 NFL Draft is now complete, and the Jets have added nine new players (ten if you count a trade). The Draft was a big moment for these players. It was also significant to players already on the team. Depending on whom the Jets did or did not select, current members of the team might see increased or decreased playing time. There are also long-term implications for players. That is the topic of today's podcast. I offer some thoughts on which players were most positively and negatively impacted by the Jets' approach. Some players will now have more of an opportunity to make an impact. Some will have less. Some might view the lack of a pick at their position as a vote of confidence for the future. Others might see their time with the Jets numbered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked On Browns 357 2/11/19 Kareem Hunt is a Brown, the reaction, the concern. and the business side of this deal. Also our pre -combine 1st round mock draft picks 1-10: Jeff Lloyd is joined by NFL Spin Zone's Pete Smith after the Kareem Hunt signing. Our reaction, you know we don't normally like guys like this. We spoke on the business side of this deal, and why a team makes a move like this and what is the ultimate reward of it. We started our Pre-combine 1st round mock draft with picks 1-10 no trades. a ton of DL goes in this first ten selections. As we build toward the nest episode which include the #Browns pick #KareemHunt #NickChubb #DukeJohnson #BakerMayfield #NFLDraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Browns - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Browns

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The Three Defensive Starters the New York Jets Need 1/27/22: Today we continue our podcast series focused on Jets needs and turn our attention to the defensive side of the ball. On the show John talks about the three spots he thinks are weakest on the Jets defense. The discussion is about about specific starting spots, not groups as a whole. This is based on a number of factors, including the value of positions. Obviously based on their performance in 2021, the Jets need a lot of help on defense. Some of the improvement will hopefully be internal going forward as players develop and guys who had down seasons bounce back. The team still needs to increase the talent base at a number of key spots, however, and that will be a focus of today’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 5/6/19 Episode 627: Which Free Agents Still Could Help the Jets?: We are well past the point on the calendar when NFL teams can reasonably expect to find impact free agents. The time for signing them was months ago. After that point, teams turned to the NFL Draft. With that now in the rear view mirror, rosters are largely set for the 2019 season. In some isolated cases there still are some decent free agents available. Few if any of these players will move the needle for a team. Many of them would be risky signings due to injury or other factors. If they were not risky, they would not be available this deep into the spring. But they will also be cheap. They also would not be available this deep into the spring if there was great demand. On today's podcast we look at some of the top free agents still available in the NFL to see how many would make good fits for the Jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Jets Positional Draft Thoughts Episode 845 4/13/20: The 2020 NFL Draft is almost here. The annual event is scheduled for late next week. The Jets currently own the eleventh overall selection, a second round pick, and a pair of third rounders (in addition to their day three picks). There are many goals for the NFL Draft. The most important of these goals is to add desperately-needed young talent to the roster to finally move forward a seemingly perennial rebuild. Another goal which is not totally separate has to be improving critical positions of need. That is the topic of today's podcast. On the show I give some thoughts on how I think the Jets should approach the 2020 Draft from a positional standpoint. Some positions are more important than others in the NFL. Some positions have a deeper class than others in 2020. Some positions are in worse shape than others for the Jets. Some positions are important for long-term investment. I offer thoughts on all of this and more on today's show. by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 1/17/18 Episode 330: Maximizing a Roster: We start our podcast today with a PSA. The Jets announced on Tuesday they are either freezing or cutting the prices of tickets throughout MetLife Stadium. Season ticket holders will all get Jets Cash to use for food or merchandise, and prices will be at their lowest rate for Jets games since MetLife Stadium opened. The bulk of today's podcast focuses on maximizing the efficiency of the roster. While teams in other sports have entire minor league systems dedicated to developing prospects, NFL teams only get 53 roster and 10 practice squad spots. That puts a pretty big limit on what teams can do cultivating young talent. It makes the use of every roster spot important. Each spot is a valuable resource that should not be wasted. Each should go either to a player helping the team today in an important role or somebody who can help the team in the future. We explore this in more depth and check out how it pertains to the Jets. Learn by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 4/4/18 Episode 384: Catching Up on Some Minor Signings: The major impact portion of free agency has now been over for a while. The Jets made a number of moves in the first few days of the league year hoping to upgrade weak spots on their roster. The team continues to make signings of veteran free agents. These signings are for small name players. The team is buying low on these guys. Some of them have talent. Some of them have upside. They all come with flaws, which is why they are available at a cheap rate. Today we look at some of the recent signings the Jets have made looking for diamonds in the rough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Braxton Berrios, Jamison Crowder, Mike White, and More: A Look at New York Jets Skill Players About to Become Free Agents 1/20/22: As we move into the offseason, there will be plenty of attention paid to players the Jets should sign in free agency. The team has some internal housekeeping on which to focus, however. The Jets have a number of free agents with some degree of value. On today's show John focuses on the skill players for the Jets with expiring contracts. What should the team do with these players? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked On Browns 163 Draft Risers and Fallers and starting to establish Browns Targets with Pete Smith from NFL Spin Zone: Jeff Lloyd is joined by Pete Smith once again from NFL Spin Zone., They discuss Draft risers and fallers as we get closer to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. We Start to establish some legit targets the Browns should have on their radar. We poke some fun at some of the worst draft takes to this point through the process and more. #NFLDraft #Browns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Browns - Daily Podcast On The Cleveland Browns

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2023 NFL Mock Draft Review: Matt Miller's 7 Round Mock Draft | Dynasty Fantasy Football by Wake Up with Ray G

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Ever wonder why Jim Rutherford quit? We now reportedly have the answer!: The 526th episode of Locked On Penguins, hosted by Hunter Hodies by Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

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Locked on Jets 4/2/19 Episode 603: Draft Conversions: We continue to move closer to the start of the 2019 NFL Draft. We are now just over three weeks away from the event kicking off. The Jets currently own the third overall pick, although a trade down to acquire more selections is not out of the question. On today's podcast I continue my series of general thoughts about Draft prospects and the positions they play. Today my main focus is on conversion prospects. Every year I hear people criticize the idea of changing the position of a prospect. Are these criticisms fair? My answer is...it depends. Sometimes asking a prospect to change positions is a major reach. Other times it really isn't asking a prospect to do things very differently from how he played in college. And sometimes position labels are simply misnomers because of the differences in defensive systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 1/10/17 Episode 326: The Importance of Self-Scouting: The Jets in the midst of formulating their offseason plan. There is still plenty of time before the offseason begins in earnest. Eight teams are still playing games this season, and three rounds of the postseason remain. Still, this is the time the Jets and other teams out of the mix are using to think about how they will attack free agency. One important but often understated aspect of roster management is self-scouting. Yes, teams need to make smart signings and trades to import quality players from other teams. Yes, the Draft is king when it comes to procuring premium talent. Teams also need to understand what they have and don't have on their roster. I don't think that is an area where the Jets excelled last offseason, and there was one area where it was particularly clear, on the offensive line. That is the topic of today's podcast. We will look at three decisions the Jets made and how they missed the mark. We wi by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Locked on Jets 5/1/19 Episode 624: Taking Stock of the Offense After the Draft: With the NFL Draft over, we now know what the Jets' roster will look like in 2019. There were still be some under the radar signings to fill out the preseason roster. There might even be a late trade or signing of a surprise cut from another team. But we are past the point where the team can reasonably expect to bring in a new player of significance. The team we see today is probably going to be the team we see on the field Sundays this autumn. On today's podcast we take stock of what the Jets have on the offensive side of the football. This is something we do periodically over the course of the offseason. Now that the offseason is complete, we can take one final look at areas of strength and weakness. We will talk about both the starters and the depth at position groups along the offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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