Locked on Jets 5/8/18 Episode 407: Most Improved Positions on the Roster

Locked on Jets 2/20/19 Episode 574: Which Jets Could Step Up?: As we move to free agency and the Draft, most of the focus is on players the Jets will add. The team will make signings and select Draft picks to upgrade the roster. The team will also bring back some of the players from the 2018 team to keep the status quo in some spots. Less attention is typically paid to internal improvements, but those are also very important. Even a team that is rich in cap space like the Jets will struggle to fill all of its holes with expensive free agent players. There are just too many holes to fill to make that a possibility. Some internal players need to step up. Sometimes that means seizing more playing time. Sometimes that means a current starter taking on a more featured role. On today's podcast we take a look at some players who would help the Jets greatly if they emerged in 2019. 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 2/12/19 Episode 569: Looking at Offensive Free Agents: We are on the way to free agency. The Jets cannot start using their cap space to sign free agents from other teams until the new league year begins. Before that, they can address internal matters. The team has a striking number of free agents this year. One of the reasons the Jets are projected to have so much cap space is they have so few players under contract for 2019. A team coming off a 4-12 season needs a major makeover, Many free agents should not return as the Jets should be in the market for upgrades. There might be logic in retaining a few free agents, however, if the price is right. On today's podcast we assess Jets free agents on the offensive side of the football and figure out what the interest level in keeping each of these players should be. 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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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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Locked on Jets 5/7/19 Episode 628: Looking Ahead to Position Battles: With the Draft over and rosters mostly set, we can look forward to the 2019 NFL season. The Jets have made a number of big changes through free agency and the NFL Draft. Most of the important positions on this roster are already settled. While last year's training camp featured a wide open battle for the most important role, starting quarterback, this year's camp battles will be much lower profile. There still are unsettled roles on the roster that will be sorted out. On today's podcast we look ahead to these training camp battles and explore which jobs are up for grabs. The center position will likely be one of them, even though the options are less than inspiring. There also figures to be some competition at backup quarterback and a battle for the second tight end spot. On the defensive side of the ball, playing time at the premium positions of cornerback and edge rusher is up for grabs. There are a lot of players 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 3/26/19 Episode 598: Taking Stock on Offense: The focus of the league is now on the owners meetings taking place this week as potential changes are discussed and receive votes. The focus of the Jets is was on a couple of minor signings Monday. The team brought back Brandon Copeland and Neal Sterling. But the long-term focus is currently on gearing up for the NFL Draft, which is just around the corner in a few weeks. Part of preparing for the Draft is taking an inventory of what your team has and what your team needs. On today's podcast we do just that. We take stock of the offense leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. At what spots should the Jets feel good? At which spots should they feel like they can get by? And at what spots should the team feel concerned? We discuss both starters and backups on the 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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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 11/29/17 Episode 298: Need or Not?: The Jets are heading into the home stretch of the 2017 season. After a surprising start, the team has fallen back to earth. While they remain mathematically alive, it now looks as though a Playoff berth will be difficult to attain. There are probably too many teams to jump and too little time to do it. While we will continue to hope for the best, it might make sense to focus on the future. On today's podcast, we look at what some areas of the team can tell us about the future. There are four spots on the roster that could be big needs by the end of the season or might not be so big. That will be determined in part by the way certain players perform over the last five weeks. Can the Jets trust those players? Who are these players? We talk about it on 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 5/9/18 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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Locked on Jets 6/20/19 Episode 657: Top Five Things to Watch Before Training Camp: We are in the quietest part of the NFL calendar. This is the only six week stretch of the year where nothing is going on. At other points of the year we have training camp, preseason, games, the Draft, free agency, or the offseason program to discuss. Right now we have none of those things. There is not much going on. There are a few things on the horizon to watch. On today's podcast we discuss the top five developments to monitor between now and training camp for the Jets. There might not be much daily excitement, but there still will be a few developments worth watching. On the show we discuss potential action on the waiver wire, a possible informal workout Sam Darnold could be putting together, getting the team's top pick signed before training camp, the staffing up of the front office, and a possible significant addition through either free agency or a trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p by Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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Jets Rookie Review Episode 778 1/8/20: On today's podcast we take a look back at the Jets rookie class and how they performed in 2019. I must start out with a huge caveat. Expectations should always be low for rookies, and criticisms should always be tempered. Few actually produce in year one in the NFL. If you looked at a list of players, you would likely be surprised to see how rare it is for a first year player to be a major positive contributor. With that in mind, we look back at the six players the Jets drafted and one key undrafted free agent. We look back on their seasons and address the successes, failures, and surprises. We also discuss expectations for year two. How much should the Jets be counting on these players to grow in 2020? 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 4/21/19 Episode 617: Draft Talk With Connor Rogers: After a long wait, Draft day is almost here. The 2018 season ended close to four months ago. In that time we have seen the Jets hire a new coach and try to restock their roster in free agency. Now comes the annual opportunity to add premium young talent. Joining our podcast today to discuss the NFL Draft is Conner Rogers. Connor writes for Bleacher Report and co-hosts the Stick to Football podcast. He is one of the sharpest minds out there when it comes to the Draft and the Jets. We will discuss what the Jets should do with the third overall pick, their options in the event of a trade down, where they might go with their pair of third round picks, and some potential late round sleepers to watch. 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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Locked on Jets 5/28/19 Episode 642: The Top Five Jets on Rookie Contracts: I hope everybody had a good weekend. We are back today with another top five offseason Tuesday podcast. Today we are taking a look at the young talent on the roster. The NFL is a league where it is essential to draft and develop young talent. Super Bowl teams are built on homegrown impact players. The Jets' recent lack of success goes back to the team's poor drafting. There is a bit of light on the horizon. Years of being near the bottom of the league has provided the team with a number of top ten picks who can form the foundation of a turnaround. Today we are looking at the top five players on the Jets on rookie contracts who will help the team rise over the next few years. Rookie contracts are a bit tricky to judge. Leonard Williams is entering his fifth year and still technically on his rookie deal, while Robby Anderson, entering his fourth year, is not and is thus ineligible for the list. On today's show 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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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 4/30/19 Episode 623: What Has Changed?: This is the time of year where NFL fans are assessing their team's Draft class. What do these new players mean for each team in the league? The Jets added a class of six players. The team addressed the defensive line in the first round. Edge rusher and tackle were the third round picks. A tight end was added in the fourth round. A linebacker was selected in the fifth round, and a cornerback was the pick in round number six. On today's podcast we look at what changes the Draft will bring for the Jets. We will discuss four in particular. These changes come in all sizes, large and small. Some changes will be immediate while others will be longer term deals. We will discuss the pass rush, special teams, run blocking, and the future of the offensive line. 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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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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Locked on Jets 10/31/17 Episode 277: Midseason Review: The NFL season moves very quickly. By the time you reach the midway point of a season, it can feel like almost no time has passed since Week 1. The Jets are at the midway point of the 2017 season. They have completed eight games from their sixteen game schedule. On today's podcast, let's look back at the first half. I have some reflections and awards to give out for the Jets. I also look forward a bit on what might be coming in the second half of the season. Additionally, today is the NFL trade deadline. Some big deals were made on Monday.. The biggest one might have involved a division rival as the Patriots sent quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco for a second round pick. I have a few thoughts on the deal along with the approach the Jets should take at the deadline in general. 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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State of the Jets Offense 6/2/20 Episode 880: Now that the NFL Draft has passed, the 2020 Jets roster is largely set. A signing or two is still possible, and some roster spots will be determined in training camp and the preseason. Still we now have a good understanding of what the team will look like. Whether we know playing time allocations varies position by position. On today's podcast we look at the Jets offense. Looking at each position, we determine which spots are subject to a camp battle. Some starting jobs are up in the air. So are some backup jobs. Additionally, there are playing time situations that are unclear whether or not the player is a starter. Some backups get more action than others. We will discuss this all on 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 1/28/19 Episode 558: Fresh Starts: A new year means a fresh start. In the NFL a new coaching staff also frequently means a fresh start. Sometimes a new method of teaching can do wonders for a player. Sometimes a new system brings a role for which a player is better suited. Other times simply getting a clean slate with that new coach is enough to accelerate a career. On today's podcast we look at players on the Jets who might benefit from the fresh start that 2019 will provide. Some of these players could benefit from having a new coach around. Others just need to turn the page from an unlucky 2018 where nothing went right for them. 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 Draft Signals Episode 844 4/10/20: The 2020 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away. It feels like we say this every year, but the Jets are hoping it's the first step on the road to rebuilding the roster and launching a new era. When a team is on the clock there are many factors that go into a pick. One of them is how they feel about their current roster. Passing on a player at a given position is sometimes a sign of confidence in what the team currenly has at a position. Sometimes picking a player is a sign the team is getting ready to move on from a player at the same position. On today's podcast we focus on what the Jets' Draft strategy in 2020 might mean for players already on the roster. Picks or a lack of picks at wide receiver, cornerback, tackle, safety, and running back in particular might send a signal about the team's plans for 2020 and 2021. 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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Looking at Remaining Free Agents Episode 871 5/19/20: While NFL rosters are now mostly set for the 2020 season, there remain a handful of big name free agents still available. Many of these players will sign with a new team between now and the start of the season. A few of them will make a significant contribution to their team. There have been rumors about the Jets being interested in many of these players. On today's podcast we will discuss how many of them would be good fits for the Jets. In particular we will talk about Jadeveon Clowney, Logan Ryan, Larry Warford, Jason Peters, and Joe Flacco. It is unclear how much interest the Jets have in any of these players. For some of these players, it likely would depend on the price dropping. In some cases the Jets might have no interest. On today's show the focus is on how much these players would improve the team and what kind of salary would make sense. 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 6/14/19 Episode 655: Reflections on the Year That Was: This is the final week of five daily podcasts until the start of training camp. There will still be shows between now and then, but we will move to a summer schedule. In many ways the podcast year begins with the start of training camp and ends now, around the time the offseason program ends. What follows is the quietest time on the NFL calendar. It has been a very trying year in many ways for the Jets. Training camp started with a holdout of the new franchise quarterback. While the team showed signs of life early in the 2018 season, things got ugly very quickly. The team fell apart, and the coaching staff was fired. A somewhat erratic offseason followed. Then the Jets hired Joe Douglas as their general manager, and things seem much brighter. What you will hear on today's show are some personal reflections on the year that was. 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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Locked on Jets 11/14/18 Episode 509: Key Pre-Bye Developments: We have reached the bye week for the 2018 New York Jets. We are a little past the halfway point of the 2018 season, but it is a good point to take stock of what we have seen so far. The first ten games of 2018 have been a turbulent stretch with some highs but more lows. On today's podcast we look back at some of the key developments of 2018 so far for the Jets. We will look at some of the positives such as the development of key defensive players and the overall performance of the special teams unit. We will also look back at some of the negatives, such as the performance of key free agent signings not named Avery Williamson and the coaching staff. 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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