A shared, mutual bond of hating the Patriots, but some perspective on why we let this happen again

If you know me, you understand that my sports fandom is essentially a living hell.

At 19, the Patriots are responsible for crushing my hopes and dreams as a cautiously optimistic die-hard Jets fan. My father, who used to be a Jets season ticket holder is responsible for my fandom, and while we often come to blows over the state of our disappointing football team, we share a common and mutual bond of hating the Patriots.

Hating the Patriots is as American as Apple Pie and Baseball. My first memory as a Jets fan was seeing a lifeless Eric Mangini led team blown out in the Wild Card round by the Patriots, 37-16. The next season, the Patriots went undefeated in the regular season, Spygate, and we know the rest, right?

Yesterday in the mix of seeing what has become all too familiar, I felt like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.

Now that I am at Temple University, I am a ways away from my home in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the bond between my dad and I over the hatred of the Patriots continues through texts and miserable phone calls after the game's commencement.

Here are some texts I received:

- "This is disgusting."
- "What the f*uck, you don't hit Brady, this is what the f*uck happens."
- "Lol."
- "F*ck the Patriots."
- "KC has no f*ucking defense."
-"You knew this was going to happen the only way you beat Tom Brady is you knock him down and Kansas City didn't even do that once."
- "Lmao."
- "They [Kansas City] look like the New York f*cking Jets on defense pathetic. You know where the ball is going."

I'd have to agree with my dad's assessment. You know where the ball is going, Tony Romo knew where the ball was going, everybody in the Stadium knew where the ball was going, but the Chiefs just did not have the personnel to stop a Hall of Fame quarterback.

I am not going to sit here and argue over Tom Brady's greatness. He is the greatest quarterback in the modern era in football, but yesterday, he was not good, if anything he was not the Tom Brady that we've grown accustomed to seeing.

Brady threw three interceptions, including a season-ending one, where he overthrew Rob Gronkowski, but he was bailed out by Dee Ford's hand being in the neutral zone. The Patriots got their expected break and carried that over into winning the game, as improbable as that seemed.

I have to say, the reaction from the sports media over the outcome of this game is frankly quite embarrassing. Brady was not sacked, barely touched, and not a single ounce of credit has been given to the Patriots OL coach Dante Scarnecchia or the five players on the offensive line, who neutralized the NFL's most feared pass-rush, led by Ford, Justin Houston, and Chris Jones. Kansas City was tied for the lead in sacks in the regular season with 52 sacks in 16 games, which is just about 3.5 sacks per game.

Patrick Mahomes (15) lays on the ground after being knocked down all night. The NFL MVP was hit hard and often, while Tom Brady (not pictured) was not sacked once. | JAY BIGGERSTAFF / USA TODAY

The Patriots are brilliantly coached. They schemed to get the ball out quickly and protect Brady, that is the way to beat the Chiefs. If anyone has watched the Chiefs all season, they won because Patrick Mahomes played at an MVP level and they had an elite pass-rush, their secondary oftentimes held them back. Eric Berry was injured for the majority of the season, and they did not correctly replace the departures of Marcus Peters or Terrance Mitchell.

The glaring issues of the defense have been personnel based and Bob Sutton's outdated schemes have been getting exposed for a while now. Watching the game, Julian Edelman ran the same route on almost every play, a crossing route to the middle, where he was wide open every single time.

The Chiefs knew what was coming, they just did not have the personnel to stop it, which was ever so evident when they allowed the Patriots to convert three third-and-longs on a 13 play-75 yard drive to take them to Atlanta.

The Patriots play a simple brand of football. They get the ball out quickly, they protect the quarterback, and they run the football. It's not hard to defend, but opposing coaches continuously see their own shadows, overthink, overcompensate, and get outcoached every single time. Mike Tomlin and Anthony Lynn for example, who played zone defense against the Patriots when the literal unwritten rule is to play man-to-man.

I've seen my team lose to the Patriots 45-3, 38-3, so forth and so on. I've also seen my beloved Jets beat them in the divisional round of the playoffs after playing a perfect brand of football and what is known as an anti-Patriots repellent. Getting Brady on the ground and forcing turnovers.

There are too many what if's obviously, what could have been, but the Patriots were not a good team this season. They won due to their coaching and that is as clear as day. Nobody has discounted them, nobody has treated them as underdogs, nobody thinks Brady is too old, etc. The notion that people not wanting them to win equated to them being bet against and counted out is laughable. The Chiefs were the best team in the AFC this season, they were the No. 1 overall seed playing at home behind their MVP quarterback, while the Patriots went 3-5 on the road in the regular season. Of course, the Chiefs were favorited, that's not surprising, that's how betting lines and Las Vegas works.

The Patriots have caused me much angst in my life. I felt that loss hard like I was a Chiefs fan. I experienced the pain of the die-hards because I have made myself into a die-hard Patriots hater. I emotionally invest myself and while I was not surprised, the same feeling of being disappointed and just utter state of shock hit me like a tractor trailer.

For now, I have to root for the Los Angeles Rams in two weeks. I don't think the Patriots are losing and I may have to go into a self-induced hibernation to avoid the ridiculous pre-game storylines for the next two weeks.

Myself, along with the rest of America will be rooting for the Patriots demise, but we know how this ends. It'll all come to down to whether a Wade Phillips coached defense will be able to get pressure on Brady, regardless of what Sean McVay has up his sleeve.

For now, I am the biggest Los Angeles Rams fan you know.

Monday Morning Quarterback- 2017 Mets Edition

The disaster that is the Mets season looks to have come to a fitting close on Sunday. Fitting for Sunday as anytime the Mets needed a series win or a sweep on a Sunday, the team would lay down and pack it in for the weekend. On this particular Sunday, with the Mets looking to sweep the Rockies, Steven Matz took the ball and proceeded to give up 7 runs on 9 hits without recording an out in the 2nd inning. This performance embodied the Mets season as a whole. Another piss poor outing from the starter, followed by 6 runs allowed from Salas, Bradford, and Ramirez (Not exactly the Three Musketeers), and hitters not coming through in big spots again. Two consecutive blow out wins in a row vs the current 2nd Wild-Card team, made it seem as if the Mets were bound for another 2nd half run. In '15 and '16 the Mets had the pitching to help carry this team to the playoffs, this season it's just deGrom/Lugo and then pray for rain.

Steven Matz leaves in the 2nd inning without recording a single out

The biggest issue coming into this season was whether or not the Mets starting pitching could maintain a healthy status and continue their dominance of the National League. The Mets putting all their marbles into thinking that their starting pitching would be healthy enough and not worry about constructing a bullpen because they were 7 deep in the rotation and they could just toss Gsellman and Lugo into the pen, came back to bite them where the sun doesn't shine. When Matz and Lugo went down, the Mets were left with an average bullpen. Once Familia underwent surgery and Salas/Robles showed their true colors, the bullpen regressed to the lackluster group of misfits that Sandy Anderson cooked up. Alderson's lack of spending on non-Mets free agents is quite embarrassing. The moves to re-sign Cespedes, Walker, and Blevins were clear no-brainers, as well as picking up the option of Jay Bruce, which turned out to be a terrific move. Not non-tendering Lucas Duda, signing Fernando Salas, or bolstering the pen in any way shape or form is why the Mets stand at 8 games under .500.

Where do the Mets stand now? They should sell all valuable assets that will be free agents this off-season. I would sell high on Jay Bruce and Addison Reed while trying to find trade partners for players like Curtis Granderson, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Lucas Duda. The only way I'd trade Jerry Blevins is if the Mets can get a Kings Ransom back, as he is a terrific lefty specialist, under team control until 2018. The Mets can still pretend to contend like the 2016 Yankees while trading off assets and gaining back top prospects, who can potentially help the Mets in the near future. With close to $60 million coming off the books and two top prospects waiting in the wings, there is no excuse as to why the Mets can't contend in the 2018 season. The Mets need to add a 3B like Mike Moustakas to help improve their offense. You can absolutely live with TJ Rivera at 2B, a potential Lagares/Nimmo platoon in CF (Or just re-sign Bruce and have Conforto man CF), and promote top catching prospect Tomas Nido, with Rene Rivera as his steady backup. The Mets then need to add a veteran starting pitcher, who can eat innings and 2-3 relief pitchers that can hold down innings 6-8.

An interesting article from Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record came out today, speculating whether or not the Mets refuse to call-up Amed Rosario due to the cancerous situation that surrounds starting 2B, Asdrubal Cabrera. Cabrera after being moved to 2B because of his age and therefore lack of range threw a fit, in which he demanded a trade and that the Mets pick up his option for 2018 at the same time. Cabrera is simply not a good enough player for the Mets to keep holding Rosario down at AAA-Las Vegas. It's time for the Mets to send Cabrera into orbit and just let the kid play. He is the #3 prospect in all of baseball after all and the Mets shouldn't let a mediocre journeyman with a bad attitude, prevent them from calling him up.

If the Mets win, say 75 games this year, somebody has to take the fall for that, and Terry Collins is the perfect man for the job. Collins, the Mets manager since 2011, is a terrific player's manager but lacks any skill at in-game managing. His bullpen management, lineup cards, lack of emotion/arguing calls, and playing footsies with the media has put his job on the hot seat and helped this conversation even come into fruition. The Mets overall as a team lack basic fundamentals, such as bunting, base running, and defense, that falls on the lap of the manager and so does under performing with big expectations. Looking beyond this loss of a season, there will be three options at manager for the Mets: Bob Green, Chip Hale, and David Wright. Geren and Hale are both Alderson guys, who will read you the company line, and probably do a decent job, but the Mets can't keep going with status quo. Wright is a ballsy choice as he has no managing experience, but the guy is clearly the leader of this team and it's crystal clear that the team responds positively to his leadership. Wright would certainly be my pick, but as long as Terry Collins is no longer managing the Mets in 2018, it's a win-win situation in my eyes.

Pump the Breaks on the Gloom and Doom

After starting off 7-3 and holding the league's best record, the Mets looked destined for another playoff run. They then went into Washington maintaining an 8-13 record and 1-10 in their last 11 games. A great start was meddled by terrible situational hitting, a not so good bullpen, horrendous managing, and a galore of injuries. The Mets then proceeded to win four consecutive series' in a row from the Nationals, Braves, Marlins, and Giants. Making their mark at 16-17 and going 8-4 in their last 12 games. Through injuries, controversy, and some laughs, the Mets are back at 1 game under .500 because of their outstanding hitting. Players like Michael Conforto, T.J. Rivera, Jay Bruce, and Rene Rivera have all stepped up to the task and have replaced the production of Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud. The pitching, on the other hand, has yet to step up. Jacob deGrom and Zack Wheeler have both been solid on the mound, while Robert Gsellman, Rafael Montero, Adam Wilk, and Matt Harvey have all been subpar. Gsellman has yet to take the second step in his sophomore season, Montero just can't find the strike zone, Wilk took one for the team after Harvey was suspended, but isn't an MLB pitcher, and Harvey is a troubled diva, who needs to get out of his own way and just think about pitching and not Adriana Lima. Tommy Milone looked serviceable in his Mets debut but resembled a poor mans Jon Niese too much for his own good.

Mets cap off comeback vs. Giants with a Neil Walker walk-off RBI Single

The Harvey situation is a lose-lose situation for both sides. If you don't know already, Matt Harvey claimed he had a "migraine" after going out golfing, when he really was out partying until 4 am because he was upset that his supermodel girlfriend was spending time with her ex-boyfriend, Patriots wide receiver, Julian Edelman. Harvey skipped out on the Mets game on Saturday and that was apparently the last straw for the "embattled diva". The immature 28-year-old was suspended three games without pay and made a heartfelt apology to his teammates after Adam Wilk has flown in after no sleep to take one on the chin for a suspended Harvey.

The plethora of injuries started with Yoenis Cespedes pulling up lame on a double and re-injuring his hamstring even worse than it was before. Cespedes had tweaked his hamstring before and rested during a three-game series. After resting Cespedes then re-injured his hamstring and was placed on the 10-day DL. Travis d'Arnaud injured his wrist after hitting his hand on the back of a bat barrel trying to throw out a runner. He too, rested a few days and then was back in the line-up, only to also re-injure himself. Noah Syndergaard refused to take an MRI on what was called "Biceps Tendinitis", felt he was good to go on that Sunday afternoon, gave up 5 runs in the 1st inning, and then partially tore his lat muscle in the 2nd inning. Leading to a disastrous and embarrassing 23-8 defeat after winning the series in Washington. This all goes into the notion that the Mets mishandle injuries like there is no tomorrow. Their training staff has to be the worst in baseball and year after year, there is always a barrage of injuries, no matter what. Something has got to give with that, you just cannot be the most unhealthy team in baseball season after season, year after year. The Mets have been mocked mercilessly due to their mismanagement of injuries, as Cespedes, d'Arnaud, and Syndergaard have joined already injured players such as David Wright, Steven Matz, Seth Lugo, and Lucas Duda.

The injuries can not overshadow how well the Mets have played as of late though. The offense has clicked on all cylinders and the bullpen has been extremely solid minus the Jeurys Familia blown save that he was due for yesterday. This team has guts, and they are fighters. I really did not expect them to come back to .500 or near .500 this quickly. I am not a fan of him, nor do I like his bullpen management styles as Addison Reed, Jerry Blevins, Fernando Salas, and Hansel Robles are all near the top of the MLB in appearance, which does not seem sustainable, but you have to give Terry Collins a little bit of credit for his team not quitting during this bombardment of injuries. During the past two seasons, through all his bad decision making, Collins has kept his team together through the thick and thin of controversy and injury, and they somehow this season, have bounced backed again through the controversies of Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard and every single injury that has impacted this team.

The Mets are also extremely fortunate that the current holders of first place in the National League East, do not have much of a bullpen at all. They are only 5.5 games back when in fact, it could be much much worse. The Nationals have the best and deepest lineup in baseball, but if the Mets can figure out their rotation, they sure as hell can go toe-toe with the Nationals any day of the week.

Through tough times, this team has battled like no other. The depth of their offense will create good problems, and the lack of depth of their pitching will create bad ones. If this team can play like they are right now, and keep taking series', they'll be a fun watch down the stretch. They are for sure a second half-team, proven for two consecutive seasons in a row. For now, they need to focus on their upcoming three-game series in Milwaukee vs. the Brewers with Matt Harvey on the bump trying to win a fifth consecutive series.

Crazy's 2017 MLB Predictions: Indians over Dodgers in 6

Projected Indians vs. Dodgers World Series Matchup

AL East
Red Sox: 95-67
Blue Jays: 91-71 (Wild Card #1)
Orioles: 82-80
Yankees: 81-81
Rays: 77-85

AL Central

Francona gets the last laugh this time

Indians: 97-65
Tigers: 85-77
Royals: 75-87
Twins: 66-96
White Sox: 61-101

AL West
Mariners: 92-70
Astros: 88-74 (Wild Card #2)
Rangers: 84-78
Angels: 83-79
A's: 79-83

AL Wild Card: Blue Jays over Astros
ALDS: Indians over Blue Jays
ALDS: Red Sox over Mariners
ALCS: Indians over Red Sox
AL Champions: Indians

AL MVP: Mookie Betts
AL CY Young: Corey Kluber
AL ROY: Andrew Benintendi
AL Manager of the Year: Scott Servais
Comeback Player of the Year: Michael Brantley

NL East
Mets: 94-68
Nationals: 90-72 (Wild Card #1)
Marlins: 80-82
Phillies: 76-86
Braves: 72-90

NL Central
Cubs: 99-63
Cardinals: 86-76
Pirates: 77-83
Brewers: 71-91
Reds: 62-100

NL West
Dodgers: 96-66
Rockies: 87-75 (Wild Card #2)
Giants 78-84
Diamondbacks: 74-87
Padres: 66-96

NL Wild Card: Nationals over Rockies
NLDS: Cubs over Nationals
NLDS: Dodgers over Mets
NLCS: Dodgers over Cubs
NL Champions: Dodgers

NL MVP: Nolan Arenado
NL Cy Young: Noah Syndergaard
NL ROY: Dansby Swanson
NL Manager of the Year: Bud Black
Comeback Player of the Year: Bryce Harper

World Series: Indians over Dodgers in 6
World Series MVP: Francisco Lindor
Playoff MVP: Corey Seager

Crazy's Thoughts on the Jets New QB

Yesterday evening, the Jets signed a 38-year-old career journeyman to a 1 year/$6.5 million deal. Josh McCown is not a flashy signing, nor is he the most talented quarterback on the current free agent market, but he clearly fits the Jets current plan of tanking. 

McCown comes with high praise. A great teammate, leader, mentor, and father. He will come into camp as the starter, but Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg will have every opportunity to beat him out for that starting job. It is clear cut that his duty on this team is to mentor these quarterback prospects and hopefully one of them will turn into the Jets starter of the future. Right now, that does not look like the case, and it seems like the Jets have turned their full attention to obtaining the #1 selection in the 2018 NFL Draft and selecting the best quarterback prospect in Sam Darnold, from USC.

The last time Josh McCown was in New York....

In my opinion, this was the right move to make. Cutler and Kaepernick are both more talented and both would demand more money, but a team in the position of the Jets do not need those type of distractions on the back page New York tabloids. Many Jets fans were agitated by this signing, which to me makes little to no sense. McCown knows his role, hell he did it for the past two seasons in Cleveland. He is the right guy in the locker room for this young and rebuilding team and with his contract, it does not force the Jets hand into starting him, especially if Petty and Hackenberg perform well in Training Camp.

Of course, there will be jokes about the Jets signing McCown because he is a career journeyman with some pretty bad statistics (granted, he has been on some God-awful teams). McCown will absolutely go out there every Sunday and give you everything he's got, that can't be said for someone named Jay Cutler. He's the definition of a team player and someone who you definitely want on your team if you are currently in the stages of rebuilding.

Clearly, it is not the prettiest signing in the world, but if McCown can be everything that Fitzpatrick wasn't to Petty/Hack, the $6.5 million is worth every penny. Put me down on record saying that McCown won't start more games than Petty/Hack, but he'll sure hold that clipboard for almost $7 million and mentor these guys like he has in the past.

If everything goes as planned, Josh McCown will rarely take snaps from under center as QB #1 of the New York Jets. Ideally, Christian Hackenberg can emerge as the starter in training camp and the starting QB of the future. That's the Jets plan after all. 

Crazy's AFC & NFC Championship Game Predictions

Green Bay @ Atlanta, 3:05 ET on Fox- Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the Call.

A week 8 rematch in which a Packers team started their free fall, the Falcons barely inching out a victory at 33-32. The Packers, while beat up, are a much different team now. They ran the table after 4 straight losses, including 2 blowouts to non-playoff teams. They are also coming off beating the #1 seed at home. Aaron Rodgers is on fire, he is on a mission to take his team to Houston and the only way that Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons can put out this fire is by winning in a shootout. Neither team has an impressive defense, the Falcons might have the upper hand with Vic Beasley, but both teams have injury ridden secondaries and are quite easy to pass on. The MVP voters have probably already voted, but this is a true battle between MVP candidates. Whoever comes out on top is much deserving of the MVP and I believe it to be Aaron Rodgers. I'm sticking to my pre-season Super Bowl which had the Packers coming out of the NFC and the Patriots coming out of the AFC. I am still rooting for Atlanta to win this game because I feel like it's time for some new blood in the Super Bowl, but Rodgers vs Brady will be a battle for the ages.

My Prediction: Packers 30 Falcons 28. Another very close game, but the red-hot Green Bay Packers will try to make it 3 consecutive wins indoors.


Pittsburgh @ New England, 6:40 ET on CBS- Jim Nantz and Phil Simms on the Call.

Another rematch, this one in Week 7, where the Patriots won handily 27-16 vs a Big Ben-less Steelers. Nothing I want to see more is a Patriots loss, as a Jets fan, but I just cannot see it happening. The Patriots looked very beatable last week @ home vs Houston. If Houston had started Tom Savage over Brock Osweiler, Pittsburgh might be hosting the AFC Championship Game. That's not the case, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots look to punch their ticket to Houston vs a Steelers team that could not score a Touchdown last week @ Kansas City. I have the Patriots winning by 8, they will be too much for Steelers. A Steelers team that hasn't won at Gillette Stadium since 2008, when Matt Cassel was the Patriots starting QB (Brady tore his ACL- Week 1 vs KC). Mike Tomlin will see Bill Belichick's shadow and the Patriots will ultimately prevail. This is not an indictment on the Steelers, they are a very good team, but don't ever bet against Tom Brady or Bill Belichick at home, hosting a playoff game. New England has only lost one championship game at home in recent memory and that was 2012 to the Baltimore Ravens.

My Prediction: Patriots 31 Steelers 23. This game will be very close, but the Pats will pull away late in the 4th Quarter and meet the Packers for Super Bowl 51 in Houston.

I want to see a Pittsburgh-Atlanta Super Bowl very badly, two battles between two prolific offenses. The American people will be stuck with Green Bay-New England, which will still be a hell of a game. The Battle between Rodgers and Brady, who have never faced in a Super Bowl, that was Bledsoe and Favre in Super Bowl 31.

Crazy's Morning Digest after Jets blowout loss to Dolphins

The Jets have quit, the entire team has given up. They no longer care and it is apparent in their play. They have quit on Todd Bowles and that is a huge indictment on not only him but the coaching staff as well. The embarrassing displays from Brandon Marshall, Muhammad Wilkerson, Sheldon Richardson, the Secondary, and Special Teams were abysmal. Todd Bowles has lost his 53-man roster to agony over a lost season and the only people giving a damn are the youngsters (Leo Williams, Darron Lee, Jordan Jenkins, Juston Burris, Bryce Petty, Quincy Enunwa, and Robby Anderson), let's not forget Bilal Powell either, who should have been the starting RB the entire season.

Bryce Petty is playing to the best of his abilities, his ceiling is a Landry Jones or Matt Moore type player, but damn the kid plays with some heart. He is a gunslinger with a live arm and the Jets offense has been better than it as all season under his direction (not saying much). Last night, he was off his game and made apparent rookie mistakes. One thing that caught every Jets fans' attention is when he was sandwiched by Wake and Suh. The Jets entire Offensive Line decided to block one Miami Dolphin and Eric Tomlinson did not even bother to look up. This collective group of misfits let their QB get killed and not one of them helped him up, which is very telling to some. Petty getting the wind knocked out of him allowed cockroach, Ryan Fitzpatrick to come into the game and get in on the interception party. If Fitzpatrick starts a meaningless game next week @ New England it will be very revealing as to how the Jets feel about 2nd round pick, Christain Hackenberg's development. Fitzpatrick should never take another snap as a member of the New York Jets and this is coming from someone who wanted him back in the off-season. If neither Petty or Hackenberg can go, Bilal Powell should start out of the wildcat offense.

Via Barstool Sports on Twitter, RIP Bryce Petty

Let's talk about the coaching staff here.... Todd Bowles has to go. I was on the fence about firing him after the Indy Monday Night Football debacle because you do not fire a coach every two years. You create a losing culture and neither players nor potential coaches will be attracted to that. Bowles is a very sound defensive mind, whose defense has been nothing shy of atrocious this season. The defense is the main issue for this team with a defensive HC, that does not go over too well with the fanbase. The two coordinators Kacy Rogers and Chan Gailey have shown vanilla gameplans and might be the biggest issue on this coaching staff. I am one to believe that Woody Johnson is still the biggest problem with the Jets and if you are a die hard Jets fan you probably are crossing your fingers and praying to God that Johnson accepts an ambassador position in the Trump administration.

How can the Jets be fixed? Well, it sure as hell ain't an easy one. First things first, I would fire Todd Bowles and hire an offensive minded experienced Head Coach. Names like Josh McDaniels, Todd Haley, and Sean Payton come to mind. Haley seems the most likely because he does have extensive ties to the Jets and had some success as the Kansas City Chiefs HC from 2009-2011. Next, stick to a re-build. Look what teams like Oakland, Dallas, Tampa Bay, and Tennesse have all done and stick to that. The key there is that they all have franchise QBs. Also, the Jets need an entire roster overhaul, cut everyone that you can possibly cut that is a veteran and makes sense financially. 25 new faces should be on this roster next season and you could put good money on it that they will come via the draft and undrafted free agency. Speaking of the draft, I will have a 3-round Jets mock draft at the bottom. Finally, the Jets need to find a franchise QB. It seems to me that neither Bryce Petty or Christian Hackenberg are the answer to their 40+ year's prayer and they may need to try again in this draft. Names like Mitch Trubisky and DeShaun Watson come to mind here. Whatever it is, the Jets need to find an answer to their biggest glaring hole on their roster and that position just happens to be the most important one in the NFL.

3- Round Jets Mock Draft
1st Round: Tim Williams, OLB, Alabama. The Jets will finally get a much-needed edge rusher to pair with Jordan Jenkins and Lorenzo Mauldin and help their invisible blitz in 2016. This draft choice would probably mean the end of the road for Sheldon Richardson as a Jet (fingers crossed).

2nd Round: DeShaun Watson, QB, Clemson. Not a huge Watson fan, but the Jets simply need a QB (again). Watson's stats at Clemson are a huge indicator of success and he is a born winner. Something not too many New York Jets are accustomed to.

3rd Round: Tyler Orlosky, C, West Virginia. Nick Mangold has been a staple on the Jets OL for nearly a decade. The future Jets Ring of Honor' body has clearly broken down and his cap hit is not worth it anymore. Wesley Johnson has played well when given the opportunity to fill in for Mangold, but he is not a long-term solution.