{"id":384323,"date":"2021-12-22T05:04:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T02:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jets-growth-matters-more-than-tanking-for-nfl-draft-pick\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T05:04:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T02:04:33","slug":"jets-growth-matters-more-than-tanking-for-nfl-draft-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-growth-matters-more-than-tanking-for-nfl-draft-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jets&#8217; growth matters more than tanking for NFL Draft pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jets&#8217; growth matters more than tanking for NFL Draft pick<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Mark Cannizzaro\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year again for the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Try or tank?<\/p>\n<p>As a Jets fan, which would you rather see them do?<\/p>\n<p>Would you prefer the Jets, losers of six of their past seven <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, keep trying to win games before this miserable season comes to a close?<\/p>\n<p>Or would you prefer to see them lose out to improve their position in the 2022 NFL Draft to make \u201922 and beyond better than the last 11 playoff-less years?<\/p>\n<p>If the season ended today, the Jets would have the fourth-overall pick next April in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>They do, however, have an outside chance to \u201cearn\u201d the No. 1-overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets face a tantalizing opportunity (depending on how you view it) Sunday at MetLife Stadium, where they\u2019ll host the 2-12 Jaguars, the current owners of the No. 1 draft position.<\/p>\n<p>A loss to the Jaguars would make the final two weeks more interesting in terms of draft positioning, with the top pick still in play. The Jets last two games come against teams they\u2019re not likely to defeat \u2014 Tampa Bay (10-4) at home in a game the Buccaneers surely will need for playoff seeding and at the Bills (8-6), who may need to win to qualify for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>An 0-3 finish would leave the Jets at 3-14 and possibly in contention for the top pick along with the Lions, who are 2-11-1, the Jags and the Texans, who like the Jets are 3-11.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/robert-saleh-zach-wilson-jets-tank-rey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) and head coach Robert Saleh at practice\" class=\"wp-image-20575850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/robert-saleh-zach-wilson-jets-tank-rey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/robert-saleh-zach-wilson-jets-tank-rey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/robert-saleh-zach-wilson-jets-tank-rey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Robert Saleh and Zach Wilson have a chance to put things together over the final month of the season.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Kostroun<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Sunday\u2019s game at the Jets, the Jaguars play the Patriots (9-5) on the road and the Colts (8-6) at home.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions, fresh off their stunning upset of Arizona, play the Falcons (6-8) Sunday in Atlanta, then are at Seattle (5-8 heading into Tuesday night) and home against Green Bay (10-3) in a game the Packers may not need if they\u2019ve already clinched the NFC\u2019s No. 1 seed, which means they\u2019d likely play a lot of backups.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/51eb5108-f1a1-5e0b-b551-547d9fe42d98\/61c017dd6928fc00161e1439?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Texans play the 8-6 Chargers on Sunday, then play the 49ers (8-6) in San Francisco and finish with a home game against the Titans (9-5), who they defeated earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>So, the No. 1-overall draft position isn\u2019t out of the question for the Jets should they lose and choose to pursue it.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The Jets, of course, were here a year ago. They were 0-13 and the leader of the pack for the coveted top overall pick before shocking the Rams (and themselves) with a win in LA and then beating the Browns in consecutive weeks to assure the Jaguars of the first pick.<\/p>\n<p>That led to the Jags drafting Trevor Lawrence, the quarterback the Jets surely would have selected at No. 1 and the player their defense faces on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The back-to-reality portion of this hypothetical draft-positioning scenario is this: Players don\u2019t try to lose games; they\u2019re not wired that way.<\/p>\n<p>Players don\u2019t give a damn about next year\u2019s team because there are no guarantees they\u2019ll be on next year\u2019s team. Smart players play for what they\u2019re putting on tape \u2014 either for their current team or another team that may find interest in them.<\/p>\n<p>Also: Jets head coach Robert Saleh doesn\u2019t strike me as the tanking type.<\/p>\n<p>Saleh doesn\u2019t need to win any of these final three games to remain the Jets coach next season, because he\u2019s on scholarship as a rookie coach in the midst of a complete rebuild with a rookie quarterback and a roster littered with youth and inexperience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/trevor-lawrence-jaguars-jets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks to throw \" class=\"wp-image-20575869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/trevor-lawrence-jaguars-jets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/trevor-lawrence-jaguars-jets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/trevor-lawrence-jaguars-jets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/trevor-lawrence-jaguars-jets.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>There are no Trevor Lawrence-esque game-changers available for the Jets to tank for this year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another issue at play here is the fact that there isn\u2019t a no-brainer, franchise-changer-in-waiting in the upcoming draft. Instead, there are a number of really good players from which to choose who h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en to fill Jets needs \u2014 like Michigan edge-rusher Aidan Hutchinson, Oregon edge-rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux or LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never been a proponent of tanking. I\u2019m from the Herm Edwards school of \u201cyou play to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a believer that it\u2019s time for the Jets to <em>have a day <\/em>on Sunday. They\u2019re at home. It\u2019s Christmas week. And they\u2019re playing a team they\u2019re actually favored to beat \u2014 a first in more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>There are still baby steps the Jets can take in these final three weeks, like playing two good halves in one game, something that\u2019s been missing all season \u2014 particularly on offense, where rookie quarterback Zach Wilson has yet to look like a No. 2-overall pick for four quarters once this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be awesome to see us put a full game together,\u201d Jets center Connor McGovern said.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it would. In the case of Saleh and Wilson, a tangible show of growth this month is more important than where the Jets pick in the draft next spring.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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