{"id":438475,"date":"2022-04-28T02:18:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T23:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jets-gm-joe-douglas-needs-to-nail-2022-nfl-draft-or-else\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T02:18:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T23:18:48","slug":"jets-gm-joe-douglas-needs-to-nail-2022-nfl-draft-or-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-gm-joe-douglas-needs-to-nail-2022-nfl-draft-or-else\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jets GM Joe Douglas needs to nail 2022 NFL Draft \u2014 or else"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b516b6a9d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b516b6a9d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-gm-joe-douglas-needs-to-nail-2022-nfl-draft-or-else\/#%E2%80%9CJets_GM_Joe_Douglas_needs_to_nail_2022_NFL_Draft_%E2%80%94_or_else%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jets GM Joe Douglas needs to nail 2022 NFL Draft \u2014 or else&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJets_GM_Joe_Douglas_needs_to_nail_2022_NFL_Draft_%E2%80%94_or_else%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jets GM Joe Douglas needs to nail 2022 NFL Draft \u2014 or else&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\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>Joe Douglas is on the clock.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager, who\u2019s more than halfway through his six-year contract, on Thursday night embarks on his third NFL draft as Woody Johnson\u2019s lieutenant for player procurement.<\/p>\n<p>And Douglas absolutely, positively must nail this draft. He owns the fourth and 10th overall picks in the first round and, with two second-round selections, he has four of the first 38 picks in this draft.<\/p>\n<p>That not only needs to produce four im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te starters, but at least two of those players must be franchise-changing talents. Anything less will be considered a big miss.<\/p>\n<p>If this draft doesn\u2019t translate into the Jets in playoff contention this season, Douglas shouldn\u2019t feel very confident about running a fourth draft for the Jets a year from now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe expectation is those four players are going to be impact players for us,\u2019\u2019 Douglas said last week. \u201cYou\u2019re expecting those players in the first two rounds to be starters for you.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Douglas came to the Jets with a reputation as a strong talent evaluator and with high recommendations from his former boss in Baltimore and one of the best in the business, Ozzie <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>ome. He\u2019s spent the better part of his first three years on the job making maneuvers to create salary cap space and collect draft picks.<\/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\/2022\/04\/042122Jets19BK.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This will be Joe Douglas' third draft for the Jets.\" class=\"wp-image-22061798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/042122Jets19BK.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/042122Jets19BK.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/042122Jets19BK.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>This will be Joe Douglas\u2019 third draft for the Jets.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Kostroun<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When he traded away disgruntled and under-producing safety Jamal Adams in 2020, Douglas was lauded for fleecing the Seahawks with a haul that brought two first-round draft picks to the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas was again showered with praise when he got three draft picks, including a second- and a fourth-rounder in this week\u2019s draft, for quarterback Sam Darnold, whom the team was ready to move on from.<\/p>\n<p>When he got a fourth-round pick out of the Vikings for tight end Chris Herndon, who\u2019d caught only 71 passes in three seasons for the Jets and went on to catch four balls for Minnesota last season, some league executives were slack-jawed.<\/p>\n<p>Through three-plus seasons, this is what we know Douglas is good at: collecting draft picks and creating salary cap space.<\/p>\n<p>This is what that draft capital and salary cap space have produced so far on Douglas\u2019 watch: a 13-36 record.<\/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\/2022\/04\/1339889759.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mekhi Becton, a first-round pick by the Jets in 2020, has battled weight and injury issues.\" class=\"wp-image-22062048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1339889759.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1339889759.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1339889759.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mekhi Becton, a first-round pick by the Jets in 2020, has battled weight and injury issues.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Draft capital and salary cap space have \u2014 so far \u2014 delivered nothing but false hope to Jets fans.<\/p>\n<p>Draft capital and salary cap space don\u2019t throw touchdown passes or keep opposing teams out of the end zone.<\/p>\n<p>Those things don\u2019t win <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s. Good players do.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas\u2019 first draft with the Jets produced left tackle Mekhi Becton, who\u2019s had trouble staying on the field because of injuries and keeping his weight down. If the Jets use the No. 4 overall pick on a tackle, that\u2019ll be a significant tell on what they think of Becton.<\/p>\n<p>The second-round pick in that 2020 draft was receiver Denzel Mims, who can\u2019t play his way onto the field. Safety Ashtyn Davis was picked in the third round and has been a rotational player at best.<\/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\/2022\/04\/NFL-Draft-Football.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Final preparations are made for the 2022 NFL Draft.\" class=\"wp-image-22062064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NFL-Draft-Football.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NFL-Draft-Football.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NFL-Draft-Football.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Final preparations are made for the 2022 NFL Draft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The linchpin to last year\u2019s draft is quarterback Zach Wilson, who was selected second overall and is the key to everything for Douglas and the Jets. Wilson\u2019s rookie year was hardly a rousing success, marred by injury and inconsistent play. This draft will be designed to build more offensive help around him.<\/p>\n<p>Guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, the Jets\u2019 second first-round pick last season and an immediate starter, has been terrific. Receiver Elijah Moore, a third-rounder, looks like starting material. Running back Michael Carter was a nice find in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>So, Douglas\u2019 second draft was much better than his first. This one needs to be better than the first two.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Douglas\u2019 Jets tenure has been unique \u2014 one filled with diversions that have created somewhat of an extended honeymoon period.<\/p>\n<p>He was hired after the 2019 draft, so that was like a redshirt year for him. The failure of former head coach Adam Gase, whom Douglas didn\u2019t hire, kept heat off of him in 2019 and 2020. And then last year\u2019s hiring of Robert Saleh and the drafting of Wilson created more diversion.<\/p>\n<p>If the Jets remain irrelevant in 2022 and find themselves miles from playoff contention by Thanksgiving again, it will not (and should not) be Saleh taking the heat. It should be Douglas. Because he\u2019s the person who\u2019s been overseeing this operation and he\u2019s the person who\u2019s been selling hope to desperate Jets fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect to be playing in meaningful games in December,\u2019\u2019 Douglas said. \u201cWe feel like we\u2019re a better team now than we were at the end of last season and we\u2019re going to get better here in a few days [in the draft]. Look, we\u2019re expecting to get better.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Getting better cannot mean improving from 4-13 in 2021 to 5-12, 6-11 or even 7-10 this season. It needs to be better than that. Or else.<\/p>\n<p>One of Douglas\u2019 GM-speak catch phrases refers to \u201ckeeping the main thing the main thing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The only \u201cmain thing\u2019\u2019 that matters is the Jets winning football games. That starts with this week\u2019s draft and those four picks in the first 38.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas is on the clock.\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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The Jets\u2019 general manager, who\u2019s more than halfway through his six-year contract, on Thursday night embarks on his third NFL draft as Woody Johnson\u2019s lieutenant for player procurement. 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