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Seven teams that must ace NFL draft to salvage offseason

New York Jets

DeForest Buckner

Pretty much of their own doing, the Jets have cleared themselves of a ton of veteran talent during the offseason. It’s the start of what promises to be a rather lengthy rebuild for the team. Over the course of the past month, this team has released the likes of Nick Mangold, Brandon Marshall and Darrelle Revis. That’s a combined 20 Pro Bowl appearances right there. Also gone are: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Clady and Breno Giacomini.

These were core pieces on the team that won 10 games back in 2015. Each one of them also regressed a great deal last season. It’s not necessarily a bad thing that New York has moved on from them. Though, the team simply doesn’t have much young talent to replace these veterans. That’s what will make for a lengthy rebuild, which must start during the 2017 NFL Draft.

A ton of the focus here will be on what New York does at quarterback. As of now, the team only has Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty on the roster. Even if it were to add Jay Cutler (as rumored), there’s still a need for a franchise signal caller. Is that the route New York goes at six? Will the team have to trade up (to say San Francisco at two) in order to pick that quarterback? Are any of these quarterbacks worth a top pick?

These are questions the Jets’ brass has to answer here in the next month-plus. They also have to find a way not to go into tunnel vision looking for a quarterback. There’s a need for young talent at pretty much every position on the roster here. That’s what makes it a necessity the Jets ace this draft.

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