The trade deadline arrives on Tuesday at 4 p.m., and the big question around here is just how active the Jets and new general manager Darren Mougey will be.
It is going to be interesting to see how the Jets handle this. They are 1-7 and are not going to end their playoff drought this season. So, the thought might be to trade away some assets, particularly those on expiring contracts, to add draft picks with an eye toward 2026 and beyond.
But the Jets do have nine games left, and new coach Aaron Glenn is trying to build a program. He could use some victories to reinforce his message. If you ship out good players, you are signaling to your locker room that you are giving up.
The Jets also have to be careful not to strip their team of talent that could be useful in 2026. Draft picks sound great, but they are no sure thing. If the Jets are going to draft a quarterback early in next year’s draft, they need to have a solid team around him. We have seen what happened to Sam Darnold and Zach Wilson when they were thrown into bad situations with the Jets.
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