I think a QB can maybe go out on a limb for 1 or 2 players at most, but probably guys already on the team, like this guy is important to me.
But they just went through Rodgers list of players he wanted, it is too many, and the guys were washed.
AR just wanted to play with guys he knew, but like you said, those guys were not as good and he wasn't willing to put in the time needed to develop new chemistry with younger players.
Plenty of time in the off-season to do your own thing, but there are times when you need to focus on football. He wasn't willing to do that, thus here we are.
I get why the Jets went and got him. Coming off Darnold and Wilson at QB. Now, they are right back where they started, just with way more dead salary cap for next season.
At least new GM should have some runway to clean up the cap first, then figure it out. Not getting a QB in 2025 draft in round 1. Not sure I heard great things about 2026 draft. I don't foresee Arch Manning coming out for it as a 1 year starter. He'd likely return for a SR year to get close to 30 total career college starts before going pro. Has the luxury to play the long game vs other kids who didn't come from money, where getting $30 mill guaranteed as a top 5 pick makes more sense, than take the risk of either dropping in the draft or getting hurt in college.
