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Examining the Jets' exciting and scary youth movement at outside linebacker

Everybody loves a youth movement, right? It's fresh and exciting, filled with possibilities. It's also risky because, well, you're talking about youth and inexperience, which means there will be growing pains.

That pretty much describes the New York Jets’ current situation at outside linebacker. They have no returning starters and no players with any NFL starting experience, just a handful of players with upside. It's going to be a thrill ride, if not always a smooth one.

"[They] have a lot of talent, but nothing takes the place of experience, so they have a lot of work to do," coach Todd Bowles said over the weekend at rookie minicamp.