FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- For the past two offseasons, the New York Jets tried to build a better roster for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It didn't work. Their so-called championship window slammed shut without so much as a winning season.
So now a new regime is in to lead the franchise, Rodgers is out and there's a different way of doing business.
In the first year under coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey, the Jets can reconstruct a roster with an eye on tomorrow. It's not a bare-cupboard situation. In fact, they have nine former first- and second-round picks (five offense, four defense) between the ages of 22 and 27, all in starting roles.