FLORHAM PARK -- It was evident to anyone who watched a moment of Jets training camp, or endured the ineptitude of the starting offense in the preseason.
Yes, there were holes littered across the recently-purged roster. But oh my did the Jets need a veteran receiver more than anything else.
So, on cutdown day, they added one. New York shipped defensive end Sheldon Richardson to the Seahawks for Jermaine Kearse and a second-round pick. Through two games, he's been everything they could have hoped for and more.
"Other than making plays, he's very good at teaching the young guys what to look for on the other side, which we didn't have earlier," coach Todd Bowles said this week.