In looking at the way the New York Jets have handed free agency thus far, it’s abundantly clear that Joe Douglas and company are looking to the not-so-distant past in hopes of finding elite talent that has performed well, but hasn’t peaked. That’s where Robert Saleh and his coaching staff will be put under the microscope.
In signing wide receiver Corey Davis, defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins and linebacker Jarrad Davis, the Jets have added three players who were all taken in the first round of each of their draft classes, going 5th, 12th and 21st respectively. Each player has performed at a high level and are about to enter their prime as opposed to their best days being behind them, a contrast to what has been a Jets theme over the years.