Every general manager bets. That’s the only way to properly conduct a franchise in a league with limited resources.
Carefully choosing which spots on the roster should be invested in is key, especially on a rebuilding team like the New York Jets. Overspending to improve the roster with a short-term approach would quickly replace New York into salary cap hell.
As a general manager of a so-called “rebuilding team”, Joe Douglas made plenty of bets during the 2021 offseason.
He carefully picked which positions he was going to invest most of his resources in, betting on lesser solutions for other spots on the roster.