Can the New York Jets lose by winning?
That is certainly a possibility after they won their final game of the season and slid from the eighth slot in the draft to the 10th. Had they lost to the New England Patriots, they would have the sixth pick in the draft. The brownie points of breaking the streak against Bill Belichick pale in comparison to the potential loss of a valuable prospect.
Nowhere is this more glaring than at the Jets’ position of greatest need, offensive tackle. With the eighth spot, the Jets were still within striking distance of drafting one of the consensus top-two tackles in the draft, Joe Alt or Olu Fashanu.