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Tannehill, Brissett among Jets backup options behind Rodgers

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- With only 11 words, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson delivered a not-so-subtle message to general manager Joe Douglas.

"[We] need a backup quarterback," Johnson told reporters at the recent NFL Honors in Las Vegas. "We didn't have one last year."

Translation: Get rid of Zach Wilson and bring in a new understudy for Aaron Rodgers.

Half the GMs in the league will be in the QB2 market this offseason, setting the stage for a head-spinning carousel of change. The need outweighs the supply, so it will get expensive, but the Jets -- entrenched in win-now mode -- can't afford to scrimp.