As we discussed in our film breakdown of C.J. Uzomah, the New York Jets‘ miss at tight end in 2021 drastically limited the offense’s potential. Offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur simply did not have the talent he needed to run his scheme the way he wanted to, forcing major mid-season changes to his approach.
Joe Douglas attempted to rectify this in 2022 with his free agent signings of Uzomah and Tyler Conklin.
As we would later find out, even the signings of Uzomah and Conklin weren’t enough to complete the Jets’ tight end overhaul.