Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan sat down alone at the head table in the media room at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center late this morning for the team's annual predraft news conference. The first-year GM didn't go into any details about individual players in the draft or on our roster, but he was expansive and engaging on his thoughts and philosophies on a range of questions from Jets reporters.
Here are seven things we learned about Maccagnan from his news conference:
On his view of drafting best available athlete vs. need ...
"In my mindset, you go out on the pro side [free agency/trades] ideally to fill a need.