Podcast appearances and mentions of Mike Maccagnan

In 2015 when the Jets hired Mike Maccagnan, fans rejoiced. After a pair of general managers who came from the business side, the Jets finally had a scout running things. After a successful first season, things fell apart. MacGregor Wells joins John once again to talk about Mike Maccagnan's legacy.Find and follow Locked On Jets on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gChr8k...Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/locked-.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Blue NileGive her something she'll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2015 when the Jets hired Mike Maccagnan, fans rejoiced. After a pair of general managers who came from the business side, the Jets finally had a scout running things. After a successful first season, things fell apart. MacGregor Wells joins John once again to talk about Mike Maccagnan's legacy. Find and follow Locked On Jets on your favorite podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gChr8k... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/locked-. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile Give her something she'll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earlier this week a listener named Andrew sent a request for a show centered on a hypothetical situation where Joe Douglas was hired as Jets general manager in January 2019. At that point the Jets had the second most salary cap room in the NFL and the third overall pick in the NFL Draft. They also had a quarterback with three years remaining on his rookie contract.Of course Douglas wasn't hired then. He was only hired after Mike Maccagnan ran the entire offseason and essentially set the core of the Jets roster for the next two seasons. What would have happened in a Douglas 2019 offseason?While I can't speak to specific players Douglas would have signed, there are many aspects that would likely be different from Adam Gase to the way positions are valued to the approach to free agency to broader aspects of the team's management. Ultimately I think the focus would be more on football than on media attention.This is the topic of today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the next general manager of the Jets is hired he will take control of the front office. It will be his job to construct a vision and execute it.With all of the drama surrounding the franchise and this search, the topic of data analytics has not frequently been mentioned. Presumptive favorite Joe Douglas currently works for the Eagles, one of the most effective teams in the league at leveraging data into on field results. One might guess he would bring that approach to New York.The Jets' past use of data is an even bigger mystery. An ESPN ranking four years ago put the Jets among the professional sports franchises utilizing analytics the least. There were a few rumblings about Mike Maccagnan starting an analytics department, but there wasn't much reporting.On today's podcast I offer thoughts on why analytics are important along with some misconceptions about their meaning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for a general manager is going to kick into gear for the Jets over the next few days as the interview process gets going. There are currently four candidates being considered for the job now that George Paton of the Vikings has withdrawn his name from consideration. We could still see an extra name or two added to the search before the process is done.On today's podcast I will discuss how I view the search for Mike Maccagnan's replacement. My feelings are different from those of many others. While I think Joe Douglas is a solid candidate, I don't think he's the only viable option. I believe all of the candidates are credible, and any hire should be met with an open mind. I also don't believe in looking solely at the success of the teams these candidates would depart as the method by which to judge them. These and other thoughts will be the focus of today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been a wild, chaotic week for the New York Jets franchise. To mark the occasion today we have a podcast mailbag. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions. Due to the extraordinary nature of the past week, I extended the show to try to fit in as many as possible. Please resubmit for future shows if your question today went unanswered.Today we look at the impact of waiting until May to fire Mike Maccagnan, the level of reported dysfunction between Maccagnan and Adam Gase, which Jets reporters are worth your time, the best and worst owners in the NFL, Jamal Adams' role in the defense, how difficult learning a new offensive system is for a quarterback, the impact of scouts, whether the Jets should bring back Morris Claiborne, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These days I see plenty of arguments about the state of the Jets under our new Adam Gase overlord, and I find my views don't fit neatly into either side of the debate. 'There are issues pertaining to the firing of Mike Maccagnan that I believe transcend the general manager's poor job performance. These are issues about the way Chris Johnson has operated that make me concerned about his approach to management for the future. Despite my concerns about management's approach, I do not believe Maccagnan deserved to stay. So you will not see me agitated over the mere fact Maccagnan is gone. If you want vitriol over the fact the Jets have tinkered with the back end of their roster by adding a punter and dropping an unproductive fifth round tight end, you'll have to go elsewhere. I can refer you to a writer who is outraged over all of these things and the fact Peter Schrager might be part of preseason telecasts.It's one thing to point out the issues, but we have a football team to fix. On today's podcast I offer some advice to Chris Johnson going forward about how he should function and develop his leadership style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mike Maccagnan era came to its conclusion last week after five offseasons and four seasons. The general manager's tenure brought few wins to the Jets. In our latest Tuesday ranking podcast we take a look back to the Maccagnan era to rank the top five best and worst moves. This was a bit of a challenging endeavor since I found one of the lists had a ton of candidates while another had very few selections from which to choose.Ultimately I settled on five from each group so today you can sit back and listen to the recap of a generally unsuccessful era that did have at least one potentially positive franchise-altering move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are nearing the one week mark since the Jets fired general manager Mike Maccagnan. There has been a striking lack of chatter about the search. Some reports have suggested the Jets will take their time. Others have hinted they are zeroing in on an executive from Philadelphia. Others have hinted Peyton Manning could emerge as a candidate. Others have suggested the team still has not gotten permission to speak with anybody yet. So far there has been little in the way of actual news on the search.On today's podcast I offer five candidates I think the Jets should consider for these jobs. I am not saying these are the only five viable options. I am also not suggesting any would be a lock for success, but these are the candidates I would examine to start the search. I will explain my views on the show.My five candidates are Joe Douglas, the aforementioned Philadelphia executive, Eliot Wolf of Cleveland's front office, free agent Scot McCloughan, Duke Tobin of Cincinnati's front office, and Will McClay of Dallas' front office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the time of the last podcast, new empowered head coach/interim general manager Adam Gase got to work. The Jets traded former first round pick Darron Lee on Wednesday evening to Kansas City for a sixth round pick, ending a disappointing and tumultuous Jets career. On today's podcast I discuss why the trade made sense, and the Jets got the best out of a bad situation.After discussing Lee, Tony Pauline stops by to talk about what has been going on within the Jets organization over the last few months. Pauline was the first the report that Mike Maccagnan's job was in grave danger due to internal strife with Adam Gase. We discuss some of the tipping points that got us here, how the Jets' reputation is in the NFL, and where things will go from here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Jets Stream, Jesse Finver is joined by Conor Sheeran and Brandon Fitzpatrick to try and make sense of the stunning announcement yesterday that Mike Maccagnan was fired as Jets general manager. They also discuss how concerned Jets fans should be that Adam Gase has full control and what it all means going forward for the 2019 season.

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Florio & Simms talk about potential Jets GM candidates to replace the fired Mike Maccagnan, why Zeke should worry about his contract, mentoring isn't in Joe Flacco's job description, and Big Ben taking time to bond with his teammates.

Florio discusses the surprising Patrick Peterson PED suspension and what it means for his future (0:50); free advice for Zeke Elliott and why he should hold out for a new deal (7:10); Kyle Rudolph won't take a pay cut, but there's another angle to the story to consider (21:15); why there should be a Draft lottery (32:05); more on the Jets firing Mike Maccagnan (39:30); how much longer will LeSean McCoy be in Buffalo? (46:00)

Florio is back on PFT PM to discuss the Jets moving on from GM Mike Maccagnan and what that means for Head Coach Adam Gase. Meanwhile the Cleveland Browns had Kareem Hunt in attendance, but not Odell Beckham Jr for voluntary minicamp. Then Florio has your Twitter Questions, enjoy!

Baseball is starting, we are in the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, and the calendar is about to turn to April. Those things mean that spring is just around the corner. They also mean the NFL Draft is just around the corner as well. On today's podcast we have a Thursday mailbag. Thanks to everybody who submitted mailbag questions. We couldn't do the show without you. If your question went unanswered, feel free to resend it next week.Today's mailbag features questions on whether the Jets would be better served trading down or keeping the third pick, whether a potential Chris Herndon suspension is a major concern, whether Avery Williamson could be traded instead of Darron Lee, what the Jets can expect from Lee, the odds of Mike Maccagnan losing his job over his handling of the center position, and whether center or edge should be the priority in a trade back scenario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back with the latest edition in our weekly series of podcast mailbags. Thank you very much for sending in your questions. They are appreciated. We couldn't do the mailbag without you.On today's show we look at whether it really matters when the quarterbacks skip throwing at the Combine, whether teams should utilize restricted free agency more, what it will take for Mike Maccagnan to get himself in the good graces of the fanbase, what the Jets should do at wide receiver, how far the Jets should be willing to trade down, the lifespan of a shutdown corner, and the best way to approach the seventh round of the Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Each week we do a podcast mailbag, and mailbag day is here as we continue to move deeper into the offseason. Thanks to everybody who sent questions. If yours went unanswered feel free to resubmit for next week's mailbag.Today we look at whether it's really a good idea for the Jets to trade down since Mike Maccagnan has struggled drafting outside the top six, whether the Jets should prioritize building the lines over signing Le'Veon Bell, whether the Jets can get four starters in this year's Draft, what the plan should be at slot corner, what the team should do if the top edge rushers are gone and a trade down is impossible, what percentage of the roster should be dedicated to special teamers, and how many primetime games we will see this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jets have a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. It is Dowell Loggains. Loggains has served as a coordinator with three other teams before coming to New York and is a confidant of Adam Gase. That's the good news. The bad news is that his track record leaves something to be desired.Today is podcast mailbag day, and given the circumstances most of the questions were about the hiring of Loggains. Thanks to everybody who sent in questions for the show.We will look at the impact Loggains will have on Sam Darnold's development, whether it was even possible for the Jets to make a stronger hire with Adam Gase taking such an active role in the offense, whether Gase would fire Loggains if Darnold doesn't show growth, whether Quinnen Williams is a better prospect now than Leonard Williams was four years ago, whether the Jets should be willing to trade down with the Giants if it means helping the crosstown rival pick a quarterback, how hot Mike Maccagnan's seat is, and what the Jets should do if the top pass rushers are gone when their Draft pick comes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I hope everybody is having a great Christmas season with their friends and loved ones. I took the first and second days of Christmas off for the podcast, but we are back today with a mailbag on the third day of Christmas. Thanks to all who submitted questions. It was one of those weeks where there were too many great questions to answer them all so feel free to resend yours next week if it didn't get answered.Today we look at whether the Jets should focus on filling needs or looking for the best talent in the NFL Draft, whether the team will be able to trade down without a top three pick, whether the fanbase should still have some optimism if Mike Maccagnan is retained, how much Maccagnan has changed the team's scouting department, favorite memories with the team's current uniforms, possible GM candidates, and the best background for a coaching candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Only two weeks remain in the 2018 season for the Jets, and Christmas is right around the corner. It is also Thursday, which makes it a podcast mailbag day. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions for our mailbag. I couldn't do it without. you. There were too many good questions to answer all of them. Please feel free to resend your question next week if it went unanswered in this edition of the mailbag.On today's show we look at whether the NFL should throw less taunting flags, whether Reggie McKenzie would be the right general manager for the Jets, whether the Jets should bench Jermaine Kearse, the names of some retread coaching candidates who might emerge on the radar, whether Brandon Shell is the answer at right tackle long-term, why some quarterbacks figure it out after a bad rookie year while others don't, whether the Jets should fire Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles today, and some dark horse coaching candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of The Jet Stream, Jonas Schwartz is joined by former Jets quarterback and analyst on the Jets pre and postgame show, Ray Lucas to discuss Sam Darnold's development and leap forward since returning from injury. Lastly, NJ.com Jets beat writer Darryl Slater goes in-depth on the appeal of the Jets head coaching job even if Mike Maccagnan remains the GM of the team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Due to some scheduling quirks this week, we will move the usual Thursday mailbag podcast to Wednesday. This is our first mailbag in three weeks. Two weeks ago Thanksgiving came on mailbag day. Last week there were some other scheduling matters that prevented a mailbag. Today we are back. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions for the show, and apologies if your question was not answered.Today we look at which stats matter when evaluating edge rushers, whether the Jets should appoint a personnel guy as Mike Maccagnan's boss, how much the Jets should require to trade down if Nick Bosa is available when they pick, how safe Maccagnan's job is, whether Chris Johnson has full authority to decide whether the general manager and head coach will be fired, why this rebuild is taking so long, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of The Jet Stream, Jonas Schwartz is joined by Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager to discuss why a younger, offensive-minded head coach would be a lot better than hiring Mike McCarthy and could get the most out of Sam Darnold. Lastly, The Athletic's Jets beat writer Connor Hughes goes in-depth on the Jets roster and how the losing is impacting the locker room.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the latest episode of The Jet Stream podcast, Jonas Schwartz and Willie Colon discuss all the areas the Jets need to fix this offseason. The NY Post's Brian Costello joins the show to discuss whether Mike Maccagnan should be the man empowered to make the next head coaching hire. Then, the guys dive into which position the Jets should address in the NFL Draft at fourth overall if the season ended today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Jets are in their bye week. There is no game to preview this week. This gives us a little extra time so I decided to finish up the mailbag. On yesterday's mailbag show, I was unable to get to all of the questions. With the opportunity to do a second mailbag, I can get to the remainder. Thanks to everybody who sent questions.On today's show we look at the concept of tanking, how attractive the Jets will be to potential free agents as well as coaching and general manager candidates if they keep losing games, whether teams should value corners more than pass rushers in today's NFL, what would need to happen to make the Jets keeping Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles acceptable, what a competent search for a general manager looks like, and whether Sam Darnold should have a lock on the starting job in 2019 no matter what. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is the Thursday of the bye week for the Jets so we will head to the mailbag on the podcast. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions. Apologies if we did not get to your question today. We might be able to do so in a future mailbag.Today we look at how much Todd Bowles is to blame for a lack of player development, the dangers of giving Mike Maccagnan one more year, whether the Jets should play less aggressive coverages, whether the Jets should keep Sam Darnold on the bench for the rest of the year, how the Jets should build their team, whether Davis Webb should be on the team, what the Jets should do in the 2019 NFL Draft, whether the Giants or Jets are on the faster track to success, and whether Pete Carmichael, Jr. might be a good head coaching candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is an ugly time for the New York Jets. The team heads into its bye week on a four game losing streak. The most recent of those losses was particularly ugly, a 41-10 home blowout at the hands of a Bills team playing a quarterback recently signed off the street.Change is in the air with the Jets. It won't come immediately. Reports broke on Monday that the team will not fire Todd Bowles at this point. While this will be to the chagrin of some fans, the long-term impacts are negligible. It is merely delaying the inevitable. Bowles will be fired at some point in the coming weeks.Less clear is the job status of Mike Maccagnan, the team's general manager. Many people think he will survive. Many think his body of work is superior to Bowles'. Is it really, though? I have my doubts. Maccagnan's suspect record is the topic of today's podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thursday means it is time for a podcast mailbag. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions for this week's mailbag. I answered as many as I could. If your question did not get answered, feel free to send it again for a future mailbag. On today's show we look at what the Jets should do at the trade deadline, the identity of the  best player for the Jets to target in free agency in 2019, which position is the most important on the offensive line for the Jets to address moving forward, whether Mike Maccagnan did enough to give Sam Darnold a quality supporting cast, and whether a change in Darron Lee's role might be responsible for improved play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is Thursday, which makes it mailbag day on the podcast. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions. I apologize to everybody whose questions were not answered. Feel free to send them again in the future.On today's show we look at why Mike Maccagnan doesn't draft offensive linemen, whether the Jets made a mistake firing John Morton, whether the team should look at trading for Le'Veon Bell with the price potentially dropping, the most valuable position on defense, whether it is time to start selling off players on this team to the highest bidder, whether now is the time to extend Leonard Williams, and why there is so much inconsistency from teams in the NFL from week to week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The long wait is over. The 2018 NFL season kicks off tonight as the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles take on the Atlanta Falcons. The wait for Jets football will go on for a few more days, however. Most fans get to see their team on Sunday, but Jets fans have to wait until Monday. To help pass the time, please enjoy this Thursday mailbag podcast.On today's show we show the optimism of the new season by looking at questions that deal with the possibility Todd Bowles and Mike Maccagnan are fired after a disappointing season. We also discuss whether the special teams coach needs to be changed, the impact of the new rule on high hits, how realistic it is to hope the Jets can acquire DeMarcus Lawrence from Dallas, and which Jets jerseys I have owned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jets broke training camp yesterday. To celebrate both that and the fact today is Thursday, we will do a podcast mailbag today. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions. I was able to answer most but not all of the submissions. Please feel free to send your question again next week if it was not answered this week.On today's show we look at what the Jets should offer Oakland for Khalil Mack if the star pass rusher is made available in a trade, whether the Jets should sit Teddy Bridgewater in the third preseason game to avoid an injury, whether Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles are tied at the hip when the Jets evaluate their job status after the season, whether Dez Bryant might be worth signing if he was willing to take a minimum deal, whether the Jets can upgrade their pass rusher, whether the Jets can upgrade their offensive line, and the nature of the safety position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jets have a Thursday night game this week so we will move our mailbag up to Wednesday to accommodate it. Thanks to everybody who sent in questions for the mailbag. I couldn't do the show without you. And apologies to those who sent questions I couldn't get to. Feel free to resubmit them next week.On today's show we look at how much concern Jets fans should have over Mike Maccagnan's record with offensive linemen, whether the Jets will trade for an edge rusher before the start of the regular season, the odds the team will have four rookie starters, whether it is a good idea to have Darron Lee make the defensive calls, what Bilal Powell's role will be, why some franchises are bad long-term, whether the Jets should at least try to sign Teddy Bridgewater as a long-term backup, and whether the coaching staff should be held to account for a lack of player development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is Thursday, which make it podcast mailbag day. Thanks to those who responded to our mailbag call with so many great questions. We got enough questions to do a second mailbag tomorrow.On today's podcast we look at whether comments made by former Giants coach Ben McAdoo about Sam Darnold are worth considering, whether Darrelle Revis will go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Jets, whether Revis could be considered the greatest player in franchise history, why the Jets have drafted so poorly in the second round, whether we should cut Mike Maccagnan some slack for drafting Christian Hackenberg since it was a roll of the dice to upgrade quarterback, and questions about style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our podcast schedule for this week ends a bit early. Today's show will be our last episode until next week due to my travel schedule. With that in mind, I decided to get a mailbag done.  Thanks to those of you who submitted questions. Apologies to those whose questions were not answered. Feel free to resubmit them next week.Today we look at whether the success of some 2017 Draft picks could help change the narrative on Mike Maccagnan, whether Teddy Bridgewater could be traded the way Sam Bradford was two years ago, whether a trade could happen even if Bridgewater starts and plays well, whether the Jets could consider playing multiple quarterbacks within games, how the Jets should deal with their playbook during the transition to Sam Darnold, and how many tight ends the team will keep on the roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I got an interesting e-mail from a podcast listener yesterday named Richard. Richard is a diehard Jets fan from the United Kingdom. He made the observation that the Draft this year for the Jets was largely a developmental one after the selection of Sam Darnold opposed to plug and play.Richard's e-mail got me thinking a bit about whether Mike Maccagnan has shown any discernible pattern during his time as Jets general manager. Does Maccagnan take more of a developmental approach to his picks? Does he favor plug and play? Does he prefer a mix of the two?On today's show we take a look. I think it is only worth looking at the first three rounds since most everybody picked on the third day of the Draft is a developmental player. How many of Maccagnan's picks have been developmental players? How many have been plug and play? I offer a subjective grade for all eleven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you have not read Albert Breer's excellent article from this week about the Jets' multi-year pursuit of Sam Darnold, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It was an incredibly detailed look at the inner workings of the Jets' front office as they tried to find a franchise quarterback. I think it is one of the best sports articles of the year.Over the last few days, I have been thinking a lot about how the Jets handled their scouting this year. The Breer article provided us with a lot of information. I thought Mike Maccagnan and company came out looking great.There were several positives I took from the plan. That is the topic of today's podcast. It is no secret that this front office has had its ups and downs over the last four years. There were several elements of the Darnold plan, however, that should leave Jets fans feeling good about the direction of the organization and the people in the front office.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is Thursday, which means it is podcast mailbag day. Thanks as always to those of you to submit questions for the mailbag. We couldn't do the show without you. I did my best to answer as many as I could, but as usual I could not get to all of them. Feel free to resend your question for next time if I did not get to yours on today's podcast.In this mailbag we take a look at the definition of a franchise quarterback, whether the jobs of Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles should be tied at the hip, whether the team has any young edge rusher with the potential to break out this season, whether Jamal Adams should tone down his Twitter presence, and whether Josh McCown might be worth the $10 million the Jets will pay him even if he never takes a snap as long as he assists in Sam Darnold's development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week, a few of our podcasts focused on Drafting philosophies on display across the NFL. Today we look at what Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan does when he is on the clock. In three years, a few patterns have emerged. Maccagnan has also been willing to share them with the media at various points, which gives us a good idea of what he is looking for.Three such strategies stand out. Maccagnan had put an emphasis on drafting players at a pair of important positions, quarterback and outside linebacker. He puts less of an emphasis on the offensive line with a stated view that good teams find and develop linemen in the middle and later rounds of the Draft.While the execution of these strategies has left something to be desired, one could argue these are valid team building strategies. On today's show we examine them deeper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is Thursday, which makes it podcast mailbag day. Thanks once again to everybody who submitted questions to be answered. The mailbag show wouldn't work if there were no mailbag questions.Today we look at whether it is possible the Jets will receive any compensatory picks as a result of what happened in free agency, whether the team actually needs 17 wide receivers on the roster at this point in time, the greatest individual season in franchise history, whether the Jets should make a big trade offer to land an edge rusher, when the rookie quarterback will enter the starting lineup, and how much pressure Mike Maccagnan's job might come under if the rookie does not produce out of the gate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's podcast we take a look at the approach the Jets had in free agency in 2018. There still might be a move here or there. It might even be a major move. We are deep enough into the process to draw some conclusions about how the Jets approached free agency.Naturally comparisons will be drawn with the last time the Jets were flush with cap space. That was three years ago in Mike Maccagnan's first offseason. The Jets spent big that year. It helped them win 10 games, but many of their additions turned sour in year two. A number of observers have pointed out that the Jets seemingly have targeted younger players this time around than they did in 2015. That is a valid point, but I see other big philosophical differences.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been an eventful week for the Jets. Their salary cap space has facilitated a number of additions who will hopefully upgrade the roster moving forward.While these moves are worst discussing, two stand above all others. One was a move the Jets didn't make. Another was one they did. The Jets were unable to land free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins who found his way to the Minnesota Vikings. They were, however, able to trade up to obtain the third overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.These will likely be remembered as legacy moments for Mike Maccagnan. Whether they will ultimately be remembered as good or bad, we can only guess at this point. They have, however, unquestionably altered expectations for the 2018 New York Jets. On today's podcast we discuss how expectations have changed due to these two major developments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today is Mailbag Thursday on the podcast. Thanks to those who submitted questions. We could not have done the show without you. Apologies to those whose questions we could not get to today. Feel free to ask them next week.On today's show we look at whether the Jets might bring in two free agents to compete as an alternative to Kirk Cousins, whether a drafted quarterback would have the luxury of sitting a full year, how much time Mike Maccagnan has to find a quarterback, which running backs might be worth our attention in the NFL Draft, which wide receivers might interest the Jets, what a difference-making quarterback is, and whether the JEts should have interest in Richard Sherman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NFL has set the salary cap for the 2018 league year. Teams had been able to estimate approximately how much cap space they would enter free agency with, but now they know for sure.The Jets knew their room would be vast. It is around $90 million. The lessons of offseasons past have taught us that having cap space doesn't guarantee anything. The money has to be spent smartly. In some ways even having that much room under the cap can be a negative if it is a sign the team lacks talent. It is one thing to have a good team and cap flexibility. It is another to be swimming in cap space because no players on the roster are worth long-term contracts.On today's podcast we take a look at the Jets' current cap situation and why the Jets need to enter free agency with some degree of caution. Mike Maccagnan should have learned a lesson three years ago about understanding the risks that come with big spending. Whether he has is something we will figure out over the weeks ahead. Building this roster into a legitimate contender is likely a multi-year process. This year's free agency is simply a first step. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For close to a decade, it seems like the Jets have had one philosophy at the running back position. They have targeted old, big name running backs. This is not simply a Mike Maccagnan thing. It also happened during the days of Mike Tannenbaum and John Idzik. In 2010, Tannenbaum signed the legendary LaDainian Tomlinson from the Chargers to be what he hoped would be one of the final pieces of a Jets Super Bowl puzzle. Four years later, Idzik brought in former 2,000 yard rusher Chris Johnson to help push the Jets into the Playoffs. Two years later, Maccagnan signed former Bears star Matt Forte for the same reason.None of these moves worked terribly well. (Tomlinson was nowhere near as productive as you might remember.) Beyond that, these signings had implications that hurt the team. Younger, better running backs were either discarded or had their playing time limited.On today's podcast we talk about the need for the Jets to change their approach at the position. Instead of seeking out the biggest name, it is time to look for younger and cheaper options with more upside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show we look at whether Mike Maccagnan should change his criteria for drafting quarterbacks, whether the Jets should trade up for Josh Allen in the event Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold go in the top two picks of the Draft, which prospect I would choose at 6, what type of offense would best suit Lamar Jackson, whether teams have enough information on Teddy Bridgewater's health to feel confident in signing him, and whether it would be all right for the Jets to choose yet another defensive player with the sixth pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2017 season is over for the Jets. The podcast now shifts into offseason mode.During the regular season, the podcast generally had a set schedule for the week. At points we would divert from it, but you generally had a good sense of what was coming each day. During the offseason, we will look to provide more variety. We will have some old friends come to visit and hopefully make some new friends along the way. We also will try out new themes for shows.Today is our first official offseason podcast, and I wanted to open it up to you. On Friday we asked on the website and on Twitter your views on the extensions Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles received. On today's show, I will share the feedback received. This is a fanbase with many different viewpoints, and there was a lot of disagreement about the moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2017 season is now over for the Jets. New York was blown out by the Patriots in the season finale Sunday in Foxborough. Thus ends a second consecutive 5-11 campaign for the Jets. On today's podcast, we put a bow on a year that began with some degree of promise but fell apart at the end.The game on Sunday was not pretty. The weather was ugly. The play on the field was arguably uglier. The Jets were outclassed by a much better team.A few days before the game, a more important development took shape. The Jets decided to keep their management team in place. General manager Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd Bowles were given two year contract extensions. What do these deals mean? Were they a good idea? We will discuss it on today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thursday is usually mailbag day on the podcast. Once again we do our best to answer your questions. Thank you once again to those who submitted questions. If we did not get to yours, please feel free to submit them again next week.On today's show we examine whether Mike Maccagnan deserves to get a fourth season as Jets general manager, which quarterback prospect in the 2018 NFL Draft might be the best fit for the Jets, whether Baker Mayfield is a prospect the Jets should trade up to get, whether Bilal Powell should return in 2018, and how surprised we should be about Robby Anderson's stellar sophomore season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bye is a good chance to take stock of where the Jets are. How do the key moves the team made in the offseason look ten weeks into the season? On today's podcast, we take a look.Michael of Gang Green Nation joins us to offer a look at some of the moves Mike Maccagnan made during the offseason that worked out and those that have not. In our discussion, we take a look at Demario Davis, Morris Claiborne, Kelvin Beachum, and Ben Ijalana in particular. Which of these moves have worked out well for the Jets? Which would they want to have back? How do these players figure into the future of the team? How much of that will be determined by what happens over the final six weeks of the 2017 season? These are questions we seek to answer on today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices