Numerous analysts and executives have weighed in on the Jamal Adams Jets trade to Seattle, and they praise the Jets.
“There were a lot of GMs and coaches that I spoke to over the weekend [about the Jamal Adams trade] … and most, I would say almost everything, felt that the Jets escaped from the Seattle Seahawks. “
– @ diannaESPN pic.twitter.com/OpLOfyzKKp
– Get Up (@GetUpESPN) July 27, 2020
Bleach report:
“I wouldn’t trade two for safety,” a veteran general manager told Peter King of NBC Sports. “Particularly when you have to pay a lot to security. I like what the Jets did.
King called this sentiment a “common belief in the league.”
Professional soccer approach:
Despite what Adams brings to the table as a player, the Jets come out of this trade as the winner. After swapping the farm to climb three places with Indianapolis to recruit Sam Darnold in 2018 and leave the closet bare for him in later seasons, they are in a position to have to return to the well in 2020 at the intended position. to two largely disappointing seasons of USC’s product. In a draft class that includes Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence at the top (see here for our great board just released) and a win total that is at 6.5 on the FanDuel Sportsbook, the Jets are now in a prime position to do what the Bears couldn’t when they traded two firsts for Khalil Mack and what the Los Angeles Rams now can’t do after exchanging two firsts for Jalen Ramsey: make a real trade as quarterback if his current starter doesn’t work.
Bill Barnwell:
The sad truth is that the Jets probably weren’t going to compete in the recent future, with or without Adams. This is an organization that likely has two players on its active roster in 2020 who were selected by the organization prior to 2018 in Maye and Brian Winters. The Bills have undergone a similar rotation by writing well, hiring the right coach, and investing in bulk through free agency. The Jets have shopped at the top of the market and earned pennies on the dollar for their investments in players like Trumaine Johnson, CJ Mosley, and Le’Veon Bell.
There is no infrastructure for the Jets to succeed, and it has not been in existence for almost a decade. They have a winning season since 2010, and that was in 2015, when they signed a group of free agents and got a yearlong boost. It wasn’t enough to make the playoffs, let alone go anywhere once they got there. Getting two additional first-round picks and building through the draft is still the best way to develop a long-term winner, and while it cost them their best player, it was the right thing for this team.
