Ex-NFL Player Predicts Jets Will ‘Shock the World’ With QB Move.
Aformer New York Jets wide receiver thinks the team will make waves on draft day in April.
Rob Carpenter predicted on social media that, “Joe D gonna shock the World when he picks [Michael Penix Jr] at [pick] 10.”
The six-year NFL wideout was responding to a post talking about the Washington quarterback being a lock to hear his name called in the first round “after his impressive Pro Day.”
Jets Could Create a QB Pipeline Behind Aaron Rodgers
Jets general manager Joe Douglas seemingly left the door wide open for his team to potentially select a quarterback with the No. 10 overall pick in the first round.
“The draft is going to present a lot of interesting possibilities at that position [QB] as well. So we are exploring that. We’ve got our coaches and scouts out on the road working out a bunch of different positions,” Douglas revealed at the Annual League Meeting.
With all of the moves the Jets have made in free agency and via trade, they have flexibility heading into the draft. That has created plenty of speculation on social media that the quarterback position has entered the realm of possibilities for Gang Green especially early.
However, Rich Cimini of ESPN said Douglas’ comments reeked of a “smoky” quotient.
“While the Jets need a young quarterback in their pipeline, assuming Zach Wilson is a goner, the idea of them drafting one that high seems unlikely. Yes, the future is important, but they need a player who can help them now and maximize quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ window. He turns 41 in December,” Cimini explained.
Instead, Cimini believes the Jets are interested in flipping the pick to a “quarterback-needy team, which would allow them to acquire a top-100 pick.”
