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We’re officially into the final stretch run of the 2024 NFL season. Bye weeks are in the rearview mirror. Each team has only four games remaining on its schedule. Amazingly, though, only seven of the league’s 32 teams have been officially eliminated from the playoffs.
There are a bunch of truly bad teams this season, but also a bunch of truly excellent teams, so a lot of the middle of the pack is still alive. As a result, the only teams already onto next season in one sense or another are the Jets, Patriots, Titans, Jaguars, Browns, Raiders and Giants.
One thing most of those teams have in common is that they’ll be looking for a new quarterback in a few weeks. The Patriots (Drake Maye) and Jaguars (Trevor Lawrence) have their quarterbacks for the foreseeable future, but the other five teams listed are sure to be looking around. And that means it’s important to inspect the offensive infrastructure those teams have in place, and where they might need to add in order to set their next signal-caller up for success in the future.
New York Jets
What they have: RB, WR1, LT, RGWhat they need: TE, LG, RT, Play-caller
Between Breece Hall, Braelon Allen and now Isaiah Davis, the Jets have an embarrassment of riches at running back. As we have seen this season, though, that doesn’t guarantee you all that much. It’s nice to have — and it’s certainly even nicer to have depth — but you need a heck of a lot more to find success. Garrett Wilson hasn’t has as good a season as many expected he would, but much of that disappointment can be laid at the feet of Aaron Rodgers. With Olu Fashanu and Alijah Vera-Tucker, the Jets do have two quality offensive linemen locked in for the future.
But there are questions surrounding whether Davante Adams will be back and whether the Jets have anything else in their receiver room beyond him and Adams. Tyler Conklin is fine, but the tight end room could use an…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-12-11 15:36:00
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