Greg Van Roten- Guard (3 years, $10.5 mil):

Unfortunately, the Jets missed out on the two guards they had their eyes on heading into free agency. However, they were able to reel in Greg Van Roten, a solid player who’s pretty similar to the Jet’s own Brian Winters. I don’t believe he’s guaranteed a starting job, but this offensive line needs as many credible players as possible. He also comes on an excellent value deal. As a Long Island native, he was willing to take less money to come back home. I expect him to compete with Alex Lewis and Brian Winters for one of the starting guard spots. Another solid pickup for the Jets in the interior of the line.

Pierre Desir- CB (1 year, $5 mil):

Desir came into the league in the 2014 draft. After bouncing around for a few years, he found a home in Indianapolis. A strong 2018 lead to a contract extension with the Colts, only to be cut a year later after a hamstring injury hampered him the entire season. He is a good run stopper for a corner and is respectable in coverage. Apparently, Gregg Williams gave him a call to tell Desir how he’d like to use him in the defense, which ended up swaying him to sign with the Jets. It will be interesting to see what Williams has planned for Desir. At the price, there’s nothing to complain about, Pierre Desir is a solid veteran addition to a very questionable cornerback group.

Patrick Onwuasor- ILB (1 year, $N/A):

The Jets add another inside backer to an already crowded line backer room. Onsuasor is a former teammate and starter alongside CJ Mosley, and some wonder if this may mean the end of Avery Williamson’s time in New York. As of the time of this article, Williamson is still on the roster, so the Onwuasor signing may end up just being a depth move. I, for one, expect Williamson to end up being cut, as the Jets have $26 million tied up at inside line backer between him and Mosley. We saw Gregg Williams defense perform relatively well without BOTH of those players last year, so it will be interesting to see where the Jets go from here.

There are a few other signings the Jets have made so far, but I will not be giving them their own breakdown because I don’t expect them to have much impact on the team this upcoming year. Guys like Josh Andrews, a guard from Indianapolis, and David Fales, a quarterback who spent time with the Jets last year, are just roster fill out moves in my opinion.

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Now, lets move on to the unknown of the Jets off-season:

Where do they go from here?

The Jets still have holes in several areas; their cornerback group is thin, their edge rush is still thin, and despite a bunch of moves on the offensive line it is still far from a finished product. There was word the Jets have shown some interest in Jadeveon Clowney, but I doubt they sign him at his current market price. He was originally seeking Khalil Mack type money at around $20 million per year. That number has now lowered to $17-$18 million, a number I still don’t see the Jets going in on. For the cornerback group, it would be smart to take a look at another solid veteran, someone like Prince Amukamara. If the Jets can bring him in on a similar deal to Desir, I think this cornerback group looks much better than it has the past few seasons. Desir and Amukamara aren’t game changers, but they provide a steady presence and some competition for a young promising player like Bless Austin. There aren’t many big impact moves the Jets can make at this point in free agency. They aren’t trading for Trent Williams or Yannick Ngakoue, that doesn’t seem to fit their current strategy. Joe Douglas wants to get his game changers through the draft, so lets move on to the next phase of the Jets off-season.

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The Draft