New York Jets Introduce General Manager Mike Maccagnan and Head Coach Todd Bowles

Will the Jets draft or trade for another quarterback? Head coach Todd Bowles suggested they might. (Photo by Rich Schultz | Getty Images)

Are the Jets planning to draft or trade for another quarterback?

In a conference call with season-ticket holders on Thursday, head coach Todd Bowles addressed the (genuine!) quarterback competition the Jets have in store for this summer, with Geno Smith, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Matt Simms all jockeying for the top spot.

But then it sounded like Bowles maybe let something slip.

"Ryan's going to compete, as well as Geno's going to compete," Bowles said. "And we hope to add somebody else to help compete with that along with Simms."

We hope to add somebody else? The Jets have the No. 6 pick in the draft, and Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan have said repeatedly their plan is to take the "best player available." But might they be aiming for one of the top two prospects, Florida State's Jameis Winston or Oregon's Marcus Mariota? The Jets have done their due diligence on both, and Maccagnan has also not ruled out the possibility of trading the Jets' pick. (And why would he? It's not in his interest to give away the team's draft strategy.)

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Then there are several other quarterbacks projected as later-round prospects, from UCLA's Brett Hundley to Colorado State's Garrett Grayson to Baylor's Bryce Petty.

The free agent market is pretty well dried up at this point, but might the Jets also be thinking of another trade? They swung a deal last month to land Fitzpatrick from the Texans in exchange for a conditional pick in next year's draft. But Fitzpatrick is recovering from a broken leg sustained in December, and he'll be limited until training camp, when Smith is expected to run with the first-team (albeit without being handed the gig). Is something else in the works? We'll find out soon enough.

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