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New York Jets: 3 Mistakes to avoid in 2018 season

By Michael Pallas

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins sets to pass in the fourth quarter of the game against the Hawaii Warriors at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins sets to pass in the fourth quarter of the game against the Hawaii Warriors at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – OCTOBER 22: Kelvin Beachum #68 of the New York Jets spikes the football after his team scored a touchdown during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – OCTOBER 22: Kelvin Beachum #68 of the New York Jets spikes the football after his team scored a touchdown during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

2. Not fixing the offensive line

The Jets offensive line is a mess. 2017 offseason acquisition Kelvin Beachum is the lone bright spot according to Pro Football Focus. Pro Football Focus Edge has given Beachum a grade of 71.9 on the season, which they consider average. Three of the other four are below 50 and one is 51.1, and that’s considered poor. It’s time for a complete overhaul.

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Unfortunately for the Jets, it’s not really a good free agent class. If you take a look at the top offensive linemen according to Spotrac’s AAV rating and their grades by Pro Football Focus, it’s very thin. The Jets will have salary cap space, but don’t want to get into bidding war for average talent. That would be a huge mistake, but not as big as not addressing the issue.

They will have to attack it hard in the draft, even if that means not taking a quarterback early. The offensive line is more pressing than the quarterback, because it doesn’t really matter how good the quarterback is behind a sub-par offensive line. There will always be limitations in an offense behind a bad offensive line. We’re seeing that this season, and it will rear its ugly head again if they don’t fix the problem.

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