I don't understand how Idzik keeps his job either though. How can he possibly just point the finger at Ryan??
What draft picks and players that he's brought in have actually worked out??
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He can probably point to Sheldon Richardson but that is a 100% Rex Ryan draft pick.
Idzik completely mishandled the Revis situation. I'm not talking about the draft pick that he used on Dee Milliner. Milliner was the consensus #1 CB in the 2013 draft and he's been hurt. A lot. I'm talking about how Idzik had the opportunity to sign Revis after the Bucs caught him and didn't. Revis wanted to go back to New York but for whatever reason Idzik didn't think he was a good fit. Idzik also let Cromartie walk - if you watched yesterday's Arizona game it's pretty obvious Cromartie can still play. Both of those players would be huge upgrades over the secondary but instead Idzik decided to roll the dice with Dmitri Patterson who literally lost his mind and cost the Jets about a million dollars without playing a regular season snap.
The WR situation is almost as bad as the secondary. The only "upgrades" Idzik has made on this group from last season was the addition of Decker and Harvin. Decker is okay - he's not a #1. Harvin is an unknown and I honestly have little hope for him.
RB - Chris Johnson, Chris Ivory, Bilal Powell. The only one who has talent is Ivory.
About the only thing that Idzik has going for him is the TE Jace Amaro, but he's been very inconsistent.
I don't even want to talk about the QBs. It's not worth anyone's time.
These are Idzik's last two drafts:
2013
2013 1 9
Dee Milliner DB
2013 1 13
Sheldon Richardson DT
2013 2 39
Geno Smith QB
2013 3 72
Brian Winters OL 2014
2013 5 141
Oday Aboushi OL 2014
2013 6 178 William Campbell OL 2014
2013 7 215
Tommy Bohanon FB 2014
2014
2014 1 18
Calvin Pryor FS
2014 2 49
Jace Amaro TE
2014 3 80
Dexter McDougle CB
2014 4 104 Jalen Saunders WR
2014 4 115
Shaquelle Evans WR
2014 4 137
Dakota Dozier OL
2014 5 154 Jeremiah George LB
2014 6 195 Brandon Dixon CB
2014 6 209 Quincy Enunwa WR
2014 6 210
IK Enemkpali DE
2014 6 213 Tajh Boyd QB
2014 7 233
Trevor Reilly LB
Bold = Still on the 2014 Roster
His last two drafts have been atrocious. The only offensive player that Idzik has drafted that has flashed any potential is Amaro. A ****ing TE. Defensively, Richardson is the standout pick. Milliner has done nothing. Pryor has done nothing. Seriously even though a majority of the players that he has drafted are on the roster, none of them aside from Richardson are above average talent. The 2014 draft is a complete disaster. Amaro is the only draftee with a TD. He's the only draftee with a reception too. This after a 2013 season where the offense, again, was the obvious area to address and where again the Jets failed to do so in a meaningful way despite having the most cap room in the league - in freaking NY/NJ.
Tl/DR: Idzik is the worst GM in football.