The could not have Francois Beauchemin Jersey imagined in their wildest dreams a situation unfolding where fell to them at No. 3. The NFL is often weirder than reality and it unfolded as such, with the taking Baker Mayfield, the taking and the Jets finding themselves stunned that their top choice was there at No. 3.It only happened . And even after making that move, -- the Jets were willing to settle at No. 3, understanding they could, at worst, get their third choice of quarterback there if the Browns (definitely drafting one) and Giants (definitely should have drafted one) both went in that direction.According to a lengthy -- and excellent -- , the Jets actually chose not to talk with the Giants out of concern it could cost them a shot at No. 3 overall. E sentially it came down to relationships, with the Jets and being closely tied front offices and the and Giants being closely tied.The Jets don't call the Giants Ben Smith Jersey . Why? The belief is because the two teams are in the same market, the Jets would have to pay a tax for the second pick. Also, keeping their trade pursuit quiet is paramount, to keep others from springing into action and setting off a bidding war. Tipping the Giants off, particularly with their connections to the quarterback-hungry Bills' front office, would have been risky.Breer writes the Jets were "willing to pay a little over the point value to get the third pick, in exchange for Indy keeping the talks confidential."Indy, of course, was willing to take the haul it got from New York -- multiple second-round picks -- knowing it would cause a shift in the economics of the draft that would allow them to still net a blue-chip player at No. 6. Multiple quarterbacks would go early and one of , Barkley and (the player Indy preferred all along) would be available to them. , because it basically boxed them out of an opportunity to move into the top three for a Nathan MacKinnon Jersey quarterback. Two signal callers were going before they would have the opportunity to make a pick, unle s Dave Gettleman was willing to move out of No. 2. Ultimately he wasn't willing to move, or Buffalo GM Brandon Beane wasn't willing to pay the price to get him off his spot. Buffalo would still land , who might very well be great. Joe Sakic Jersey But the Jets won this game of che s against the Bills, certainly.Sometimes the proce s and results converge nicely at the end of an event. For the Jets, that certainly became the case, doubly so when we realize that we might not have been completely aware of their proce s. Not calling the Giants seemed utterly foolish, but if the Jets were indeed comfortable with Mayfield, Darnold or , which is the case according to Breer, then Mikko Rantanen Jersey ultimately their move was the right one.It looked expensive to give up all those picks for a shot at their third option and it looked foolish not to call the Giants and try to guarantee themselves one of the top two picks. But they did some nice due diligence, guaranteed they could get one of the quarterbacks they believed was a franchise signal caller with their pick and didn't sacrifice a future first-round pick to do it. The biggest bonus you'll see if you read Breer's full piece (and you should!) is that Darnold was the guy they fell in love with, and they never thought they'd get a chance at him until they were actually on the clock.
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