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Palladino: Mangold’s Departure Only Complicates Jets’ Problems Up Front

By Ernie Palladino
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The Jets really have no choice.

When the kids start running around in their pajamas at the end of the week at the NFL Scouting Combine, Gang Green have given themselves little option but to focus on offensive linemen.

That’s saying a mouthful, considering all the other talent hunting the Jets have ahead of them. Those spots include quarterback, tight end, and cornerback.

But their recent moves, which included excising right tackle Breno Giacomini, left tackle Ryan Clady, and their offensive anchor, Nick Mangold, from the ledgers, has left them without an offensive line.