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How right QB can help Jets save face after defensive-line debacle

When the New York Jets' current regime took over in 2015, it inherited a wonderfully talented defensive line: Damon Harrison, Sheldon Richardson and Muhammad Wilkerson. General manager Mike Maccagnan made it an embarrassment of riches, selecting Leonard Williams with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2015 draft. They called themselves "Sons of Anarchy."

Three years later, the sons have all but disappeared behind the clouds.

With Williams the only holdover, the Jets' once-formidable defensive line is hurting. The situation has deteriorated to the point where they're picking through free-agent scraps, looking to uncover a third starter for their three-man front.