Jets are taking a massive gamble on their Sauce Gardner replacement

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner | Cooper Neill/GettyImagesThe reverberations of the shockwaves the New York Jets sent around the NFL are still being felt following the team's explosive fire sale. The initial thought was that the team would sell off veteran odds and ends to acquire assets to build around their core. Instead, they blew it up.

While the title of most shocking trade at the deadline is up for debate, the biggest return was the haul the Jets got for Sauce Gardner, which included two first-round picks and former second-round wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.

In trading away the undisputed best corner in the game, the Jets are betting big on promising rookie Azareye'h Thomas and…