In general manager Mike Maccagnan's three-year rebuilding project, which sometimes seems to be moving slower than rush-hour traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel, the plan for the New York Jets -- in simple form -- looks something like this:
2017: Strip down the roster. (Did they ever.)
2018: Find a quarterback. (Hello, Sam Darnold.)
2019: Build around the quarterback.
The Jets took a major step early Wednesday toward their 2019 objective, agreeing to terms with star running back Le'Veon Bell, one of the most coveted free agents on the market.