When the New York Jets hired Joe Douglas as their general manager, one of the biggest reasons was for his emphasis on building a team from the trenches. As a former All-Atlantic offensive tackle at the University of Richmond, his first priority was to build up the offensive line.
Heading into his fourth offseason and fifth season with the team, Douglas hasn’t necessarily seen the success he had hoped for. The Jets’ offensive line has been decimated by injuries and crippled by miscommunication, lack of effort, poor play, and, perhaps, some bad coaching.
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Now that Nathaniel Hackett and Keith Carter have replaced Mike LaFleur and John Benton, Douglas’s main job is going to be to find the Jets a quarterback they can win with.