A wide receiver might be worth it for the Jets with pick number two,

even if they're not getting a likely superstar.

Let's discuss why today on Locked On Jets.

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I'm John B from gangreneation.com, and on today's show we have our weekly mailbag. Each Wednesday we try and do a mailbag with listener questions. On today's show, I'll go head to head against artificial intelligence. I'll talk about why sometimes common sense is the best draft strategy, but we'll begin by talking about the potential for the Jets to pick a receiver second overall. Our first question comes from Jack, who writes, John, I know you've touched on this before, but I can't understand why Cardinal Tate is not being talked more as an option for pick number two. He plays a premium position that the Jets desperately need. He profiles as an X receiver who can take on press coverage and free up Garrett Wilson to move around the formation. And as it stands, he's a virtual lock to go in the top 10. Am I supposed to believe that he'd be a perfectly sensible selection

at pick five or six, but a huge reach at pick two? What am I not seeing? And over the last week,

my view on the second pick has kind of evolved. I mentioned this on Monday's show. There was something

that had been unsettling to me as I discussed the edge rushers available to the Jets at Pick 2.

And through much of the offseason, I've indicated kind of a preference for the Jets

going with Edrusher at 2 overall.

I leaned toward David Bailey, but I could understand the cases for R. Val Reese or Ruben

Bain Jr. and a lot of it was based on impact.

I think that Edrusher is maybe the second most important position on an NFL team behind

quarterback.

If I'm starting a team, I want to start with a quarterback.

If I can't get a quarterback, well, I may look to the defensive side of the ball.

And on defense, edge rusher is the most important

spot. But the more I look at the edge rushers available to the Jets, I see guys with potential

to be very good players, perhaps even stars, but I don't see that Locke superstar. I don't see

the Miles Garrett. I don't see the Joey Bosa. I don't see the Nick Bosa.

And I think a lot of this just comes down to this class being kind of weak.

The guys who are most likely to be all pro superstar type players, they play the non-premium

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