The Jets have addressed some key areas this off season, but the team still has plenty of needs.

Let's identify the biggest Jets needs and potential solutions for them today on Locked On Jets.

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Well, we're about a week and a half into free agency.

The Jets addressed some of their needs in free agency.

They got quarterback Justin Fields.

They replaced DJ Reed at Corner with Brandon Stevens.

Andre Sisko signed to help upgrade the safety position.

But this is still a team with plenty of needs

remaining. And on today's show, we're going to talk about what those needs are and talk about

what viable options they may have to address these needs. Now, I think we knew heading into

this offseason that this was going to be different from what we saw, how we saw the Jets operate

in 2023 and 2024. The last two years after the Aaron Rogers trade, this was going to be different from what we saw, how we saw the Jets operate in 2023 and

24. The last two years after the Aaron Rogers trade, the Jets for better or worse, and frankly,

it's more for worse, have been all in. They've tried to address every single need because

they felt they had a short Super Bowl window. And, you know, as we now know, they've never really

had a Super Bowl window. But this Jets off season is different. You have a first year head coach, a first year GM. These guys in situations like that typically take a longer term view. And the Jets also need to kind of clear out their cap situation. You know, they were very tight up against the cap the last couple of years. So they've had to borrow cap space. I mean, right now, and this, you know, this does not even include some of the move, some of the other moves that are coming. The Jets have $37.1 million at this moment dedicated in dead money. That's because they have $8.3 million going to Devante Adams against their cap,

$5.9 million going for Tyler Conklin, $5.8 million for Mike Williams, $5.8 million for Tyron

Smith, $4.6 million for DJ Reed, $4.4 million for Javon Kinlaw, and then a little bit of money

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