As has been the case for almost 50 years, the New York Jets need a quarterback.
Justin Fields is the latest in the long line of Jets quarterbacks trying to fill the shoes of their franchise signal-caller, shoes that haven't been filled since the great Joe Namath's knees still worked.
But through seven games, fans are already fed up with Fields' propensity to hang onto the football too long. With Tyrod Taylor not providing much upside as the backup, could the Jets take a swing on a rookie quarterback buried on his current team's depth chart?
Jets urged to trade for Browns' Shedeur Sanders
According to WFAN radio host Evan Roberts, that rookie quarterback is the Cleveland Browns' Shedeur Sanders.
"It is time for the Jets to acquire Shedeur Sanders from the Cleveland Browns. Someone tell me why that’s a bad idea, and I don’t want to hear about it’s a circus. What’s this? What the [expletive] is this that we’re watching? Circus, that’s a circus," Roberts proclaimed.
"The Jets should have drafted this guy, I don’t know, second, third, fourth. They had a million opportunities to draft him. He has not gotten an opportunity in Cleveland."
To Roberts' point, at 0-6, the Jets' season is essentially over. It's not like they have much to lose by pivoting to an unproven rookie.
Sanders would at least provide some excitement for a fanbase starving to believe in their team.
"If I’m Darren Mougey, I call up my contemporaries in Cleveland, and I say, here’s a fifth-round pick back. Here’s your fifth back. Let’s get Shedeur in here, and let’s see what the kid has got. Because why not?"
Frankly, it almost makes too much sense. The Browns clearly believe in Dillon Gabriel as their quarterback this season; otherwise, they wouldn't have traded Joe Flacco.
With Bailey Zappe on the roster, Cleveland could afford to trade a third quarterback this season and get some value for a player who is not likely to see the field for them this season.
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