NY Jets film review: Hamilcar Rashed Jr.’s strengths give him a shot in NFL

The New York Jets stacked up on defensive line talent prior to the 2021 NFL draft. Bringing in names like Carl Lawson, Sheldon Rankins and Vinny Curry made it clear that a new defensive bosses were in town—Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich. Adding the new guys to a group with some upper-echelon talent, in Quinnen Williams and Foley Fatukasi, Saleh’s inside-out philosophy he made work in San Francisco has made its way to the east coast. Still, the Jets need another young edge rusher to complete the front, taking it from very good to very … very good—perhaps even dominant. While it wasn’t a primary need—the Jets already have a ton of talent on the front and an impactful spot rusher in Vinny Curry—the defensive line should never go just four deep. At least eight need to be considered when thinking about a defensive unit. Also, considering the Jets haven’t had a legitimate threat since John Abraham—who hasn’t played for the Jets since 2005 (just in case you haven’t heard that repeated over 100 times the last decade)